The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-27

| said Supreme Court, without regard to the value
| of the matter property, or title in controversy
and except also that writ of error or appeal
shall also be allowed to the Supreme Court of the
United States, from the decision of the said Su-
preIne Court created by this act or of any Judge
thereof Of the District Courts created by this
act, or of any judge thereof, upon any writ of
| habeas corpus, involving the question of person
al freedom: ProOided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to apply to affect the
provisions of the "act respecting fugitives from
justice and persons escaping from the service of
their masters" approved February twelfth, Seven
| teen hundred and ninety-three and the g act to
amend and supplementary to the aforesaid act"
approved September eighteenth, eighteen hundred
and fifty; and each of the said District Courts
| shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction in
| all cases arising under the Constitution and laws
| of the United States is vested in the Circuit
and District Courts of the United States and the
said Supreme and District Courts of the said Ter
| ritory, and the respective judges thereof, shall
and may grant writs of habeas corpus in ali cases
in which the same are granted by the judges of
| the United States in the District of Columbia !;
and the first six days of every term of said courts
or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall
be appropriated to the trial of causes arising I'M
der the said Constitution and laws, and writs of
error and appeal in all such cases shall be made
to the Supreme Court of said Territory, the same
as in other cases The said clerk shall receive
in all such cases the same fees which the clerks
of the District Courts Of Utah Territory now re-
| ceive for similar services
Sec. %. And be IL further enacted, That the pro-
visions of the act entitled An act respecting fl-
| gitives from justice, and persons escaping from
the service OF their masters" approved February
/ twelfth, seventeen hundred and naAety-three, and
the provisions of the act entities An act to
amend and supplementary to the aforesaid act"
| approved September eighteenth, eighteen hun
dred and fifty, be, and the same are hereby, de-
clared to extend to and be in fall force within
| the limits of the said Territory of Kansas
Sec. 30. lind be IL further enacted That there
shall be appointed Attorney for said Territory,
who shall continue in Office for four years, and
until his successor shall be appointed and quail
| fed, unless sooner removed by the President, and
| who shall receive the same fees and salary the
| Attorney of the United States for the present
| Territory of Utah. There shall also be Marshal
for the Territory appointed, who shall hold his
office for four years, and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed
| by the President, and who shall execute all pro-
cesses issuing from the said courts when exer-
cising their jurisdiction as Circuit and District
| Courts of the United States he shall perform
| the duties, be subject to the regulations and
penalties and be entitled to the same fees as the
Marshal of the District Court of the United States
for the present Territory of Utah, and shall, in
| duultIOH De pau TWO uunureu uOlaTS annually
| as compensation for extra services.
| Sec. 80. And be 1t further enaeted That the
| Governor, Secretary Chief Justice and Associate
| Justices, Attorney, and Marshal, Ehall be nomi-
| mated, and, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, appointed by the President of the
| United States. The Governor and Secretary to
| be appointed as aforesaid shalx before they act
as such, respectively take an OF il or affirmation
before the District Judge or SOL he Justice of the
Peace in the limits of said Territory duly author
| lied to administer oaths and atirmations by the
laws now in force therein, or before the Chief
| Justice or some Associate Justic of the Supreme
| Court Of the United States, to support the Con-
sttution of the United States, and faithfully to
| discharge the duties of their respective Offices
| which said oaths when so take1, shall be certi-
fed by the person by whom the same shall have
! been taken; and such certificates shall be re-
| ceived 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 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 affirmation shall be taken, certi-
| fed and recorded, in such manner and form as
|
receive an annual salary of two thousand five
! hundred dollars The Chief Justice and Associ-
ate Justices shall receive annual salary of two
thousand dollars. The SecretaSy shall receive
an annual salary Of two thousaSd dollars. The
said salaries shall be paid qua ter-yearly, from
the dates of the respective app intments, at the
| Treasury of the United States; nut 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 a Chief Clerk, one
! Assistant Clerk, Sergeant-at-arms, and Door
keeper, may be chosen for each House; and the
| Chief Clerk shall receive four p9llars per day,
and the said other officers three Collars per day,
during the session of the Legsl tive Assembly;
but no other officers shall be pal by the United
States: Provided That there sball 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 defray the
contingent expenses of the Territory, including
ment; and there shall also be appropriated, an
nually, 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 the
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 intrasted to them, be
governed solely by the instructions Of the Secre-
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 by the acts of
Congress making the appropriations, nor beyond
the sums thus appropriated for such objects.
SEC 81. lind be It further enacted, That the seat
of Government of said Territory is hereby loca-
ted temporarily at Fort Leavenworth and that
such portions Of the public buildings as may not
be actually used and needed for military purposes
may be occupied and used, ufder the direction
of the Governor and Legislative Assembly for
such public purposes as may be Sequired under the
provisions of this act.
SEC. 80. 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 a citizen of the United States, may
be elected by the voters qualified to elect men,
bers of the Legislative Assemble, who shall be en-
titled to the same rights and privileges are
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