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l> ' V F'rrtFrmmh conjjneuoirly in.«crtcil
Okm rt . a ny iair«. L Umaoh busina«4, in
r > «-»•- nm* l h • r c r i* up.
*1 • ••>•.•,«-»»»«iv.* •-» w -.*wwr -w-nr-fym -n-1 i was
poritim:*, of ill** inhabit:!!’'■ Tip ■< .• ’
> 11 Hi r . ami i .Mii:i)i|!il’-..it-' : ’.i• • rive.
Imuii lime to tuns!, to the l’i<. idem ol
tho United 5"'t;i(i’*».
Sec. ('■. . ’hil be it Jiirtlirr enacted, 'PI:at
the judicial po.v or -Ip.ill lie veiled in I v.
superior courts, and in snrii iut'erinr
courts nnd jn«tir.’<’8 of the peace, a* the
leinsln'ive <.hin. jl of the territory mav .
11utn lime to time, establish. i'li : •
sindUc. a superior court fir tli.it put ol
the territory known ns C ist Florida, to
consist ol mu judge ; he shall hold a
conn on the tii.-t M'HiiIhjh in .1 -lury,
April, Jiilv. anil October. in enr.l. car.
at .~i. A •■■-.; dine, and it a in.: !l i lu e tune-
ainl pine* is the legislative con in il -I in II j
■ lin ft. There sh ill be h supei ior cmirl I
tor that part ol the lew i dorv J.u ■ wi.
West Florida, tu consist of on*-j i Ig .
•hall hold -a emut ill Hens.tcolnon tilt
Monday* in January, April, July, a
October, in each year, and at > ." Ii otli*"
lines and places as lie■ letp-lalive com.
,;/ licjiri a . .'a i. vet a) the laitrd Males ol;,.,, Within its Inn.Is, here-1
>V\ A\5TlUitt.Vi , \.
v, r.-i
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. Act r.,r th.e ostaldishtneut of nteriitorial
g'lver -inont in I>'lurid i.
He it enuete. I by the ! • i. . ft an / li„me
ilnrinst their atteitdai e.e in council, nnd
ihref* dollars thr every twenty miles in
.■puna to, nnd ri'Uiiiiinu fiotn, any meet-
iint of the hep Itiivo it.oineil, mice in
i'.icli ses-inn, an l no more. 'J’ho tnetn-
n:rs (if the I. ..i-l itivo Council iliall lip
privilege il from arrest, except ii cases
of treason, foleny , and bren Ii of the
peace, during their going to, allt-mlnni e
at, and relnrning from, each session of
iid CiHitn il.
See. 0. Anil, be it further enactcil, Th it
the fnllotving act*, Unit i- In -ay .
“ An ail fin the pniii-limenl of certain
crimes against the L'nite'l Stale.., up-
proved April tllirie'h, HIM* Ihnn-iad s**.*
vn hondicd an I ninety, all ad- in ad-
ill Mi, or -Up, lenient iry Ui .-retn, v, ill a
a, ■ Il tore
M
their rargors ; and all other public In' .
of the l* nttr-,1 States w inch are not r«-
pugnnnt to the , l ovi- oos ui tills art, sl*dl
extend to, mil lure full force and elle. .
in. the teriilery aforesaid.
Si c. 1Iml be il further enacted
I hat, to I a; end (lint lb" mliahitanis mu;
hr protected in their liberty, property,
i!c the exercise of their religion, no law
shall ern be valid which -hill impair,
or in any nay restrain, the freedom of
religion* opinion*, profession*, or wor
ship. They shall ha eiHlllml to I lie-
benefit ol the writ of hale as corpus.—
I hey slu'i tie bailable, in all cast a, ex
ccpl Iri ; pi :il die:. ,s vliere the proof, deli\en-i| in • i ,
is i i id i ; i presumption gi .■ .t. \Ii I" 7 }?, *'*‘ u d, and orderei
fourth Cen-e-. ; and that the r* -iil’ie ol
ill*.’, iup'ir- ol ti e mill returns be depo
siicil in tin libi ar\ oi < '■■ igr—s.
(•mi,ii i* h s>: on;.
Speukvr of,llw I’ aiM wi .•■ ,. unlives
IMMI I. U rO.Ml'KI NS,
' ice 1 "ill d i I tile I ,• ,-.t Mi : ■, no.
C, I a d I I' 111.' .-Jiuialt .
Washington, fYlntittiy •! I- ’ - - \tifir*>i •
■I \A.'. MOMi'ur,
A lA.VliVU'.S'
1.A.M) tl. I'lCl.; IAA HI ■ \ I iO d,
HOI I.'.,..'
M* .Cl! ...J, I!'
all'. M l.aw, frii'ii .- |, , , ,. tl:
■ dow ic/ li. j uh'ndi
al to In- n., tea ,-.i .
