Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-03

Sec 13. Jsriher enacted That the Legsati,
Assembly Of the Territory Of Nebraska shall hold its
session such time and place in said Territory ii
Governor thereof shall appoint and direct and at sal
first session, thereafter they shall deem
pedien the Governor and Legislative Assembly shall prt
coed to locate and establish the seat of government
said Territory at such place they may deem eligible
which place however, shall thereafter be subject to
changed by the said Governor and Legislative Assembly
If Sec. IA and be further enacted That delegate
the House Representatives of the United States serv
for the term of two years who shall be citizen Of tn
United States may be elected by the voters qualified
, elect members Of the Legislative Assembly who shall b
entitled to the rights and privileges as are exercise
enjoyed by the delegates from the several other Ter
roris of the United States to the said House of Repre-
senatiyes but the delegate first elected shall hold hi
seat only during the term of the Congress to which
shall be elected The first election shall be held at suc
time and places and be conducted in such manner
Governor shall appoint and direct and all subseauen
elections the times places and manner Of holding tn
elections shall be prescribed by law. The person hav
the greatest number of votes shall be declared by the
Governor be duly elected and certificate heres
shall be given accordingly That the Constitution anG
all laws Of the United States which locally map
picable shall have the force and effect within tn,
said Territory OF Nebraska elsewhere within the Uni
ted States except the eighth section of the act prepare
tory the admission Of Missouri into the Union ap
proved March sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty which
being inconsistent with the principle of nonnervention
BY Congress with slavery in the States and Territories
recognised by the legislation of eighteen hundred and
fifty, commonly called the compromise measures is here
by declared imperative and void it being the true intent
and meaning OF this legslate slavery into any
Territory State to exclude il thererorn but to
leave the people thereof perfectly free form and
late their domestic institutions in their way subject
only to the Constitution of the United States Provided
That nothing herein shall be construed to revive
or put IN force any law regulation which may have
listed prior to the OF sixth March, eighteen hundred
and twenty either protecting establishing prohibiting
abolshng slavery.
Sec 10. And further enacted That there shall here
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Territorial governments sufficient amount, to be
pended under the direction of the said Governor Of the
Territory OF Nebraska not exceeding the heretofore
appropriated for similar objects fer the erection of suta
BILE public budngs the seat of government and for
the purchase of library to be kept the of govern
ment 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 shall be prescribed by law
Sec IT, And6s RJuhsr enacted, That, when the lands
IN the said Territory shall be surveyed under the direc
tion Of the Government of the United States preparatory
to bringing the into market sections nunberedsx
tyn and thiry-sx in each township in said Territory
shall be and the hereby reserved for the pur
or being applied to schools in said Territory and in
the same.
Sec H. And be IL further enacted, That, until otherwise
provided by law the Governor of said Territory may de-
ne the Judicial districts of said Territory aud assign the
judges who may De appointed for said Territory to the
several districts and also appoint the times and places
for holding courts in the several counties subdivisions
In each OF said judicial districts by proclamation to be
issued by him. but the Legislative Assembly at their
hrst or any subsequent session. may organize alter,
modify such Judicial districts, and assign the judges and
alter the times and places of holding the to
them shall seem proper and convenient.
Sec 49, And be further enacted That all officers to be
appointed by the President by and with the advice and
OF the Senate for the Territory Of Nebraska who
oy virtue OF the provisions of any law existing
winch may be enacted during the present Congress-
required to give security for moneys that may be nrust
cd with them for disbursement shall give such security
at such time and place and in such the Secre
tary OF the Treasury may prescribe.
Sec. 49, And be further enacted, That all that part Of
the territory of the United States included within the fol-
lowing limits except such portions thereof herein
after expressly exempted from the operations of this act
70 Wit Beginning at point the western boundary of
the State OF Missouri where the thirty parallel
OF north latitude crosses the same thence said
parallel to the eastern boundary Of New exico thence
north on said boundary to latitude hiryeght thence
following said boundary westward to the east boundary of
the Territory OF Utah. the summit Of the Rocky Noun
talns thence northward said summit to the forteth
parallel of atitude thence east said parallel to the
western boundary of the State Of Missouri thence south
with the western boundary of said State the place Of
beginning be and the is hereby created into tenn
porary Government by the Of the Territory Of
sas and when admitted State States, the said
Territory any portion Of the same shall be received
into the Union with without slavery their consttu
ton may prescribe at the time Of their admission Pro-
vded That nothing in this act contained shall be
srued to inhbit the Government Of the United States
from dividing said Territory into two Territories
in such and at such times Congress shall deem
convenient and proper from attaching any portion Of
said Territory to other State Territory of the Uni
ted States Provided fher That nothing in this act
tanned shall be construed impair the rights of person
property pertaining to the Indians in said Territory
SO long as such rights shall remain unextnguished by
treaty between the United States and such Indians
include any territory which, by treaty with any Indian
tribe, not without the of said tribe to be in
cluded within the territorial limits jurisdiction of any
State Territory but all such territory shall be except
ed out Of the boundaries and constitute part of the
Territory of Kansas until said tribe shall signify their
assent to the President Of the United States be included
within the said Territory Of Kansas, to affect the
thory of the Government Of the United States to make
any regulation respecting such Indians their lands pro-
perty or other rights by treaty. law otherwise, which
would have been competent the Government to make
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Sec. 20. And be further enacted That the executive
power and authority in and said Territory of Kansas
shall be vested in Governor, who shall hold his Office
for four years. and until his shall be appointed
and quaaed unless removed by the President Of
the United States. The Governor shall reside within
said Territory, and shall be commanderinchief Of the
militia thereof He may grant parons and respites for
offences against the laws of said Territory, and repreves
for oences against the laws of the United States until
the decision of the President be made known there
on he shall commission oil ccers who shall be appoint
ed to office under the laws Of the said Territory and shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed
Sec a. And be further enacted, That there shall be
Secretary Of said Territory who shall reside therein
and hold his Office for Ave years. unless removed
by the President Of the United States he shall record
and preserve all the laws and proceedings Of the egsa
tive Assembly hereinafter constituted and all the and
proceedings Of the Governor in his executive depart
ment ne shall transmit one copy Of the laws and jour
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