Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-05-02
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Passed at Tie First Session Thity,f,st
Congress
AN ACT to establish a Territorial Cow
ernme ut for Utah.

AN ACT to establish Territorial Gov
ernmeut for Utah.
Be It enacted by tie Senote and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of a !
naerico IN Congress assembled, That all that
part of the territory of the United
States included within the following
limits, to wit, bounded on the west by
the State of California, on the north
by the Territory ofOrsaon, and on the
east by the summit of re Rocky Noun
tains, and on the so .. by the thirty
seventh parallel of no1th latitude, be,
and the same is hereby, created into a
temporary government by the name
of the Territory of Utah; and when
admitted as state, the said Territory
or any portion of the same, shall be re-
ceived into the Union with or without
slavery, as their constitution may pre-
scribe at the time of their admission
PROVIDED, That nothing in this act
contained shall be construed to inhibit
the Government of the United States
from dividing said Territory into two
or more Territories; in such manner
and at such times as Congress shall
deem convenient and proper, or from
attaching any portion OF said Territory
to any other State or Territory of the
United States.
Sec. 9. dad be 1t furtIer enacted, That
over said Territory of New Mexico shall
be vested in Governor, who shall hold
his Office for four years, and until his sue
cessor shall be appointed and qualified un
lers sooner removed by the President of the
United States. The governor shall reside
within said Territory, shall be commander
n-chief of the militia thereof, shall per
form the duties and receive the emoluments
of superintendent of Indian affairs, and
shall approve all laws passed by the legis-
lative assembly before they shall take eff
feet; he may grant pardons for offences a
gainst the laws OF said Territory, and re-
prieves for offences against the laws of the
United States until the decision OF the Pre-
sident can be made known thereon; he
shall commission all officers who shall be
appointed to office under the laws of the
said Territory, and shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed.
| Sec. 3. Aad be it JstrtAer enacted, That
! there shall be Secretary of said Territory,
who shall reside therein and hold his office
| for four years, unless sooner removed by
! he President Of the Units-d States: he shall
record and preserve all the laws and pro-
ceedings of the legislative assembly here
matter constituted, and all the acts and pro-
ceedings of the Governor in his executive
department; he shall transmit one copy OF
the laws, and one copy of the executive
proceedings, on or before the first day OF
December in each year, to the President OF
the United States, and at the same time
two copies of the laws to the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent of the Senate for the use of Congress.
And in case of the DEATH removal, resig-
nation, or other necessary absence of the
Governor from the Territory, the Secretary
shall have, and he is hereby authorized
and required to execute and perform all
the powers and duties of the Governor
during such vacancy or necessary absence,
or until another Governor shall be duly ap-
pointed to ill such vacancy.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That
the legislative power and authority of said
Territory shall be vested in the Governor
and Legislative Assembly. The legisla
tive assembly shall consist of acouncil and
house of representatives. The council shall
consist of thirteen members, having the
qualifications OF voters as hereinafter pre-
scrlbed, whose term of service shall con-
tinue two years. The house of representa-
tives shall consist of twentysix members
possessing the same qualifications as pre-
scrbed for members of the council, and
whose term of service shall continue one
year. An appointment shall be made a;
, nearly equal as practicable among the sew
eral counties or districts for the election o
! the council and house of representatives
giving to each section Of the Territory re
presentation in the ratio of its population
(lndians excepted, as nearly as may be
And the members of the council and of The
house of representatives, shall reside in
and be inhabitants of, the district for which
they may be elected respectively. Previ
Gus to the first election, the governor shall
cause a census or enumeration of the in
! habitants of the several counties and dis
tricts of the Territory to be taken, and tn,
first election shall be held at such time ant
places and be conducted in such manner a
the governor shall appoint and direct; ant
he shall, at the same time, declare tn,
number of members of the<council ant
: house of representatives to which each o
the counties or districts shall be entitled
under this act The number of persons au
thorized to be elected having the highes
number of votes In each of said council dis
tricts for members of the council, shall b,
declared by the governor to be duly elect
ed to the council and the person or per
: sons, authorized to be elected, having tn,
: greatest number of votes for the house o
representatives, equal to the number II
which each county or district shall be enti
tied, shall be declared by the governor {.
be duly elected members of the house o
: representatives: Provided, That in cases o
5 tie between two or more persons votes
for, the governor shall order new election
to supply the vacancy made by such tie
t And the persons thus elected to the legisla
) tive assembly shall meet at such place ans
: on such day as the governor shall appoint
: but thereafter the time, place, and manne
: of holding and conducting all elections b,
: the people, and the apportioning the repre-
sentation in the several counties or district
/: to the council and house of representatives
: according to population, shall be prescribet
!, by law, as well as the dav of the Gem
t mencement of the regular sessions of tn
Legislative assembly: Provided. That n,