324 'I`lIIR'l`lETII CONGRESS. Sess. l. Ch. I'}? 1848, Power-todivide said Territory into two or more Territories, in such manner and at
- £;`,°""°’Y '°‘ such times as Congress shall deem convenient and proper, or from
` attaching any portion of said Territory to any other State or Territory of the United States. The executive Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the executive power and Eg‘;';'u‘é’0l;;:n°;:j authority in and over said Territory of Oregon shall be vested in tt hg, tent.,-C of governor, who shall hold his office for four years, and until his sue. 3**19% I30W05h cessor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the ,,;;f°g;" emPresident of the United States. The governor shall reside within said Territory, shall be commander-in-chief of the militia thereof, shall per- 1860 ch 16 § 3 form the duties and receive the emoluments of superintendent of Indian ’ ° ’affairs; he may grant pardons and respites for olfences 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 the said Territory, where, by law, such commissions shall be required, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. S¤°*’¢¤¤’J'S his Srzc. 3. And be itfurtIzer enacted, That there shall be a secretary Eggers and du- of said Territory, who shall reside therein, and hold his office for five 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 journals of the legislative assembly within thirty days after the end of each session, and one copy of the executive proceedings and ofiticial correspondence, semi-annually, on the lirst days of January and July in each year, to the President of the United States, and two copies of the laws to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the use of Congress r And in case of the death, removal, resignation, or absence of the gov- ,,,0;;;,,; g},vem. Gmor from the Territory, the secretary shall be, and he is hereby, ¤r,1l·<= S¤<=r<=t¤fY authorized and required to execute and perform all the powers and Qznfft °'° gm" duties of the governor during such vacancy or absence, or until another governor shall be duly appointed and qualified to fill such vacancy. · Legislative as- Sec. 4. And be it fizrtker enacted, That the legislative power and
authority of said Territory shall be vested in a legislative assembly.
house, of repre- The legislative assembly shall consist of a council and house of repre-
H"' sentatives. The council shall consist of nine members, having lllé
lqualifications of voters as hereinafter prescribed, whose term of service shall continue three years. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the members ofcouncil of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the lirst year; of the
econd class at the expiration of the second year; and of the third
class at the expiration of the third year, so that one third may be chosen every year; and if vacancies happen by resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled at the next ensuing election. The house of representatives shall, at its first session, consist of eighteen members, possessing the same qualilications as prescribed for 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, in proportion to the increase of qualined voters: P'°“s°· Pfvlifded, That the whole number shall never exceed thirty. AH aP' portionment shall be made, as nearly equal as practicable, among the mgggygfleggl; several counties or districts, for the election of the council and {¤P*°‘ t,,,,,,,, c,,,,,,°¤_ Séflfahvcs, giving to each section of the Temttn-y representation lll 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
