, 1853-05-21

seucP, or unti another Governor shall be
duly appointed and qualified to ill such va
cancy.
Src. g. And be it further enacted, That
N, gislalive power and authority Of said
Territory shall lie vested in legislative as
scmLly, which shall consist or counciland
house orrepgesentatves The council shall
consist Of nine ncnbeis, having the q,mlifi
cations Of voters, as hereinafter prescribed,
whose term Of service shall continue three
wears. Immediately after they shall have
assembl j, in consequence Of their first elcc
ton, they shall be divided rs equally as may
be into three classes. The seats Of the
Numbers OF council Of the first class shall
be vacated at the expiration Of the FIST yepr,
ana Or the second class at the expiration Of
tho second year, and Of the tlffd class at
the expiration Of tha9hirl year, so tha, one
third may be chosen every year ahd if
vacancies happen, By resignation Or other
wise, the same shall be filed at the next en-.
suing election. The house Of representa-
lives shall, at its frsl session, consist of
eighteen members possessing the same quail
fications as prescribed for members Of the
council, and whose term of Office shall con
tinue one year. The number Of repfeson-
tatives Ihoy be increased by the legislative
assembly, from lime time, in proportion 10
the increase Of qualified voters: Provided,
Tlia, the whole number shall never exceed
thirty. An apportionmOnt shall be made,
as nearly equal as practicable, among tho
several counties or distticls, for tic election
of the council and representatives, giving 10
each section Of the Territory representation
in the ratio Of its qualified voters, as nearly
as may be. And thc members Of the coun-
Gil and Of the house Of Representatives shall
reside in, and bcinhabisahls Of, the district
or county, or coihties, for which they may
be elcct,d, respectively. Ptevious 10 the
first election, the Governor shall cause .
census or enumeration Inhabitants and
qualified voters Of tIc several counties and
districts Of the Territory 10 be taken, BY
such persons. and in such mode, as Tie
Governor. shah designate and appoint; and
the persons 50 appointed shall rcccivea tra-
sonable compensation therefor. And tho
first election diali be held at such tiue and
places, and be cundueted in such manner,
both as 10 the persons who shall supcrintend-
such election and The retthus heteof, as the
GovTrlor shall arpoint and direct and he
shall az The same time declare the number
of members of the council and house Of rcrl-
resentatives 20 Elhth each of. thr couniirs
Or Districts shall be cntitied undrt This act
and the Governor shah, By his proelamaiioj,
give al least sixty days notiet Of such ap-
portionmehl, md Of he tine, places, and
manner Of h0ldmg such election. % Tic per.
sons having the highest number of iegai-
votes ID each Of said council districts fbf
members OF The couoejt sltall bc declared by
lbol Governor 70 Be duly elected TO he
council, and persons having lie highest
number Of legal votes for the. house Of rep
r5senlstiyes Blail be declared BY The Gov
efnot 10 be duly elected mehbers.of the
said house: Proyi6ed, That IN case two. OF
mdfd persons voted Tor shall have an equal
number Of votes, and N ease vacancy shall
oecuf in ether bfsAeh Of the legislative as4,
sembly, The Governor shall orderia new
cleetion and the persons thus elected 70
tie legislative assethblyf slall1meet al such
place, and such Gay, within naAely days afa
Ter such elcclions, Is tAe Governor shall ap-
point. But thereafter, the tihnc, place and
manner Of holding and conducting an cleo
tions BY the people, aud The arpo5tiOhing
the representation, according toihe number
Of qualified voters, shah be presoribed by
law, aswell as The day Of the Commence
ment oI'Thc reedlar sesiiohi Of the legislative
assemBy:l Provided That no session in any
one wear shallexceed tie term Of sixty days,
excep, the 6rs, session. whith shall not eN-
coed one hundred DAYS. 5rH " 2
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