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The Legislature. provided until the expiration of forty days after the adjournment of the legislative assembly.

§ 13. It shall be the duty of the chief clerk of the council and the chief clerk of the house, at the close of each session to prepare for the pre s and superintend the publication of the journals of the proceeding of their respective houses, and to affix an index thereto; and to transcribe, into a book kept for that purpose, the documents accompanying the message of the governor, or by him sent to either house, other than those entered on the journal, or the documents reported to either branch of the legislative assembly by any public officer of the territory, in pursuance of law, for which service they shall be allowed such compensation as the legislature shall from time to time determine; but in no event to be less than their regular per diem, for the time actually employed in performing said labor. And the territorial auditor is here by instructed on presentation of a verified account for not to exceed sixty days, and of proof that the records have been completed as herein required, to draw his warrant on the territorial treasurer for the amount of such account.

§ 14. It shall be the duty of the said chief clerks, at the opening of every session of the legislative assembly, to make a correct roll of the members of their houses, respectively, to whom certificates of election have been issued by the proper officers, which certificates shall be filed by said secretary and chief clerk.

§ 15. In all cases the said chief clerks, serving at the close of a session, shall remain in office until the organization of the next regular sesssionsession [sic] of the legislature and at twelve o'clock, meridian, on the day appointed by law for the meeting of the legislative assembly, the said chief clerks, or in the absence of either, then some member or other person appointed by the mem­bers present, shall call the members of their respective houses so enrolled to order, when the members may proceed to the election of the necessary officers. The term of office of all officers of the council and house of representatives shall expire with the close of the session at which they were elected, except the chief clerk of the council and the chief clerk of the house, for the purposes herein designated.

§ 16. The compensation prescribed bylaw for the officers of the council, shall be certified by the president thereof, and attested by the chief clerk; and the compensation that may be due to the officers of the house of representatives shall be certified by the speaker thereof, and attested by the chief clerk, which said cer­tificates, when made out as aforesaid, shall be sufficient evidence to the secretary of the territory of each person's claim.

§ 17. It shall be competent at any time during a session of the legislative assembly, for either house, by a vote of a majority, to remove from office any of the officers provided for in this chapter; but in case of the removal of any officer by either house, his place shall be supplied by an election, viva voce; and in all elections under the provisions of this chapter for officers of either house of the legislative assembly, it shall require a majority of all the votes cast to determine a choice.