The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-02


OF i"dian bfiifs, AID shall approve ali lau
9asscd by tie Legislative Assemble h.ro,
: ihey .hai' tak' eif~c,; he may gan, pardon
or ohences against the laws Of said Terrto
: ~ and tepritVes for Offences aga ins, The Ia ~
ol the United Safes, until the decision of m,
lfesioeht can DO made known thereon: h,
shall commission all officers " no shall be nm
poih'ed 10 Gibce under the laws of the s,,e
tetfhaiy, ard shall take care that The Ia y,
be faithfully executed.
sEcrfoS 4. And be il fyrfLer enae,sJ
That ihs,s sha'i DO Secrristy cf .a,d Tar
fofy, Who shail reside therein, and hold h,
.''es '"f Tour years, unless sooner removed
py the fsesiceal Of the Uaiicd States: he
'ha'i record and preserve all ito laws und
proceedings of the Legislative AsscmsIv
hereinafter constituted, and alt tie net. and
proceed ngs al the Governor IN his e.ecn,,vs
uefati"eni; ne shnil transmit one copy nr
70" laws and one copy Of the e.ccu i've nro
coedinss, on % before the f st day OF d Gem.
ber 10 eaea year, 10 the pfeaideni of The In;.
ird States, end, al the same time. tmo con,rs
~ ihe li"s TO the speskcr Of the X use Of
Representatives.. and ihe President of The
Sehn'e, i"r The use Of Congress And. IN
case o' The death, removal, fe.isnatieu, or
Other necessary absence Of the Gtyernor Crom
INC 'efFtofy, the secretary shall have, ard
ne Is hereby Authorized aud ,eeuired 10 exc.
cue and reflo'm, all the powers ard Ju,ies
o' The Governor during such vacancy or ne
eesss'y absence. or until another G. ,se,n,,
sha.t be dnis appointed 10 Gil such vacancy.
SrciioN D Aad bell further enacted, That
The L+eislsi.se power and authority of .uiI
ietutoty sha be vested in the Governor and n
legislative \ seabiy. The leg sativc Assem-.
b.y shall coa.,st OF Council and House o.
Repre- senis,ises. The Council shall cons,s, or
'hif'teh members, having The qualifications of
soirfs ~ hereinafter prescribed, whose tenn
Of isenice shall continue Two years. The House
=" hrpfesenia'ises shall consis, Of tueaty.six
the"hefs' possessing the same qu,ii6caiians as
pfe'cHbed ior mcinbefs OF the council. and
whose term OF service shall continue ene
year. 40 apportIopmenl shsn be made a.
nearly tqgal as practicable, among the sew
efa' chahiies OF districts, for the election Of
Tic Council aud House of Represen,a,,y,,
giWhg To each section Of tie Terri,ory reo.
fe'eh'gtion ~ the fstio al It's population. lnd,.
ans excepted, as nearly as mey DO. Aud The
mcgbets OF the Couacil and oi the House nj
keFtes Natives shall reside 10, AMI be lahaLl.
'ahtf OF ihe dislnet for which they may be
elected respectively. r ev,ous to the f $,
election, the Governor shall cause census
or enumeration Of the inhahitants Of The Sc,
etal counties ard districts OF the rcrt,tofv to
Be 'akcu, and The h's election shall be held al
soeh time and places, and bc cond Icted IN
such manaef as The Cove mr. shall sppoinl
and direct; snd he shall al the SINE time de
clste the number OF mumbefs of the Councd
and House OF Representatives. to ahich each
o' the Counties OF districts shall be eut,tled
under the ac'. The number of persons au.
'hofz'd TO be elec ed having he highest
annbrr ot votes N zach OF SAID cc,ncll DE.
itcis Tor membets o the Council shall he de-
ciared hs the Governor 10 be du'y elected
to The Counod; AID ihe person Or pefsop. au.
ihotz'd 10 be e'ecIsd having the creates
nnnter OF votes iot the House Of Rrpresca'a.
lives, equal 10 the number 10 which each coun
~ or d'stfcI shall he enitled, shall be deeIsr
red by the Governor 10 b. daily elected MON
be's OF the House OF representatives. Pro.
rided, Fhat ~ case OF hc batw cen twu or
more petsous voted for. the Governor shall
order new election To- suppl, the vacancy
made by such tie. Aud The persons thus
eltctcd TO the Legislative Assembly shall
meet al such place und on such day as the
Governor shall appoint; but thereafter the +
i'ine' place ani manner of holding and con
Quoting all elections by the people, aud the ap.
poItohn. The representation in the several
conniies or d sttcts TO the Councll and House
OF Representatives, according TO population,
shah be prescribed by law, as we'll as the day
VI The commencement of Tho teeular sessions
OF The legislative Assembly Provided, That
no one session shall exceed the term of fufly
JAYS.
SECTION 6. And be il further enacted,
hat every ice WI Il male habltani, above
he age oil twenty one years, Who shall have
'een resident of said Territory at the time
n the passage ot this act, shall be en,itled to
fote at the fret election, aud shall be ehrib,e
o my office within the card Territory but
he qualifications OF voters aud OF holding Of
ice, al all subsequent elections, shall be such
Is shall b. prescribed by the Legislative As.
'emby Prorsded, That he right of suff, age
md OF holding office shall be exercised only
" CT Gems by the treaty with the republic Of
desco, concluded February second, eighteen
'und' ed and forty eight. 4
SECTION I. And be il further enacted, /
That the legislative power Of the Territory
hall extend to oil rghtful subjects Of legis. {
alton, consistent with the Constitution of The s
United States and the provisions of this act
N, no law shall be passed interfering with /
he primary disposal ol the soil no tax shall (
re imposed upon the property of the United
states; nor shall the lands or other proper. Q
y of non residents be taxed higher than the $
ands or other property of residents. All the c
avs nassed hy The Lenislaiive Assep,hlv [