Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20
THE ORGANIC ACT.

AN ACT TO provide temporary government
for the Territory Of ARIzoSA, and Tor other
purposes.
BE II ENACTED BY THE SENATE AID HoCsE or
REPRESENTATIVES OF TIE UNITED STATES eE
AMERICA IL CosGREss ASSEMBLED, That all that
part OF the present Territory of New Mexico cit.
uate west OF line running due south from the
point where the southwest corner Ol the Territory
OF Colorado joins the northern boundary OF the
Territory OF New Mexico TO the southern bounda-
ry Toe OF saii Territory Of %ew 1exica be- aui
tse same ia hereby, erectoa into ia temporary
Government by tbe Game OF the Territory 1t ar.
IONA Provided. shat nvthlog contained is shs
provisions Of this SGT shall ae Construed ~ pro-
h bit tie Congress oi the L nited states 3roa,
dividing said Territory or changing its eoauda-
ries III sBCh manner snn at rucb line rs il saGy
deem proper; Provided further. That eaid gov.
eminent shall be main tanned and continued until
such time the people residing 10 said Terrific
ry shall wIth the consent OF Congress, form
State government. republican 10 form, 90 pre-.
scrlbed 10 the Constitution Of the UDiled States,
and apply for and obtain admission into the
Union as State, on at equal footing With the
original States.
SEC 2 And be il further enacted, That tho
government hereby authorized shall consist OF an
executive, Legislative and judicial power. The
Executive power shall be vesteJ va u Governor.
The Legislative power shall consist Of q council Of
nine members, and house OF representatives OF
eighteen. The judicial power shall be vested 10
a supreme court. 10 consist OF three judges and
such inferior con RI as the legislative council may
by law prescribe there shall also be q secretary,
Ia MARSHAL district Attorney. and surveyor
general for said erritory, who, together with the
governor aud iud ges OF the supreme court. shall
be appointed by he President By and with the
advice and consent. % the Senate, ard the term
Of Office for each, the manner OF their eppoint.
ment, and the pos ers, duties and the compeDsa-
ton OF the governor Legislative assembly Judges
Of TN. supreme court secretary marshal, district
lattoFuey, aud surveyor general aforesaid WITH
their clerks, drauehtsmaD, deputies, and sergeant.
at-ar.na shall be such as are conferred upon the
same officers by the act organizing the territorial
government of New Mexico, which subordinate
officers shall DC appointed in the same manner,
aud not exceed in number those created by said
act and acts amendatory thereto, together with
all legislative enactmeBts OF the Territory OF New
Mexico not inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act, are hereby extended to ana continued
10 force 10 the said Territory of Arizona, anti
repealed or amended by future legislation Pro-
yded, That no salary shall be due or paid the
officers created by this act until they have entered
GpoD the duties OF their respective offices within
the said Territory.
/ SRo. 3. And be it further enacted. That there
shall neither be slavery nor involuntary seryitude
in the said Territory, otherwise than ia the pun.
isbment OF crimes. whereof the parties shall have
been duly convicted and all acts and parts OF
acts, either OF Congress or OF the Territory Of
New Mexico. establishing, regulating. or in any
way recognizing the relation of master and slave
in said Territory, are hereby repealed.
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