, .... i
Riiard 'lie i i .!i: - a. d iiOit*-ts !' !;:>• : ei.,
Ironi the ceciouieei el ol ilACiiiliaa- p.
Tl.e I 1*11(11 III *• Jim Ihe an V e, •(. , || ,
polh \, and w i ui Id In* I lie ! i-i to w I-..! i'll i*
i lull in'* in Ihe go' ■ i mm i.l. il .1 t ,i: *....■
ol .Mi. 'i'li nuns is di rtily out n ai i i,.
"oil "i- 1 lie spirit of Ihe fi.-.-l, , ,u| il ,
I lin'd he con idi ri d -s * lulu an d ia ill- l a
t *■ r vlictsc, hs up) i ■ ui ii lent would, m\.
llicle.ss. In* cuiisliti.iioi/.d, Mine only ihe.
li"l‘-i"K ii ciiiiip.itildn 11dices .0 the mn.a
inn. is | * olidi.lei.l, w lltl w till ii idea Ihe i! i-
ly pi'-e'Cre of I he gm * iaimellT, Ii nr ii-. -
ir illl/alloil, is ill .-tlii.l 111:i. ■ c.i. j . in tact,
lu ( .mu[ ,--s o' ii,,' ih'lal* bus | i,,,.
I"'* a the sueitr* on which the atde t i
• if nnrcoumiy have f.-ci.m- distil.'* >
i ra il in < 'nagrc.sj nnemUeif, J u.it ill
i : i ipiiiiari c. ! I bv Spam lo the U.
1 1 .to*, known In the name of Ka.-t and
A -' Tl.*ri*l I,shall r.on-ii! a lerrilary
i f .In 1. cied ;•' i*e«, nuli'i' the nmnn ol
l • leirnarv isf !•'i*>ri.Ti. ill" government
v .o if shell he orgn l/.ed and adimnis-
t r t as till la < s :
Sec. -1 .hid be it further enacted. That
th. cxnMinc power -hall hi; vested mi a
Ci arniDr, v. ho shall r"*i*le in the said j
tc:i Holy, ami hoi 1 his offi a* during 111*'
ter n of three y cars, nnle-s sooner re-;
• n vc i by the I’ie.-idefit of tho United |
u.'i Mo shall be r.oinm amler in cine I i
of the rni'pia of the. said territory, and
he, ox *• lli 'in, * iperintenilenl of Indian
nlVatt.-, and shall have power to grant
V nalnns for offences against th > said ler-
liiarv, and reprieves for those againsi
presiimpii
lid* < -r • mu.lee .1" .m l ;..'H'U- "'i -;:;*- a I
• : ’ ■ Itn t!ie o.l. nee ; unit excessive bad »h i |
pun ■ le for the punish- ' - K he reijuir d, nor cruel or nun- i d : ,- v , anil tilth l-Vbiiinry, Ik-.’j, in idi.-dien
u oitennea coil ; 111 It hincms inflicted. No eX past I to III ncvural residnlion* of the llnnw of 11
>» • 'he in.dan t*'Undaries, approved 11, .', nr law impairing the obligation ol
. ..ii.t, in thousand eight hundred ••♦ntracts, shall ever be j j ■ t ; nor
n..' - v * ntcen |-imll private property be taken for pub-
V:i ict in addition to the a t fiar the 1 If nsng without just cnmpensnliun.
Ie*cii'u'<|, each court shall li.u in- t,*Unis i .,*'ut of ceriain crimes against the i Sec. 11. .Lid be ii J'uother enacted,
i r lie ii v him' .md
mend.
.lie:
nnd „■
"! hen
-UJ,''
ri-di (inn in all cri.nin il rases, and
elusive jniisdh lion in all capital ca.-cs,
and ol igin il jui i.-diciinn in all civ il c i-es
of the value of one hundred dull m , a-
lisiiig tin ler, and c ivmx'ibln by, tin; I a iv-
ofthe territory, no.v ol f *rca tlierein,
or w hi di ni n , at anv tini
U. Sta’c- and to repeal tin; acts tli-re- j "hut ail fr -e undo while persona, wh*
hi tnentio i- d, approved Apiil twcnlieth, , re lioiiselyeepers, and who shall have It. c at :
ai I'.srntnlivvs ol (lie -till J . nmr; , nod
l* , cl> aiary, IhJ:, rcspcctiic: the in iiii.it in
Which th .1 Luill Oil'll 1 have In-cii
exami'i* d, by vv aohi examined, a d the mo
neys pai l lor such cx iniiiatinn, tv.r. ; li..v
ing (;xa: iin d I c .-cojet i svihinirted lu t'e m :
with gmal th ,ijciuiion, make die alowing
live aial Juda cl !)■ part.ncia • ' *.,
,a.d lo fori ign cuvlils al> oad, vvuli t *pml
v.i. to the oiiirtineol and rvalii.U ii is
of the nation.
