Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-25

Peace In the limits of said Territory duly author
lied TO administer oaths and alirmations by the
laws now in force therein, or before the Chief
Justice OR some Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, TO support the Con-
stltution of the United States, and faithfully TO
discharge the duties Of their respective offices,
which said oaths, when so taken, shall be cert-
lied by the person by whom the same shall have
been taken; and such certificates shall be re-
ceyed and recorded by the said Secretary among
the executive proceedings; and the Chief Justice
and Associate Justices, and all other civil officers
in said Territory before they act as such, shall
take like oath or affirmation before the said
Governor or Secretary, or some Judge or Justice
of the Peace of the Territory who may be duly
commissioned and qualified, which said oath or
affirmation shall be certified and transmitted by
the person taking the same to the Secretary, to
be by him recorded as aforesaid; and, afterwards,
the like oath or affirmation shall be taken, certi-
fled, and recorded, in such manner and form as
may be prescribed by law. The Governor shall
receive an annual salary of two thousand five
hundred dollars. The Chief Justice and Associ-
ate Justices shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand dollars. The Secretary shall receive
an annual salary of two thousand dollars The
said salaries shall be paid quarter yearly, from
the dates of the respective appointments, at the
Treasury of the United States but no such pay
ment shall be made until said officers shall have
entered upon the duties of their respective APP
pointments The members Of the Legislative
Assembly shall be entitled to receive three dol
lars each per day during their attendance at the
sessions thereof, and three dollars each for every
twenty miles travel in going to and returning
from the said sessions, estimated according to
the nearest usually travelled route; and an adj
ditional allowance of three dollars shall be paid
to the presiding officer of each House. for each
day he shall SO preside. And q Chief Clerk, one
Assistant Clerk, a Sergeant- at-arms, and Door
keeper, may be chosen for each House; and the
Chief Clerk shall receive four dollars per day,
and the said other officers three dollars per day,
during the session of the Legislative Assembly;
but no other officers shall be paid by the United
States .Prooided, That there shall be but one
session of the Legislature annually, unless, on an
extraordinary occasion, the Governor shall think
proper to call the Legislature together There
shall be appropriated, annually the usual sum,
to be expended by the Governor to deray the
contingent expenses of the Territory, including
the salary of clerk of the executive depart
ment; and there shall also be appropriated, an
nualiy, a sufficient sum, to be expended by the
Secretary of the Territory and upon an estimate
to be made by the Secretary Of the Treasury of
the United States, to defray the expenses of tile
Legislative Assembly, the printing Of the laws,
and other Incidental expenses; and the Governor
and Secretary of the Territory shall in the dis
bursement of all moneys intrusted to them be
governed solely by the instructions of the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury of the United States, and
shall, semi-annually, account to the said Secre-
tary for the manner in which the aforesaid mon
eys shall have been expended; and no expendi-
ture shall be made by said Legislative Assembly
for objects not specially authorized 10y the acts of
Congress making the appropriations, nor beyond
the sums thus appropriated for such objects.
SEC. 81 Ind be IL further eaactea, That the scat
of Government of said Territory is hereby loca-
ted temporarily at Fort Leayenworth and that
such portions of the public buildings as may not
be actually used and needed for military purposes
may be occupied and used, under the direction
of the Governor and Legislative Assembly, for
such public purposes as may be required under the
provisions of this act.
SEC. 49, And be IL further enacted That Dele
gate to the House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States, to serve for the term of two years,
who shall be citizen of the United States, may
be elected by the voters qualified to elect men,
bers of the Legislative Assembly who shall be en-
titled to the same rights and privileges as are ex-
ercised and enjoyed by the Delegates from the
several other Territories of the United States to
the said House of Representatives, but the Dele
gate first elected shall hold his seat only during
the term of the Congress to which he shall be
elected. The first election shall be held at such
time and places and be conducted in such manner,
as the Governor shall appoint and direct and at
all subsequent elections, the times, places, and
manner Of holding the elections shall be prescribed
by law. The person having the greatest number
Of votes shall be declared by the Governor to be
duly elected and a certificate thereof shall be
given accordingly. That the Constitution, and all
laws of the United States which are not locally
inapplcable, shall have the same force and effect
within the said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere
within the United States, except the eighth sec
ton OF the act preparatory to the admission of
Missouri into the Union, approved March sixth,
eighteen hundred and twenty, which being incon-
sistent with the principle of non-intervention by
Congress with slavery in the States and Terrific
res, as recognised by the legislation Of eighteen
hundred and fifty, commonly called the compro-
mise measures, is hereby declared imperative
and void; it being the true intent and meaning of
this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory
or State TO exclude IL therefrom, but to leave
the people thereof perfectly free to form and reg
ulate their domestic institutions in their own way,
subject only 10 the Constitution Of the United
States: Prorided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to revive or put in force any
law or regulation which may have existed prior
to the act Of sixth Of March, eighteen hundred
and twenty, either protecting, establishing, pro-
hibiting, or abolshing slavery.
SEC 80. Ind be IL further enacted, That there
shall hereafter be appropriated, as has been Gus
tomary for the Territorial Governments, suff-
cient amount to be expended under the direction
of the said Governor Of the Territory OF Kansas
not exceeding the sums heretofore appropriated
for similar objects for the erection of suitable
public buildings at the seat Of Government, and
for the purchase of a library TO be kept at the
seat of Government, for the use of the Governor,
Legislative Assembly, Judges Of the Supreme
Court, Secretary, Marshal, and Attorney Of said
Territory, and such other persons, and under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by law.
SEc. 81 Ind Dc Il further enacted, That when
the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed,
under the direction of the Government Of the
United States, preparatory to bringing the same
into market, sections numbered sixteen and thir-