Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-05
!sWednesda4. Febynuaru 90.

sWedj,e&day, February 20.
Til. H5uic wros cyan u.o comrnitt.. r
the whole or the bib for the eoyenmta. Of
Lor ..lna.
M,G.s, Jaekf,n. Sloan, Smile, Eliot, Bowl.
DIN and Elmer fuppo.eed, ard MsGrs. Holland
S. l.. Mitchell and Lucas op2ofed the motion 70
Arike out he fourth fiction, a,ade with ,5c view
CT extending 10 the people CT Loaifana lhe s,c.
tive frlnchile; whea the. eoetion was pur, ard
the notion 10 Ark our carried. Ayes So
Noes IS,
MIR. G. W. canPoc,I offered the foIIowin,
fubaltute.
The governor and judges OF a majority Of them,
shall adopt aud publ..h in tie lasa ,ern,ory, fun
laws Of the Original aaie,, criminal aol civil.
as may be necefary and bet faited to tae eli.
cumfanccs Of he territory, and may at5 NIX:
fnch laws IS theyllal deem conducive to Ii,
good government The Inhabitants thereof, an!
repaIt The ftma TO congrels from timr to ams,
which laws fall be in force il the faid territory,
unsu the organization Of the general alsmbIy
therein, unlef, ciiiapprovcd OF ~ cong IS, bat
aftefwar ards The legGature hali have agrbody
TO repeal OF ,a!:et them as they ha!l thirl. iii.
The governor and Judges or a majouty Of
:acm, ia2lI as foon as may be, after they are apps
pointed and com2,Aiooe,i, divide the faid terrific
ny into diVli11hs, 70 pc called counties
in fuyh manner as may be& fuit III: covcnenc.
of the inhabitants, each county TO contain as
nearly as may be ccaG}ent with the nature 0. til.
fattIcments, an sqaai aun5er Of free pcrcas;
ard the city OF New Orleans lhaii form one
county.
Previous. to the orga7izaton cF ;he general
aGernbly, the gog7roof lh.A aqP5!nt llch mlgt
Rrates, and other civil officers in each county Of
tn. Yad territory. s, he th.l 6 j neceG.ry 6t
the prefervs.ion of peace and god CIDER il The
fame ate. TIC general aAcmoly lhal b. or,
eanizcd, the powers ard duties Of u1agjGrtes
and other civil cGaer, thalI be regulated and
defncd by ,hc {. id -a,csn5ly bu, all the m1g
!trates AID other civil sli;cers wbol. appoia.
mems are not herein o,hetwlfs provided Jrh'l,
dur;np the Continuance of this temporary go
Ycrainens, be appointed by the governor.
Th- general a!femhly OF IegiGatute, haIl Goa
fG Of 4 Legislative council and E=ul: Of repre-
fsntatiyes: tic hoplc of Representatives lhaIl
conGR OF members, of whom h'.l
Be c,of,n f-cm ,be county including the city OF
New oceans, and from each Of The thief
Counties il the faid ,erritory, majofity OF whom
n III be asGuornnl 70 d, buiinels.
No peiioo lhaIl be eligible or quajf d to az!
as fcpssiea;anve escepc free white male "al
fhail have been citizen Of enc OF IN: Uol''d
States, OF OF one Of the territories heretofore be.
lan8ilg 10 the United States three years, and
be rcf1cns II the county for which he fall DC
chofea, or who fh all have reGlei Ii the fad t:E'
ritorr of NcweOfleans three yelrs, and be 'eh'
dent in the cu@nty ior which be [h4ll be chcitn,
anl il either cafe li!aA Iil-wii= hoM 10 his own
fgi,t 10 Fee, two hu died acres Of lad wilma
he Sans. Every pefon Of the age OF tw:oT
ore years. having been citizen Of the Uniea
States or having reiled in the flid territory ore
gear 'mmedistey preceding any e.cftlon, tali D.
qaaliG d t. vote fox Representative or rcpi;sH'
ttiiyts in ri. county in which he !h4!I Tela' al
the time OF fuch election. r
The governs, and Judges, or maj'rY o.
Of then, as ,an as may De, after tie fad sF''1
tory fnaIl have been divided into COUNTLESS aoa
Within from the pafing of this ait inin
make the ncccG,ary regulations ani give tins
md place to the inhabitants Of each couoty oil "e
aid territory, quilted 70 vote as herein b'tr.
p.efclihed, to elect representatives to rePrei'a'
,hc,n in the general af,:nbly. The fe?'''S'te
tatiycs thus elected fhal f.rye for thc term V
one car, and IN cafe of the death of rep'sIS1I
taiivc OF removal from ofi:e, the governor W.,
iGac writ 10 the county for which be wa g.
member, 10 elect another in his tead to isf'' -
the rcGlue Of the term.
The legislative council shall consist 0' ..,
members, 70 continue in o{.ice one yea''
| sooner renewed by the President OF she o"' =.