| Show executive Communication communications 3 executive EXECUTIVE f OFFICE Cit yUT december 21 1861 SIR sin A bill C F no 2 entitled an an act to provide for a convention of legates delegates di cic for the formation of a constitution and state government Govern men I 1 which passed the house hous of of the territory on the in stand was concurred in by the council 4 n the he dinst was submitted to me on the for executive action and having been by me duly daiy considered is herewith returned to the council in which it originated without nv approval subjoined Sub joined are my mk reasons for my rny course in this behalf thi tho time which intervenes the he passage of the act and that fixed in the act itself viz january 0 1862 on which to take the sense of the E actors of the territory for or against ly a convention and authorizing the them i m to vote for such persons as they thel play may wish to elect delegates to such co hven Oven tion is too short to allow the act to he be officially submitted to the congress of the united states for lor I 1 or the ac ion lop of that boby thereon without which submission iori in my on it can not take effect as will vill te ie seen by ebere j ce to the last clause of the lh oth r section of the act of congress con ress entitled an aei aci to estabi sh a territorial government for utah approved oth clause lueren shere n embodied viz all laws passe I 1 by the leg assembly asb Ass emoiy emoly and Gover governor lio ilo shall be submitted to the congress congress of lle ile lie he united states and if uis alg approved disapproved shall be null and of no effect 7 1 the he same object objection on lies to the bill so far as it relates to the tim tind fixed to wit the third thiril monday of january 1862 on which to hold the proposed convention bes dea deg which reasons sons ons the subject 19 js Js 19 in my opinion of too rinch consequence to put it so hastily before the electors tors torb of the territory and requiring action thereon without even giving a large number dumber of them any botki notice of tit the passage of the act and the whole not a sufficiency of time wherein where n to canvas the expediency of such an im lui octant step at thia time another objection in my opinion lies to the bill viz it proposes to fix the boundaries of the state while white that power belongs excle to the congress of the united states Final finai finalle ll recurring to the practice of the early te Terr lories of the united states I 1 find j that such Terri territory tor es memorialized congress Con gresa I 1 j for an act enabling them to elect delegates and hold hoid a convention to form a constitution preparatory to admission into the union and that such a course was not attended with difficulties difficult ie with aich which a departure the efrom has been baen attended IR in later years and to 0 this end and to avoid difficulties like unto those i which form a serious page in late territorial history and as a course frost trost likely to facilitate the toe end which the he legislative assembly seem to desire and nd to bring the whole matter before cr agress and this people I 1 recommend that the assembly make application to conc Conz congress ress for the passage of an act enabling it to elect delegates to hold a a c invention avent and form a constitution preparatory to the admission sion fion i of the territory of utah into the union in accordance with the organic act 1 I am sir in high consideration yours respectfully JOHN W DAWSON governor of utah territory bohon D it WELLS president of the council i of the Legislative assembly of utah territory EXECUTIVE GS lacity december 2 I 1 1861 SIR the nier dier memorial ri al of the we legislative assembly of the territory which relates to the admission of utah territory into the tile union passed by the council on the dinst and concurred in by the house rf cf cepres nta tives I 1 on the dinst having been submitted to me for tor executive action is herewith returned to the council without my tny approval nor does such an instrument need the approval ot of the executive of the territory to give it effect however were my approval necessary I 1 could not give it to this memorial because it is not accompanied by I a state constitution without which there would be g on to base bass congressional action thereon ther eon fon A state constitution is an indispensable pre requisite to such an application for admission that congress may judge if it be republic in inform in form and not incompatible with the federal constitution very respectfully yours JOHN IV DAWSON HON D 11 WELLS president |
