Demoine courier., 1854-08-24

district, or county, or counties, Tor which
they may be elected respectively. Pre-.
vious to The first election, the governor
shall cause a census or enumeration OF
the Inhabitants and qualified voters OF the
several counties aud districts of the Ter
riiory, to be taken by such persons and
in such mode rs the governor shall des.
ignate and appoints; and the person SO
appointed shall receive a reasonable com
pensaiion therefor. And the frs, cleo.
ton shall be held at such time and pla-
ces, and be conducted in such manner
both as 10 The persons who shall superln-
tend such election and the returns thereof,
as the governor shall appoint and direct;
and he shall at the same time declare the
number of members Of the council and
house Of repre- sentatives to which each
OF the counties or districts shall be emit.
lied under This act. The person having
the highes, number of legal votes in each
Of said council districts for members of
the council. shall be declared by The gov
ernor to be duly elected to The council;
and the person having the highest num-
Der of legal votes for the house of rep.
resenla,ives, shall be declared by the
governor as duly elected member Of said
house: Provided, That in case two or
more persons voted for shall have an
equal number of votes, and liz case a
vacancy shall otherwise occur in either
branch of the legislative assembly, and
tie governor shall order a new election;
and the persons thus elected to the legls-
lative assembly shall NEE, at such place
and on such day as the governor shall
%appoiI,; but thereafter, the time. place
and manner Of holding and conducting
all elections by the people. and the APP
portioning the representation in the sew
eral counties or districts to the council
and house of representatives. according
to the number of qualified voters, shall
be prescribed bv law, as well as tho day
of the commencement. Of The regular
sessions OF Tie legislative assembly:
Preceded, That no session in n one
year shan exceed the term of 40 davs,
except the first session, which may con.
tinue sixty DAYS.
SEC. 8. find be IL further enacted,
Thr' every free white male %inhabitan.
above the age of twenty. one years who
shall be an actual resident of said Terri
tory, and shall possess the qualifications
hereinafter prescribed, shall be entitled To
vote at the first election, and shall be ELI
gible TO any office within said Territory;
but the qualifications of voters, and OF
holding office, al all subsequen, elections,
shall be such ss shall be prescribed by
the legislative assembly: Prorided, lha.
The right OF suffrage and of holding Of
fee shall be exercised only by citizens
OF the United States and those who shall
have declared on oath their intention TO
become such; and shall have taken an
oath to supper: the constitution of the
United States and the provisions of this
act: And provided further, That no of.
fcer, soldier, seaman, or marine, or other
person in the army or navy Of the Uni
ted States, or attached TO troops in the
service Of ihs United States shall be al
lowed to vote or hold office in said Ter
rilory. BY reason of being on service
therein
Sec. 6. find be 1t further endcted,
That the legislative power OF the seIii
tory shall extend to all righiful subjects
of legislation consistent with the cOnstitn,
ZION of the United States and the pro.
visions of Tins act; but no law shall be
passed interfering with The primary dis
posal of the soil; no tax shall DE impo-
sed upon the properly of The United
States; nor shall the lands or other prop
eriy of non. residents be taxed higher
than The lands of other property Of resi-
dents. Every bill which shall have pas
sed the council and house Of representa-
lives Of the said territory shall. before il
become a law. be presented to the govet-
nor OF the territory; if he approve, ne
shall sign it; but if not. he shall return
i, with his objections to the house in
which it originated, who shall enter the
objections al large on ,heir journal. and
proceed to reconsider. Ii, after such
reconsideration two. thiids Of that house
shall agree to pass the bill, il shall be
sent, together with the objections, to The
other house. by which i. shall be recon.
sidered. aud if approved by two thirds
Of that house, il shall become a law -
But in all u oh cases the votes Of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays, to DE entered upon The journal oil
each house respectively. 1t any bill
shall not be returned by the governor
within three days Sundays excepted
after il shall have been presented to him,
the same shall be a law in like manner
as if he had signed it, unless The assem-
bly,. by adjournment. prevents lis return
in which case it shall o be a law.
SEC. Z. find be ii further enacted
That all township, district and county
officers, not herein otherwise provides
for, shall be appointed or elected, as the
case NAV be, IN such manner as shall he
provided by he governor and Legislative
assembly Of the territory Of Nebraska
The governor shall nominate. and, by
ard with the advice and consent Of the
legislative council. appoint al. officers
not herein otherwise provided for. anC
in the first instance the governor alone
may appoint all said officers. who shall
hold their office until the end OF the frs