Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-07-21

Gu ~ thc lIthluSut OF the Unlteu Statess by ana
with the advice aud consent of the Senate. The
governor aud secretary to be appointed as afore-
said shall, before they act as such, respectively
| take an oath or affirmation before the district
judge or some justice Of the peace in the limits
Of said Territory duly authorized to administer
oaths and affrmations by the laws now in force
therein, before the chief justice or some asso-
ciate justice Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, to support the Constitution Of the United
States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of
their respective offices, which said oaths, when
so taken, shall be certified by the person by whom
the same shall have been taken and such cert-
icates shall be received and recorded by the said
secretary among the executive proceedings and
the chief justice and associate justices, and all
civil officers in said Territory, 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 trans
mitted by the person taking the same to the
secretary, to be by him recorded as aforesaid
und afterwards the like oath or affirmation shah
be taken, certified and recorded IN such manner
aud form as may be prescribed by law. Tho
governor shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand five hundred dollars; the chief justice
and associate justices shall receive au annual
salary of two thousand five hundred dollars the
secretary shall receive an annual salary Of two
thousand dollars; the said salaries shall be paid
uarter-yearly, from the dates OF the respective
appointments, ut the Treasury Of the United
States but no payment shall be made until said
officers shall have entered upon the duties of
their respective appointments. The members of
the Legislative assembly shall be entitled to re-
ceve four dollars each per day during their at
tendance at the sessions thereof, and four dollars
each for every twenty miles travel in going to
and returning from said sessions, estimated ac-
cording to the nearest usually travelled route
and an additional allowance of four dollars per
day shall be paid to the presiding officer OF zach
house for each day he shall so preside. And
chief clerk, one assistant clerk, one engrossing
and one enrolling clerk, sergeant-at-arms aud
doorkeeper may be chosen for each house; and
the chief clerk shall receive 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; ProUided, That there shall be but one
session Of the legislative assembly annually, un-
less, on an extraordinary occasion, the governor
shall think proper to call the legislative assembly
together. There shall be appropriated annually
the usual sum, to be expended by the governor,
to defray the contingent expenses Of the Terri
tory, including the salary of the clerk of the ex-
ecutive department; and there shall also be ap-
propriated annually sufficient sum, to be ex-
pended by the secretary of the Territory, and
upon an eslltnhtt 10 De lnuue uy tne ctcfetafy OF
the Treasury Of the United States, to defray the
expenses of the legislative assembly, the printing
Of the laws, and other incidental expenses and
the governor and secretary OF the Territory shall,
in the disbursement Of all moneys intrusted to
them be governed solely by the instructions Of
the Secretary of the Treasury Of the United
States, and shall semi-annually account to the
said Secretary for the manner in which the afore-
said moneys shall have been expended and no
awnpndifura ghot hp NADIA btr said I'M
semby for objects not specially authorized by the
acts Of Congress making the appropriations, nor
beyond the sums thus appropriated for such OBJ
jects.
Sec. u. And be il further enacted, That the
legislative assembly of the Territory of Idaho
shall hold its first session at such time and place
in said Territory as the governor thereof shall
appoint and direct and at said frs; session, or
as soon thereafter as they shall deem expedient,
the governor and legislative assembly shall pro-
coed to locate and establish a seat Of government
for said Territory at such place as they may
deem eligible: Provided, That the seat Of GO
vernment fixed by the governor and Legislative
assembly sha not be at any time changed, except
by an act of the said assembly duly passed, and
which shall be approved, after due notice, at the
first general election thereafter by majority
of the legal votes cast on that question.
Sec. Is. ARa be il further enacted, That
delegate to the House OF Representatives Of the
United States, to serve for the term Of two years,
who shall be a citizen of the United States, may
be elected by the voters qualified to elect men,
bers of the legislative assembly, who shall he
entitled to the same rights and privileges as are
exercised and enjoyed by the delegates from the
several other Territories of the United States TO
the said House of Representatives; but the
delegate first elected shall hold his seat only
during the term of the Congress TO which he shall
be elected The first election shall be held at
such tune and places, and be conducted in such
manner as the governor shall appon. and direct;
and at all subsequent elections the times, places,
and manner Of holding the elections shalt be
prescribed by law. The person having the
greatest number Of legal votes shall be declared
by the governor to be duly elected, and certif-
cate thereof shall be given accordingly. That
the Constitution and laws OF the United States
which are not locally inapplicabe shall have the
same force aud effect within the said Territory
of Idaho as elsewhere within the United States.
Sec IA. ARd be IL further enacted, That when
the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed,
under the direction of the Government of the
United States, preparatory to bringing the same
into market, sections numbered sixteen and
thrty-six in each township in said Territory
shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the
purpose of being applied to schools in said Ter
Titory and in the States and Territories hereafter
to be erected out of the same.
Sec l5. And be IL further enacted, That, until
otherwise provided by law, the governor of said
Territory may define the Judicial districts of said
Territory, and assign the judges who may be ap-
pointed for said Territory to the several districts,
and also appoint the times and places for holding
courts in the several counties Or subdivisions in
each of said judicial districts by proclamation TO
be issued by him but the legislative assembly,
at their first or any subsequent session, may or
ganize, alter, or modify such Judicial districts,
and assign the Judges and alter the times and
places Of holding the courts, as to them shall
seem proper aud convenient.
Sec 16. 4nd be Il FURTHER enacted, That all
officers to be appointed by the President Of the
United States, BY and with tile advice and con-
sent Of the Senate for the Territory of Idaho,
who, by virtue Of the provisions Of any law now
existing, or which may be enacted by Congress,
are required to give security for moneys that
may be intrusted with them for disbursement.
shall give such security at such time aud in such
manner as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
prescribe.
Sec. IL ARd be il farfher enacted, That all
treaties, laws, and other engagements made by
the Government of the United States with the
Indian tribes inhabiting the Territory embraced
within the provisions Of this act, shall be faith
| fully and rigidly observed, any thing contained
in this act to the contrary Notwithstanding and
| TINT the existing agencies and superintendencies
of said Indians be continued with the same
powers and duties which are now prescribed by
| law, except that the President Of the United
States may, at his discretion change the location
of the office Of said agencies or superintendent
Approved, March 3, 1868.
-@ss~t-
GENERAL SIcKLEs.-General Siekles, his
friends will be gratifed to learn, is doing well
After receiving his wound and undergoing
amputatiou, he was conveyed to Washington by
n crooted ronte 10 avoid the enemy. AT one