St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-27

An Act to amend an act entitled "Ar
act proposing to the State OF Texas
the establishment of her northern anC
western boundaries, the relinquish
ment by the said State of all territory
claimed by her, exterior to said boun
diaries, and of all her claims upon the
United States, and to establish ter.
ritorial government for New Mexico .
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United State
of America i'll Congress assembled, That
the aforesaid act shall be amended Us
follows: Every bill shall have passed the
council and house of representatives OF
the said Territory shall, before it becomes
law. he presented to the governor of
the Territory if he approve he shall
sign it, but if he do not approve it, he
shall return it with his objections to til.
house in which it originated, who shall
enter the objections at large upon their
journal, and proceed to reconsider it. 1t
after such reconsideration, two-thrds of
that house shall pass the bill, it shall be
sent, together with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise
be recon>idered, and if approved by two
thirds of that house, it shall become "A
law, the governors objections to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. But in such cases
the votes OF both houses shall be deter
mined by yeas and nays and entered up
on the Journal of each house respectively.
And if the governor shall not return any
bill presented to him for approval, after
its passage by both houses of the legisa-
turc, within three days, Sundays except
ed,) after such presentation, the same
shall become a law i'll ike manner as if
the governor had approved it: Provided,
however, That the assembly shall not
have adjourned sine die, during the three
days prescribed as above, in which case
it shall not become law.
SEC =. And he it further enacted.
That, from and after the passage of this
act. the secretary of the Territory of New
Mexico shall be eX-otlicio superintendent
Of public buildings and grounds, and
shall have all control and management
of all public buildings now erected, in
progress of erection, or to be hereafter
erected, and of all grounds pertaining
thereto; and he shall be under the di-
rection OF the Secretary of the Interior,
who shall establish such rules in relation
to said public buildings and grounds as
in his judgement he may devise, and for
his services as such superintendent shall
receive an annual salary of one thousand
dollars, to take effect from and after the
passage Of this act and it shall be the
duty of the secretary of said Territory.
upon the converting of the legislature
thereof, TO administer the oath of office
to the members elect of the two houses
and the officers thereof when chosen and
no other person shall be competent to adj
minister said oath, save in the absence of
the secretary; in which case any one
member OF either house may administer
the oath to the presiding officer elect,
and he shall administer the same to the
members and other officers: Provided.
That the annual 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
slXty->even.
Approved, July p, 1868.