, 1864-08-08
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed At. the First Session OF me Thirty
Eighth Congress.

An Acr to provide q temporary govern
ment for the Territory Of Montana.
Be Il enacted By Ae Senate aud House o.
Representatives. Of he United States d
america IN Congress assembled, That eli
that part Of the territory Of the United
States included within the limits, to wit
Commencing at q point formed by the in.
tersecticn Of the twenty-seventh degree Of
longitude west from Washington with the
forty-fifth degree Of north latitude; thence
due west on said forty.tifth degree Of lati
tude to point formed by its intersection
with the thirty-Eourth degree Of longitude
west from Washington; thence due south
along said thirty.fourih degree Of Longitude
to It's intersection with the forty.fourth
degree and thirty minutes Of north Iali.
tude; thence due west along said forty.
fourth degree and thirty minutes Of north
latitude to.a point io-med BY its intersec,
ton with the crest Of the Rocky noun.
tains; thence following the crest Of thg
Rocky mountains northward till its inter
section with the Bitter Root mountains;
thence northward along the crest Of ssid
Bitter Root mountains to its intersection
with the thirty nintk degree Of longitud.
west from Washington; thence along said
thirty.ninth degree Of Longitude northward
TO the boundary line Of the British posses
sions; thence eastward along said boun
dairy line to the twenty-sevenih degree ol
longitude west from Washington; thencs
southward along said twenty-seventh dc,
gree Of longitude to the placeof beginning,
be and the same Is hereby created into 4
temporary government by the name Of the
Territory Of Montana: Provided. That
nothing in this act contained shall be con
strued to inhibit the Government Of the
United States from dividing said Territory
or changing its boundaries in such manner
and at such time as Congress shall deem
convenient and proper, or from attaching
any portion Of said Territory 10 any other
State or Territory Of The United States
Provided further, That nothing in this ael
contained shall be construed to impair the
rights Of person or property now pertain,
ing to the Indians III said Territory So long
as such rights shall remain unextinguished
by treaty between the United States and
such Indians, or 10 include any territory
which, BY treaty with any Indian tribes, Is
not, without the consent Of said tribe, to
be included within the Territorial limits or
jurisdiction Of any State or Territory; but
all such territory shall be excepted ont Of
the boundaries and constitute no part ol
the Territory Of Montana. until said tribo
shall signify their assent to the President
Of the United States TO be included wi iihIn
said Territory, or to affect the authority Of
the Government Of the United States 10
make any regulations respecting such 10.
dians, their lands, property or other rights.
BY treaty, law, or otherwise, which It would
have been competent for the Government
to make if this act had never passed.
Sec. 2. dad be HJarther enacted That
the Executive power and authority in and
over said Territory of Montana shall be
vested in Governor, who shall hold bis
Office for four years, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified, unless
sooner removed by the President Of the
United States. The Governor shall reside
within said Territory, and shall be com,
mandef-in-chief Of the militia and superin-
tendent Of Indian affairs thereof. He NAV
grant pardons and respites for Offences
against the laws Of said Territory, and 70.
prieve for Offences against the laws Of the
United States until, the decision Of The
President Of the United States can be made
known thereon; be shall commission ali
officers who shall be appointed to Office
under the laws Of the SAID Territory, aud