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 17 6 THIRTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Szss. II. Ch. 59. 1861. . for every twenty miles travel in going to and returning from the said ses· Contingent ex- sions, estimated according to the nearest usually travelled route. There P°“““‘ shall be appropriated annually the sum of one thousand dollars, to be exipended by the governor, to defray the contingent expenses of the Territory. There shall also be appropriated annually u. sufficnent sum, to be expended by the secretary of the Territory, and upon an estimate to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, to defray the expenses of the legislative- assembly, the printing of the laws, and other incidental expenses; and the secretary of the Territory shall an~ nually account to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States for the manner in which the aforesaid sum shall have been expended. Se,,;,,,,, of Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the legislative assembly of l¢gisI¤t¤r¤- the Territory of Colorado shall hold its first session at such time and 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 expe— dient, the governor and legislative assembly shall proceed to locate and establish the seat of government for aid Territory at such place as they may deem eligible; which place, however, shall thereafter be subject to be changed by the said governor and legislative assembly. Delegmm Ssc. 13. And be ftjin ther enacted, That a delegate to the House of U°¤8*‘¤••· Representatives of the United States, to serve during each Congress of the United States, may be elected by the voters qualitied to elect members of the legislative assembly, who shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges as are exercised and enjoyed by the delegates from the several other Territories of the United States to the said House of Representatives. The Erst election shall be held at uch time and places and be conducted in such manner as the governor shall appoint and direct; and at all subsequent elections the times, places, and manner of holding 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. Schmlmuom Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That when the land in the said reserved. Territory shall be surveyed, under the direction of [the] Government of the United States, preparatory to bringing the same into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each township in said Territory shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purpose of being applied to J d_ _ 1d_ sclgmls h15th; gates ·l;%el;e;l1fter to be erected out of the same. ¤ lm _¤¤· EC. . n it eremzcted, That tem oraril, and until otherwise g2g3Q2Q12E_ provided by ·law, the governor of said Territogy ma; define the judicial districts of said Territory, and assign the judges who may be appointed for said Territory to the several districts, and also appoint the times and places for holding courts in the several counties or subdivisions in each of said Judicial districts by proclamation to be issued by him ; but the legis- Iative assembly at their first or any subsequent session may organize, alter, or modify such judicial districts, and assign the judges, and alter the times and places of holding the courts, as to them shall seem proper and convenient. Constitution Sec. lfi. And be it further enacted, That the Constitution and all laws girdigvsnpplm- of the United States which are not locally inapplicable shall have the °* ‘ same force and effect within the said Territory of Colorado as elsewhere within the United States. smqmgm. Ssc. 17.  50 it further enacted, That the President of the United ged, d¤¤¤¤, Ny. States, by anduwith the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be and he is ' hereby authorized to appoint a surveyor general for Colorado, who shall locate his office at such place as the Secretary of the Interior shall from time to tune direct, and whose duties, powers, obligations, responsibilities, oompensatxon, and allowances for clerk hire, office rent, fuel, and incidental expenses, shall be the same as those of the surveyor general of New