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An Act for the establishment of a Territorial Government in Florida. 1822 XXXI (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0002 and id is 1 raw text is: FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TERR1ITORIAL GO VERJIEJVT IN Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congre8s assem- bled, That all that territory ceded by Spain to the Unit- ed States, knowq by the name of East and West Florida, shall constitute a territory of the United States, under the name of the territory of Florida, the government whereof shall be organized and adniinistered as follows : Sec. 2. .And be it further enacted, That the executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who shall reside in the said territory, and hold his office during the term of three years, unless sooner removed by the President of the United States. He shall he commander in chief of the militia of the said territory, and be, ex officio, super- intendant of Indian affairs, aild shall ,have power to grant pardons for offences against the said territory, and re- prieves for those against the United States, until the de- cision of the President of the United States thereon shall be made known ; and to appoint and commission all offi- cers, civil, and of the militia, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be estab- lished by law: he shall take care that the laws be faithful- ly executed.

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