United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/23rd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 46
Chap. XLVI.—An Act to equalize representation in the territory of Florida, and for other purposes.[1]
Certain counties to elect two, and others one member of the council.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the counties of Escambia, Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson and St. John’s, in the territory of Florida, shall each be authorized to elect two members of the legislative council of said territory, as now directed by law; all other counties of said territory shall, respectively, be authorized to elect one member each, in the manner now directed, or which shall hereafter be prescribed by law; and such counties as have not at this time a member of said council, shall be authorized to elect one before the next session thereof, on the first Monday of September next.
Employment of clerks and printing of laws restricted.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the legislative council to employ more than three clerks, nor to direct the printing the laws of said territory in more than three newspapers, at the public expense.
Part of former act annulled.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of an act entitled, “An act to provide for the compensation of the officers of the council, and for other purposes,” as provides, in paragraph number seven, for the superintending the printing of the acts, revising the proof sheets, and the allowance therefor; so much of the said act in paragraph number eight, as provides for stitching said acts, and the allowance therefor; and so much of the act as provides in the sixteenth paragraph for a clerk in the executive office, be and the same is, hereby annulled.
Secretary of the territory to superintend the printing and revision of laws, &c.
Appropriation not to exceed $7000 annually.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the territory to superintend the printing and revision of the laws, and it shall be his duty to sent a printed, and not a manuscript copy to the Department of State, and another printed copy to the secretary of the Senate, and clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, to be laid before Congress; and the amount appropriated by the said legislative council shall not exceed, annually, the sum of seven thousand dollars, including their pay, mileage, printing and incidental expenses.
Act relating to superior court approved.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That an act entitled “An act to alter and fix permanently the sessions of the superior court of the district of East Florida,” be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Twenty-first section of act of Feb. 15, 1834, [act of Florida,] annulled.Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the twenty-first section of an act entitled “An act in addition to the several acts now in force, regulating judicial proceedings,” passed February fifteen, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, be, and the same is hereby, annulled.
Approved, June 18, 1834.
- ↑ Notes of the acts relating to the territory of Florida, vol. iii. p. 654.