The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-06
B Y 4 u T. IT o R 7 T. Y
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed during The Second Session Of
tie IHi,tySccond Congress
PupLIc Acr-No. 3O.l

Representatives oil the united states oil Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That from and af-
ter the passage of this act, all that portion of
Oregon Territory lying and being south of
the forty-ninth degree of north latitude, and
north of the middle of the main channel of
the Columbia river, from its mouth 20 where
| the forty-sixth degree of north latitude cross
es said river, near Fort W ALA Walla, thence
with said forty-sixth degree of latitude to the
summit of the Rocky mountains be organ
| lied into and contitute temporary govern
ment, by the name of the Territory of Wash
| ington: Provided, That nothing in ths act
contained shall be construed TO affect the au-
| thority of the Government of the United States
to make any regulation respecting the In
dians of said Territory, their lands, property,
or other rights, by treaty law, or otherwise,
which it would have been competent to the
Government to make if this act had never
been passed Provided further, That the title
! to the land not exceeding six hundred and
forty acres, now occupied as missionary sta
tions among the Indian tribes in said Terri
| tory, or that may have been so occupied as
missionary stations prior to the passage Of
the act establishing the Territorial govern
men of Oregon, together with the improve
ments thereon, be, and is hereby, confirmed
and established to the several religious socie-
ties to which said missionary stations respec-
lively belong
Sec. q And be it further enacted, That
the Executive power and authority in and
over said Territory of Washington shall be
vested in governor, who shall hold his of
| flee for four years, until his successor shall
BE- appointed and qualified unless sooner re-
moved by the President of the United States.
The governor shall reside in said Territory,
shall be the commandcrin-chicf of the mill
tia thereof, shall perform the duties and re-
ceive the emoluments of Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs he may grant pardons and re-
nit fines and fOrfeiturcs for offences against
the Territory and respitcs for offences against
the laws of the United States until the dccs-
ion of the President can be made known there
on he shall commission all officers who shall
be appointed to office under the laws of said
Territory, where, by law, such commissions
shall be required, and shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed.
| Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
| there shall be a secretary of said Territory,
who shall reside therein, aud hold his Office
| for four years, unless sooner removed by the
President of the United States he shall re-
cord and preserve all the laws and proceed
ings of the Legislative Assembly hereinafter
constituted, and all the acts and proceedings
of the governor in his executive department; {;
he shall transmit one copy of the laws and
| JOuTihtis vi llt ANstlllDlN Mllll1
thirty days after the end of each session, and
one copy of the executive proceedings and
official correspondence scmi-annually, on the
first days of January and July in each year,
to the President Of the United States, and
| two copies OF the law to the President of the
Senate aud to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, for the use of Congress.
And in case of the death, removal, resgna-
| ton, or absence of the governor from the
! Territory, the secretary shall be and he is
hereby authorized and required to execute
and perform all the powers and duties of the
governor during such vacancy or absence, or
until another governor shall be duly appoint
cd and qualified to fill such vacancy.
Sec. l. And be it further enacted, That
the legislative power and authority of said
Territory shall be vested in Legislative As
scmbly, which shall consist of a Council and
House of Representatives, The Council shall
consist of nine members, having the qualili-
cations of voters, as hereinafter prescribed,
whose term of service shall continue three
yeais Immediately after they shall he AS.
scmblcd in consequence ofther first election
they shall be divided as equally rs may be
into three classes. The seats the member,
of Council Of the first class shall be vacated
at the expiration Of the first year. of second
class at the expiration OF the second year
anu OF inc luliu CltSs dl expiration tl lllt
third year, so that ouc-tlird may lie cho
sen every year. and il vacancies happen
by resignation or otherwise, the same shal
be filed at the next ensuing election. Til,
House of Representatives shall at its frs
session, consist of eighteen members, pos
scssing the same qualifications as prescribed
for member of the Council, and who's
g term of service shall continue one year. Tn
number of representatives may be increase'
by the Legislative Assembly, from time t
time, in proportion to the increase of quail
fed voters Provided, That the whole nun
her shall never exceed thirty. An apportion
ment shall be made, as nearly equal AS prac
= ticable, among the several counties or dis
tricts for the election Of the council and rep
scntatiyes, given to each section of the Terri
tory representation in the ratio of its quail
> fled voters as nearly as may he. And tn
= members of the Council anu of the House q
+ Representatives shall reside in, and be inhal
5 itants of, the district or counties, for whc
c they may be elected respectively. Prcviou
to the first election the Governor shall caus
: census or enumeration of the inhabitant
and qualified voters of the several countie
; and districts Of the Territory to be taken b,
>. such persons and in such mode rs the Gov
. erner shall designate and appoint and tn
, persons so appointed shall receive reason
T. lection shall be held at such time and place,
/ and be conducted in such manner, both rs t
the persons who shall superintcnd such elec
ton and the returns thereof, as the Governo
-, | shall appoint and direct and he shall ut tn
same time declare the number OF men
{ b;rs of the Council aud House OF Rer
I resentatives to which each of the counties q
G districts shall I've entitled under this act an
Q the Governor shall, by his proclamation, Civ
a at least sixty days previous notice of sue
apportonment, and of the time, places, an
c manner of holding such election. The pc
s. sons having the highest number oflcgal yoi,
in each of said Council districts for member
$ of the Council shall be declared by the Cove
= nor to be duly elected to the Council. and IL
!, persons having the highest number of leg
II votes for the House Of Representatives sha
II be declared by the Governor to he duly elc
s. ted members of said House Provided, Tn!
in case two or more persons voted for sha
have an equal number of votes, and in case
, vacancy shall otherwise occur in eith'
branch of the Legislative Assembly, the Go
s. ernor shhil order n new election and d
1t persons thus elected to the Legislative Asser
.d bly, shall meet at such place and on such d.
within ninety days after such elections as Il
Governor shall appoint But thereafter Il
time, place, aud manner Of holding and ca
!" ducting all elections by the people, and Il
DO apportioning the representation in the Sevc
10 al counties or districts to the Council NJ
I'd House of Representatives, according to Il
40 number of qualified voters, shall be prescri
ed by law, as well as the day ofthe commenc
ment oftho Legislative Assembly Provide
That no session in ans one year shall exec
u the term of sixty days, except the first sc
MT sion, which shall not exceed one hundre
H. days
n. Sec. g. And be II further enacted Tn