Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-10


Por repair and of Fort Independence Bos-
For repair of Fort Columbus and Castle Williams, Ne"
York Of Fort asm and for
thereat, New York Har6or ten thousand p dollars
For repair of wharf at Old Point Comfort Virginia,
For repair Of Fort Macon Beaufort Harbor, North Carroll
For preservation of the site of Macon Beaufort Har
bor North Carolina, thousand dollars
For of the site of Fort johnson, including
new wharf, Charleston Harbor South Carolina, four thou
san hundred dollars
South Carolina, twelve thousand three hundred dollars
For repairs of Fort Jackson, Savannah River Georgia,
For repairs Fort Morgan, mouth of Mobile Bay, Ala
bama five thousand dollars
Fr repairs Of Fort Macomb formerly Fort Wood Chief
Menteur Pass, Louisiana, two thousand dollars
For repairs of Tower Dupre Bayou Dupre Louisiana i've
For repairs and extension of Fort ST. Philip Mississippi
River Louisiana, twenty-five thousand dollars
For barracks and quarters at Fort Hamilton, New York.
For Contingent expenses of the Notifications herein
mentioned the of their sites the OF
title and repairs of sudden damage to FORTS twenty thou
APPROVED August 3, 1854
cHAr LIx-An Act to Organise the Territories of Nc
Be snacied BY tile Senate and House of Reprssentasi0ss
United AInercO Congress GYsen6ed, That
all that part of the territory of the United States included
within the following limits except such portions thereof as
this net to wit: beginning point in the Missouri River
the ortieh para of north latitude the
the Territory of Utah. the summit of the Rocky Noun
tains thence said summit northwArd to the ynnh
parallel of north laude thence said parallel
the boundary of Territory of thence
down channel of said the place Of begin
Ming be, and the is hereby, created into tempo
by the of the Territory of Nebraska
and When admitted States the said Territory,
portion of the shall be received into the Union
at the time of their admission Pr,0lel That nothing
this contained shall be construed to nhb the govern
ment United dividing sad Territory into
two or more Territories such manner
Congress shall deem and proper from
Territ5ry Of the United aies: PpiLi FURTHER That
n hing this act cpnta;n.d shall be c'nsrue! to mpa
the RICH OF person or property now to the In
dams SAID Territory long rights shall remain
un ;xngushed by tre"y beweea the United States and
with any Indian tribe without the of the
jursd cton of or Territory; but all such territory
shall bs excepted Of the boundaries and constitute
Nifty Their the President of the United
inclined within the sad Territory of Nebraska affect
make any epec.lng Ind ans, lands,
property, or other ghtS. by treaty law. otherwise
make if this act had never passed
SEC ,. 4nd ke 1t jarihtr rcted, That the executive,
braska shall BE- vested Governor. who shalt hold hs
office for four years, and until his shall be APP
pointed and quled unless wed by The Pres
dent of the United States The Governor shall reside with
m Ta Inn , Sa n be . % the
fences agins; the laws sad Territory and repreves for
csou Of the President can be made known thereon he
shall commission ali officers WHO shall be appointed to Of
that the laws be faithfully executed
SEC g. md be 1t FURTHER epactcd That there be Secre
tary of said Territory, who shall reside heren and hold
his office for five years unless removed by the Pre-
dent Of the United States he shall record and preserve
ali the laws and proceedings OF the Legislative Assembly
hereinafter constituted and all the and proceedings of
NIT copy of the laws and journals of The Legislative As
semby within thirty days after The end of each aud
copy Of the roc @ and 9sa I
uy each the President of the United States and
Speaker of the House of Representatives, be deposit
ted in the Libraries Of Congress- and in Of the DEATH
TERRITORY the Secretary shall and hereby author
lied and required and perform all the and
until another Governor shall be duly appointed and quail
SEC 4 Ind be jurtder enacted That the legislative
power and authority Of SAID Territory shall be vested in the
sen sba anu an he a
The Council shall Consist of thirteen members. hav
lag quail of voters as hereinafter prescribed
whose term of shall years. The House
of SHALL at its first session. consist of wen
scrbed for Of the Council and whose Term Of SER
vice shall continue The number
may be increased by the Legislative Assembly from time
to me in proportion to the of qualified voters
o0led That the whole shall thirty
nine An apporonment shall be made nearly equal as
practicable the several counties districts, the
section OF the Territory IN the ratio OF ITS
qualified voters neary be. And the members of
in and be inhabitants Of the district county
for VIII CHI they be elected respectively Previous
the first election the Governor shall
neat of the inhabitants and qualified voters of the
era counties and districts of the Territory be taken
such and such mode the shall
gnae and appoint and the persons appointed shall
reasonable compensation therefor. And the first
election shall be held such and places and be
Quoted such both to the persons who shall
superntcud such election and the thereof the
Governor shall appoint and direct and he shall the
time declare the number of members Council and
House of representa- which each of the
districts shall BE- entitled under tn The hav
the highest number of legal in each said
districts for members of Council shall be declared
having the CHEST number of legal for the
House of Representatives, shall be deca the Governor
to be duly elected members of said house Prote That
two voted for shall have equal
either branch of the Legislative Assembly the Gov
shall order election the persons thus
elected the Legislative Assembly meet at place
and such day the Governor shall appoint but there
AFTER the time, place. and of holding conduct
ing all elections by the people, and the apportoning the
the several the
Council and House of Representatives according to the
number OF qualified voters shall be prescribed by law,
we'll the day of the regular
of the Legislative Assembly: ProOsdel That
shall exceed the term of forty the
first session. which may continue sixty days
SEC. s. Ind be 1t further endcted That white male
nhabtant above the of twenyone who shall be
actual resident of said and shall
qualifications hereinafter bed, shall be entitled
at the first election and shall be eligible Office
within the said Territory but qualifcaons Of voters
and of holding office, all subsequent elections be
such shall be prescribed by the Legislative Assembly,
Pro0ded That the right Of suffrage and Of holding office
shall be exercised only by citizens the United
those who shall have declared oath their
such and shall have taken oath to support
sttuon of the United States and the
ARd pToried FURTHER That officer soldier seaman or
haPro tho