Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-08

held at the Civ OF Washington in the District o,
Columbia, on Monday, the 81 day OF December
lS69 and ended on Monday the 4th day OF March.
JAMES BUCHANAN, President. JOHN C. BREcKKs-
RIDGE, Vice President, and President OF the SCI
ate. WILLIAM PEssIEGroE, Speaker u. Ihs
House Of Representatives.
CHAP. LXXXyI.-An Act to provide a Temporary
Government for the Territory of Dakota. aud to
create the Office OF Surveyor General therein.
b. u snGcfsd b. the SENATE and House Of RsBrssu
tees Of he United STATES Of An.rea IN COnsrsss as
fsnbIes, hat all that part OF the territory OF tas
United States included Witsin the following limits
namely comm ncing at point in the main chan
mel OF the Rec kyeT Of the hsuh, where the ferry
ninth degree OF nsr,h latitude crosses the same.
thence up the main ehaznei of the same and along
the boundary Of the State of Minnesota, to Big
stone Lake; thence along the boundary line OF the
said State Of Minnesota TO the Iowa line: thence
along the boundary line of the State of Iowa thu
point Of Intersection between the b Sioux his
souri, rivers; thence ap the Missouri and along ths
boundary line o. the Territory of Nebraska to III.
mouth OF the Siobrara or RunniDg Water river;
man chshuel 'hereOi, 10 LIe mourn OF the keha
Pgha Turtle HIll river; thence up said river 10
the forty-third parallel OF north latitude: thesc.
due west to tie present boundary of the IerTitory
OF w ashington thence along the boundary line Of
Warrington Territory, 10 THE fory-ninth degree OF
north llttude; thence east along said forty-ninth
degree OF north lstItGde TO the place of beginning
be- and the same is hereby, organized iGtO tempo
rary government, by the name OF the TERRITORY OF
Dakota: Provided That nothing in this &C; contain
ed shail be construed impair the rights Of uer.ou
or property pertaining to the Indian, in sait
Territory, so long -uch rights sIaI remain unex-
tiDgushsd BY treaty between the United state I'D
such Indians or TO include any territ0ry wbcb T,y
treaty with any Indian tTibe, /. not Without tI,r
consent OF said TRIBE TO be included within the ter
ritorial limits or Jurisdiction of any State Or Terri
tory out all sac territory shall be excepted out Of
the boundaries and constitute part or the erri
tory OF Dakota, until said tribe shall signify their
cluded within sad Territory. effect the author
Ity OF the Government Of the United states TO make
any regulations respecting such Indians their lands
properly or other Tlghtz by treaty, law, other
wise, which II wSt ID have been Competent for the
Government to make il this act had never passed :
FTortdtd JErtssT hat nothing in this contained
siiall be Construed to lnLbt The Government vi tue
United States IRON dividing laid TerritorY INTO two
or more Territories, IN such mapueT sud a. such
tIGnes A. CUngr,s- shall deem convenient and prop
e. or from attaching any portion thereof 10 any oth
sEc. :. Aadb {! NTH aaeted That tine executive
power aDd authority Ia and over saId Territory Of
DAKOTA. shall be vested in a governor VINO shglI
hold his ohsce aud untIl Ms successor
hail be appointed aud quai.le4, unless sooner
moved Dy tGe PRECEDENT Ol the United State. The
governor rA4I rerl1e sltA4n aid Territory. sba
commando -ia-cAri Of tine mi jta thereof rAai per
form the 1uti-s ahd receive the emO.umvnts oI su-
pa-s-d los The Legislative Assembly before they
shAu take effect; be m8y grant lardUus for offences
against the lave u sas4 ierrtor auI Tepri-ses for
ohruGe against tie ave Of the nIted states unit.
the decision OF the PresilsBt Czu re made known
thereon. sfai Commission all officers who IA ali
be apPgatet 20 ONCE under the laT- 81 said Tern
tory snl shall take care tina. the !aws Je faithfully
executsd.
oEC 3 And tu Ca,t4yr Gcf d, That there shall
be secretary OF SAID Territory, who shal reside
therein, and hold hi- Office Tor tour year., unie--
sooner removed b. the President OF the United
State he shall record aud pre- all the laws and
proceedings OF the l. gi-laiIEe 49, nbly hereinafter
con struted and ali the acts aud Or @ edgs Of the
governor In his executive department. fle shall
transmit enc copy OF tie lave snd ole copy OF the
executive proceeding on or before the int day
December m each ear to the President Of the
United SStes and. Al he same tim-, tao copies II
the laws to hz SPEAKER Of the House Representa-
uEes and the President Of the Senate for the OF
ConErtssi snd III Gaze Of the death, removal or res
iKn2ticn other necessary absence OF the governor
from the Territory the secretary stall ha'e and lie
Is hereby authorized aud required, to execute aud
perform all the powers and duties ofthe governor
during such vacancy or necessary AbseDce,
ui another governor shaIl De duly appointed 70
NIL such vacancy
SIC And . f4y,iy d, Thst the legislative
pow aud Authority VI said Territory shall De vest
ed IN the governor and Legisl&t We Assembly. lie
Legislative Assembly shall consist OF council ana
house representative. The council shall consist
OF ninr member, which may be increased 70 thir-
teen having the qualifications OF vot.r- hereinaf
ter pre-crrbei whJse term OF service shall continue
two years Tie house q representative. s1aiI CON
FIST OF thirteen mem ber htch may esei 70
tweuty-six, possessing the same qua'ifcatons as
prescribed for members Of the council. and Whose
term Of e vice shall continue one ear. An sppOr
iioumeDt shall be made, a nearly equal prsgtic4-
bic. among the several couLtIes district Tor the
e@cuou 81 the council ana house OF representatives
giving TO s@ch eecti Of the IsTrtOry Representa-
ton ga the ratio Of At population Indians except, d.
q nearly o. may b. ahd the members OF tR- cvun-
eli aid Of the house of representative shall reside
in, AMI De the il habtsI. Of the district for which
They may 1e ected, respectively. Previous TO the
first election, the COVE shall census or
enumeration of tie inhabitants OF the several cOun-
Ties and districts the Territory TO BE- taken. and
the first election h, be held at -ucb tms aud plac-
Is AID be Conducted 10 sucn manner, The Cover
nor aIapguBt tLd direct. and hr sRau. a. The
c0uuc fud house oi T,Pre-eutatise- 10 - h-ch each
the com L. districts -aa. re entitled under
le led having toe His4'@' number of votes IL each
o sala c"ulcl districts. tor memD p OIL the council
shall Oe u,c ars o fe governor - b= nH'y eIeet~l
TO "a council tie Prrran or Ver-ous auth"