Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-10
EVENING STAR.
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed a. Second Session OF Forneth Congress
IPURLrC-No. i2i.l


As ACT 10 amend an act entitled IAN act pro-
posing 20 tie State OF Texas the establishment
Of her northern and western boundaries, the
relinquIshment by the said Safe OF all terri
tory claimed by he-, exterior TO said bounds
ries, and Of all ner claims upon the United
States. and 10 establish q territorial govern
raeRt for New Mexico"
Be IL eH1cbed by ths Senate and Rosss Of Rsprs-
ss''sotsess o. tae IHItsd STATS % Amer. n Csa-
gress aSsemt!Sd, That the aforesaid act shall he
amended a. follows: Every bill which shall
have passed the council and house OF repre-
sentailyes OF the said Terrilery shall. before n
becomes a law, be presented TO the governor of
he Territory; AZ he approve he shall sicu T.
bat II he DO not approve AZ, he shall return n
with has objections 20 he house IN which n
originated, who shall enter the Objections A.
large upon their journal, aud proceed 10 recon-
>Iuer II. II after such reconsideration. two
tnlrds OF that house shall pass the bill. n sh all
be sent, together with the oblec -Ioas. TO me
other house. by which 1t shall likewise D., re-
considered, and II approved by twO-teIrds OF
that house, Il shall become law, the gov.
eruor's objections 10 the contrary notwith
standing. But IL such cases the votes OF both
houses shall be- determined by yeas and NAYS
ard entered upon the journal OF each h5u,c
respectively. And n the governor shall not
return any bill presented 10 him for approval.
after its passage by both houses of the legi>Ia-
ture. within three days. lSundays eNcepted.'
after such presentation, the same shall BE- come
law IL like mannsr A. If the governor had az.
proved H. TrCriGed, 4Jicerey, That the assembly
snail rot have adjourned sine die, during the
1t shall not become a law.
SIC. ,. And be AZ further enacted. That. from
and after the passage of this act, the secretary
of the Territory of New Mexico shall b. ex-of-
fCio superintendent Of public buildings and
grounds and shall have all control and man
sgemeEt of all public buildings now erected, IN
progress OF erection, or TO BE- hereafter erected
ana OF all grounds pertaining thereto aud b.
shall be under The direction Of the Secretary OF
the Interior, rho shall establish such rules in
relation 10 ssid public buildings and grouuds
as in his Judgment he may devise, and Tor his
services as such superintendent shall receive
an annual saiary Of one thousand dollars 70
take effect from and after the pasSaga of this
aet' and II shall be the duty OF the secretary OF
sand Territory, upon the converting Of the leg
islature thereof. 10 administer the oath of ofic-
10 the members elect Of the two houses and the
officers thereof when chosen; and no other per
son shall be competent TO administer said oath,
save IN the absence of the secretary in which
case any one member Of either house may ai-
minister the oath 10 the presiding officer elect
and he shall administer the same 10 the mem
beers and other officers: Prorilel, That the az
nual salary OF the secretary of said Territory
shall be two thousand dollars per annum from
and after the FIRST day of February, eighteen
hundred and siXty-seyen.
Approved, July q, lS6-.