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soon thereafter as they shall deem expedient, the Governor and Legislative Assembly shall proceed to locate and establish the seat of government for said Territory, at such place as they may deem eligible; which place, however, shall thereafter be subject to be changed by the said Governor and Legislative Assembly. And the sum of twenty thousand dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, is hereby appropriated and granted to said Territory of Utah to be applied by the Governor and Legislative Assembly to the erection of suitable public buildings at the seat of government.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That a gress of U.S. Delegate to the House of Representatives of the

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United States, to serve during each Congress of the United States, may be elected by the voters qualified to elect members of the Legislative Assembly, who shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges as are exercised and enjoyed by the delegates from the several other Territories of the United States to the said House of Representatives. The first election shall be held at such time and places, and be conducted in such manner, as the Governor shall appoint and direct; and at all subsequent elections, the times, places, and manner of holding the elections shall be prescribed by law. 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 accordingly: Provided, That said delegate shall receive no higher sum for mileage than is allowed by law to the delegate from Oregon.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expen ded by and under the direction of the said Gover

nor of the Territory of Utah, in the purchase of a library, to be kept at the seat of government for the use of the Governor, Legislative Assembly, judges of the supreme court, secretary, marshal, and attorney of said Territory, and such other persons, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law.

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SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That when Lands to be the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed un-to be disposed der the direction of the Government of the United States, preparatory to bringing the same into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each township in said Territory shall be, and the same are hereby, reserved for the purpose of being applied to schools in said Territory, and in the States and Territories hereafter to be erected out of the same.

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SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That tem-Judicial disporarily, and until otherwise provided by law, thefined. Governor of said Territory may define the judicial districts of said Territory, and assign the judges who may be appointed for said Territory to the several districts, and also appoint the times and places for holding courts in the several counties or subdivisions in each of said judicial districts, by proclamation to be issued by him; but the Legislative Assembly, at their first or any subsequent session, may organize, alter, or modify such judicial districts, and assign the judges, and alter the times and places of holding the courts, as to them shall seem proper and convenient.

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SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That the Constitution & Constitution and laws of the United States areto be extended hereby extended over and declared to be in forceritory. in said Territory of Utah, so far as the same, or any provision thereof, may be applicable. Approved September 9, 1850.

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Arts and Sciences, to be promoted

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Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each State, entitled

to faith and credit in other States

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Bills for raising revenue, shall originate in the House of Rep

before they become laws, shall be passed by both
Houses, and approved by the President, or if dis-
approved, shall be passed by two-thirds of each

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not returned in ten days, unless an adjournment inter

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Capitation tax, apportionment of
Census, or enumeration, to be made every ten years
Citizens of each State shall be entitled to the privileges and

immunities of citizens in the several States

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Claims of the United States, or of the several States, not to be prejudiced by any construction of the constitu

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Coins, Congress fix value of foreign

Commerce, Congress to regulate

regulations respecting, to be equal and uniform

Commissions, to be granted by the President
Common law, recognized and established, 7th amendment

Congress, vested with power

may alter the regulations of State Legislatures con-
cerning elections of Senators & Representatives, ex-
cept as to place of choosing Senators

Shall assemble once every year

officers of Government cannot be members of
may provide for cases of removal, death &c., of
President and Vice President

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may determine the time of choosing electors of Pre-
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may invest the appointment of inferior officers in
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may establish courts inferior to the Supreme Court 3
may declare the punishment of treason

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may prescribe the manner of proving the acts and

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powers into effect

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to dispose of, and make rules concerning the terri-
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Constitution, how amended

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laws and treaties, declared to be the supreme law

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rendered operative by the ratification of nine

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qualifications and returns of members of Congress, to be determined by each House Electors of President and Vice President, how chosen, and

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