Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-08-04
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session OF the Thirty.
Eighth Congress.
1PUBLIc--No. 76.1

.t PUBuc-No. 76.
AN ACT to provide temporary gov.
ernment for the Territory of Mon
tana. 3
BE It enacted By the Senate and House
OF Representatives, of the United States of
Amertca iii Congress assembled, That
all that part of the territory of the
United States included within the lin.
it's, to wit Commencing at q point
formed by the intersection of the
twenty-seventh degree of longitude
west from Washington with the forty
fifth degree of north latitude thence
due west on said forty-fifth degree of
latitude to point formed 10y its inter-
section with the thirty-fourth degree
of longitude west from Washington !;
thence due south along said thirty.
fourth degree of longitude to its inter.
section with the forty-fourth degree
and thirty minutes of north latitude :;
thence due west along said forty.fourth
degree and thirty minutes of north
latitude to point formed by its in
tersection with the crest of the Rocky
mountains thence following the crest
of the Rocky mountains northward
till its intersection with the Bitter
Root mountains thence northward
along the crest of said Bitter Root
mountains to its intersection with the
thirty-ninth degree of longitude west
from Washington /; thence along said
thirty-ninth degree Of longitude north
ward to the boundary line of the Brit
ish possessions thence eastward
along said boundary line 10 the TWEEN.
ty-seventh degree of longitude west
from Washington ; thence southward
along said twcn:y-seventh degree of
longitude to the place Of beginning,
be and the same is hereby created in.
TO temporary government by the
name OF the Territory Of Montana ::
P,ortded, That nothing in this act cen.
tanned shall be construed 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 attach
ing any portion of said Territory to
any other State or Territory of the
United States: Preceded, further,
That nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to impair the rights
of person or property now pertaining
to the Indians in said Territory so
long as snch rights shall remain uncx-
tinguished by treaty between the Uni.
ted States and such Indians, or to in
clude any territory which, by treaty
with any Indian tribes, is not, without
the consent of said tribe, to be inclu.
ded within the Territorial limits or
jurisdiction of any State or Territory
but all such territory shall be except
ed ont of the boundaries, and consti-
tute no part of the Territory of Mon
tana, until said tribe shall signify
their assent to the President of the
United States to be included within
said Territory, or to affect the authori-
ty of tho Government of the United
States to make any regulations re-
spccting such Indians, 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. And be IL further enacted,
That the Executive power and author
ity in and over said Territory of Mon
tana shall be vested in Governor,
who shall hold his Office for four years,
and until his successor shall be ap-
pointed and qualified. unless sooner
removed by the President of the Uni
ted States. The Governor shall re-
side within said Territory, and shall
be commander-in-chief of the militia
and superintendent Of Iudian affairs
thereof. He may grant pardons and
rcspites for offences against the laws
of said Territory. and reprieve for of,
fences against the laws of the United
States until the decision Of the Presi-
dent of the United States can be made
known thereon he shall commission
all officers who shall be appointed tc
office under the laws of the said Terri
tory, and shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed.
Sec. 3. And be 10 further enacted
That there shall be a Secretary of sale
Territory, who shall reside therein anc
hold his Office for four years, unless
sooner removed by the President ol
the United States be shall record
and preserve all laws and proceedings
of the Legislative Assembly hereinat
ter constituted, and all the acts and
proceedings of the Governor in his cx
ecutive department; he shall transmit
one copy Of the laws and journals o
the Legislative Assembly within thirty
. Edays after the end Of each session, anC
one copy of the executive proceedings
, and o.licial spondence semi-annu
> ally, on the first days of January anC
July in each year, to the President O
the United States, and two copies 0
the laws to the President of the Sen
ate and to the Speaker of the lIous
Of Representatives, for the use o
Congress. And in case of the death
removal, resignation, or absence o
the Governor from the Territory, tn
Secretary shall be, and he is hereby
authorized and required to execut
and perform all the powers and dutie
of the Governor during such vacanc.
or absence, or until another Governo
shall be duly appointed and qaalitie'
to fill such vacancy. ..... ...
i, Sec. 4. And Be IL further enacted
r That the legislative power and author
, ity of said Territory shall be veste
, in the Governor and a Legislative Al
> scmbly. The Legislative Assembl
g shall consist of council and hous
+ of representatives. The council sha
c consist of seven members, having til