The national Republican., 1861-07-13

Justice OF the peace IN tne limlts Vi salu lerri-
tory duly authorized to administer oaths and
aflirmations by the laws now in force therein,
or before the chief justice or some associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States, TO support the Constitution Of the Uni.
ted States and faithfully to discharge the duties
of their respective offices; which said osths,
when 60 taken shall be certified by the person
by whom the same shall have been taken; and
such certificates shall be received and recorded |
by the secretary among the executive proceed |
ings; and the chief justice and!associate JUS |
tices, and all other civil officers in said Terri
tory, before they act as such, shall take like
oath or affirmation before the said governor or
secretary, or some Judge or justice Of the peace
Of the Territory who may be duly commissioned
and qualified, which said oath or affirmation
shall Be certified and transmitted by the person
taking the same to the secretary, TO be by him
recorded rs aforesaid; and Afterwards the like
oath or affirmation shall be taken, certified,
and recorded in such man Ter and form as
may be prescribed by law. The governor shall
receive an annual SALARY Of fifteen hundred
dollars as governor, and one thousand dollars
as Superintendent Of Indian Affairs: the chief
justice and associate justices shall each receive
an annual salary Of eighteen hundred dollars
| the secretary shall receive an annual salary of
eighteen hundred dollars. The said salaries
shall be paid quarter-yearly at the Treasury Of
the United States. The members Of the legis.
lative assembly shall be entitled to receive
three dollars each per day during their attend.
ance at the session thereof, and three dollars
for every twenty miles travel in going to and
returning from the said sessions, estimated &C.
cording TO the nearest usually travelled route.
There shall be appropriated annually the sum
Of one thousand dollars, to be expended by the
governor, TO defray the contingent expenses Of
the Territory. There shall also be appropria.
ted 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 defray the
expenses Of the legislative assembly, the print
ing Of the laws, and other incidental expenses;
and the secretary Of the Territory shall annu.
ally account to the Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States for the manner in which
the aforesaid sum shall have been expended.
Sec. IL. And be ii further enacted That the
Legislative assembly Of the Territory Of Dakota
shall hold its first session at such time and
! place in said Territory as the governor thereof
shall appoint and direct; and at said first ses
sion, or as soon thereafter as they shall deem
expedient, the governor and legislative assem-
bly, shall proceed to locate and establish the
seat OF government for said Territory at such
place as they may deem eligible which place,
however, shall thereafter be subject to be
changed by the said governor and legislative
assembly. -. ..
Sec. l3. And be ii further enacted, That
delegate to the House Of Representatives of the
United States, to serve during each Congress 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 and en-.
|. joyed by the delegates from the several otheI
. Territories of the United States to the said
J., House of Representatives. The first election
b shall be held at such time and places, and BE-
Q conducted in such manner, as the governor
' shall appoint and direct; and at all subsequen,
8 elections, the times, places, and manner o
}. holding elections shall be prescribed by law
4 The person having the greatest number ol
s votes shall be declared BY the governor to be
+ duly elected, and certificate thereof shall be
9 given accordingly.
v Sec. IA. Andbe il further enacted, That when
4 the land in said Territory shall be surveyed
}. under the direction of the Government Of the
y United States, preparatory to bringing the
d same into market, sections numbered sixteen
d and thirty-six in each township in said Terri
II tory shall be- and the same are hereby, reserved
y for the purpose of being applied to schools in
g the States hereafter to be erected out of the
# same.
q Sec. Is. And be ii further enacted, That tenn
n porarily, and until otherwise provided by law
o the governor of said Territory may define the
d judicial districts Of said Territory and assign
e the judges who may be appointed for said Ter
T. ritory to the several districts, and also appoint
II the times and places for holding courts in the
It several counties or subdivisions in each Of
1. said Judicial districts by proclamation to be
" issued by him but the Legislative assembly, al
Il their FIRST or any subsequent session, may or
10 gsnize, alter, or modify such judicial districts
Is and assign the judges, and alter the times and
q places Of holding the courts, as to them shal
II seem proper and convenient.
D. Sec. l6. And be ii further enacted, That the
le Constitution and all laws Of the United States
to which are not locally inapplcable shall have
e the same force and effect within the said Terri
Is tory Of Dakota as elsewhere within the United
8, States.
At Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That III,
b President of the United States, by and witt
e. the advice and consent Of the Senate, shall be
Il. and be is hereby, authorized 10 appoint sur
II veyor.general for Dakota, who shall locate hi
ii Office at such place as the Secretary of the In
vs terror shall from time to time direct, and who's
it duties, powers, obligations, responsibilities
ID compensation, and allowances for clerk hire
id Office rent, fuel and incidental expenses, shal
IT, be the same as those of the surveyor general O
in Nebraska and Kansas, under the direction O
~ the Secretary Of the Interior, and such nstruc
Ct tions as he may from time to time deem it ad
ry visable to give him.
a. Sec. lS And be ii further enacted, That 81
to much Of the public lands of the United State
n. in the Territory of Dakota, west of its easter
p boundary and east and north of the Niobrara
he or Running Water river, be formed into Ian,
in district, to be called the Yancton district, a
in such time as the President may direct, tn
ks land Office for which shall be located at sucl
ry point as the President may direct, and shall b
removed from time to time to other point
re within said district whenever, in his opinion,
ri. NAV be expedient.