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 178 THIRTY-SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch..90. 1853. place in said Territory as the Governor thereof shall appoint and direct; and at said first session, or as soon thereafter as they shall deem expedi- Sw of g¤v¢1‘¤ ent, the legislative assembly shall proceed to locate and establish the seg; mm" of government for said Territory, at such place as they may deem eligible; which place, however, shall thereafter be subject to be changed by Public buildings. said legislative assembly. And the sum of five thousand dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, is hereby appropriated and granted to said Territory of Washington, to be there applied by the Governor to the erection of suitable buildings at the seat of government. Delegate Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That a delegate to the House of Representatives of the United States, to serve for the term of two years, who shall be a citizen of the United States, may be elected by the voters qualified to elect members of the legislative assembly, who shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges as have been heretofore exercised and enjoyed by the delegates from the several other Territories of the United States to the House of Representatives, but the delegate first elected shall hold his seat only during the term of the Congress to which he shall be elected. The first election shall be held at such time, and places, and be conducted in such manner, as the Governor shall appoint and direct; of which, and the time, place, and manner of holding such elections, he shall give at least sixty days’ notice by proclamation; and at all subsequent elections the time, places, and manner of holding the elections shall be prescribed by law. The person having the greatest number of votes shall be declared by the Governor to be duly elected, and a certificate thereof shall be given accordingly. The delegate from said Territory shall be entitled to receive the same per diem compensa- His P¤5’· tion and mileage at present allowed lllé delegate from the Territory of Oregon. 1;¤m<>v¤i 0,; Sec. 15. And 6e it further enacted, That all suits, plaints, process, and g?S€5,,;;T¤°°f1;,_ proceedings, civil and criminal,` at law and in chancery, and all indictiitory. ments and informations, which shall be pending and undetermined in the courts established within and for said Territory of Oregon, by act of Congress, entitled "An act to establish the territorial government of Oreg0n,” approved August fourteen, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight,_wherein the venue in said cases, suits at law, or in chancery, or criminal proceedings, shall be included within the limits hereinbefore declared and established for the said Territory of Washington ; then, and in that case, said actions so pending in the Supreme or Circuit Courts of the Territory of Oregon shall be, by the clerks of said courts, duly certilied to the proper courts of said Territory of Washington; and thereupon said causes shall, in all things concerning the same, be proceeded on, and judgments, verdicts, decrees, and sentences rendered thereon, in the same manner as if the said Territory had not been divided. All bonds, recognizances, and obligations of every kind whatsoever, valid, under the existing laws, within the limits of said Territory of Oregon, shall be held valid under this act, and all crimes and misdemeanors against the laws now in force within the said limits of the Territory of Washington may be prosecuted, tried, and punished in the courts established by this act, and all penalties, forfeitures, actions, and causes of action, may be recovered and enforced, under this act, before the Supreme and Circuit Courts Certain rights established by this act as aforesaid: Provided, That no right of action ggf‘°“°“ '“"‘°°' whatever shall accrue against any person for any act done in pursuance of any law heretofore passed by the legislative assembly of the Territory of Oregon, and which may be declared contrary to the Constitution O,,,.,,,,,, Bxistp or laws of the United States. igguogliggriutéocgz- Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That all justices of the peace, tm Omen m up; constables, sheritfs, and other judicial and ministerial officers, who shall pointed. be in office within the limits of said Territory of Washington when this