Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-23
PLYMOUTH INDIANA THURSDAY MARCH 90, 1854.

er of the House ef representatives. for
the use of Congress. And. III case OF the
death. removal. resignation. or absence OF
the governor from the territory, the Sec
re;ary shall be and he is hereby au;horl-
zed and required to execute and perform
all the powers and duties of the governor
during such vacancy or absence, or until
another governor shall be duly orpointed
or qualified TO fill such vacancy.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted
That the legislative power and authority
of said territory shall be vested in the
governor and d legislative assembly
The legislative asse IN bly, shall consist OF a
council and house OF representatives.
The council shall consis; Of thirteen mem
bers. having the qualifications OF voters
as hereinafter prescribed. whose terms ol
service shall continue two years. The
house Of preseniatiyes shall, at its frs
session. consist of twenty six members
possessing the same qualifications as pre-
I scrbed fox Icrs of the council, and
whose term Of service shall continue one
year. The number Of representative:
may be increased by the legislo;ive as
sembly. from time TO time, i'll proportion
to the increase of qualified voters: Pro
vided, that the whole number shall new
er exceed thirty nine. An apport'on
ment shall be made. as nearly equal as
practicable, among the several counties
or districts, for the election of council
and presen,atives. giving to each Sec
tion of the territory presentation in the
ratio OF its qualified voters. as near as
may be. And the members of the coun-
Gil and Of the house Of representatives,
shall reside in and be inhahilants Of the
district or county. or counties, for which
they may be elected respectively. Pre-
vious to the first election the governor
shall cause a census OF enumeration of
the inhabitants and qualified voteEs OF
the several counties or districts Of the ter
ritory to be taken by such persons and in
such mode, as the governor may desig-
nate and appoint; and the person so ap-
pointed shall receive a reasonable COM
pensation the erefor. And :he first cleo
ton shall. be held at such time and pla-
ces. and lie conducted in such manner.
both as TO persons who shall superintend
such election and the returns thereof, as
the governor shall appoint and direct;
and lie shall at the same time declare the
mum Der of members of the council and
house Of represen tatives TO which each of
The counties or districts shall be entitled
under this act The person having the
highes. number Of legal votes in each of
said council districts for members Of the
council, shall be declared by the govern
or duly elected to the council. and the
persons having the highest number Of le
gel votes for the house OF Representatives.
shall ba declared by the Governor TO be
duly elcted members Of the house: Pro-
vided. tha; III case two or more persons
voted for shall have an equal number Of
votes. and in case vacancy shall occur
in either branch of the legislative Assem-
bly,, the governor shall order new cleo
tion; and the persons thus elected TO the
legislative assembly shall meet at such
place. and on such day. as the governor
shall appoint; but thereafter the time,
place, and manner o: holding. and conduc-
ting all elections By the people, and the
appointing the representation in the sew
eral counties or districts to the council
and house of representatives. according
to the number Of qualified voters, shall
be prescribed by law, as we'll as the day
of the commencement Of the regular ses-
sions OF The legislative assembly: Provi-
ded. that 70 session in any one year shall
exceed the term of forty days. except the
first session. which may continue sixty
days.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted,
That any free white male inhabitan, above
the age Of twenty-one years. who shall
be an actual resident of said territory, and
shall possess the qualifications hereinaf-
ter prescribed. shall be entitled to vote
at the first election. and shall be eligible
TO any Office within the said territory;
but the qualifications of voters and of
holding Office. at all subsequent elections.
shall be such as shall be prescribed by the
legislative assembly: Provided, that the
right of suffrage and Of holding Office shall
be exercised only by citizens OF the Uni
ted States. and those who shall have de-
clsred on oath their intention TO become
such, and shall have taken oath TO sup
port he constitution of the u States and
the pt,visions of this act: And provided
further, That no officer, soldier, seaman,
or marine. or other person in the army or
nary of the United States. or attached to
troops in the service Of the United States,
slall be allowed to vote or hold office in
said territory. By reason Of being on ser
vice therein for six months, unless said
territory is and has been for that period
otherwise his permanent domicil, resi-
dence. habitation and home.
SEC. s. And be IL further enacted,
That the legislative power of the terrific
ry shall extend to ali rightful subjects of
legislation consistent with the constitu-
ton of the United States and the provis-
ions of this act; but no law shall be pass.
ed interfering with the primary disposal
OF the soil. no tax shall be imposed upon
the property of the United States. nor
shall the lands or other property of non.
residents be taxed higher than the lands
or other property Of residents. All the
laws passed by the Legislative assembly
and governor shall be submitted to the
Congress of the United States, and if dis.
approved shall be null and of no effect.