|Secretary of the Territory| The office of secretary of the
Territory of Nevada was created by the Organic Act. This Act,
signed by President James Buchanan, became effective March 2,
1861 (U.S. Statutes at Large, 1863, v. 12 pp. 209-214). The
Territorial Secretary was appointed by the President for a term
of four years unless sooner removed by the President. His duties
included recording and preserving all the laws and proceedings
of the legislature and all acts and proceedings of the governor;
transmitting copies of the laws and executive proceedings to the
appropriate governmental bodies according to this section; and,
in the case of death, removal, resignation, or other necessary
absence of the governor from the Territory, he was authorized
and required to execute and perform all the powers and duties of
the governor until the governor returned or the vacancy was
otherwise filled. Orion Clemens was the only Secretary of Nevada
Territory. Orion Clemens was born in Tennessee in 1825 and
trained as a journey