The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-08-09

And the first election shall be held a
such time and places, and be conducted
in such manner, both as to the person
who shall superintend such election ant
the returns thereof, as the governor 6hal
appoint and direct; and he shall at th'
same time declare the number of mem
sentatives to which each of the countie,
or districts shall be entitled under thi:
act. The persons having the highest
number of legal votes in each of said
council districts for members of the coun.
Gil, shall be declared by the governor tc
be duly elected to the council; and the
persons having the highest number OF
legal votes for the house of representa-
tives, shall be declared by the governor
to be duly elected members of said house
Provided, That in case two or more per-
sons voted for shall have an equal num-
Der of votes, and in case vacancy shall
otherwise occur in either branch of the
Legislative assembly, the governor shall
order new election; and the persons
thus elected to the legislative assembly
shall meet at such place and on such day
as the governor shall appoint; but there
after, the time, place, and manner of
holding and conducting all elections by
the people, and the apportioning the rep
resentation in the several counties or
districts to the council and house of rep
resentatives, according to the number of
qualified voters, shall be prescribed by
law, as well as the day of the commence
ment of the regular sessions of the leg
islative assembly: ProUioed, That no
one session in any one year shall exceed
the term of forty days, except the first
session, which may continue sixty days.
Sec. 5. A1sd be 1t further enacted,
That every free white male inhabitant
above the age of twenty-ono 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
eligible to any Office within the said Ter
ritory but the qualifications of voters,
and of holding Office, at all subsequent
elections, shall be such as shall be pre-
scribed by the legislative assembly !:
Provided, That the right of suffrage and
of holding Office shall only be exercised
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 support the con-
stitution of the United States and the
provisions of this act I: A1ed provided
further, That no officer, soldier, seamen
or marine, or other person In the army
sc the Halted States, or aStacb~
ed to troops in the service of the United
Il, l. Ill 90 20 or hoI1
Office in said Territory, by reason of be-
ing on service therein.
Sec. 6. Ind be 1t further e'sacieI,
That the Legislative power of the Terri
ritory shall extend to all rightful sub
jects of legislation consistent with the
of the United States and the
provisions of this act but no law shall
be passed interfering with the primary
of the soil; no tax shall be i'm
posed upon the property of the United
States; nor shall the lands or other prop
erty of non-residents be taxed higher
than the lands or other property of res
bill which shall have
passed the council and house of repre-
sentatives fof the said Territory shall,
before it become law, be presented to
the governor of the Territory if he ap-
prove, he shall sign it; but if not, he
shall return it with his objections to the
house in which it originated, who shall
enter the objections at large on their
journal, and proceed to reconsider it.
If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds
of that house shall agree to pass the bill,
it shall be sent, together with the OBJ
jections, to the other house, by which it
shall likewise be reconsidered, and if
by two-thirds of that house, it
shall become law. But in all such
cases the votes of both houses shall be
determined by yeas and nays, to be en-
tered on the journal of each house re-
spectively. If any bill shall not be re-
turned by the governor within three
days Sundays excepted after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be law in like manner as if he
signed it, unless the assembly, by adj
journment, prevent its return, in which
case it shall not become law.
Sec. 7. Afd be 1t further enacted,
That all township, district and county
officers, not herein otherwise provided
for, shall be appointed or elected, as the
case may be, in such manner as shall be
provided by the governor and legislative
of the Territory of Nebraska.
The governor shall nominate, and, by
and with the advice and consent of the
council, appoint all officers
not herein otherwise provided for; and
in the first instance the governor alone
may appoint all said officers, who shall
hold their Offices until the end of the first
session of the Legislative assembly; and
shall lay off the necessary distri It's for
of the council and house of rep
and all other officers
2 Sec. 8. A7sd be 1t further enacted,
That no member of the legislative assem-
bly, shall hold, or be appointed to, any
Office which shall have been created, or
the salary or emoluments of which shall
have been increased, while he was men,
Der, during the term for which he was
and for one year after the expi-
ration of such term but this restriction
shall not be applicable to members of
the first Legislative assembly, and no
person holding a commission or appoint
ment under the United States, except
postmasters, shall be members of the leg
islatiYe assembly, or shall hold any Office
under the government of said Territory.
Sec. 9. Eas1L be it further enacted,
That the judicial power of said Terrific
ry shall be vested in a supreme court,
district courts, probate courts, and JUS
tices of the peace. The supreme court
shall consist of chief justice and two
associate justices of the peace. The su-
nreme cnnrt shall consist of q chief ius-