Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-13

lined, which said Oath or efhfma ton
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 or affirmation
shall be taken, certified, and recorded,
IN such manner and form as may be pre-
scribed by law. The governor shall re-
| ceive an annual salary of two thousand
five hundred dollars. The chief justice
and associate justice shall receive an
annual salary Of two thousand dollars
i The secretary shall receive all annual SAL
airy 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 du-
ties Of their respective nppointments.-
The members of the legislative assembly
shall be entitled to receive three dollars
each per day during their attendance at
the sessions thereof, and three dollars
each for evry twenty miles travel in going
TO and returning from the said sessions.
estimated according TO the nearest usual
! ly travelled route; and an additional al.
/ lowance Of three dollars shall be paid TO
the presiding officer of each hous- for each
day he shall so preside. And a chief
clerk. one assistant clerk. sergeant at
arms. and doorkee per. may be chosen for
each house: and The chief clerk shall re
cieve 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; Provided, That there shall
be but one session Of the legisls ture an
nually. unless on an extraordinary occa
sion, the governor shall think proper TO
call the legislature together. There shall
be appropriated, annually. the usu i sum
to be expended by the governor. 10 drfray
the contingent expenses OF the Territory.
including the salary Of a clerk of the tx
ecutive department; AMI there shIll also
be appropriated. annually. 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 defrty the expnnces
of the legislative assembly. the printing of
/ The laws. and other incidental expenses:
and the governor and secretary Of ;he Terri.
tory shall. in the disburse ment of all mon
eys iutrusted to them. be governed solely
| by the instruction of the Secretary Of the
Treasury of the United States. and shall
semi-annually, account TO the said Score
tary for the manner in which the afore-
\ Gail Shan h.ra Il.
and no expenditure shall be made by Sd id
legislative assembly for objects not spe-
cially AUTHORIZED by the acts Of Congress
making the appropriations. nor beyond
the sums thus appropriated for such OBJ
jects.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted.
That the seat of government Of said Ter
ri,ory is hereby temporarily a, Fort Leav.
enworth; and that such portions Of the
public buildings as may not be actually
used and needed for military purposes
mag be occupied and used. under the
! direction Of the governor and legislative
| assembly. for such public purposes as
may be required under the provisions of
his act
SEC. 80. AHd Dc it further enacted.
That delegate TO the House Of Repre-
| senta,ives Of the United States, may be
elected by the voters qualified TO elect
members Of the legislative assembly, who
shall be entitled TO the same rights and
privileges as are exercised md enjoyed By
the delegates from the several other Ter
| ritories ofIhe United States 20 Said House
! OF representatives.. but the delegate
first elected shall hold his seat only du-
ring the term of the Congrrs. to which
Ire shall be elected. The first election
shall be held at such time anl places, and
be conducted IN such manner, as the gov
ernor 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 hav-
ing the greatest number Of votes shall be
! declared by the governor 10 be duly cleo
ted, and certificate thereof shall be Civ
ell accordingly. That the constitution.
aud all laws Of the United Safes which
are not locally inapplica BILE shall have the
same force and effect within the said Ter
ritosy If Kansas as elsewhere within the
United States. except the eighth section
o. the act preparatory to the admission
Of Missouri into the Union, approved
March sixth, eighteen hundred and TWEEN
~. which being inconsistent with the
principle Of non-interven:ion by Con-
gress with slavery in the States and Ter
ritories. us recognised by the legislation
of eighteen hundred and fifty. monty
called the compromise measures. is here
BY declared imperative and void, it be.
ing the true intent and meaning Of this
act not to legislate slavery into any
Territory or State, nor 10 exclude 1t there.
from. but to leave the people thereof per.
fectly free to form and regulate their do :
nestle institutions in their own way,
subject only to the constitution Of the
United States: Provided. That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
revive or put in force any law or reg
ulation which may have existed prior to
the act Of the sixth Of March, eighteen
hundred and twenty. either protecting,
esta blishing. prohibiting or abolishing sla-
very.
SEC. 80. And be il further enacted.
That there shall hereafter be appropriated
as has been customary for the territorial
governments. a sufficient amount. 10 be