The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-21
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neoostitu,ion and state Government. and
! Tor tue admission or such stale into the
'on'on' on 40 equal footing with tho orig
ioai states.
De ~ enacted 81 fhe Senate and Ho.se q,
! Rffpesen,afipes etAe Ua.,rd States Of .ss,e-
'ics' tp--C Congress assen5ieG, That the inh.b
itaots Of tho western part of the N,issi,sip-
pi icrf'totry bee and they hereby are author.
sacd TO torn isfr the smseives a constitution
+ snd slate gorcrnrr an, cad 10 assucae sue h
Game ssthcy deem ptofer and said state,
whco formed, sha! DO sdmiued into The Tn.
'on upon Tho sa'nc too,ing with the original
states, sn all respects whatever.
Sec. >. Ind ce tr Jnrther enacted, Tha, the
said state shall consist Of all the territory in
cliding within the following b0uodsries, 10
Wit; Beginning on the river Mississippi at
the point whcfo the southern boundary line
OF tho state OF Tennessee strike The same,
thence eay along the said boundary line to
the Tennessee river, thence Up The same to the
mouin OF De9r creek, thence BY difee, lioe
70 The northwest corner of the county OF
Weshing,opl ihence due south 20 the Cult Of
MeSIen, thetse ves,wardly, intludiog an Is.
'ands, wi,hin six leagues of the shore, TO the
most eastern junction ofPear, river with
Lake Borgnc, thence up said river to the
thirty hrst drsree Of north latitude, thence
we1 sIong the said degree Of latitude TO the
Mississippi river, thence on the anne to the
Beginning. .b \
Secs And be it further enaefsd. That
oil free white male citizens Of the United
States, who shall have arrived at the age OF
swen'y.cnc years, and reside within the said
'errIsosy at least one year previous to the
ume OF holding the election Snd shall hav.
PAID county or territorial tax, and oil per
sons HAVING In o,hce respects the legal quail
anca'ions to vote foe representatives In the
Scncrai assembly Of the said territory, be,
ana they are hereby authorized TO choose
representatives TO form convention, who
rhail DC appointed among the respective
counties within the said territory, as follows,
70 wh; From the county Of Warren, two
fsp'csenfativcsi from the coan,ycS Cisi5-
otnes toug representatives; rrom the county
OF IshsFson, four representatives from tho
ssanty CT Adam no, ,e ,s,.-----
from the eo.,ty Of Franklin, TWO represent
ativcs from the co,in,y OF Wilkinson, SIX
REPRESENTATIVES. from the county oi Amite,
six representatives; from the county OF Pike,
-four representatives from tho county Of
Lawrcoec, two representatives; from the
couo,y Of Marion, two representatives ) |
from The county Of Hancock, Two represent |
atives from The county Of Wayne, two rep.
reseptalives: from tho county Of Greene, !
two representation from the county OF
Jackson, two representatives. ard the elcc-
lion of the Representatives aforesaid, shall be |
holden ou the hrst Monday and Tuesday 10 |
June next, throoghou, the several counties
above melioncd, and shall be conducted in the |
same mcDner as is prescribed by the laws Of
said territory, regulating therein for the m.
bers Of The iIsusc of Representatives.
Sec. q. ind DC IL /urfLer enacted, That |
tho members Of the convention, thus duly
elected, DC, and they hereby are authorized
TO meet al the town Of Washington, on the
frs, Monday Of Joiy next which convention
when met, shall frst determine, by major
isy Of the whole number eee,g d, whether II
be or bs no. e.pedtcnt, a, thattime 10 form
constitution and state government tor The
people within the said territory and il 1t be
determined 10 be cxpedicnt, tho convention |
shall be, end hereby are authorized 10 fof IN a
constitution and state government: Provided, |
that tbe same, when formed, shall be fcpub. |
ican, and not repugoaDtto the principles OF !
the ordnance OF the thirteenth OF Jely, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty sew
en-, between the people and sts;es Of the ter.
ri,o,y nor,hwes, OF The river Ohio, SO far ss
the same ha, been extended 10 the said terri
tory by the articles Of sgiccmen, between
The United States and the State Of Georgia,
OF Of the coa,,iiu,ion of the United States;
And hrgyiGsd also, 1bs, the said convention
shall provide, by an ordinance irfcvoeable
vi,sou, the consent OF the Coiied States,
,ha, the people iohabi,ing the said territory,
do screennd declare that they forever dis
claim al right or title TO the waste or unsp.
propriared lands laying within the said ter
r;,ory, and tha, the same shall be and remain
a, lie sole and entire disposition Of the Unit
ed s,,,e.: and moreover, that each and every
tract or land sold by Congress, shall be and
rcm,in exemp, from any tax laid by The au-
,hori,v Of the state, whether for state or eoun-
~. township, parish, or other purposes what
ever, for the term Of FIVE years, from snd 81.
70, the respective days ofthc sales thereof,
and that the lands belonging to citizens Of
IN, United States, residing withou, the said
-. .s,.li oever bo taxed higher than the