The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-05-27

AN ACT

the laws of the United States to the
said State.
WHEREAS the Representatives Of tho
People OF all that part Of the territory or
country ceded, under the name of Louisia"
ma" by the treaty made u, Paris ON me thir-
teen,h day of April one thousand eight hum
cred and three, between the United States
and France, contained within the following
limits, tha, is to say beginning at the mouth
of the river Sabine f; thence, by line TO be
drawn along the middle of said river, includ-
ing all islands to the thiry-second degree Of
latitude thence, due north, to the northern
most part of the ,birty-,hird degree Of north
latitude ; thence, along the sand rarall,A Of
latitude, to the river Mississippi, thence,
down the said river, TO the river Iberville
and from thence, along the middle OF tho
said river, and lakes Maurepas and Ponchar-
train, TO the guIph Of Mexico; thence, boun-
ded by the said gulph, to the place Of begin
ming, including all islands within three leagues
oil the coast did, on the tweh'y-second day
OF January, one thousand eight hundred and
twelve, form foy themselves u constitutions
and state government, and give to the said
state the name Of the state al Louisiana, in
pursuance OF an act OF Congtess, entitled
An act to enable the people OF the territory
Of Orleans to form a constitution and state
government, and Tor the admission oi the
said state into the Union, on an equal iooing
with :he original states, and TOR other purpo-
ses 20 And the said constitution having been
transmitted 20 Congress, and by them being
hereby app owed therefore,
de IL enacted By fhe Senate and House u
I'D REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States Of
,imerica, m Congress assembled, That the
said state shall be one, and il Is hereby de-
cared to be one OF the United States of A.
merica, and admitted into the Union on arr
equal footing with the original states, in ALI
| respects whatever, by the name and title OF
| the state Of Louisiana: Provided, That it
shall be taken as condition upon which tho
said state is Incorporated in the Union, that
| the river Mississippi, and the navigable rivers
and waters leading into the same, and into
the gulph Of Mexico, shall be common high
| ways, and forever free, As we'll to the iuhab-
ants Of the said stare as 20 the inhsbitunts OF
| other states and the territories Of the United
States, without any tax, duty, impost or toll
| therefor, imposed by the said state sndsthat
| the above conditioned, and also all other the
conditions and terms contained IN thAthird
section Of the act, the title whereof is herein
before. recited, shall be considered, deemed
and taken, fundamental conditions aud terms,
upon which the said state is incorporated in
the Union.
SEC. 2--.1nd be H further enacted, That
until the next general census and apportion.
ment of Representatives the said state shall
be entitled to one Representative in the House
Of Representatives, Of the United States /;
and that all the laws Of the United States not
locally nappcablc, shall be extended 10 the
said State, and shalt have the same force and
effect, wi,ain the same, as elsewhere within
the United States
SEC. 3.---drd be il further enacted, That
the said state, together with the residue Of
that portion Of country which was comprc-
hended within the territory Of Orleans, as
constituted by the act entitled An act err
ecting Louisiana into TWO territories, and p'o-
viding for the temporary government theteot,''
shall be one district, and be called the Louis
lana district and there shall be established
in the said district, District Court, to con-
sis, Of one Judge, who shall reside therein,
and be called the District Judge ; and there
shall be, annually, four stated sessions of the
said court held at the city OF Orleans the
FIRST TO commence on the third Monday In Ju-
lv next, and the three other sessions progress
sively, on tho third Monday Of every third
calender month thereafter. The said judge
shall, in all things, have and exercise the
same jurisdiction and powers which by tho
act, the title whereof is in this section recit-
ed, were given to the District Jadge oi the
territory Of Orleans and he shall be allowed
an annual compensation OF three thousand
dollars, to be paid quarter yearly at the Irca-
sury Of the United States. The said Judge
shall appoint clerk Of the said court, who
shall reside and keep the records OF tho
court. in the city OF Orleans, and shall
receive, for the services performed by him,
The same fees heretofore allowed TO the clerk
.f the Orleans territory.
Sc. A.-.lnd be IL further enacted, That
there shall be appointed in the said district,
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