Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-16

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SEC IS And be it further enacted, That all officers to
be appointed by President by and with the advice and
consent Senate the Territory of Nebraska who
Which may be enacted during present Congress-
quired to security for moneys that may be
place. and in such manner the Secretary OF
SEC 49, Ind be It further enacted That all that part
of the territory of the United States included within the
matter expressly exempted from the operations of this
to wit: beginning at point on the western pounoary
north latitude the same thence west said
ael boundary of New Mexico thence north
said boundary westward to boundary of the Terri
tory of Utah, the summit of the Rocky Mountains
atude east said parallel to the western boun
dairy of the State of Missouri thence south with the ives
hereby, created into temporary government
ted State or States the said Territory portion
the same shall be received into the Union with or with
o9t tbe ais THAT nothing in this
contained shall be construed to nhbt the government OF
United States from dividing said Territory into two or
more Territories, in such and at such times as
Congress shall deem convenient and proper or from attach
ing portion Of said Territory to any other stare OF
Territory of the United States fr00de@ f"'the7 Ihat
nothing this act contained shall be construed to impair
the rights of person or property now ferIhh1g 10 Tue
Indians in said Territory long SUCH shall remain
unextingushed by treaty between the United States ana
such Indians include territory which by treaty
with any Indian tribe is not without the consent OF sad
any State Territory but all territory shall
be excepted of the boundaries and constitute part
their assent to the President of the United States
included within the said Territory Of Kansas or to affect
the authority of the of the United States to
any regulation respecting such Indians their lands
or 9h "T bs 6y ea h OF
make if this act had never passed
SEC. 90. Ind be itnther e"Gced That the executive
power authority in and said Territory of Kansas
shall be vested in governor who shall hold his ONCE ioI
qualified removed by the President of the
United States The governor shall reside within said Ter
thereof He may grant pardons and respes tor OFFENCES
against the laws of the United States until the decision of
the President can be made known thereon he shall com
the said Territory, and Shall take that the
laws be faithfully executed
secretary of said Territory who shall reside therein and
hold his office for five unless removed by the
President United States he shall record and
all the laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly
hereinafter constituted ana all the acts and Of
the governor in his executive Department. he shall trans
init copy of the laws and Journals Of the legislative
and one copy of the executive proceedings official
correspondence semannuay the first days OF January
and July in each year to the President of the United States
and copies of the laws the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of to be
DEATH removal resignation absence of the governor from
the Territory the secretary shall be- and he hereby auth
orzed and required to execute and perform all the powers
and duties of the during such absence
until another governor shall be duly appointed and
qualified to I'LL such
SEC 22 And be FURTHER enacted That tho legislative
s n @ of said Ier shall T be- Eeed IN
assembly shall consist of council and house of represene
tatives The council shall consist of thirteen members
having the qualifications of voters hereinafter prescribed
whose term of service shall continue two years. The
twenysix members possessing the qualifications
prescribed for members of the council and whose term of
ttves may be increased by the Legislative assembly from
e to TINE n 9 to the nsr OF nape
exceed thirtynne An apportionment shall be made
nearly equal practicable among the several counties or
giving to each section of the Territory representation in
the ratio Of its qualified voters as nearly as may be- and
taEes shall reside in and be inhabitants Of the district
lively Previous to the first eIccton the governor shall
cause census or enumeration OF the inhabitants and
Territory be taken by such persons and in such mode
the shall designate and appoints and the persons
for And the first election shall be held such time and
places and be conducted in such manner, both as to the
thereof the shall appoint and direct and he
shall at the same time declare the number of members a
of the counties districts shall be entitled under this
in each Of Said council districts Tor members of the council
shall be declared by the be duly elected to the
legal votes for the house of representatives shall be decar
ed BY the T to be a elected members of said
for shall have an equal number of votes and in
legislative assembly the governor shall order elections
and the persons thus elected the legislative assembly
shall a 4h the pe s he
of holding and conducting all elections by the people, and
the experiencing the representation the several counties
districts to the council and house of representatives
according to the number of qualified voters shall be
scrbed by law, we'll the day of the of
the regular sessions of the legislative assembly ProUed
That in year shall exceed the of
forty days except the session. which may continue
sixty days
SEC e3 4nd he further enacted, That every free white
male nhabitdnt above the of twenty years. who
shall be actual resident of said Territory and shall
the qualifications hereinafter prescribed, shall be
titled the first election shall be eligible
any office within the said Territory; the qualifications
shall be such as shall be prescribed by the legislative
Office shall be exercised only by citizens the United
States and those who shall have declared
tention to become SUCH and shall have taken oath
support the constitution of the United States and the pro-
soldier, marine other person the army
of the United States attached
vice of the United States shall be allowed hold
office said Territory by of being therein
SEC. "a And be further enacted, That the Legislative
of the Territory shall extend to all rghtu subjects
of legislation consistent with the constitution
States and the provisions of this but be
passed terering with the primary disposal of the soil
tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United Stac
shall the lands other property of nonresdents be
taxed higher than the lands other property residents
Every bill which shall have passed the council
of representatives of the said Territory SHALL before it be-
law be presented to the governor of the Territory
If he approve he shall sign it, but not shall return
1t with his objections to the house in which shall have
orig mated who shall the objections large on their
journal and proceed to reconsider it, If after recon-
wothrds of that house shall pass
BILL it shall be sent together with the objections the
approved by twohirds of that house. shall become
law ut In all such the votes of both houses shall
determined by and be entered the ourn
al of each house, respectively If shall be re-
nv tho