I . fi fora, then i .... la i an In -
ciiinpatibiii)) a — i- imagim-di it vv Id then
i er ol vi ii- if into the (cvr.iun, vv licit * .’dr.
'i'iiiaiiHS, hv acceplii l i.e a; ■ i i.jl ■■ • I, ■ ..I
cnl. it his aval in In -
i In*.I v your ( "inn
riiuj
l). .t
one llinusimd eight hundred and eiglj
teen
" \ i act f-r the punishment ofet ime-
lliereui specitied, approved Jin. thir-
11 lietn, on« tliuu-aiid seven hundred and
t)v ihe. I ni-la ivo cmrto il thereof. K ich ] iiiiii'ly-nine
judge shall appoint a clerk for his i - ’ * An act respecting fugitiv e* from
speedivo court, who shall reside, respec
tively, nt 1st. Augustine and I’cn*acnla,
and limy shall k cp Urn record* lucre.—
F. ich rle: k shall receive for Ins service ■,
in all case* arising uudef llm. tenatoia rl
laws, such fee* as may beesluidialied by
Ihe le.'islaiivo council.
See. 7. .Iml bi it further c u acted, Thai
each of the s,ml superior court- shall
moreover have and exercise the same
toe L mied fat sites, until the decision ol j j !JriaJiclion ullhin it , , imils in
tlie Ih c-Idcntol Ihe lulled Nates there- \ , lmler lll0 | ;! . vs ; , n( | cnn-tiiulion
on -hull l*c made known ; and to upp.nn* , ,. nilP " Unile ,| lv |,j c h, *
nod commission all officers, civil, and -I , 0 ee ,„,, U<h ,|„. judicial powntc dig U-
nited Suites, approved the twen irlli
d iv of September, one th* • -even
hundred and eighty-nine :■■■ . act in
el (in* ii to the m t, •• nti* 11 k \ v
e-fnhli-h the jndi-i d court 11 : i*v
j '"J States, ’ n. pioved I ha t ; ■
! M-irr.h, *o" thnns.ind «evu n if
I Cijnetv-llii'ee, w as vested in 'lie itL . .1
' lire.! !'.’* .. . ! \ d'.iio-t. And writ* o|
he. militi v, vvltose appointcients are net
licrein otherwise prov id- I for. fi which
jiinll he established by law : lie shall
ta ke caic that the lavra be faithfully exc
eeded.
: \r.» it it fun;,
u red ■'i y o '
(err.
, I,. I! |.
Thu
i also lx
• Hire d c
be,-unite
tu recor
,a.
rf lion ol th*’ Gov ernor
]’!'* I’rve nil the paper* and praceeiling-
clThe Kvecntive, and nil the. art* of the
(iircreor and Legislative Council, and
transmit authentic copies of tho proceed
ing* of Ihe Governor, in Ins Executive
Department, every six months, In the
Tre-idcnt "f the United State*.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That
in case of the death, removal, resigna
tion, or necssary absence ui tho Go-
vernor of the said i'erntorv, the Secre
tary them I shall be, and lie is hereby
authorized and required, to execute all
the powers, and perforin all the duties,
ol tl.e Governor, during the vacancy or-
c i i..ncd by ihe remov al, resign.- iu:i,or
hacpssary absence, of (he said Gov ernor.
Sc. d. Ami be it further enacted, I hat
the leeisl.itive power sh.ill he vestevl in
the Governor, and in thirteen of tic
most lit and disci pet persons of the terri-
toi > i i he . idled the Legislative Conti-
■ o shall be appoint) ) iitii . illy, by
tlie (’resident of the United Suites, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among the citizen* of the
United Stale* residing them. The Go
vernor, I,y anti w nil the advice and con-
•fnd oi the said I.- i l. live Council, or a
majority nf t|iem, ili.ili have power to al-
tcr, tnndify, or repeal, (heiavviwhich may
be in fnee id the commencement of this
act. Their legislativ e puivi r- shall d-o
•.x'l'inl lo all the rightful subjects of ln-
f,elation ; but no law shall ho v alid which
j* inconsi-tent with the* censtitutinn and
*;,ivvs of tlie United States, or w hi li shall
of lit)e i. c', upi-iinr couits, uuthoriz nl by
'"I | (hi* *ec! in nf t. i* act, shall he made tu
the *upre
me court of the United St it*.-•■•,
m the .ini' cases, nnd under the stmie.
