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THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 177. 1848. 325 be inhabitants of the district, or county, or counties, for which they may”be elected respectively. Previous to the first election, the gov- Previousmsm ei-nor shall cause a census or enumeration of the inhabitants and qual- 83;***; ified voters of the several counties and districts of the Territory to be ,,6,18,,, S em taken by such persons, and in such uiode as the governor shall desig- ¢¤k¤¤· nate and appoint; and the persons so appointed shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor ; and the first election shall be held at such Time, phen, time and places, and be conducted in such manner, both as to the per- ¤¤d ,m¤¤¤er_ of sons who shall superinteud such election, and the returns thereof, as h°1d‘"g°l°°°°"‘ the governor shall appoint and direct; and he shall, at the same time, declare the number of members of the council and house of representatives to which each of the counties or districts shall be entitled under this act; and the governor shall, by his proclamation, give at least sixty days’ previous notice of such apportionment, and of the time, places, and manner of holding such election. The persons having the highest number of legal votes in each of said council districts for members of the council shall be declared by the governor to be duly elected to the council; and the persons having the highest number of legal votes for the house of representatives shall be declared by the governor to be 'duly elected members of said house: Provided, That, in casc Provisofornew two or more persons voted for shall have an equal number of votes, °l°°'l°”- and in case a vacancy shall otherwise occur in either branch of the legislative assembly, the governor shall order a new election; and the persons thus elected to the legislative assembly shall meet at suolg place, and on such day, within ninety days after such elections, as the governor shall appoint; but, thereafter, the time, place, and manner of T;me,,&,c_,0g· holding and conducting all elections by the people, and the apportion- •>l¤¢¤<>¤¤· ing the representation in the several counties or districts to the council and house of representatives, according to the number of qualified voters, shall be prescribed by law, as well as the day of the commencement of the regular sessions of the legislative assembly: Provided, That no session in any one year shall exceed the term of sixty days, Term Oy gu. except the first session, which shall not be prolonged beyond one hun- ¤i°¤¤ U¤1i*¢d· drcd days. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That every white male inhabitant quaigqcmom above the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of °*`V°*~'=¤· said Territory at the time of the passage of this act, and shall possess the qualifications hereinafter prescribed, shall be entitled to vote at the first election, and shall be eligible to any office within the said Terri- pmvgm; Agn; wry; but the qualifications of voters and of holding office, at all subse-‘ ;*`r*{*Y’¤¤t§¤d °f quent elections, shall be such as shall be prescribed by the legislative bg gui; assembly: Provided, That the right of suffrage and of holding otlioe by citizens and Shall be exercised only by citizens o£ the United States above the age ggn ***:3 0f twenty-one years, and those above that age who shall have declared, iaminmy Step,?;;,, OH cath, their intention to become such, and shall have taken an oath ¤¤§¤“¤¤*i°¤-be t0 Support the constitution of the United States and the provisions of 10,,g?némig° {hg this act: And provided further, That no officer, soldier, seaman, or army_ or navy tp marine, or other person in the army or navy of the United States, or :::;_";ni;§:E;°;'; attached to troops in the service of 'the United States, shall be allowed been his perm;- to vote in said Territory, by reason of being on service therein, unless ¤,°¤* dxnicg "°*' Said Territory is and has been for the period of six mouths his perma- mNn,;°ge,;{m gg_ nent domicil : Prcvidedfzrther, That no person belonging to the army longing to army or navy of the United States sm}! ever be elected to or hold any civil j‘;“"a:; oflice or appointment in said Territory. civil omce. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the legislative power of lixtentoflegis. the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation not in- 1““"° l’°“'°'· consistent with the constitution and laws of the United States; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor