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ture of the territory, shall, before it become a law, be presented to thegovernor of said territory: if he approve, he shall sign it, but if not, heshall return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall haveoriginated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, andproceed to reconsider it: If, after such reconsideration, two thirds of thathouse shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent with the objections tothe other house, by which it shall likewise be re-considered, and, if ap-proved by two thirds of that house, it shall become a law. But in allsuch cases, the votes of both houses of the legislature shall be deter-mined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for andagainst the bill shall be entered on the journal of each house respectively:And if any bill shall not be returned by the governor within three days(Sunday excepted) after it shall have been presented, the same shall be alaw, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislature, by theiradjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for thequalified voters of the territory of Florida to elect their officers, civil andmilitary, in such manner, and under such rules, regulations, restrictions,and conditions, as are prescribed in the foregoing provisions in the twofirst sections of this act.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the members of the legis-lative council, in the territory of Florida , shall be elected by the qualifiedvoters in the respective counties hereinafter designated, at the time pro-vided by law, in the following manner, to wit: From the county ofEscambia, two members: from the counties of Walton and Washington,one member; from the county of Jackson, two members; from thecounty of Gadsden, two members; from the county of Leon, two mem-bers; from the counties of Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton, one mem-ber; from the county of Alachua, one member; from the county ofDuval, one; from the county of Nassau,one ; from the counties of SaintJohns and Musqueto, two; and from the county of Monroe, one member.Ajid any act of Congress , or of the legislative council of said territory,defining the limits of election districts in the same, inconsistent with theforegoing provision, be, and they, are hereby, repealed.

Sec. 6 . And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for thegovernor and legislative council, at any time hereafter, to alter or arrangethe districts in such manner as to secure, as near as may be, an equalityof representation in each district.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the act of the governor andlegislative council of the territory of Florida , fixing the seat of justiceof Jackson county, in said territory, be, and the same is hereby, annulled ;and the people and local authorities of said county shall have the privilegeof selecting their county seat, in such manner as other counties have beenauthorized to do, under the laws of said territory.

Approved, January 21, 1829.

governor forapproval.

Proceedingsin case of non-approval.

Provisionscontained intwo first sec-tions, extendedto voters ofFlorida .

Apportion-ment of repre-sentation in thelegislativecouncil of Flo-rida .

Governor andlegislativecouncil autho-rized to alterthis apportion-ment.

Act of go-vernor and le-gislative coun-cil, fixing seatof justice inJackson county,annulled, &c.

Statute II.

Chap. XIV.— An Act to allow further time to complete the issuing and locatingof military land warrants.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America , in Congress assembled , That the act entitled “ Anact to allow further time to complete the issuing and locating of militaryland warrants,” approved the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousandeight hundred and twenty-four, and, also, the operations of the act,approved the twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand eight hundred andnineteen, which by the said act of one thousand eight hundred and

Feb. 5, 1829.[Obsolete.]Acts extend-ing time forissuing and lo-cating land war-rants, contin-ued.

1824, ch. 177.

1819, ch. 41.