regi'hitions, as from the circuit court* of
th United States. The clerks, re*pec-
tively,-hall keep the record* at the pla
ces where the rourt* are hold, and shall
receive, in all cases arising under the
law* & constitution of the United Slate*,
the sumo fees which the clerk of the
Kentucky di-trir.l received for similar
•errices, wfil-t that court exercised the
j -1-1. n, and person* escaping train the
u 'l'vnie of (heir masters, approved 12th
Tehruary, one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-three
“ An act tu prohibit tho carrying on
the-lave trade from the United States to
any foreign place or country, approved
.March twenty-second, one thousand se-
>en hundred and ninety-nine
" An .'_•! in addition lo the a t, entitl: d
“ An act tu prohibit the carrying on the
slave tr nle from the United States lo any
Inn m pla.-e or cuiuiliy, approved May
lUiu. 'me thousand eight hundred :
" l lie act to prohibit t ; • importation
of slave* into any port or place within
'.he jui iuictimi of ill*.' United S.aies,
linn and ,.fi< r 1 j Inst day of January,
in tli-i year of our Lord one thou-und
* ighi liundrt ,1 it eigh’, npj.-r >ved Al.i.r.h
I io tl . ■ bundled and
seven
“ tu act ( • ’'event m ■ * T - in ervt* being
w . I ■ >. ciLBta
until a ui,-..ized by l i-v, pj . "
1 hint. one thousand cigi : iiuJr,;.| aid
seven
" An act in addition to An act to
prohibit tlie importatinn of slave* into
•my port or place within tin* jurisdiction
(filie U. -dates, from and alter the fir si
day of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight handled nnd eight,
and lo repeal certain part- ot the same,
approved A, nl twentieth, one thousand
eight hundred and ■ ighleen
“ An act in addition lo the acts prohi
i (sided one y car at least, in the s.n 1 ter-
i/torv, shall be qualified to act as grand
am) petit jurors, in tlie court* of the said
territory' ; and they shall, until the le-
,'islaluro thereof shall otherwi-e direct,
1m -i lode. I in such in.tuner a* the judge*
»l the said c oirt* shall respoctiv ely pre
scribe, no a* tu be mo-t conducive to an
impartial trial, and (.* be least burthen- [’
some lo the inhabitant* oi’ the baid ter
ritory.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, i
That il shall not lie lawful for miv tier-
son or person* lo import, or hung into
the said territory, from any port or pin* e
without the limits of the .United States, j
t, by the J.nvs of the United I'-t dr--.
,al
is mad'*
' thp ilmy i
• ....
Pri
to i a use. at
f»nst mice every
v« ar.
t!l" hook
oftlie otfic
. -Ilf flu* Land <i
■<*k s
t-> In- ex.’
niiii'il, itiivl
the hal nice of |
itlrli »•
tii'iii**ys ii
lire hands i
f the sever 1 r-ri
, % l
of |)«lhlu*
mo n v* of
he said ol i . '
H -J«
t V 1‘I !. • i ;;
d." Thai,
pre.iuu* to the
y.-sr
ICI6, tins
exaufioatio
i h ul bet n mad
C hv
|K i’S'lflS It
aidu.g itl llle
v emit j of 1' *' re
*p« 0-
t i\ i; oflie
s ; but, in
irogre.'s ( f tiui"
1 e
aiii^m nlr
timi in the r
ceipts of l!ic“P i
fici *
niuleivd
m we inf *i m.ition nee.-• " y,
and
ir.iM* an
i miortance
tn til" c-x • min
lion,
pillion
rbirll it hi I not previously possasped.— !
th - a n nstHiiees pi ot ed the i inrti pi icy
f 11)*- old sj - iem, anil, in ] K16, in-! dalle j
(le Mr. 11 .lias, then Seerelarv of the Tna- j
lirect the exa'mi'i itio.i to he i
iiienuiug, ior ms services, in eai i year, iii me i.uc oi
■fare anv I h dollar* per day, in addition to hi* . alary '"' ’ j’■"' l "
v, hi. mg i ns clerk. That, since the.y ar 1017, lilt" < |i ’ , \
a ! aioiiialin'i Inn bn u rude hv persnii, if ' ‘
'.he
power* of the circuit anddistti t courts ting the slave trade, appr
IT'cre shall lie appointed, in the said
territory, two persons h artied in tlie
law, to act a* attorney* for th’Unit'd
Suites as well a- for (lie territory ; one
.veil March
, suiy, to .lii'.'Ct ''ie •< onr, !;
orcause or pmeuro to H *o imported , ,c, ks th „ u,I l.md
or brought, or knowingly to aid or as-i-t onire, who was ido permitted to inakvs u
in so importing or hiingin*', any slave or Uhoilar examinalion in t il7 ; and rnrciird
slaves. And every persoil *o offending, j for his services, in each year, af the rale o(
timl being thereof c.mvictcil Icf
court within the said territory, _ ,
, . • i- , „r , i - amnia! "i has bn u end.* by pur-un
' oinpetent j'lii* liction, shall lorloit and . ,
C. J • 11 . a mi c 11 I w nil 111" 11 eia neat, a
pay, fir "... h m . every -live so i npor- ,, .. fop ■ „. 8 -,l tl « r.t,
tr I or Lu. ugiit, the sum of three hundie.l ,,p- g 0 j, er ,j ll>Vj and s',! I'm every ill mi-
diiltars, "Hi! moi' : v far the u-e nl 'lie I . ! navel.
