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 210 THIRTY—SlXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 83. 1861. gitude, until it intersect the northern boundary line of the Territory of New Mexico; thence due west to the dividing ridge separating the waters of Carson Valley from those that {low into the Pacific; thence on said dividing ridge northwardly to the forty-first degree of north latitude; thence due north to the southern boundary line of the State of Oregon; thence due east to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, erected into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of' Provinces to Nevada: Provided, That so mugh of the Territory within the present gggm .'"d“° limits of the State of California shall not be included within this Territory mm" until the State of California shall assent to the same by an act irrevocable without the consent of the United States: Procideol, further, That Indian ,;,h,_, nothing in this act contained shall be construed tolimpair the rights of preserved. ° person or property now pertaining to the Indians rn said Territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians, or to include any territory which, by treaty with any Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any State or Territory; but all such territory shall be excepted out of the boundaries and constitute no part of the Territory of Nevada, until said tribe shall signify their assent to the President of the United States to be included within the said Territory, or to afect the authority of the Government of the United States to make any regulations respecting such Indians, their lands, property, or other rights, by treaty, law, or otherwise, which it would have been competent for the Government to make if this act had Tmimy may never passed: Provided, further, That nothing in this act contained shall be divided imc be construed to inhibit the Government of the United States from dividing m°ms’&°' times as Congress shall deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any portion thereof to any other Territory or State. Governor: Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the executive power and au- §°;gQ§°w°"’ md thority in and over said Territory of Nevada shall be vested in a governor, who shall hold his office for four years, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the 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, and shall approve all laws passed by the legislative assembly before they shall take effect; 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 said Territory, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. lgigstggi mm .8120. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be a secretary 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 Senate, for the use of Congress; and 1n case of the death, removal, or resignation, or other necessary absence of the governor from the Territory, the secretary shall have, and he is hereby authorized and required, to execute and perform all the powers and duties of the governor during such vacancy or necessary absence, or until another governor shall be duly appointed to fill such vacancy. Legislature. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the legislative power and authority of said Territory shall be vested in the governor and a legislative
 * }'° P' mm *6** said Territory into two or more Territories, in such manner and at such