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 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. L CII. 5‘9. 1854. 285 whose term of service shall continue two years. The House of Representatives sl1all,21t its first session, consist of twenty-six members, possess- Number of ing the same qualificzitions as prescribed for members of the Council, °°“¥‘°l“°“’.““d and whose term of service shall continue one year. The number of m¥i;$i;;`2?té¥cs' representatives may be increased by the Legislative Assembly, from time ¢<>¤¤<=iU¤¤_¤¤·i m time, in proportion to the increase of qualified voters: Provided, That Lf°,§{f;§“m°"°° the whole number shall never exceed thirty-nine. An apportionment Apportionment shall be made, as nearly equal as practicable, among the several counties of ”P"°S°“*¤· or districts, for the election of the Council and Representatives, giving to m' each section of the Territory representation in the ratio of its qualified voters 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 or county, or counties, for which they may be elected, respectively. Previous to the first election, the Governor shall cause a census, Census to be or enumeration of the inhabitants and qualified voters of the several §:;€"·‘"‘°“ md counties and districts of the Territory, to be taken by such persons and ` in such mode us the Governor shall designate and appoint; and the persons so appointed shall receive a, reasonable compensation therefor. And the Erst election shall be held at such time and places, and be conducted Hqw the first in such manner, both as to the person who shall superintend such elec- tion and the returns thereof, as the Governor shall appoint and direct; dgclgygdgléctgd, 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 net. 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 case two or pmvm in mm more persons voted for shall have sm equal number of votes, and in case of ‘(¤<>¤·¤¤y OY 110 0. vacancy shall otherwise occur in either branch of the Legislative As- °h°l°°' sembly, the Governor shall order a, new election; and the persons thus elected to the Legislative Assembly shall meet at such place and on such dey as the Governor shall ·appoint ; but thereafter, the time, place, and manner of holding and conducting all elections by the people, and the Subsequent apportioning the representation in the several counties or districts to the gE;E}I‘:1?;£€° Council and House of Representatives, according to the number of qualified the Agggmblyz voters, shall be prescribed by law, as well as the day of the commencement of the regular sessions of the Legislative Assembly: Provided, That Provlso usjzo no session in any one year shall exceed the term of forty days, except the first session, which may continue sixty days. Am,,,g,;$_ Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That every free white mule inhabitant above the age of twenty-one years, who shall be an actual resident of said Territory, and shall possess the qunlincations lnereinaftcr Qunlibcnticm prescribed, shall be entitled to vote ut the first election, and shall be eligi- °f v°t°"‘ ble to any office within the said Territory; but the qualifications of voters, and of holding office, at all subsequent elections, shall be such as shall be prescribed by the Legislative Assembly: Provided, That the right. of suf- pmvsso. fmge and of holding office shall be exercised only by citizens of the _ Who niwe the United States, und those who shall have declared, on oath, their intention mgm °*` °“‘l¤’·8° . . und of holding to become such, and shall have taken an oath to support the Constitution 0mm_ of the United States and the provisions of this act: And, provided fur- _1·`¤r¤h¤r pwtber, That no officer, soldier, seaman, or marine, or other person in the "‘°‘ army or navy of the United States, or attached to troops in the service of the United States, shall be allowed to vote or hold office in said Territory by reason of being on service therein. Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That the legislative power of the Legislative Territory shell extend to all rightfizl subjects of legislation consistent with $2;*; ?l£g;;§?" the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act; but