St itrs, nod tin: other moiety lor tin u.i j ‘1 . .i in the year IC51. Jesse U. Timm.:
! - , . : person* who sh ill sere j L’XJ- a mtornf the W’ '
far the same ; and every slavi *„ imoor- !, V /
, , ,, . i' i t n e J U
led nr ■brought, shall thereup n liecorsi" j ... _
yiUi' ■ A Co. and roi'iuve. Ins or bill* ilTC- .
c ted, in th i ....
1 i in i11 t ' ' '< J 1 1
rv, at t lie corn a uif "inert ol I hi- act. ■ l *' :r m .u m perm:! ' a • ■■ I Jc c tJ
and not im (insist int wi'b tl" " r ■ ■'
tln:n' f, shall continue in I
r it, y, , . ..
tbC duty ol ■ v.i..,,,.. „
not fuel! ci id.'" >• as iv a- c
i oi:"! " an in tin- i .ie-
"ins t > illiv v- ICC
ill Ilfd li e prav .
I'll III s.la-c till .dnp'ini)
Ivy those vv ho bore a p:
po-i g it ; o.id mint, lb
i d !•> have Uiwlvn* •■ d it
The can.: IP c no.
of Mr. Tl v, a
| 1st a le-. by i’l ■ -id, nt A
1800, lo Inspect til c-
nd northc i-stvnl li t a '
vice, Mr. Tracy ri c ivc.
-a'i.'il, ai.d "Sim rmli'iij
u i the record* of tm ;■
Under tiie av.1i ni-a .-tna
Air. Ilawsun, a im odi.
l: •prc"..'ll'rt!iv(: 1, .'. "a
d as Iba hearer ot a
paid lor perform
iai: t latii
Smita, a
pp ’inti I a I -.nor
itli ilu Indian*, n.d .a't.ueii
. it" s, under the- poiutm
i i.-i-c to ihe iiisiim. ", a! a
:
,- "iiatiir
n til.
A mult*, i
: !
■ ! a tiler
.(I*, wh,
• • natc i
a, of :i
It of I
Mi gin ia ■
runty t
; ilit- d
of the -
oat nr -
(• Li.;,
the V
Hi il
. Jift’ci
lira..
Mr. VVoiih
v . a it, ,
in
, . ■■
tii--
- a., J|,|"l,li | -
' rata'i , and
v ; and dill
s',..;." Presi-
m Tenor -
• 'f Ini - t
"x-oited tv o
,. They ai-
iill p ore ti -
ui riitiui) of
p( Ill, ,.| of
■ 1 . . . Blor-
a;ij, ' o-
ii lI ' t tie- -i
and
liru> i iml-
:*• until d-
tered, modified, or repealed, by lliu le
gislature.
Sec. It. And be it further enacted.
Tied tin i i'l/a’ns of live -aid leriilm
shall be entitled lo one del >gite to C-’■*i•
gr.-s*. f r Ihe sai l territory, who -h
|.o*scs* the same powers her. i fir,
j granted to the dc h ., d* - from til ’ • • * c
I State*.—
dec'.nl h
! ilm
l.lllirij I"
"111 Ilf
that lie
• United
el,mi
; lutlnli
Xposit
art of Ci
:ppi
vice Im tie
M"d,
iltii'd, one thuuxand eight hundred anil i ral teni'ori.'- of th" l
mnetten i The - id delcgat- -li til li
“ An a t to establish the port office ot Uorhilc-ciiptiiv.i oi'' : -on*. :t
ml mid. r *u h regulation*, a
ernor
stahlisli 1
lav any person utiiler leslraint, bnrllien. tin
ilu: United St
for that part of the Idrri'.orv known a | “ An act further tu alter arid
Last Florida, .the other for that part ! certain post roads, and for Ihe m**i<
of ihe territory know n as Wc-t i Tori ' i ' -ecure can ingo of the mail o! the Unit" !
To each of whom, in addition to h:s rtai 1 ■'males
I'd I'e, S, shall he 1 .idiiualiy. t'v a j “ An act far the more general pro-
bundred doll II'*, as a li.ll emiipeiwation! mulg.ilum of the laws of the U. Stale* :"
for all extra service*. There slnll also '*-An act in addition to an net entitled,
be appointed two marshal*, one for each j “ An act for the un re genet..1 promul-
oltne rai l superior court*, vvlio shall,! gatton ol ilu: laws *4 the Unil"d State-,
each, perform the same dot: -, he sub j “ An act to provide lor the publiva-
ject to t im same rcgulat ivtn* and penal - | itnn id ilu !■ vv s of la*' f aite.l St ales, an a
lii's, and l>e entitled to the same f es, to fur other purpose- :
which ma|'»ha,l* itmlher district* are en- “ io act to proiuote the progress nl
tilled for similar service* ; and shall, in ua <■: * j l ait* and lo repeal th" act heic-
ndditjon, be paid the sum of two bun- iofor« made Ior that purpose
dred dollars, annunllv, us a compel:.-a-1 “ An act lo extend the piiv ilegeotob-
tion for all extra service*. i taming patents for u-efil discoveries
Sec. C And be it further enacted. * *i it J aid inventions to certain persons therein
the governor, sc* tclary, judges of the mentioned, and to enlarge and define the
superior courts, district attorney*, mar- [ canines for violating tho nM.iU of pa-
shals, and a!! general officers oi the mili- , ientec- :
hall he appointed Ivy the President I “ An act f.r the encouragement ol
" I!
mav.
md lagi-l dive no
from time to lime, ordain and direct.
