Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-03
to g 6archea, and The plsons TO be is;;zed:

hat ine country parts OF the iald terrific
~ hall not be taxed for buildings, i'm
rrovsnen,s OF accommodations in any town
Or city, nor haIl any town or city be tax
ed for thofe of another, except that The
houfes fer the accommodation of the ter.
ritorial government, (which are hereby
directed TO be in the City Of Wahington)
may be built ard maintained out OF the
treafury Of the territory; and thole for the
government of county or other divifcn,
by Allotment On the, county or other diyi-
iion.
Sec. IS, and be It fa,,b<r faaata,
That fo. carrying this government into
operation, the iaid ,esritory of Columbia
NAL be rarcs!ied into three electoral d.
yiiions tie fga diyiGon to contain all
that part Of the territory, taken from
Maryland, lying eat of Rock Creek, to
elect ieven Representatives. The iecond
diyiiion to contain all the refcue of the
territory lying ealt of the Potomac river,
together with the ;iland in Eaid river COM
monty called Mafon's iland, to elect
ieyen representatives. The third diviiion
to contain all thar part of the territory
lying wet of Potomac river, 10 elect e.
leyen representatives. And the MARTIAL
for the faid diiirist, having G'R given
days notice, lhall cauie to be aiembled on
the day OF at fuch place
in each diviiion as he fall appoint, all
the free white male inhabi ants thereof,
of twenty-one years CT age, citizens OF
The United States, who have rehded
twelve calendar months next preceding in
The iaid territory, then AID there to elect
by ballot luch number Of representatives
as the iiviiion in which they then refide
is hereby entitled to e!ea; but no perion
hall be permitted to vote out OF the d.
viGon in which he ha!l ,hen refide. And
the faid MARTIAL by himGelf and his depu-
ties, (iummoning two juitices OF the peace
for each place of election, who are re-
quired to attend for the preieryation Of
pesce) hali hold the Eaid elections and
be Judges thereof and make return there
of to tie Proficient OF the United States ;
which laid representatives ihall or the
after their election, meet
at fuch place in the City of Warrington
as the PreGdent Of the United States thal
direct, then and there to hold their ieHion.
One calendar month after the end of their
faid fefiiSn, they ihall meet at the fame
place, or any other to which they fhall
have adjourned in the iaid city, to hold
their fecond FELTON, days after
the end of which ieilion, the preient 60
verrment Of the faid territory, and all,
Offices and authorities exerci!.d under it,
except the judges Of the prefent exiting
cour, lhal! eeafe; and 70 mach Of all acts
OF congrefs as authoriz d the organiza,i-
on and appointments now ex;aing, fhali
fani 5peajed fave only the corporations
and charter, exiting under the law. OF
Virginia and Mary ard, fhall remain in
force, bar lubjec, to fu>h alterations as
the Legislature OF the territory fhail at
any time make by law. Ard that the
faid Legislature fhall make prcviGons for
taking Genius OF the perions qualified as
heemen by this act, and for the election
of new Houie Of Representatives, accord
;nr to the fame, to DC aaem5led en- or be-
tore the day Of at which
time the Office Of thoie frf chofen lhall
ceaie.
The flz,4umg gentlemen haze deen rbe/f"
DIRECTOR Of tie Bank Ct >4lf|0saria, jor
tie trsiszt yeor.
William Herbert, PRECEDENT
John Janney
Samuel Craig,
John Dunlap
Jo:ah Thompson
Z. Nj. Scott
Richard Conway
Charles Simms
John Dundas
George CilPin.
The general sGembly OF Virginia have