Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-03-09

MI. G. Campbell offered the following
substitute. d, W. .sss I d.
The governor and Judges Or amaiority
Of them, shall adopt and publish in the
said territory, such laws Of the original
states, criminal and civil. as may be ne
cessary and best suitedfo the circnmsfan-
ces Of the territory, and may also make
such laws % they shall deem conducive
20 the good government of tie inhabi-
tants thereof, and report the same to
congress from time to time, which laws
shall Be III force in the said territory, UNI
I'll the organization Of the general assem-
bly, therein, unless disapproved ofby con-
gress, but afterwards Inc legislature shall
have authority to repeal or alter them IS
they shall think fit.
he governor and judges or 4 maiori-
~ OF them, shall as soon a. may be, af-
ter they are appointed and commission
ed, divide the said territory into
divisions, to be called counties in such
manner - may best slit the convenience
OF the inhabitants, each county to contain
a. nearly as may be consistent with the
nature Of the settlements, an equal mum.
berof free persons and the city Of New.
Orleans TO form one county. p ~. =
Previous. TO the organization Of the
general assembly, the governor shall app.
point such magistrates, and other civil
officers in each county ofthe said terrific.
rys rs he shall find necessary for the pre-.
serpation of peace and good order in the
same |; after the general assembly shall
be Organized, the powers and duties Of
magistrates and other civil officers shall
be regulated and dc fined by the said as.
sembiy, but all the magistrates and other
civil officers whose appointments are no,
herein otherwise provided for, shall, dur
ing the continuance of this temporary
government, be appointed BY the COVER.
nor. - s>r.> ! i = :
The general assembly or legislature,
shall consist of 4 Legislative council and a
house Of Representatives the house Of
representatives shall consist of
members, of whom shall be cho.
sen from the county including the city Of
| Newt Orleans, and ",e> from each Of
the other counties in the said territory.
a majority OF whom shall be quorum
to do business. y.
No person shall be eligible or qualified
d act asa representative except a free
white male, who shall have been a Cit.
zen of one ofthe. United States, or oi
one of the territories, heretofore belong.
ing 10 the United States three years, and
be q resident within the county for which
he shall be chosen, ard 10 either case
shalllikewise hold in his own RICH, in fee
two hundred acres of land within the
same. Every person Of the age Of TWEEN.
ty one years, hayingbeen q citizen of the
United States, or having resided in the
said territory one year Immediately pre-.
eeeding any election, shall be qualified
tovote for representative or repressn.
tatives in the county in which he shall
reside at the time of such election. -,
f. The Legislative council shall eonsis,
OF i members, to continue in Office one
year, unless sooner removed by the pre-,
sideut Of the United States, majority
| OF whom snail be aquornm to do BUSH
ness, and they shall be appointed in the
following manner, to wit: As soon. Al
representatives shall be elected, the 90
vernorshall appoint time and place for
them to meet, and when met, they shall
nominate persona, having the same
qualifications, as are herein declared ne.
cessary for. Representatives. and return
their namesto the governor who shall
within days thereafter, appoint and
commission of them to serve a L.
gisiative council; and whenever q va
eancy shall happen IN the council, By
death or removal from Office, the house
ofrepresensatives shall nominate twoper-
sons qualified AZ aforesaid for each va
caney, and return their names to the go-
vernon, one ofwhom he shall appoint &
commission for the residue Of the term,