I” I IT,[I* I’ UMfitnu::,
Speaker of tin- tlo..-"ui U [tn'o'iii.itiv i-c.
JOHN G.V1LLAKD,
President <*f tin- tiuii.de, pro-ti mpore
Washixglon, Ala.ch it), IhiJ. - \i.pi• ■ v.•■!,
JAMliti MONUOli.
■ iy nnii[":n
A!r:*n.gh
ii,:- not rcccii ed oi di
i.tion.
Ii* in late" con-idol
IKJrt, i. ,
ontr ete.
. "tutu p.
ty ot
ternti*.
nlllces
lygi'.ting ir
ill 111" 1110,1"
•y
Is* il', Hi ■) ari
ally r.
1 lo do- ;
1, - C'a
til
■s not require an
ell has been pursi
pc.-ic a
.mail
with :
it
:g Air, i u.'iDhs
a as passed me
Had " An j■t
tii t, from nt: l
no member "f
ici ay, nini.-a-lf,
-1.1 ■ ci in Im i
i" it, nr on nia
hold, or i-nj
contract or a-
. ' i-i.t.-r. ■!
•art of the t
■o oil", .''dug.
oi disability, on account of his religious
opinions, professions, or worship ; in all
winch l:e shall he free lo maintain hi "
can, and not burlhenod with those ol a-
Tiolhcr. The Governor shall publish,
tin oughant the said territory, nil ihe law*
which shall he made, and shall, on or
before the first day of December in
c xh year, report the same to the I’re-
iilent of Ihe Uiaitral State*, to hr laid hc-
f,n e Co::gres*, vvliich. if disapproved by
Congrc-s, shall Ihenc* forth he of no
( tee. 'J'!:r Governor ar.,1 In dive
Conn il t,hall have no power ou r the
priir ' v d -po it of the soil, it. :• lo I iv
the hinds of the United Stairs, nor to i.n-
b it'-rc with the claim* to lands wt.thin
th -ii t terri' rv : the Legislative Oono-
■ '■ I shall hold a se -*on once in each
' "•ir, commencing it- lit si session a
the serninl Monday of J*ine next at
l’"ti*acola, ami continue in se-sioo not
lunger than two inoath* ; and thcreaftei
on the first Monday in May in each and
tv. ry yra.r, but shall not continue I n-
8* r in ■ .-: tliHii four week*, to hr
I,id,I at such p|a,;u in said territory as
the Guv ernor and Council “hall direct :
li “hall be the duty of the Govern n to
obtain .ill tho inl'nui itioo in hi* power in
reU, ui to tho customs, habit*, and di>
ol th" United titalos, hv anil -villi 'll" ad- ; learn mg, by securing the > opii • t maps, j ,, l( y miy
chart*, and bunks, lo the authors nnd
piopriotot's of such copies, during the
lime therein mentioned
“ 1 he act supplementary tin rctn, and
f-r extending the benefits thereol to th*
art* of designing, engraving; and et< he g
AN ACToir the pri-s, rvntion *'f tlio tnub-
% tn* L'ltiit il rttato in Florida.
He il enacted by the Senate an I Hausr
of liejirraeutun.-ei nf the United Suites <J
America in C'uiigress assembled, I Inn
'll" Tiesnbmt ot mo United Slates be,
and hereby i-, authorized to employ so
much (:f the lum! and naval forces o/ the
United Sul** .is may Lie necessary eflcc-
iually to prevent tlie f iling, cutting, or
other destruction of, tlie Umbel' < / the
United St;.;i • m I tonda ; and, also, to
prevent the Iran poi lation or earn ing n-
uch timber a* may he already
vire and romsent nf the Senate. Allju
dicial ollicpr* shall hold 111*• ir offi 1 - Inr
the term of four years, and no longer.
