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 THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 49. 1850. 45] respectively take an oath or afiirmation, before the district judge, or some justice of the peace in the limits of said Territory, duly authorized to administer oaths and aflirmations by the laws now in force therein, or before the chief justice or some associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to support the Constitution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective offices; which said oaths, when so taken, shall be certified by the person by whom the same shall have been taken and such certificates shall be received and recorded by the said secrdtary among the executive proceedings; and the chief justice and associate justices, and all other civil officers in said Territory, before they act as such, shall take a like oath or affirmation, before the said governor or secretary, or some judge or justice of the peace of the Territory, who ma be duly commissioned and qualified, which said oath or amrmation dhall be certified and transmitted, by the person taking the same, to the secretary, to be by him recorded as aforesaid; and afterwards, the like oath or affirmation shall be taken, certified, and recorded, in such manner and form as may be prescribed by law. The governor shall Sslory of govreceive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars as governor, and °"§°j". f one thousand dollars as superintendent of Indian affairs. The chief chiéjiiiedce arid justice and associate justices shall each receive an annual salary of E“°°°*°·*° .i¤=· eighteen hundred dollars. The secretary shall receive an annual u°§:},m,u.y·s 8,,, salary of eighteen hundred dollars. The said salaries shall be paid lug. quarter-yearly, at the treasury of the United States. The members f °’“P§“‘““°‘,? of tlhe leglislafjve assembly shall be entitled to receive three dollars fnemeggiiiztige eac per ay uring their attendance at the sessions thereof, and three ¤¤S°mblY· pollarsheach dfor every twenty miles' travel in going to and returning rom the said sessions, estimated according to the nearest usually travelled route. There shall be appropriated annuall the sum of thousand dollars, to be expended by the governor, td defray the chi: Ceutingentex. tingent expenses of the Territory; there shall also be appropriated P°¤$°S P*<>Vid¤d annually a sufficient sum to be expended by the secretary of the Ter— m` ntory, and upon an estimate to be made by the Secretary of the Treas- Ury oglthe hUnited State? go defray the expenses of the legislative assem y, the printing o the laws and other incidental expenses; and the secretary of the Territory shall annually account to the Spxcrpltapy of- the (Treasury of the United States for the manner in w IC theaoresai sum hall h b d d. Sec. I3. And be it _;trthe:v:na¢i;;,8Th:t The legislative assem- Legislative asbly of the Territory of New Mexico shall hold its first session at ?°“*blY *° {wld Slwhtxme and place in said Territory as the Governor thereof shall gs £,j§;s;?°;; appoint and direct; and at said first session, or as soon thereafter as the governortpey shall dieem expedient, the governor and legislative assembly Seat or gov- S ¤ procee to locate and establish the scat of government for said °“’m°“*· Territory at such place as they may deem eligible ; which place, howpvgri shajl thereafterbjie subject to be changed by the said governor n egis ative assem y. Sec. 14. And be it furthe nacted Th t ad 1 t t th H A at at of Representatives of the Unit;deStates; to sdrve diifihg iagh (Song;`;; lf °i§E"jeE‘g of UWB United States, may be elected by the voters qualified to elect Uérsgress 0 t c members of the legislative assembly, who shall be entitled to the gz'; Eghtsthand priylileges as are exercised and enjoyed by the dele~ om e sever other Territories of the United States to the said House of Representatives. The first election shall be held at such time 2:; pltceshagd be conducted in such manner, as the governor shall om an 1rect· and at all subsequent elections, the times places, andxmanner of holding the elections shall be prescribed by lavi. 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