Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-30

marshal Of the District Court of the United
States for the present Territory Of Washing.
ton. and shah. in addition. be paid two hun.
dred dollars annually - . compensation 70,
extra services. There shah also bs appoint.
ed BY the President Of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
surveyor general for said Territory, who
shall locate his Office at such place -as The
Secretary Of the Interior shall from time "a
time direct, and whose duties, powers, obi.
cations, responsibilities, compensation. and
allowances for clerk hire, office rent, fuel, and
incidental expenses, shall be the same as
those of the surveyor general Of New Mexi.
CO, under the direction of the Secretary oi
the Interior, and such instructions as he may
from time to time deem it advisable to give.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
the governor, secretary, chief Justice, and as.
sociate justices, attorney, and marshal shall
be appointed by the President Of the United
States. by and with the advice and consent oi
the Senate. The governor and secretary Ia
be appointed as aforesaid shrll, before they
act as such, respectively, take an oath or afir.
nation before the district Judge, or some
justice of the peace in the limits of said Ter
ritory, duly authorized to administer oaths
and afirmations by the laws now in force
therein, or before the Chief Justice or some
associate justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and faithfully to discharge the
duties Of their respective Offices; whic.! said
oaths, when so taken, shall be certified by
the person by whom the same shall have
been taken; and such certificates shall be re.
ceived 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 afirma.
ton before the said Governor or secretary, or
some Judge or justice of the peace Of the
Territory who may be duly commissioned and
qualified, or before the Chief Justice or some
associate justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, which said oath or affirmation
shall be certified and transmitted by the per.
son taking the same to the secretary. to be
by him recorded as aforesaid and afterwards
the like oath or affirmation shall be taken,
certified, and recorded in such manner and
form as may be prescribed by law. And any
person who has heretofore been appointed
chief justice or associate justice of the Ter
ritory of Idaho, who has not yet taken the
oath of office. as prescribed by the act orga-
nizing said Territory. may take said oath or
affirmation before The Chief Justice or some
associate justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States. The Governor shall receive
an annual salary of two thousand five hum
dred dollars the chief justice and associate
justices shall receive nm annual salary of two
thousand five hundred dollars; the secretary
shall receive an snnual salary Of two thousand
dollars. The said salaries shall b. paid quar-.
ter yearly from the dates Of the respective
appointments at the Treasury of the United
States; but no payment shall be made until
said officer shall have entered upon the duties
of their respective appointments. The mem.
bers of tho Legislative Assembly shall bs en-
titled to receive four dollars each per day
during their attendance at the sessions there
Of and four dollars each for every twenty
miles travelled in going to and returning from
said sessions, estimated according to the
nearest usually travelled routes; and an addi;
tional allowance Of four dollars per day shall he
paid to the presiding officer Of each house for
each day he shall: SO preside. And chief
clerk, ono assistant clerk, one engfossing and
one enrolling clerk, sergeant-at-arrns and
doorkeeper may be chosen for each house |;
and the chief clerk shall receive four dollars
per day, and the said other officers three dol.
lars per day during the session Of the Legis.
lative Assembly; but no other officers shall
be paid by the United States: Provided.
That there shall be but one session Of the
Legislative Assembly annually, unless, Oh
an extraordinary occasion, the Governor shall
think proper to call the Legislative Assembly
together. There shall be appropriated. an.
nually the usual sum, to be expended by the
Governor, to defray the contingent expenses
Of the Territory, including tho salary at the
clerk Of the executive department. And there
shall also be appropriated annually sufh.
cient 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 printing Of thelaws
and other incidental expenses. And the
Governor and secretary Of the Territory ehall
in the disbursement of all moneys intrusted Ia
them. he governed solely BY tho instruction:
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury of the United
States, and shall semi-annually account to the
said Secretary for the manner in which ths
Aforesaid moneys shall have been expended
and no expenditure shall be made BY said
Legislative Assembly for objects not specially
authorized by the acts Of Congrsss making
the appropriations. nor beyond the snms thu
appropriated for such objects.
Sec. ~. Asd be Il svskey enacted. That
the Legislative Assembly Of the Territory q
Montana shall hold IL frat session At such
time and place in said Territory - the Cover
nor thereof shall appoint and direct; and Al
said first session. OF - soon thereof - theJ
shall deem expedisnt. the Governor end Leg
isla,ivs Assembly shall proceed to locate and
establish the seat Of govesnms6t f6r said Ter
ritory at such place % they may deem eli6'