I he Gov error, Secrluai y, J mliin m-
bsrs of the Legislative Council, Justice,'
of the Peayte, and all other i liiiyi s, civil
and of the militia, before they enter op historical and other prints :
on the duties of their respo.otn e t-likes,
shall t ike an oath or affinnation to sup-'
port the constitution ol the United .Slates,
and for tho faithful disi huge of the ilu -
lie* nf their office ’, the Governor, be
fore the President ol the United State-,
nr le Tom a judge ol th" supremo or di-
ti id court of the United .'“tale-, or be
fore such other person as the I’rcsidci
of Ihe United State* shall authorize to
"'minister the sani" : the Seciutarv,
Juitge*. and nieinh . "f l"ie Legi-I itl»*
Cnuncil. before the Govern u ; and m
other officer*, before such per-nn* a«
thp Gov nior thall direct. I be G*>-
veitior shall receive an annual salary ■
two thousand five hundred 'loll ir* ; tl"
S cieiary one thousand five Icndre*
dull us, 4: tlie judges of one thousand five
hundred dollar* ruclp, to be paid ip ar *u
y carl v cut of the Tre-i*"rv oftlie l .State-
i he Mi i.Ik i s of the Ta gislativc Council
shall necive three dollars each, per day
fi lled or cut down ; end to take such
other and further measure * tr a h 1
deemed ailvisahla for ! prgservatioi
of the limber oi the L . State* in ! I nuda.
LIP P, BARB if,
Speaker uflhu H *u*e of t’a'in .-e.-utaiive*. )
JOHN O AlLLAIi;),
Prcsidonl of the .‘jeutile, pro Iuikj'ui
Washinjlou, March 2U, lrf2 - 2.—Appro>
J AM Ed MO.viiOK
An acl to prescribe the mode i»i
which the public act*, records, and ju
dicial proceedi ig*, ia each state. *ti dl
he authenticated, so as to take effect in
any otln r state
"An act supple mentary to the act, en-1 of the t.-c mb returiii of the '' rth t ■: U-
titled “ ' n act to pres ribe the mode in Resolved by the S nttfc einti tinust
Represent ah, of (he tinted S-aUe "
America in Congress assembled, 1 hat
the Secretary of State I e itiMrn :tad to
this was the k'l t inijmrtuiit object "t Hi"
n fereiiC" of till-“Ubi<'.ct lo them ' anil du t
l.n'd. ,ig'.i pii.u'ipatly was, licit Ii . y -llickd
coiiaiiler and report upon the edict of per
mitliiig Jesae !’. TliornaS, K-q. a Senate;' n
lUV Unit' d Stall's, to csai.in..' the * -itl <•!-
ui flees,lu 1821, in which it bet upposed I
Unit both tn« const tutioii cl lli" UnU" , j
States, and tin: act of Uun: rt s " cnm'erii- j
ing Otuilia* i-p"- d Ihe 21*'- i 1 A;• ri!, I
IKOH, have been v iofiti-d.
Aitlidugli the (Jonnriittea freely admii i
t:juivvei arid juri diet inn of tlie Hons " 1
i- i .... . to guard the purity i
u.stitutionJ from violu inn*, vv!.i* !i it is It"
pectliiiir p: ivinre of t. o :g:'e*s or of 111" peo
ple to pii,.i.*!i or remedy ; lliry eanimt re- .
cngiii:-,. "it!ur it* jn- tii'c* or digi.i y, in ron :
,turting cx parte ii.veslig.itinn* int * luvadic- I
I ■. i ■ ■ . : ■ - - ■ o
i f mi di inean u'' am-uiiihie
HiSlVi"nt ti'ilninal. Such |
trail, ia vvoisc times, to n
i uiiious nnd most trouble.: 1
They might be used to an
a lii’-eoni" tlie i xp'isitoi'* t-f their own lav.
ir i u;.ic; erly to throw the vv <-' Tl of tl-
ip::,i..u iilto tho dl Idieratinn- ot tlie t'v
!i,.i.! tiiiiuu iki. They »vitild h
o lie r i;-."!! upon to produce pi
II,-ct. 111,(1 II" perverted t<i th" purpo, ■
. . !.i:i*• ns mi ll nnd indivudu I i , sentuti-i
At I tic same time, the cmumillie vv
nit tie understood a* ascribing the pi't
ov'idef
late*.
■1 if any
. a Ifof ho
ni!ii'i i. v,
<'PH u, on ennvicticu
*; a high mi a nil an-
iii o! :'nn i! thousand
it thu
The .nil section provides, that “ :
[ia.-ing ol tin .at. it stia I nr the d.’iy of
lii« ti.'creta-y of in Ti. t.-nry, X* * rrlaiy of
War. Secret rv of lue Navv .md I’o-t
i ner *1, .
. i dly, to
It till Ci.
V" I):
iicli n
(Trigt'c s
liii'ti two
artini ms
1 .lit,” CO'.
.my opm-
;y I!
;i“e,|"
Uoiiirr"'
iavestigalioi) to Slirh motives, amt, II* Vve
RESOLUTION providaig^for the d rjbution .. , , , ;l :, li;; , .
