The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-25
(BY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE U. STATES,

AN ACT to extend the right of suffrage i'm the ILL.,
nois territory, and for other purposes.
2 r. it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
Sentatives the u. iSates of .7,nerica Con
sresS assembled, That upon the admission of the
Illinois TERRITORY into the second grade of territorial
government in conformity with the provisions of the
act entitled GO An for dividing Indiana into two
separate governments, each and every free white
male person, who shall have attained the age of
twenty years, and who shall have paid county
territorial tax, and who shall have resided ons
year i'll said territory previous to any general cec
ON, and be, at the time OF any such election, resi-
dent thereof, shall be entitled to vote for members
OF the Legislative Council and House of Represents
tives Tor the said territory.
Sec. Q HAD be it further enacted, That so soon rs
the Governor OF the said territory shall divide the
into five districts, the citizens thereof entitled
by this set to for representatives to the general
assembly, SHALL each of the said districts elect one
member of the Legislative CouRsil, who shall possess
the same powers heretofore granted to the Legisla-
tive Council by the ordinance for the government OF
the North Western Territory, and shall hold their
offices four years and no longer any thing in the
} dinaDce to he contrary notwithstanding
Sec 8. int be IL further enacted, That the citi-
Zens ct the sad territory, entitled to vote for mem
beers Of the territorial beg stature by this rnay,
the time OF eeetng their representatives to the &C.
/ neral assembly thereof also elect one delegate To
Congress for tho said territory, who shall possess the
powers as heretofore granted to the delegated
from the several territories of the United States.
riffs Of he several counties which nov are or hereaf-
may be established in the said territory respee-
lively, shall, within forty days next after election
for delegate TO Congress, traosmt to the secretary
Of the said territory certified copy Of the returns
from the several districts townships of their res
pectye counties; and it shall be the dty of the GO
vernon, for the time being, give to the person ha-
wing the greatest number Of votes certificate of bis
election
See 8. md be Il further enacted, That each and
every sheriff in each ard every county that is,
hereafter may be established in said territory, who
shall neglect refuse perform the duties required
by this act, shall forfeit thousand dollars, TO he
recovered by action Of debt, IN any court Of re-
cord Within the said territory, liaf for the use
Of tie territory, and tie other half 20 tle OF the
person giing for tie same.
| Sec. G. ind 81 Il further enacted, That the &C.
rerai Assembly of the seid territory shall have pow
-er % apportion the representatives Of the several
countits which now are, or hereafter may be cstab
ished therein, according to the number of Tree whit
male uiab ttuis above lhe ag- of twenty ono years
in ich couoties PrOgiGci, That there bs>rot more
'bau twelve, nor less than seven Of The Nhoe mum.
Der Oi representatives. until there sfsl nc six thou
5 rd rec male Whitc .nlrbitauts, above the age
twenty years. in sid territory, after wIic, tim
the number CT representatives shaa be regulated