404 TIYIIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 121. 1849. the same is hereby, erected into a temporary government by the uname Pcwcrmdmdc of the Territory of Minnesota 2- Propzderl, That nothing in thissot ¤aid'1`erritory,or contained shall be construed to inhibit the governmentlof ·the_United
- 9 ¤“¤°h_ °· P°*· States from dividing said Territory into two or more Territories, in such
gg3e?,. ·_i_ie,:.°;n: manner and at such times as Congress shall deem convenient and ry, reserved. proper, or from attaching any portion of said Territory to any other State or Territory of the United States. _ The eneennve S1-:0. 2. And be it further enacted, That the executive power and power vesttrd i_¤ authority in and over said Territory of Minnesota shall be vested in a Qe,§,‘;;:':?'(jml;;S governor, who shall hold his office for four years, and until his succespowers, duties; sor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the °¤d°¤°l“m€¤*$- President of the United States. The governor shall reside within said Territory, shall be commander-in-chief of the militia thereof, shall perform the duties and receive the emoluments of superintendent of Indian affairs; he may grant pardons for offences against the laws of said Territory, and reprieves for offences against the laws of the United States until the decision of the President can be made known thereon; he shall commission all officers who shall be appointed to office under the laws of the said Territory, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Sew->¤¤’y= his Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be a secretary {’,‘;;'°" °‘°d du` of said Territory, who shall reside therein, and hold his office for four ` years, unless sooner removed by the President of the United States; he shall record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly hereinafter constituted, and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive department; he shall transmit one copy of the laws and one copy of the executive proceedings, on or before the first day of December in each year, to the President of the United States, and, at the same time, two copies of the laws to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the In easeofdeath, Senate, for the use of Congress. And in case of the death, removal,
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- resignation, or necessary absence of the governor from the Territory,
e,,,,,,,u,e seem, the secretary shall be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to tary to act as execute and perform all the powers and duties of the governor durg°"°"‘°"‘ ing such vacancy or necessary absence, or until another governor shall be duly appointed to fill such vacancy. Legislative Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the legislative power and P3W¤*=h°W *’¤¤*· authority of said Territory shall be vested in the governor and a legis- ° Le .1 . lative assembly. The legislative assembly shall consist of a council gis ative as- - . . . eembgy to consist and house of representatives. The council shall consist of mne mem- <>¤‘ ¤¤¤¤yi1 and bers, having the qualifications of voters, as hereinafter prescribed,
- ‘Q,;Q;‘in?es_’°p'°' whose term of service shall continue two years. The house of representatives shall, at its first session, consist of eighteen members, possessing the same qualifications as prescribed for members of the council, and whose term of service shall continue one year. The number
of councillors and representatives may be increased by the legislative _ assembly, frpm time to time, in proportion to the increase of populabeF;?;;’:J°?]¥;‘; tion: :PTOU1d8d, That the whole number shall never exceed fifteen and represent,. councillors and thirty-nine representatives. An apportionment shall EXBS t be made, as nearly equal as practicable, among the several counties of Pp,eP,9Sm"i';_ or districts, for the election of the council and representatives, giving tion. to each section of the Territory representation in the ratio of its population, Indians excepted, as nearly as may be. And the members of the council and of the house of representatives shall reside in, and be inhabitants of} the district for which they may be elected respecugensngb to be tively. Previous to the first election, the governor shall cause a census °“‘ °°‘ or enumeration of the inhabitants of the several counties and districts of the Territory to be taken, and the first election shall be held at such time and places, and be conducted in such manner, as the governor
