Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-10


nerH is provided by the aforeisd act. except
that the qua!ihcsaons Of eictioIs hal be as hefe-
In Specified.
Sec. s. Asd BE- IL fsrber sra6ed. That
the membe,s Of the convention, thus duly elect
ed. be. AID they arc hereby authorized 20 meet az
Chilco,he on the fla Monday in Novembet
nex,i which convention, "a hen uef. thall fi'it
ds'ermias by majority Of The whole number
elected. whch her IL be he rx 2edient al that
time 20 torn Conittu'ion add itaic government
for tho people. within the iaid tersitory, and if
u he deterln'scd TO bc expedient, the convention
fhaii be, and hereby arc authorized TO form q
ConIil'oson and Rae government. or IL il be
dccmtd-more sxpcd'ent. the iald convention ihall
provide by ordinance for eIetsing repfeieosa,iyea
TO torn Cooili,uton or frame of government,
which iad representatives thall be chofen 10 fnck
panncr. and in fash proportion, and hsll meet
" soch 'ime and place, as mall be p,eicrbed 10y
the iald ordinance aud fhall form for the people
oi the faid 0atr, a Cooa.turion add tate govern.
men, ]; provided the iaIae mall be rcpubicaa.
and not sepugnant TO the ordinance OF the thir-
,ccnrh of July one thoaiand levcn bundled and
eighty ieven. between she original fis,es and tho
people and aases OF the territory north. well Of
the liver Ohi,.
SEC. 6. ASd Ss IL Jarf5ry srat1sd, That
until the next general Genius fhall be taken. tbs
iad aa,e fhall be ensitled TO one Representatives
in the Houie Of Representatives Of tbs United
States.
Sec. !. A~i Be IL fsfb~ ssa7ed. That
the following propod,ions be-. and the fame arc
hereby cfered TO the conyen,icn Of the eaaern
fate OF the faid territory when formed for ,heir
free acceptance or rejection, which, if sccrpsed
by the convention, fhall be obligatory upcri the
United States.
E,,e, That the fetlion, number Gxp.n Ia
every townfhip. ard where fuch fiction has bcco
fold granted or diipoied of, other lands euoiva.
lent thereto ard moR contiguous to ,he fame.
fhall be granted to the inhsbilants of fuch town.
ihip, Tor the ufe Of fchsols.
Ssesxd, That the tx miles feiuy a,iop. In.
cludine che isls fpsings, commonly calisd ,hs
Scius islt psinRss ths ials f1sises near che MAJ.
kingum river, and ia The nihdasy trAtl Win
the lettions Of lapd which include ihe fan.c. bsl
be granted TO the fsid ac for ,he & of the peo.
pie thereof. the fame 10 be ufed under fuch ,eres
and cor dtions aud reg uationS a. the leo iia,ura
Of fhc faid aa,e fhali direct provided the lsid
lee0ature fhsll never fell nor ieafc tho fame for
longer period than ten years.
Third. That one twentieth part of the ncts
proceeds OF the lands lying within the fad aate
fold by Congreis, from ard after the ihir,ic,h dav
Of June next. after dcdut,ing all expenccs incl
den, TO the fame, mall be applied to The laying
out and making public roads, leading from the
nsvigsbIe wstef emp'yisg into the Atlantic, TO
the Ohio, TO the fsid itsse and through the fame.
focA roads to be laid out under the authority of
Consrek, with the content Of the feyeral aatc,
through which the road fhaII pats P,ovided al.
aOays, That the three foregoing proportions
herein offered are on the conditions that rhc con.
veniion OF the fsid aa,s fhsIl provide. by an or.
dinsnce isrvocabc, wi'hoot the content of the
United States. thai every AID each uad Of land
fold BY Congrefs, from and after the ,hir;eth dsv
of June next. fhalI be, and remain exempt fiom
any TAX laid by order, OF under authority Of the
Rate. whether for fate. county, towufhip or any
other puspofe whatever, for the term Of iyc ycars
from and after the day Of far.
NATHANIEL MACON.
Spsakr, sffbe Hosf IF sfR<p,s,sstSiives.
ABRAHAM BALDWIN.
P,ySdrm sff5s Sssass pro frmboyr.
APpRovED, April sc, 1904.
TIL JEFFERSON.
P,,fltm sfibe Ushsd Sfsfr.