Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

and do no act whereby the title Of the United States oand
right dispose Of the shall be impaired questioned
and that they shall lay any assessment Of
description whatsoever upon the public domain Of the United
States and in shall nonresident propeors who
citizens Of the United States be taxed higher than residents
and that all the navgabe waters within the said State shall
tants Of said State the citizens Of the United States
without any tax, mpos duty therefor ProUided That
nothing herein contained shall be construed recognising
rejecting the propositions rendered by the people Of Cali
orna articles of compact the ordinance adopted by the
convention which formed the constitution Of that State
Approved, September 9, 1885,
IPuBLIc-No. 25.l
AN ACT to establish Territorial Government for Utah.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofthe United States Of america in Congress assembled, That
all that part Of the territory of the United States included
within the following limits, to wit bounded the west by
the State Of California the north by the Territory Of Ore
gon and on the by the summit Of the Rocky Mountains
and the south by the parallel of north la
tude be- and the 10 hereby, created into temporary
government by the Of the Territory Of Utah and when
admitted State the said Territory. any portion Of the
same shall be received into the Union with without
slavery, their constitution may prescribe at the time of
their admission Provided That nothing in this act
tanned shall be construed to nhibit the Government of the
United States from dividing said Territory into two
Territories in such and at such times Congress
shall deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any
ton Of said Territory to any other State Territory Of the
United States.
"
power and authority in aHd said Territory Of Utah shall
be vested in Governor who shall hold his Office for four
years, and until his shall be appointed and quail
fed unless removed by the President Of the United
States The governor shall reside within said Territory,
shall be commandern-chief Of the militia thereof shall per-
form the duties and receive the eoumens of superintendent
Of Indian affairs and shall approve all laws passed by the egs
lave assembly before they shall take effect may grant
dons for offences against the laws of said Territory and
peves for offences against the laws Of the United States until
the decision Of the President be made known thereon
shall commission ell officers who shall be appointed Office
under the laws Of the said Territory, and shall take that
the laws be faithfully executed.
Sec. g. 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 Pres
dent Of the United states he shall record and preserve all
the laws and proceedings Of the legislative assembly herein
after constituted and all the and proceedings Of the
governor in his executive department. he shall transmit
copy Of the laws and copy Of the executive proceedings
before the first day of December in each year, to
the President Of the United States and the tme
two copies Of the laws the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
senves and the President of the Senate for the use Of
gress And in of the death, removal resignation,
other necessary absence of the governor from the Territory
the Secretary shall have, and he hereby authorized and
qued execute and PERFORM all the powers and duties Of
the governor during such vacancy necessary ABSENCE
until another governor shall be duly appointed fill such
vacancy.
Sec. A. and be it further enacted, That the legislative
power and authority Of said Territory shall be vested in the
Governor an Legislative Assembly. The legislative
bly, shall consist Of council and house Of representatives
The council shall consist Of thirteen members having the
qualifications Of voters hereinafter prescribed, whose
Of service shall continue two years The house Of representa-
lives shall consist Of twentyx members possessing the
same qualifications prescribed for members Of the council
and whose term Of service shall continue year. An
apporonmen shall be made, nearly equal practicable,
among the several counties districts for the election Of the
council and house of representatives giving each section of
the Territory representation in the ratio Of lis population,
Qndians excepted nearly may be. And the members
choIvac
and be inhabitants Of the district for which they may be
elected respectively Previous to the FIRST election the COVER
nor shall cause census enumeration of the inhabitants of
the several counties and districts Of the Territory to be taken,
and the first election shall be held at such time and places
and be conducted in such manner the governor shall
appoint and direct and he shall the same time declare the
number of members Of the council and house Of representa-
ves to which each Of the counties districts shall be en
tied 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 to be duly elected the council and the
person persons authorized be elected having the highest
number Of votes for the house Of representatives equal the
number to which each county district shall be entitled
shall be declared BY the governor to be duly elected members
OF the house Of representatives Prordd That in Of
tie between two or more persons voted for the governor
snail order election 10 supply the vacancy made by
such e And the persons thus elected the legislative
assembly shall meet at such place and such day as the
governor shall appoint; but thereafter the time place. and
manner OF holding and conducting all elections by the people,
ues or districts to the council and house Of
according 70 population, shall be prescribed by law as well
ne Gay the commencement Of the regular sessions of the
legislative assembly, Prorded, That no one session shall
exceed the torn Of forty days.
Sec o. fnd be further enacted That every free white
male nhabsnt above the age Of twenyone wears who shall
have been resident Of said Territory at the time Of the
sage Of this act shall be entitled vote At the rs eleon
and shall be eligible any Office within the said Territory bn
the qualifications Of voters and Of holding Office at ali sub
sequent elections shall be such shall be prescribed bv the
legislative assembly Provided That the right Of suffrage
and Of holding Office shall be exercised only by citizens Of The
United States including those recognised as citizens by the
treaty with the Republic Of Mexico concluded February
second, eighteen hundred and forsy-e eight
Sec. 9. And be Il further enacted That the legislative
power Of said Territory shall extend to all rghu subjects Of
legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United
States and the provisions Of this but law shall be
passed interfering with the primary disposal Of the soil
shall be imposed upon the property Of the United States
shall the lands other property Of nonesidents be taxed
higher than the lands other property Of residents. All the
laws passed BY the Legislative assembly and governor shall be
submitted the Congress Of the United States and if dis
approved shall be null and Of no OBJECT.
Sec. 2. And be further enacted That all township, dis
tc and county officers not herein otherwise provided for,
shall be appointed elected the case may be- in such
manner sha be provided BY the governor and Legislative