The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-10-07

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scribcd ~ the said ordinance, and shall shen
io'Gi fsr ,he people of said territory con.
sti,u.ioa and state government Provided,
That the ssms, whenever formed, shall be
republican, and not repugnans - the ofdp.
ance oFthe thirteenth Of yuy. seventeen hun
dred and sigb.y.seven, between the original
states and The people and ststcs OF tho tcrfi-3
tory neuhwest ofthe river Ohio 5 excep,ing
20 much Of ssid asucles, Is relate 10 the boun
daries Of the slates therein 10 be los med
.dnd Arcvsded siso, That II shall appear, from
tho enumeration directed 20 be made by the
Legislators OF the said territory, that there
are, within the proposed state, not lcss than
forty thousand Inhabitants.
Sec. S. .fsd De is further enecfed, That
until the next general census shalt be takeD,
the said stale shsil be entitled 10 one septs-
sentative in the House Of Representatives, Of
the Unied States.
Sec -dnd Be 10 TnrfAer enoered, Tbs,
the following propositions be, snd the same
are hereby, offered TO the convention ot the
said territory of Illinois, when Termed, Tor
their free acceptance OF rejection, which, ii
accepted BY the convention, shall be okliga-
toy upon the United States and the said slate
First. That section numbered sixtccu, 10
every township. and, when such scc,ion has
been sotd o. otherwise disposed oi, other
lsnds equivalent thereto, and az contiguou
as may be, shall be granted 10 the s,sle, tol
vhc use II The inhabitants Of such lowaship,
for the use Of schools.
Second That all salt syringe within such
state, and the hind reservcd for The use II the
same, shall be granted 10 the said state, TOT
the use ofthe said state, cad the same 10 be
used under surh tefmss and conditions, and
regulAtions, as The Iegislsture Of the said stale
shalt direct Provided, The legislature shall
never cell nor lease the ssme Tor longer
period then ten years, at any one time.
Third. That five per cen'. Of The mott pro-
ceeds of inc lspds lying within such state,
and which shaft be soid by Congtess, from
and after The 6rst day of Jsooa 7, one shous-
and eight hundred and ninctccn, af,es deduct.
ing all expenses incident to .hs same, shall
be reserved for the purposes following. viz
two.hI,hs 20 be disbursed, Under the dircc.
tioD OF Congress, IN making rpads leading 20
tho s'asc,s ai,stesiduc TO De sfp' npria,ed, by
lhei,a. u The stale, Tor nc cnoou, age
ncut Of esfaing, of which one ,sx.h par, snai
be exrtussss.y Seseowsd On college b. uni
seIsty. Az
Fouah. That thirty six sections, or one %.
tire township, which shall be designated by
the President cf The United States, together
with ,he one heretofore reserved for thlt pur-
pose, shall, be reserved 70, the use Of sem.
may OF learning, and vested In the cgisIa.
ture OF the said state to be props iattd sole.
iy TO the use OF .uch seminary ~ me said
legislature Propsdsd atsyays, That the four
foregoing propositions. he Elm Offered, are on
he H. II
state shsil provide, by an ordinance irrcvocs-
Bile without ,he consent Of the Cnited States,
that every a0d each tract OF land sold by the
Unised States, from and after rfrs f, S, day oil
January, oae Thousand eight hundred and
Dioetssn, shalliemain exempt om any tax
IaIo ~ Older, or under any authority Of the
stats. whether io' sts,e, county, OF township.
o. gf yo.her purpose vhateye,, ior the term
Of fis; years Eom aud after the d,y Of sale
And jsrfher, That the boun y lafds granted.
or hsrcsftsr 10 be grsnted, in, mihta'y servi-
ces daring The lse war, shall, wLise they con :
tinuc to I've held by the pa,cntees, OF thei,
heirs, semsin cxemps, as afo'essid, from all
taxes, for the term Of three Yeas from and
sEst the date Of me patents respectively and
thar all the lads belonging TO The ciuzens OF
the United States, fesiding without The said
slate, shalt never be faxed higher than lands
belonging tc persons tcsiding therein.
Sec. q .1nd be IL ./arthe~ enacted, That all
that. par, oil he territory Of the United States
| lying Gosth ot the state of Indiana, and which
was included ~ the former Indiana territory,
| togethe wrh that part Of the Illinois terri
tory which issi'us,ed north Of and not includ-
ed'w,,hin the Boundaries prescribed BY this
set, tothe STATE thereby authorized to be form
ed, shall be, end he,5by Is, attached 70, and
made par Of the Michigan terrItory from
and sf es the Formation Of he said state, sub
jrcs, peve' theies.,to oe hcrafef Disposed Of
oy Cong..ss, according 20 the right reserved
in shs fifth article Of the ordinance aforesaid,
and The snhsb,fants therein shali be eniitled
to the same privileges sud immunities, and
subject 10 the samc rules AID regulations, 10
all respects, win ,he osher ciuzens OF the.
Michigan territo'y ..
| April ts, lSiG-App'oved,