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 810 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 117. 1863. House ofrepre- at its tlrst session, consist of thirteen members possessing the same quali. ”““*““"““‘ Hcations as prescribed for the members of the council, and whose term of service shall continue one year. The number of representatives may be increased by the legislative assembly, from time to time, to twenty six, in proportion to the increase of qualified voters; and the council, in Apportioument. like manner, to thirteen. An apportionment shall be made as nearly equal as practicable among the several counties or districts for the election of the council and representatives, giving to 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 Census. which they maybe elected respectively. Previous to the first election, the governor shall cause a census or enumeration of the inhabitants and qualified voters of the several counties and districts of the Territory to be taken by such persons and in such mode as the governor shall designate and appoint, and the persons so appointed shall receive a reasonable First election. compensation therefor. And the first election shall be held at such time and places, and be conducted in such manner both as to the persons who shall superintend such election and the returns thereof, as the governor shall appoint and direct; 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 act The Pluralmy or persons having the highest number of legal votes in each of said council '°l·°¤ to °°*· 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 more persons voted for shall have an equal number of votes, and in case a vacancy shall otherwise occur in either branch of the legislative assembly, the governor shall order a new election ; and the persons thus elected to the legislative assembly shall meet at such place and on olspigvequwt such day as the governor shall appoint; but thereafter the time, place, °° "' and manner of holding and conducting all elections by the people, and the apportioning the representation in the several counties or districts to the council and house of representatives, according to the number of qualified voters, shall be prescribed by law, as well as the day of the commencement of the regular sessions of the legislative assembly: Provided, length of ses- That no session in any one year shall exceed the term of forty days, ex- 3:* °f “"°"" cept the first session, which may continue sixty days. vom, M nm Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That every free white male inhabelection, itant above the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been an actual resident of said Territory at the time of the passage of this act, shall be entitled to vote at the first election, and shall be eligible to any office alrsubsequent within the said Territory; but the qualifications of voters, and of holding ¤l°°*l°¤¤- office, at all subsequent elections, shall be such as shall be prescribed by the legislative assembly. oltviglslative Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the legislative power of the P Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act · but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the ,soil · T¤¤¤¤· no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States, nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents. Every bill which shall have passed the council and house of representatives of the said Territory shall begoxizoyvsf of fore it becomes a law, be presented to the governor of the Territory,; if ggéppzoyp, ipe shall sigqfit; but if lnot, he shall return it, with his objecat la, u e ppse in w rqh it originated, who shall enter the objections mcmgtgerppn eu- Journa and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such s t ion, two thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it