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

before the District Judge or some JusucS VI inc
Peace in the limits of said Territory, duly author
lied to administer oaths and affrmations 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-
stitution of the United States and faithfully to
discharge the duties OF their respective Offices,
which said oaths, when so taken, shall be certi-
fed by the person by whom the same shall have
been taken and such certificates shall be received
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 Gov
ernor 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 MS aforesaid; and, afterwards,
the like oath or affirmation shall be taken, certi
fed, 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 ChiefJustice and Associate
Justices shall each receive an annual salary Of
two thousand dollars. The Secretary shall re-
ceiye 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
payment shall be made until said officers shall
have entered upon the duties of their respective
appointments. 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 Chief Clerk, one
Assistant Clerk, 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 Prorided That there shall be but one
session of the Legislature annually, unless, 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
the salary of o clerk of the executive depart
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
bursemcnt of all moneys intrusted to them, be
governed solely by the instructions of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury of the United States, and
SHALL semi-annualy account to the said Secre-
tary for the manner in which the aforesaid mo-
neys shall have been expended and no expcndi-
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. 49, AHd be IL further enacted, That the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebras-
ka shall hold its first session at such time and
place in said Territory as the Governor thereof
shall appoint and direct and at said first session,
as soon thereafter as they shall deem expedi-
ent, the Governor and Legislative Assembly shall
proceed to locate and establish the seat Of Gov
eminent for said Territory at such place as they
may deem eligible; which place, however, shall
thereafter be subject to be changed by the said
Governor and Legislative Assembly.
SEC. IA. And be IL further enacted That Del
egate to the House of Representatives of the
United 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 mem
bers of the Legislative Assembly, who shall be
entitled to the same rights and privileges as are
exercised and enjoyed by the Delegates from the
the said House of Representatives, but the Del
egate 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 man.
ner, 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 great
est 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 inapplicable, shall have the
same force and effect within the said Territory of
Nebraska rs elsewhere within the United States,
except the eighth section of the act preparatory
to the admission of Missouri into the Union,
approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and
twenty, which, being inconsistent with the prin-
ciple Of non-interyention by Congress with sla-
very in the States and Territories, as recognised
by the legislation of eighteen hundred and fifty,
commonly called the Compromise Measures, is
hereby declared imperative and void; il being
the true intent and meaning Of this act, not TO
legslate slavery into any Territory or State, nor
to exclude il therefrom, but TO leave the people
thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way, subject
only to the Constitution of the United States !:
ProUided, 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 March, eighteen hundred and twenty,
either protecting, establishing, prohibiting, or
abolishing slavery.
SIC. 10. AHd be IL further enacted, That there
shall hereafter be appropriated, as has been
customary for the Territorial Governments, a
sufficient amount, TO be expended under the
direction Of the said Governor Of the Territory
Of Nebraska not exceeding the sums heretofore
appropriated for similar objects, for the erection
of suitable public buildings at the seat Of Gov
eminent, and for the purchase Of 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 un-
der such regulations shall be prescribed by law
SIC. 10. 1nd be IL further enacted, That when
the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed
under the direction Of the Government Of the