The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-10
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pdssed at The Secosld- Session Of The
Fortieth Congress.
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Wyoming.
BE it enacted by the Senate ant
| House of Representatives of th'
| United States of America in Congress:
assembled, That all that part Of thu
United States described as follows
Commencing at the intersection of ths
twenty-seventhm meFidian of longitude
west from w ashingter- with the forty
/ fifth degree of north latitude, and
running thence west to the thirty
! fourth meridian of west longitude,
Ithence south to thesfeEfy- fist degree
| of north latitude, thence east to the
| twenty-seventh meridian of west lon-
gitude, and thence north to the place
of beginning. be. aud the same i
| hereby, organized into a temporary
government by the name Of the
Territory of Wyoming: Provided that
nothing in this act shalhfbe con
strued to impair the rights of person
or property now pertaining to the In
dians In said Territory, so long as such
| rights shall remain unextingu shed
by treaty betWeeRvthe Upited States
and such j ID dia nst Provided further,
That nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to inhibit thelgoV-
ernment of the United States from
dividing said Terrftofy into two or
more Territories, IN such manner and
at such times as Congress shall deem
convenient and proper, or from at
tachiHg any vportion- thereof to any
other Territory or State.
Sec. g And be it further enacted,
That thesexecRtivepower and author-
ity In ana ever sad Territory of Wy
oming shall be vested In a governor,
who shall hold his Office for four
years, and until his successor shall be
Appointed aud qualified, upIess sooner
removed BY the President of the
United States with the advice aud
consent of the Senate. The governor
shall reside within said. Territory,
shall be- csmmander-in-ehief of the
militia thereof, shall perform the duties
and receive the emofuments of super
intendent OF Indian affairs, and shall
approve all laws passed by the legis-
1ative assembly before they shall
take effeets unless sthesame shall pass
by.sa @twoIthirds- vote ApFevided In
section six of this act; he may grant
| pardons for offences against the law.
of said Territory. and reprieves for
| offences against the laws Of the United
States, until the decision of the
President can be made known there
on; he shall commission all officers
who shall be appointed to Office un-
der the laws of said, Territory.and
shall take care that the laws be faith
fully executed. --
SEC.3. Aad be. It further enacted,
That there shall be Il secretary of
said Territory. who shall reside therein
and hold his Office for four years. un-
| less sooner removed by the President
of the United States, with the con-
sent of the Senate; he shall record
and preserve all the Jaws and the pro-
ceedings of the legislative assembly
hereinafter constituted, and all acts
and proceedings OF the governor IN
his executive Department.; he shall
transmit one copy OF the laws and
! one cory of the executive proceeds
ings on or before the first day
of December in each year Ito
the President of the, United
States, aud, ut the same time,
two copies of the laws to the Speaker
of the House of Represe sentatiVes and
the President ofsthe Senate Aor the
use of Congress; and in case OF the
death, removal, resignation, or other
necessary absences OF the governor
! from the Territory, the secretary shall
have, and he is hereby authorized and
required to execute and perform, all
/ the powers and duties Of the goyer-
nor during such vacancy or absence,
| or until another governor shall be
appointed to fill such vacancy. ee
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted.
1 That the legislative power and au-
thority of said Territory shall be
vested In the governor and legislative
assembly. The legislative assembly
I shall consist of council and house
of representatives. The council shall
consist of nine members, which may
be increased to thirteen, having the
| qualification of voters as hereinafter
| prescribed, whose term of service shall
Ecentinue two years. The house. of rep
| resentatives shall consist OF thirteen
/ members, which may be increased to
! twenty seven. possessing the same
qualifications as prescribed Tor mem
bers of the council, and whose term
of service shall continue one year.
napportionment shall be made by
the governor as nearly equal as prdc-
1ticable among. the several counties or
districts for the election of the eOun-
Gil and house of representatives Civ
ing to each section of the Territory
! representation In the ratio of their
population, excepting Indians not
| taxed,) as nearly as may be, and the
members OF the council and house OF
Representatives shall reside in and
by inhabitants OF the districts for
which they may be elected respective
". Previous to the first election the
| governor shall cause a census or
enumeration of the inhabitants of
the several counties or districts of
the Territory to be taken, and the
first election shall be held at such
times and places, and be conducted
| IN such manner as the governor shall
appoint and direct, and he shall at the
same time declare the number Of the
members of the council aud house OF
representatives to which each of the
counties or districts shall be en-
titled under this act. The
be elected, having the highest
number Of votes In each of said coun-
! ell districts for members of the sOun-
Gil, shall be declared BY the governor
duly elected TO the council; ana the
person or persons authorized to be
elected having the greatest number of
votes for the house of representatives
equal to the number to which each
county or district shall be entitled,
shall be declared by the governor to
be elected members of the house of
representatives Provided That in
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