Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-17
BY AUTHORITY.
LAW OF THE UNITED sTATEss
Passed during the Second Se$sioa of the Thirty

AN ACr to esinbiish The Peritori Gosernment io ts
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die the main chanllef q the Columbia river, from lis
month to where me toriyah degree Of north latitude
SAID forty @ sttsde 10 tho summit OF the
Rocky mountains into and constitute TEN.
@sshnsea s Prssisd aehing his contain
erpment the United States to make any res
eGs Ss lsd o. ssa Il
tsould have bepn eompetnnt M tho 10 mako
ass et
now Occupied as tons among the In
dian tribes in said Territory. or that may have been
occupied as missionary prior the passage ofl
sst viz % s Ssoss
eonrned and 10 religious sesle
Ties TO which said missionary stations
power and authority inand said Of Wash
shall be vested Ia n who shs ho bs 1
pointe qaied. unless sooner removed by the
said shall be the
ia thereof shall perform the duties and receive the eaon
81 onees
the Uped States decision 9f The President
bs Known BE shall so5essiGl al eteeEs
Terriory where bylaw, such Commission shali be 70.
and shall take care that the laws be faithfully
Soc s1lzessa That there shall be
and hold his ONCE for four unless sooner removed
6s United s%,ss he shan and
Assembly hereinafter consolidated and all the acts and
shall cory Or the laws aud Journals OF tie
legislative Assembly within thirty days alter The end Of
and spnsy on tho rst days
s laws s he 81 ai
OF the Senate and 10 the SPEAKER OF the House OF
removal gnaon, NJ the Goyernor from the
Territory Secretary shall be and hereby authorized
to execute and perform al the powers and
duties OF GoSernor during sueh vacancy Of
qualified TO fill such vacancy. s.nt 4.e-s.l Il q -
g Z @ That the legislative y
which shat eSnss. ,, Of COUNCIL
9Seyies sS sont
semblcd in consequence OF heir first election, they
DO divided as equally as mas be into three classes The
Sacaedht the exirno OF the FIRST year, of the econd
the that
may l chosen and q vacancies happen by
next ensuing election. The House Representative
shi at It's first SESSION. consist OF eighteen members
the quail tons prescribe ed for
bes Of INC Council aud whose seImiol service shall
DO Increased by ;ho Legislative Assembly. ntine
time the Increase q qualified voel
shall Ss made as issy s9o
sn sye 10 0
section OF The Territory representation in the ratio
%e S.rs If tic Council and ofSe House of
vos shAreaide aud be Inhabitants Of the district
county Counties, which they To elected
pectiveIy Previous The rst election Tho Governor
qaaiie. vote eeunes AID
to be taken by such persons and In such mole
appointed shall recei reasonable compensation
Ard the frs election shall be held at such lime
the sht fiSied SUCH eieei9n and the
s &c s4e Sd Rambo se OF
BEG Of the Counsel and House o. RepTssen,suiyss 10
der this acts and Abe shall by his
nant. time, OF holding Suc
u election persons la wing the highest number Of legal
the shabe declared blythe Governor toibe duly
snd the ps @ tbs
shall be dss1Ts by he GSserpgn 70 be duly eeSisa mem
s6d IN sba oeear either sIanel
elections aud the persons thus the 1egtsa
within hiaety days alter SUCH elections lie
shall appoint Ittt The time place. and man
dc &c The RsSfs
seftares according to lhesmher qualified voters
prescribed by law. well the day OF the tom
sem5y That no sion IN any one year sal
The s6 Pf the first
brS I % hs, ns sy yssys whit sS
rassss Of and shs the "
Election md shall egbie any once withntfe sait
Territory bot the qualifications OF voters and 81 holding
BY he Legislative Assembys PROVIDED; ina
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tweuyone years, and those above that age who slla
and shall taken oath support the Constitution
the United States OF this An
other In the army or nav Of the States
Snail Be aoSSsd to vote in said Tefrtory by reason
81 being on service theeih unless said Ternto ha
ssIss 70
6oa my ciyi ofee or appointment IN said Territory
Il ses.6 dad 5s Il enacted, That the Lcgislatiy
ofegslaton not inconsistent with the
laws OF the United States. But law shan be passe
inter III the pr m NY al 81 me sG no Ia
nor SHAH the adscr otter property OF nonTesdeqts
he sa pasaei by the
TO tic GSngrea. Of the United sts.ts and
nothing init is act shall be ot TO power TO in
or 10 borrow money thc name ofthe TerrftorS OFT
pledge the faith othe people OF tho same for any la
privileges nakng issuing or putting into eIreula
ton any notes or bills IN tss ksness ot bank notes.
other basing powers sha
Establishment any branch or bgcncyo AM such coport
ION fr9 other aG;lsS1ity allowed ~ sSi
the issue any obligations SCRIP or evidence debt
~ no sad Tepors an al: ss
orahy law or laws Inconsistent with the provision
be se sIf %
II the 1 g i
thereof osayoid improper fntipenees, which may re
e sss saf law shs
but object and that sha be expressed in h
title. vol 5fJ3ssos'E GssstGT "a
Sec7a ArEt be IL further endet<d, That la township
district and county officers not herein otherwise PROV
ded for, shall appointed elected in such
I'll shall provided blythe legislative ssemblyof the Te
ntory,of Washington. n 6slihas S Iois ss5 d,
Sec g. ind Be il further enacted, hat member OF q
Leeisati We Assembly shall hold be appointed to nm
II office hic shah have been created or the salary
"a emolhnents of1ieh shall have been increased Wtct
was member, during the for which he was electe
year after the OF such termi bi
Applicable
st Assemby3 and no person holding con
nhsaoiI appointment Under tho United States shan
me Legislative Assembly, or shall hold an
omce undsrthe governments OF said -
Sec 8. Ani be ii Iaeted fhSt the judicial nos
j erof said Territory shall vested in RENE
district COURTS u Of peae
Thc supreme court shall consist of chief Justice and tw
sol nstices olSYoTn sa ooflsi te gu