Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-08-04
NUMBER 81.

time to time, to twenty-six, in propor-
tion to the increase of qualified vo-
ters and the council, in like manner,
TO thirteen. An apportionment shall
be made, as nearly ly equal as practical
bic, among the several counties or dis
tricts for the election of the council
and representatives, giving to each
section of the Territory Representations
in the ratio of its qualified voters as
nearly as may be. And the members
Of the council and Of the house of rep
resentatives shall reside in, and be lit
habitants Of the district or county or
counties for which they may be elect
ed respectively Previous to the first
election the Governor shall cause =
census Of enumeration of the inhabi-
tants and qualified voters Of the sever
al counties and districts Of the Terri
tory to be taken by such persons and
| in such mode as. the Governor shall
designate and appoint, and the person
so appointed shall receive a reasona-
BILE compensation therefor. And tho
first election shall be held at such
time and places. and be conducted in
such manner, both as to the persons
who shall superinted such election and
the returns thereof, as the Governor
shall appoint and direct; and he shah
at the same time declare the nunr5er
of members of the council and house
Of representatives to which each Of
the counties or districts shall be enti-
tied under this act. The persons hav-
ing the highest number of legal votes
in each of said council districts, re-
spectively, for members of the coun-
Gil, shall be declared by the Governor
to be duly elected to the council and
the persons having the highest number
of legal votes for the honse of repre-
sentativcs in each of said representa-.
tive districts, respectively, shall be
declared Ivy the Governor to be duly
/ elected members of said house: Pro-
rideI, That in case two or more per-
sons voted for shall have an equal
number of votes, and in case vacanA
cy shall otherwise occur in either
branch Of the Legislative Assembly,
the Governor shall order new cleo!
ton. And the persons thus elected
to the Legislative Assembly shatl
meet at such place and on such day
as the Governor shall appoint but
thereafter the time, place, and manner
of holding and conducting all cleo
tions by the people, and the appottion-
ing the representation in the several
counties or districts 10 the council and
house Of representatives, according
to the number of qualified voters, shall
be prescribed by law, as we'll as the
day Of the commencement of tho reg
ular sessions of the Legislative AS
sembly: Prortded, That no session
in any one year shall exceed tho term
of forty days, except the first session,
which may continue sixty days.
Sec. S. And be IL further e7ractea,
That all citizens of the United States,
and those who have declared their in
tentions to become such, and who are
otherwise described aud qualified un.
der the fifth section of tie act OF Con.
gress providing for temporary gov.
ernment for the Territory of Idaho,
approved March third. eighteen hun
dred and sixty-thrce, shall be entitled
to vote at said first election, and shall
be eligible to any office within tho
said Territory; but the qualifications
Of voters, and of holding Office, at all
subsequent elections, shall be such as
shall be prescribed by the Legislative
Assembly.
Sec. 6. And be IL furtAer enacted,
That the legislative power of tire Ter
ritory shall extend to all rightful sub
jects of legislation consistent with the
Constitution of the United States and
the provisions of this act but no
law shall be passed interfering with
the primary disposal Of the soil no
tax shall be imposed upon the proper.
ty. of the United States, nor shall the
lands or other property of non-resi-
, dents be taxed higher than the lands
, or other property Of residents. Every
, bill which shall have passed the coun-
!. Gil and house Of representatives OF
: the said Territory shall, before it be-
comes a law, be presented to the Gov
, ernor of the Territory. If he approve,
! he shall sign it but if not, he shall
! return it, with his objections, to the
: house in which it originated, who
f shall enter the objections at large up
] on their journal and proceed to recon.
: slider it, If, after such reconsidera.
/. tion, two-thirds of that house shall
! agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent
!. together with the objections, to the
! other house, by which it shall like.
{ wise be reconsidered, and, il approved
9 by two-thirds of that house, it. shall
! become law. But in all scch cases
/. the votes of both houscs shall be de.
!. termined by yeas and nays, to be en-
4 tered on the journal of each house, re.
f spectively. If any bill shall not be
e returned by the Governor within three
!. days Sunday exccpted) after it shall
o have been presented to him. the same
# shall be law, in like manner as if hs
, had signed it, unless the Assembly, by
+ adjournment, prevent its return il
- which case it shall not be law
!, Prorided. That whereas slavery is pro
. hibited in said Territory by act o
: Congress Of June nineteenth, eightecI
Y hundred and sixty-two, nothing hercil
r. contained shal! be construed to author
d ize or permit its extension therein.
See. I. And be Il further enacted
4, That all township, district. and count.
r. officers, not herein otherwise provide,
d for, shall DO appointed or elected. a
s. the case may be, in such manner al
y shall be provided by the Governor ant
Sc Legislative Assembly of the Terrific
III ry Of Montana. The Governor shall
,e nominate. and, by and with the advic'
or and consent Of the Legislative CouD
&C Gil, appoint all officers not herein 9th