Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-30
OFFICIAL
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at tile Third Session Of the Thirty
SeUcnth Congress.

PUBL1c-No. 76.
AN ACT t, provide temporary government
for the Territory Of Montana.
Be It enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
all that part Of the territory of the United
States included within the limits, to wit: {:
Commencing at point formed by the inter-
section Of the twenty seventh degree Of Ion
gitude west from Washington with the forty
fifth degree of north latitude; thence due
west on said forty fifth degree Of latitude to
point formed by its intersection with the
,hirty-sourth degree of longitude west from
thirty fourth degree Of longitude to its inter.
section with the forty-fourty degree and thirty
minutes Of north latitude to point formed
by its intersection with the crest of the Rocky
mountains; thence follow the crest of the
Rocky mountains northward till its intersec-
ton with the Bitter Root mountains; thence
northward along the crest of said Bitter Root
mountains co its intersection with the thirty
ninth degree Of longitude west from WASH
ington; thence along said thirty ninth degree
Of longitude northward to the boundary line
of the British possessions; thence eastward
along said boundary line to the twenty-scv-
-nth degree Of longitude west from Washing
on; thence southwark along said twenty
seventh degree of longitude to the place OF
beginning, be and the same is hereby created
into temporary government by the name of
the Territory of Montana: Provided, That
nothing in this act contained shall be con-
strued to prohibit 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 con-
venient and proper, or from attaching any
portion of said Territory to any other State
or Territory of the United States: Pro.
vided, t.rthe,. That nothing in this act con.
tanned shall be construed to impair the rights
of persons or property now pertaining TO the
Indians in said Territory go long as such
rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty
between the United States aud such Indians,
or to include any territory which, by treaty
with any Indian tribes, is not, without the
consent of said tribe, to be included within
the Territory; but all such territory shall be
excepted out of the boundaries, and consti-
tute no part of the Territory Of Mountana,
until said tribe shall signify their assent tn
the President of the United States to be in
cluded within said Territory, or to affect
the authority of the Government of the
specting such Indians, their lands, property,
or other rights. by treaty. law, or otherwise,
which it would have been compstent Tor the
Government to make if this act had never
passed.
S-c. 2. Axd be Il further enacted, That
the Executive power Ind authority in and
over said Territory of Montana shall be vested
in . Governor, who shall hold his Office for
four years, and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified, unlrss sooner re-.
moved by the President Of the United States.
The Governor shall reside within said Terri.
tory, and shall be commander -chiaf Of the
militia aud superintendent Of Indian affairs
thereof. He may grant partlons and respites
for oGsnces against the laws Of said Territory,
and repreive for offences against the laws Of
the United States until the decision Of the
President Of the United States can bs made
known; hs shall commission al officers under
the laws Of said Territory, and shall take
care that the lava be faithfully executed.
SEC. .. Asd beI further esaeted. That
there shah b. Secretary Of said Territory.
Who shall reside therein and hold his Office
tor four years. unless sooner removed by the
Prssidest Of The United States; b. shall re-
sesd and preserve dl laws and proceedings
d tie Legislative Assembly hrrsina FER
eoastitatsd. and al the acts and proceeding
of the Govesnoe in his executive department |;
b shall transmit one copy Of the laws and
jezaals Of the Lsgislstive Assembly within
thirty days AFTER the end of each session, and
one copy Of The executive proceedings Shd
ohei.l correspondence semiannually. on the
6lyt davs Of Januarv and July in each =..-