The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-13
CHAP. LVI.

An act to provide temporary Government for
the Territory of Arizona, and for other Pur-
poses
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That all that part of the
present Territory of New Mexico situate west of
line running due south from the point where
the southwest corner of the Territory of Colora-
do joins the northern boundary of the Territory
OF New Mexico to the southern boundary line OF
said Territory of New Mcx :co be, and the same
by the name of the TERRITORY of Arizona: Provi-
ded, That nothing contained in the provisions
of this act shall be construed to prohibit the
Congress of the United Stntes from dividing said
Territory or changing its boundaries in such
manner and at such time as it may deem proper:
Provided, further, That said government shall
be maintained and continued until such time as
the 'ple residing in said Territory shall, with
the Consent of Congress, form State govern
I9e ment republican s in FORM as prescribed in the
and obtain admission into the Union a State,
on an equal footing with the original States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the gov
ernment hereby authorized shall consist of
executive, legislative and judicial power. The
executive power shall be vested in a governor
The legislative power shall consis. of a council
of nine members, and house of representatives
OF eighteen. The judicial power shall be vested
and such inferior courts the legislative council
may by law prescribe; there shall also be secre-
tary, marshal, district attorney, and a
Yeyor-general for said Territory, who, together
with the governor and judges of the supreme
court shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and
the term of office for each the manner of their
appointment, and the powers, duties, and the
compensation of the governor, Legislative assem-
bly,, judges of the supreme court secretary, mar
sha district attorney, and surveyor general afore-
said, with their clerks, draughtsman, deputies,
and sergeant shall be such confer
red upon the same officers by the act organizing
the Territorial government of New Mexico, which
subordinate officers shall be appointed in the
same manner and not exceed in number those
created by said act and acts amendatory thereto,
together with all legislative enactments of the
Territory of New Mexico not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, herebv extended to
and continued in force in the said Territory of
Arizona, until repealed or amended by future leg
islation: Provided, That salary shall be due
pr paid the officers created by this act until they
have entered upon the duties of their respective
offices within the said Territory.
See j. And be it further enacted That there
shall neither be slavery nor involuntary scrvitude
in the said Territory, otherwise than in the pun
ishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall have
been duly convicted; and all acts and parts of
acts, either ofCongress 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
Approved, February "a, 1868.