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

That the governor, secretary, chief Justice
and associate justices, attorney and marshal
shall be nominated, aud, by aud with The ad
g vice and Consent of the Senate. appoin,ed hx
: lie President Of HE United States. The
governor ard secretary TO be appointed shall
before ihfy aci as such, respectively, take
!, 20 oalh or afiit nation, before the districl
Judge, or some justice of The peace in ,ht
/, i'nlls Of said Territory, duly authorized ,e
administer oaihs or allirmations by the law.
now 10 l2tce therein, or before the chief ias
itce at soiIe associate justice Of the Supreme
; tonft o. The Uniied States, 70 support llit
: Constitution Of The United States, and faith
fully 10 discharge the duties Of their resDsc
il'e rtlices which said onths when so Ia ken
shall be cert,h d by ihe person by whom lae
same Shal have been aiken, and such cerli-
hcaies shail he received aud recorded bv The
SAID sccfeiaiy among the executive pioceed.
Ings: and thc chef justice aud ass ciate JUS.
ices, and all other civh officers in said Ter.
rlidry, before they act as SUCH shall take a
IKE oath or atirmltion, before the said pny
eih"r or secretary, or some Judge or Justice
Of ihe peace of The Territory, who NAV be
nniy commissioned aud qualified, which said
oath or affirmation shall be certified and
Transmitted, by The person taking the same.
10 the secretary, 10 lie by him recorded as
aforesaid; and afterwards, The Ike oath or
affirmation shall be taken, certified and re
cofGed, IN such manner and form as NAV be-
prescribed by law. The governor shall re-
eete an annual salary Of fifteen hundred dol
lars as governor, aud one thousand dollars as
SUI eFinlendent Of ladlan afT.irs The chief
justice ana associate justices shall each re.
cel'e On anniai salary of eighteen hundred
dollars The secretary shah receive an an.
nual salary of eighteen hundred dollars
I he said salaries shall be paid quarter YEARLY
at The Irasury Of the United States The
members OF the legislative mbly shall be
entitled to receive three dollars each per day
during lheIr Attendance OF .he sessions there.
OF, and hfec dollars each for e,erytweniy
m'es travel in goiug to and returning from
SAID sessions, estimated according TO the
nearest usually travelled route. There shall
be approP PrIated annually the sum Of one
| thousand dollars to be expended by the GOV.
eIn@r, TO detray the contingent expenses of
the Territory; there shall also be appropr,a.
led Annually suiii len, sum, 10 be expa.. ded
by the Secretary Of the Territory, and upon
an smate to be made by The Secretary of
the Treasury Of the United States 10 defray
The expenses Of the Legislative Assembly.
lhe PiiHltng Of The laws, aud other incidental
expenses; and The Secretary Of the Terrific.
| ry shalt annually account Ia the Secretary Of
the Treasury o. The Cuted States for the
manner N witch the aforesaid sum shall
have been expended.
SECTION l3. ind be Il further enacted
That tac legislative Assembly Of The Ter
riior, Of NV Mexico shall hold lis first ses.
sion a such time and place in said Territory
as the Cove nor thereof shall appoint and
direct; and at SAID first session, or as soon
thereafter as they shall deem expedlent the
Governor md Legislative Assembly shall
proceed to ocae and estab'l the seat of
gnvernment for said Territory at such place
as they may deem eligible; a, which place
h9atver shall hereafter be subject 10 be 1
changed bt the said Governor aud Legisla. /.
TIE Assembly.
SEcrloN 1. AID be il farther enacted.
That a delegate 10 the House Of Representa-.
tlyes Of tJc Jalted States, to serve duriny
elected by the voteis qualified to elect mem.
bevs Of tbe Legislative Assembly, Who shall
be entitled 10 The same rights and privileges 4
as are exercised aud etjo, ed by the delegates
from Il . several other Territories of the Uni
ted States to the said House of Representa-
Nes. The first election shall be held at
such itpa and place, and be conducted in
such manner the Governor shalI appoint 4
and direct; and at all subsequent elections ,
the tne- PAGES and manner Of holding The {
elections, shall be prescribed by law. The 5
person haSte the greatest number Of votes
shall ba declared BIZ the Governor 10 be duly !
elected, md cerhii'ate thereof shall be t
gwen accordingly: Prorided That such
delegate shall receive no higher sum for ,
mileage than is allowed by law 10 the dele. G
gate from Oregon.
SrcrIoN i And be il further enacted, '
That when The lands in the said Territory d
shall be surveyed under the direction of the |
iovefnm"nt Of the United States, prepara b
ory 10 bringing the sane into market, sec. n
ions numbered sixteen aud hlttvsi in each
ownship in said Territory shall be- and the
ame are hereby reserved for the purpose of
eng applied to schools in said Territory, s.
md in The States aud Territories hereafter o
o be erected out of the same. II
SECTION l 6. And Be IL further enacted, II
That temporarily, aud until otherwise proyi T,
led by law, the Governor of said Territory o.
nay defiue the judicial districts of said Ter. 81
tory, and assign the judges who may be ap. e,
oncd for said Territory Ia the several dis y
nets aud places for holding courts in the b,
evcral counties or subdivisions in each of [,
aid judicial districts by proclamation to be b,
'sued by him but the legislative assembly, h,
[ their frs, or any suhsequen, session, may OF
reanze alter, or modify such judicial dis. v,