Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session Ihirfy.frst Congress
PUBLIc--No. 90.

AN All proposing 70 the State OF Texas the establishment
Of her northern and boundaries the reinouishmen
by the said State of all territory claimed by her exterior
said boundaries, and Of oil her claims upon the Unites
States, and to establish Territorial Government for New
Mexico.
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
ce United States Of America in Congress assembled, Tina
the following propositions shall be and the hereby
offered the State of Texas which, when agreed by thu
said State In an act passed by the General Assembly shall
be binding and obligatory upon the United States and upoI
the said State Of Texas Provided The said agreement BY
the said General Assembly shall given on or before the frs
day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty:
First The State Of Texas will agree that her boundary
the north shall commence at the point at which the meridian
Of hundred degrees from Greenwich ntersected by
the parallel of thysx degrees thirty minutes north latitude
and shall from said point due the meridian of one
hundred and three degrees from Greenwich thence hei
boundary shall run due south to the thirty second degree
north latitude thence the said parallel Of ,hy-two de-
grees of north latitude to the Rio Bravo del Nore and thence
with the channel of said river to the Gulf of Mexico
Second The State Of Texas cedes to the United States all
her claim to territory exterior to the limits and boundaries
which she agrees establish by the first article Of this
msnt
Third The State Of Texas relnqushes all claim upon the
United States for liability of the debts of Texas and for
pensaon indemnity for the surrender to the United States
of her ships FORTS arsenas csomhouses custom house
venue and munitions Of war; and public buildings with
their Sites which became the property of the United States
the time of the annexation.
Fourth The United States in consideration of said estab-
shmen Of boundaries, cession Of claim territory and
nqushmen of claims, will pay to the State Of Texas the
Of ten millions of dollars stock bearing five per cent
interest," and redeemabe the end Of fourteen years. the in
eres payable the Treasury of the United States
Fifth Immediately after the President of the United States
shall have been furnished with authentic copy of the
Of the General Assembly Of Texas accepting these PROPOSE
ons he shall the stock to be issued in favor of the
State of Texas provided for n the fourth article of this
agreement Provided also, That than five millions
of said stock shall be issued until the creditors Of the State
holding bonds and other certificates stock of Texas for which
duties imports specially pledged shall first file at the
Treasury Of the United States releases of all claim against the
United States for account Of said bonds certificates
in such form shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury and approved by the President Of the United Saes
Provided That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to impair qualify any thing contained in the third article Of
the second section Of the ont resolution for annexng Texas
to the United States approved March first, eighteen hun
ded and forty either regards the number Of States
that may hereafter be formed of the State of Texas
otherwise
Sec O. And be further enacted That all that portion
of the territory Of the United States bounded follows be-
ginning point in the Colorado river where the boundary
line with the Republic Of Mexico the thence
with the said boundary line the Rio Grande
thence following the main channel of said river the parallel
the thirty degree Of north latitude thence with
said degree to its intersection with the hundred and third
degree of longitude of Greenwich thence north with
said degree of longitude to the parallel Of thirty degree
OF north latitude thence west with said parallel to the
SOutQ Win the crest OF SAID
mountains to the thirty seventh parallel Of north latitude
thence west with said parallel to its intersection with the boun
dairy line of the State of California thence with said bou
dairy line to the place Of begnnngbe and the here
by erected into temporary government by the of the
Territory Of New Mexico Provided, That nothing in this
act contained shall be construed nhib the Government Of
the United States from dividing said Territory into two
Territories, in such and such times Con-
shall deem convenient and proper or from attaching any
portion thereof to any other Territory or State And provd
eH. further. That. when n The Tpr.
tory, any portion of the same, shall be received into the
Union with without slavery, their constitution may
prescribe at the time Of their admission.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the executive
power and authority in and said Territory Of New Me
shall be vested in Governor who shall hold his Office for
four years. and until his shall be appointed and
qualified unless removed by the President Of the Uni
ted States The governor shall reside within said Territory,
shall be commandern chief Of the militia thereof shall per-
form the duties and receive the emouens superintendent
Of Indian AFFAIRS and shall approve all laws passed by the e
gsatve assembly before they shall take effect he may grant
padons for offences against the laws Of said Territory and
epeves for offences against the laws of the United States
until the decision Of the President be made known there
he shall commission all officers who shall be appointed
office under the laws Of the said Territory and shall take
that the laws be faithfully executed
Sec A. And be further enacted, That there shall be
Secretary of said Territory who shall reside therein and hold
his Office for four years. unless removed by the Pe
dent Of the United States he shall record and all
the laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly herena
ter constituted and all the acts and proceedings of the Gov
in his executive department; he shall transmit copy
Of the laws and one copy Of the executive proceedings
before the first day Of December in each year, the Pre-
dent Of the United States and at the time copies
Of the laws to the Speaker Of the House of
and the President Of the Senate for the Congress And
in OF the DEATH removal resignation other necessary
absence Of the Governor from the Territory the secretary
shall have and he is hereby authorized and required to
cute and perform all the powers and duties Of the governor
during such vacancy necessary ABSENCE until another
governor shall be duly appointed to fill such vacancy
Sec. 5. and be further enacted, That the legislative
power and authority Of said Territory shall be vested in the
Governor and Legislative Assembly The legislative assem-
bly, shall consist of council and house Of representatives
The council shall consist of thirteen MEMBERS having the
service shall continue years The house of represent
atives shall consist of twenty members possessing the
qualifications prescribed for members Of the council
and whose term Of service shall continue year. An ap-
portonment shall be made nearly equal practicable
among the several counties districts for the election Of the
the Territory representation in the ratio Of its population, I'm
dams excepted nearly may be- And the members Of the
council and house of representatives shall reside in and
be inhabitants Of the district for which they may be elected
spectvey Previous to the first election the governor shall
census enumeration Of the inhabitants Of the several
counties and districts Of the Territory be akeD and the first
election shall be held at such time and places and be
Quoted in such manner the shall appoint aud d
rect; and he SHALL at the time, declare the number of
members OF the council and house of representatives which
each OF the counties districts shall be entitled under this
act The number Of persons authorized be elected having
the highest number Of votes in each Of said council districts
for members Of the council shall be declared by the governor
10 be duly elected TO the council and the person PERSONS
authorized to be elected having the greatest number Of votes
for the house Of representatives equal the number which
each county district shall be entitled shall be declared by
the governor to be duly elected members of the house OF rep