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district courts of the United States, he
shall perform the duties. be subject to
the same regulations and penalties, and
be entitled to the same fees as the mar.
shal OF the district court Of the United
States for the present Territory of Utah.
and shall, in addition, be paid two hun
dred dollars annually as a compensation
for extra services.
SEC. IL. find be 1t further enacted,
Tha, ,he governor, secretary, chief jus
lice and associate justices, attorney and
marshall, shall be nominated, and. by
and with the, advice and consent of the
Senate, appointed by the President Of
the United States. The governor and
secretary to he appointed as aforesaid,
shall. before they act as such. respective
ly take an oath or affirmation before the
district judge or some justice Of the peace
ia the limits of said Territory, duly au.
thorized to administer oaths and afir.
nations by the laws now in force there
in, or before the chief justice or some as.
~sociate justice OF the Supreme Court of
the United States. TO support the Con.
sti,ution of the United States, and faith
fully to discharge the duties Of ,hei, re-
spec,ive Offices. which said Oaths, when
so taken, shall be certified by the person
by whom the same shall have been Ia
ken; and such certificates shall be re-
ceived and recorded by the said secre,a
ry among the executive proceedings; and
The chief justice and associate justices,
and all other civil officers in said Terri
tories, before they act as such, shall lake
a 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, Tho like oath or aft rmalion
shall be taken, certified, and recorded, in
such manner and form as may be pre-.
scrlbed by law. The governor shall re-
ceive an annual salary of two thou.
sand five hundred dollars. The chief
justice aud associate justices shall each
receive an annual salary of two thou.
sand dollars. The secretary shall re-
ceive an annual salary Of two thousand
dollars. The said salaries shall be paid
quarter yearly, from the dates of the re
speclive appointments. at the treasury OF
The United States, but no such pay men,
shall be made until said officers shall
have entered upon the duties of their re.
spective appointments. The members
of the legislative assembly shall. be en-
titled TO receive three dollars each per day
during their attendance at the sessions
thereof, and three dollars each for every
twenty miles travel in going to and re.
turning from the said sessions, estimated
according to the nearest usual route; and
an additional allowance of three dollars
shall be paid to the presiding officer of
each house. for each day he shall preside.
And a chief clerk, one assistant, clerk, a
sergeant alarms, 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 legis
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be paid by the United States; PROVIDED,
Tina, there shall be but one session of the
legislature annually, unless, on In extra
ordinary OCCASION, the governor shall
think proper to call the legislature to-
gelher. There shall be appropriated an
nuaiiy, The usual sum, TO be expended by
The governor. to defray the contingen,
expenses Of the Territory. including a
salary oc the clerk OF the executive de-
parlmeni; and there shall be appropriated
annually, a sufficient sum, TO be expend
ed by the Secretary of the Territory,
and upon an estimate to be made Ly the
Secretary of the Treasury Of the Uni.
ted States. TO defray The expenses Of the
legislative assembly, the printing Of the
laws. and other incidental expenses; and
the governor & secretary of the Territory
shall, in the disbursement of all moneys
in,rusied TO ihen, be governed solely by
the instructions Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury of The United States. and shall,
s%emi.annually, account 20 the said Sec.
Rotary for the manner in which the afore.
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and no expenditure shall be made by
said legislative assembly for objects no,
specially authorized by the acts of Con-
gress making the appropriations. mol
beyond the sums thus appropriated fol
such objects.
Sec. l3 find be tt further enacted
That the Legislative assembly of the
Territory of Nebraska shall hold its fire
session at such time and place in said
Territory as the governor thereof shall
appoint and direct; and a, such session
or as soon thereafter as they shall deem
expedient, the governor and legislative
assembly shall proceed to locate and es
tablish the seat of government for sait
Territory al such place as they ma,
deem eligible; which place, however
shall shereaf,e. be subject to be changes
by The said governor and legislative as
sembly.
SEC. Ia. find be 1t further enacted
Tha. a delegate TO the House Of Repre-
sen,aiives of ,he United States, to serv,
for The term of two years, who shall b
a citizen Of the United States, may b
! elected by the voters qualified to cleo
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