The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
RAVENNA, THURSDAY, OCT. %, 1856.

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legislative authority Of said Territory.
SEC. Ia. And be il further enacted, That
a delegate, having the qualifications Of a
member of the legislative assembly in said
Territory, to the House of Representatives
of the United States, to serve for the term
Of one year, may be elected by the voters
qualified to elect members of the legislative
assembly, at the first election contemplated
by this act, who shall be entitled to the
same rights and privileges as are exercised
and enjoyed by the delegates from the sew
eral other Territories of the United States
to the said House of Representatives.
And thereafter the delegates chosen at such
time as may be prescribed by law, and shall
serve for the term of two years. The per-
son having the greatest number of legal
votes for such delegate shall be declared by
the governor to be duly elected, and GER
tificate thereof shall be given accordingly.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted, That
all suits, process, and proceedings, civil and
criminal, at law and in ckancery, and all in
dictments and inlormatons which shall be
pending aud undetermined in the courts Of
the Territory OF Kansas or of New Mexico,
when this act shall take effect, shall remain
in said courts where pending, to be heard,
tried, prosecuted, and determined in such
courts as though this act had not been pass
ed: Provided, nevertheless, That all criminal
prosecutions now pending in any ofthe courts
OF the Territory of Kansas imputing to any
person or persons the crime of treason
against the United States, and all criminal
prosecutions, by information or indictment,
against any person or persons for any alieg-
ed violation or disregard whatever Of what
are usually known as the laws of the legis.
lature OF Kansas, shall be forthwith dismiss.
ed by the courts where such prosecutions
may be pending, and every person who may
be restrained OF his liberty by reason Of any
of snid prosecutions, shall be released there
from Without delay Nor shall there here.
after be instituted any criminal prosecution
in any of the courts of the United States, or
OF said Territory, against any person or per-
sons, lor any snch charge Of treason in said
Territory prior 10 the passage OF this act, or
any violation Or disregard of SAID legislative
enactments at any time.
Sec l6. And be ii further enacted, Thu,
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and all other judicial ard ministerial officers
who shall be in Office within the limits o.
: said Territory when this act shall take effect
shall be, and they are hereby, authorized ant
required to continue to exercise and peror.I
the duties OF their respective offices as officer:
of the Territory Of Kansas, temporarily, ant
until they, or others, shall be duly appoint
:, ed and qualified to fill their places in tht
manner herein directed, or until their Offices
, shall be abolished
SEC. II. And be ii further enacttd, Tha
the moneys heretofore appropriated for ;ht
purchase of a library for said Territory, i
not already, shall be expended by and unde
The direction OF the said governor of the
Territory of Kansas, in the purchase Of ;
library, to be kept at the seat o. government
> for the use of the governor, legislative as
sembly, judges Of the supreme court, sccre
> tary, marshal, and attorney OF said Territory
. and such other persons and under such rcgu
! lations as shall be prescribed by law
SEC. lS. And be ii further enacted, Tha
when the lands in the said Territory shall b.
surveyed under the direction Of the govern
ment Of The Uuited States, preparatory t.
bringing the same into market, section
. numbering sixteen and thrty.six in eacl
township in said Territory shulI be, aud tn
same are hereby, reserved for the purpose 0
being applied to the support OF common
schools 10 said Territory, and in the State 0
States and Territories hereafter to b. erect
ed out of the same, in such way and unde
:, such regulations and restrictions as Congress
> may hereafter prescribe, or consent to.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, THAI
temporarily, and until provided by law, tn
governor of said Territory may define the ju
dicial districts of said Territory, and assg
!, the judges who are or may be appointed fc
:, said Territory to the several districts, an
also appoint the times and places for holdin
courts in the several counties or subdivision
in each of said Judicial. districts by proclo
nation to be issued by him; but the legisla
tive assembly, at their first or any subsequer
!, session, may organize, alter, or modify sue
Judicial districts, and assign the judges, an
= alter the times and places of holding tn
!, courts. as to them shall seem proper and cor
, venient. ..,...,..
" SEC. 90. And be ii further enacted, Ths
'' all officers to be appointed by the -Presideu
'e by and with the advice and consent of tn
J. Senate, for the Territory of Kansas, who, b
/ virtue of the provisions of any law now eS
d listing, or which may be enacted during th
present Congress, are required to give secu
s. rity for moneys that may be intrusted wit
e them for disbursement, shall give such sect
is rity at such time and place, and in sue
"a manner, as the Secretary of the Treasur
f may prescribe.
IS Sec. 81. And be ii further enacted, Tha
e all treaties, laws, and other engagement
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