Nebraska advertiser., 1863-07-25
See 3. And BE- il furtber enasted. That tho Over

see. 3. Ard be it farther gnaeted, Taat the Over
laid Mait Company now e0gagol in carrying the
United States mail from Saint Joseph, Missouri, "a
Siacsrvile, California; shall have the privilege Of
occupying the public lands where their stations arc
6kedRttbAratc 81 not more than one. foeseFery ten
miles Of the routs on which sail company carry the
said mail, and ghall have pre-cln 3tion right therein.
Of any land not mineral and not disposed Of or re-
; Tye1 OF % watch a i;ioa~or hometead
claim has Rot gated wen lhk4saps shall BE-
broIght into market 20 the extent Of one hundred
and sixty acres, to be selected contiguous to and 70
include theis IMPROVEMENTS; said presumption right
being in lien Of he sllpe hsIetfore granted by the.
twelfth section Of ths4aet approved third March
eiShteeu HUNDRED and ffty-ssyen, entitled San get
making appropriations for the service of the POST
t~hiTtisth June, eighteen hunaeEd AMI CITY eigb t.
ArRoyED, FEBRUARY ~ 1873.
CHAR. LVT.-An act to provide q tcporary Govern
eat fO7 the Territory of arizona and for other
Be + enne.ed 5a EIs lSsaatr and House Of Repre-
sentatiUes of the United Stairs Of Anaerica ga ConI
gress assembled, That all that part of the present
Territory of New Mexico situate west of q line rum
ming due south from the point where THE seatb-
west corner 6f tho Territory of Colpraf, j5ins the.
nothern boundary Of the Territory osNeS Mexro
to the southern boundary line of said Territory Of
New Mexico be aed the same is hereby, erected into
a temporary goyernmentgby the name Of the Terri
tory of Arizona: Provided. That nothing contained
in the provisions Os this act shall be eOrs ruep to
prohibit the Congress of the United States from.
dividing said Territory or changing its boundaries
in such manner and at such time as it mayba deem
- Provided further, That said government
shall be maintained and continued 3Gntl such lime
as the people residing in said aTsrritory shall with
the consent Of Congress, form p State government,
republican in form as presc4fbsf in the CONSTITUTE ton
Of the United States aud apply for and obtain ad-
mission ineo the Union as a State on an equal foot
ing with the original States.
Sec, 2. Aid be it further enated, That the gov
eminent hereby authorized shall consist of an ex4
e%cutiYe, legislative and judicial power. The exc
eu4ive power shall bested in a governor. The Leg
islative power shall dOnsist of a council Of nine
members end a house ~ Representatives, of eighteen
The judicial power shall be vested in a supreme
court to consist of three judges, and sIcq inferior
courts as the legislative council may by law pre-
scribe; there shall also be a secretary n marshal, a
district attorney and a surveypErgeneral for said
Territory, who together with the GOVERNOR and
Judfes Of the supreme court; shall DO appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate and the term of office for each the
manner of their appointment, and the powers, du-
ties and the compensation Of the governor, legisla-
tive assembly judges Of the supreme court secretary
marshal. district attorney and surveyor-general'
aforesaid with their clerks, drapghtsnan, deputies
and sergeant-at-aTms sAaltbe suchs are conferred
upon the same of1cefsby ths act organizing the
Territorial government Of New Mexico, which sub
ordinate officers shall be appointed in the same
manner, and not exceed in lumber thasS efeated BY
sud. aet; and acts amen1stOry theretOtoSsthcr with
all legislative enactmontse of the TerTi;O.y of New
Mexico not inconsistent with the provisions of this
act, are hereby extended to and continued in force
in the said Territory of Acizonis, until repealed or
amended by future legislation: Provided, That no
salary shall be due or paid the OH ;ors erected by
this act uLtil they have entered upon the duties Of,
their respective Offices VYithiuttho siii p ~rrit1~v.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there
shall aeither be slavery nor involuntary seryitude
In the said Territory otherwise tbanin the punish
ment Of crimes whereoft the parties shhlEh1ve been
duly convicted; and all acts parts of acts, either Of
Congress or of the Territory of New Mexico. estab-
fishing, regulating, or in any, way recognizing the
relation of nFster and slaye5n said Ferritory a.e
hereby repealea,1 AL w GAG e.
ARPEOvED, February "a, 1868.