Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

ernor, secretary chief justice and associate Justices
attorney and marshal shall be appointed by the Pre-
Sdent OF the United States, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. The governor and sec
retary to be appointed aforesaid shall before they
act as such, respectively, take an oath or affirmation
before the district Judge Justice Of the peace
IN the limits of said Territory, duly authoriI Icd TO
administer oaths and alirnanons by the laws now
III force therein, or before the Chief Justice or some
associate justice OF the Supreme Court of the United
States, to support tue Consti ution Of the United
States, and faithfully discharge the duties of their
respective nlhces which said Oaths when SO taken,
shall be certified by the person by whom the same
snail nave been taken; and such certificates shall be
received and recorded by the sand secretary among
The executive proceedings; and the chief Justice and
associate justices, and all civil officers in said Terri
tory, before they act such, shall take like oath
or affirmation before the SAID Governor secrearv
or some Judge or Justice the peace othe Territory
who may be duly commissioned and qualified or be-
fore the Chief Justice some associate Justice of
the Supreme Court Of tho United States, which said
oath or affirmation shall be certified and transmitted
oy the person taking the TO the secretary TO be
by hlm recorded as aforesaid; aud afterwards the
like oath or affirmation shall bc taken, Certified and
recorded III such manner and form may DC pre-
scrlbcd by law. And any person vino has hereto
tore been aprOl;, chei justice associate Justice
OF the Territory o Idaho, who has yet taken the
odth ot 0ilc1 as prescribed 10y the act organizing
SAID Territory may tdkC sand oath affirmation be-
fore the Chief Justice associate Justice of
the Supreme Coutl Of the United STATES The Gov
ernoI shallIeaetve annual salary of two thousand
five hundred d'llrS; the cnof justice an assoc;ate
Justices shall receive annual salary of two tluu>-
and hive hundred dulars; the secretary shall receive
an annual salary oi two thousand dollars The said
salaries shIll he paid quarter ye riy dates
OF the respective pPnntn, at the Treasury of
the United States hut ~ payment all bn made
until said officers stall have entered upon tn duties
OF their respective lPP P.lntmcnts. The members of
the Legislative As ;cmbly sia be entitled to r. ceive
tour dollars each day dur ng their attendinrc at
the sessions thereof aud four dollars each for every
twenty miles travel in going to or returning rom
said sessions, estimated according to the nearest uSu
ally travelled routes and additional allowance of
four dollars per day shall be paid to the presiding Of
hcer OF each house for each day he shall SO preside.
And chief clerk, assistant clerk one engross-
ing and one enrolling clerk, serge .nl-at-arms aud
doorkeeper may be chosen for each house and the
chief clerk shall receive four dollars per dav and
the said other officers three dollars per day during
the session of the Legislative Assembly but no other
officers shall be paid by the United Stitcs Provided,
That there shall be but session of the Iegisla-
tive Assembly annually unless, on an extraordinary
occasion, the Governor shall think proper to call the
Legislative Assembly together. There shall he ap.
Propriated annually the usual sum, to be expended
by the Governor, to defray the contingent expenses
of the Territory, including the salary OF the clerk of
the executive department. And there shall also be
diHudllJ SuiIClenI sum, 10 De tNlen-
ded by the secretary of the Territory, and upon
estimate to be made by the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry of the United States, dcay the expenses ofthe
Legislative Assembly, the printing of the laws, and
other incidental expenses Ard the Governor and
secretary Of the Territory shall, in the dshurseme
ot all moneys nrusted to them, be governed solely
by the instructions of the Secretary OF the Treasury
OF the United States, and shall semi annually account
to the said Secretary for the manner in which the
aforesaid moneys shall have been expended; and no
expenditure shall be made by said Legislative As
semby for objects not specially authorized by the
acts OF Congress making the appropriations, be-
yond the sums thus appropriated for such objects.
Sec II. And be IL further enacted That the Legis-
latlve Assembly of the Territory Of Montana shall
hold its first session at such time and place said
Territory as the Governor thereof shall appoint and
direct and ct SAID first session, thereafter
as they shall deem eXpcdiCn the Governor and Leg
islatve Assembly shall proceed to locate and estab-
lIs the seat OF government for said Territory at such
place as they may deem eligible: PTOUided, That
the seat of government fixed by the Governor and
Legislative Assembly shall not be at any time chang
ed except by an act of the said Assembly duly pass
ed, and which shall be approved after due notice. at
the first general election thereafter by ma ory Of
| the legal votes cast on that question
| Sec. I3. And be il further enacted, That n dele
gate TO the House of Representatives of the United
States TO serve for the term of two years. who shall
be citizen Of the United States NAV be elected by
i've Assembly, who shall be entitled TO the same
rghcS ana privileges exercised aud enloyed by
'iie GGiegh,cs from the several other Territories OF
the Ohiteu states To the said House of Representa-
tves but the delegate first elected shall hold his
seat only during the term of the Compress To which
he shall be elected. The first election shall be held
at such time and places, and be conducted in such
manner, as the Governor shall appoint and direct +;
and at all subsequent elections the time and places,
and manner of holding the elections, shall be pre-
scIlbed bV law, The hav fba nfeaf
number OF legal votes shall be declared by the Gov
| ernOr to be duly elected and a certificate thereof
shall be given accordingly. That the Constitution
and all laws of the United States, which not To-
cally lnaPpIicable, shall have the force and e
feet within the said Territory OF Montana else
where within the United States
i Sec Ia. And be IL further enacted, That when the
lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed under
the direction Of the Government of The United States
preparatory TO bringing the into market, Sec
tions numbered sixteen and thrty-six in each town.
ship in said Territory shall be and the same are
hereby reserved for the purpose of being applied to
schools in said Territory and in tho States and Ter
ritores hereafter TO be erected out of the same
Sec. Is. And be ii further enacted, That, until
otherwise provided by law, the Governor of aid Ter
rt0ry may define the 1udcial districts Of SAID Terrific
ny, and assign the judges who may be appointed for
said Territory 10 the several districts. and also appoint
the times and places for holding courts in the several
counties or subdivisions each OF said judicial dis
iflels by proclamation TO be issued by him; but The
Legislative Assembly, al their first any subsequent
session. may organize, alter modify such judicial
Districts and assign the judges and alter the times and
places OF holding the courts, 70 them shall seem
proper and convenient. =. ..g.
Sec. l6 And be Il further resoIued That all Off
to be appointed by the President Of the United
States by and with the ad vice and consent of the Sen
ate, for the Territory Of Monann who, by virtue OF
the provisions of any law existing, which may
be enacted by Congress- required 10 give security
for moneys thai may be entrusted with Them for dis.
bursement shall give such security in such time and
10 such manner the Secretary Of the Treasury may
: prescribe
Sec. II. And be il further enacted. That all trea
: ties faws. and other engagements made by the Gov
ernment Of The United States with the INDIAN lrlne
8 fnhabing the territory embraced within the proVi-
II sions of ihis act shall be lahuy and rgidy orser
!, we'd any thing contained IN this act TO me contrary
Il otvii ihstanding ard that the existing agencleS MI
A uIperie endencss Of said Indians be continued VIII
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