A Bill to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas: And the Report of the Committee on Territories. In the Senate of the United States, January 4, 1854, Mr. Douglas Made the Following Report to Accompany Bill S. 22 |
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... consist of a council and house of representatives . The coun- cil shall consist of thirteen members , having the qualifications of voters , as hereinafter prescribed , whose term of service shall continue two years . The house of ...
... consist of a council and house of representatives . The coun- cil shall consist of thirteen members , having the qualifications of voters , as hereinafter prescribed , whose term of service shall continue two years . The house of ...
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... consist of a chief justice and two associate justices , any two of whom shall constitute a quorum , and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of said Territory annually ; and they shall hold their offices during the period of ...
... consist of a chief justice and two associate justices , any two of whom shall constitute a quorum , and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of said Territory annually ; and they shall hold their offices during the period of ...
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act respecting fugi act to amend amount in controversy appointed and qualified appropriated associate justices CHARLES ELLIOTT PERKINS chief justice Committee on Territories compromise measures Congress Constitution and laws council and house counties decision deem duties entitled error and appeals error or appeal further enacted governor shall appoint Green river habeas corpus hereby hibited highest number hold his office house of representatives involving title judicial districts legislative assembly measures of 1850 Mexican laws number of legal number of votes oath or affirmation office for four organized territories otherwise parallel of north peace persons escaping prescribed by law President prohibited Provided qualified voters receive an annual seat of government Senate session slavery summit superintendent of Indian supreme and district Territory of Nebraska thence west thousand dollars tion tives from justice Treasury tricts Union United unless sooner removed vested waters flowing western boundary writ of habeas writs of error