I diey of mu' institutions, ami the chaiaefi
which t'ue public act-, records, i.nd j
dicial proceedings, in each stale, shait
he acknowledged, so as tu take effect in
my other state •, , , r . ,
An nit for establishing trading-j Congress, nnd tl.e m-lcga c- l,...o,"m- l
s vvilli the Indian tribes, and the Kotin*, the i’re-nb nt and \ tee 1 re*idcn
oi tilt* i i.iteu . v -liUuS, tiiC
furrish to each member of the I'l'^cm j«' ^ J}> ^ ^ p-, ( , , vn9 BHt „ ,
Iioupos wilh the !n<!ian tribe
~V\ Ol
ovenii hc\» coutmmnjf the •- i^' *-tdius, u < ■ j
Ad act making provision velotivo to each State aod l ernt ry, the Attorney
alion* for Indian*, and their visits to the iGeneral, and Judges of the .-mu o,
a:.) I the United Slat. *, and the Colleges nnd
I
•lutes 11 mverstltes
eat of government
“ And the law* oi the United
:elating to tire revenue and it* collection, lone copy ;
Mibirct' lo tlie modification stipulated by ;merit?, viz
the 16th article of Hie treaty of the 22d lNavy, five Copi' s each ; and for the use
T brn irv, one thousand eight hundred |of the llou*e ol Lepresent itii c*, ten
the United State*, each,
for Ihe use of the IVpart-
i-iate, 'Treasury, War and
and
nice, in favor of Spanish vessels and [copies, of the mm-huTo returns ot Uiej
.uirig tlie v car j.r, <u
vV i limit me.".tog "i i""
n, v, licllier a court of jnslic
| :• . . ;■■ I. tin* laws ns to Sc ::pj,!te ibm to till)
■ .. o: iIn- i'?::ii lua.ii.ii of t ." Land Oliicc-
liy Air. Tlvu.'ias. tno cmi.m. Ice are avvaro
tbit til" i'".! 1 " "V.iiiU.; In■*.-.,I, alld if
| sin ti cunld be .uppo*"d tut.* their tree in-
j lent and in*'aning, vveu! ! lie capaMe of on-
[ |,i... , -, c . i rv i*i;; !;i d*’* c.> -v i ■ vv li, h n
! uM-mljer of Uuiigri".* coim; lu- c;.. ,V, a* |iit-
■ I'nnii ;mv duty, or nunb'i' any h'l’id' in fie-
T '■’! i.alf ..f ti'." Uni" d Vt it* *,: ■ 1 which, Ly ; i.y
\'f'. j | uosiU.li! v. etc. ild tv termed “a contract*
iiai'goin, or ivg'i "iiM iit.”
Tin cmilii Oja i c tty lie extended to tl.o
appointment lo m'gt,l;.:e tlc.lti"*, whelllef
111: nil min I simuid III i vv-ids resign or not
to :t:u '.),j intriM'iit of jirioler* to , ulilisti ilu:
laws oi lli" United State* ; and to the ent-
..|- mi it of !:,':iiii»cl in <".i"e* in which tho
I'ni’.id “'late* have an i iteresl '.him noun
if wliii'ti, it ia ipi'.n in-i'd* I, is Ihe duty if
, v'uui ing th* I, nil Olliei * m re plainly
. iffli.i ilu ;,eope of the vv nut*. I!-.!, by tho
"tcmp'iim p acMee which oPea-iofied I Is O'
l.vv, and vvliiiu lot w*d *t "dactment, a-
inong till.*" vv . n were liable So it* prov i.vii.us
and * v I vv ii y. a disp.'-.cd to comply with is
■ i rm* : win • i i r i.alcd in iii.ikin: . "r iiv-
i , a .uni ” . l.ioi.i'... I.* tn*: dim did "ir*
j .'line U"'t w Im lit "a* lu.idi Jmd.nor*
I coiiv ui *ait iv. in Ilu itu and their olijci*,
| ,.j whom it was puMi d ; it has rercivi d u
.ill', ieiit com'inictii'n ei h t . vt-rliitni
I * on a ler* vl a* pie'.Ji. , any ol the CW'
j ploy meuts shove enumeiati d.
Ti," object was to take from Congress th*| From tb« organizi tioa oi the government
or iudneem nl of creating place or down to the r of ( " law in tfidi it
icuiuinmih for UiciussIvm, uud lhavby I li, J been ujv.4 to givc.uch appomunud-jy
nit t.
i ihe individual* conci-rni J, the, -u
the I louse tiic g ■" ral view.* w inch ley i.
<-• instri,incd to cuti t tain.
The CornmiMee are cl'ally of opini
that the cxauiinadml of the l.md office*
f tlie coii-titutiuii of llle U uitcd Slat* *.
Thai inetrnme.it forbids the appointment
■ f miuobcrs of Cour*'—*, (' . :og the Lin-
for which 'i'"> wore i lected,to any civil
lien, ere,mil, or Vlie cm*>!i;i'ieii' *'■ n i
-hall have 1" en increased, during dial til
|>et i holding
office under i government fiom heiu
neiiilier of Cong, ss doling hi.* coiilinun
flic