TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Ch. 01,92,93. 1839.
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shall become a law. Bat, in all such cases, the votes of both Housesshall be determined by yeas and nays; and the names of the personsvoting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of eachHouse respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the Governorwithin three days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presentedto him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it,unless the Assembly by adjournment prevent its return, in which caseit shall not be a law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall not be so con-strued as to deprive Congress of the right to disapprove of any lawpassed by the said Legislative Assembly, or in any way to impair oralter the power of Congress over laws passed by said Assembly.
ArpRovED, March 3, 1839.
Chap. XCI .—Jin Act to define and establish the eastern boundary line of the Ter-ritory of Iowa.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the middleor centre of the main channel of the river Mississippi shall be deemed,and is hereby declared, to be the eastern boundary line of the Territoryof Iowa, so far or to such extent as the said Territory is bounded east-wardly by or upon said river : Provided, however, That the said Terri-tory of Iowa shall have concurrent jurisdiction upon the said Missis-sippi river with any other conterminous State or Territory so far or tosuch extent as the said river shall form a common boundary betweenthe aforesaid Territory of Iowa and any other such conterminous Stateor Territory.
Approved, March 3, 1839.
Chap. XCIL —An Act to authorize the election or appointment of certain officers inthe Territory of Iowa, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Legisla-tive Assembly of the Territory of Iowa shall be, and are hereby, au-thorized to provide by law for the election or appointment of sheriffs,judges of probate, justices of the peace, and county surveyors, withinthe said Territory, in such way or manner, and at such times and placesas to them may seem proper; and after a law shall have been passed bythe Legislative Assembly for that purpose, all elections or appointmentsof the above-named officers thereafter to be had or made shall be inpursuance of such law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the term of service of thepresent Delegate for said Territory of Iowa shall expire on the twenty-seventh day of October, eighteen hundred and forty; and the qualifiedelectors of said Territory may elect a Delegate to serve from the saidtwenty-seventh day of October to the fourth day of March thereafter, atsuch time and place as shall be prescribed by law by the LegislativeAssembly, and thereafter a Delegate shall be elected, at such time andplace as the Legislative Assembly may direct, to serve for a Congress ,as members of the House of Representatives are now elected.
Approved, March 3, 1839.
Chap. XCIII .—An Act making appropriations for preventing and suppressing In-dian hostilities, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the followingsums, amounting to one million eight hundred and four thousand seven
Limitation ofthe act.
Proviso.
Election ofdelegate.