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


all icIers 10 and from the commissary gen
esaI, which msy ,slsse to his Office da,iss,
shall be- free ftow postage Provided, Thet
The SIKH. seventh eighth, ninih, aad tenth,
sections Of this Get shall continue aud be in
sing Of the same, aud rhencs until the cod Of
The next session Of Congress, and no longer.
April IL, lsia--App,ov
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to enable the People Of the Him
ois Tcri.o,y 10 forn Consti, ution and
State Cove, nmep,, end Tor lhe Admission
of sucn Stale into she unlon on m equal
lsalipg with the original States.
BEis enacted By ths Sewase and Hslse Of
Renresen asipes ef ne Uaissd Sfases Of dnsr-
ries, in Congress assembied, Ths, the inhsb.
naots II the serrito'y ol Iiiinoi, be, and they
are hereby, authorized to form for themselves
constitution and slate government, and to
assume such name a. they shall deem pro-
per and the sald state, when formed, shall
be sdmitted into the union U Tsn the same
footing with lhe origina stsies, in ell respects
wbsieve'.
Sec. 2. Ind be IL further enaefed, Ths,
the said ate shall consist Of all The territory
included within the following boundaries, Ia
wit Beginning AT the mouth OF the Wabash
liver thence, up the ssme, and with the line
If Indiana, 70 the northwest corner Of ssid
state thence, east with the line OF the same
state, 20 the middle oi Lake Michigen; thence,
north along the middle Of said lake, TO north
is,isude fouy,two degrees thirty minutes 3
hence, west 10 the middle of the Mississippi
river and thence, down along the middle N
that liver, to its couRuence with the Ohio ri-
yer and thence, up the latter river, along liz
northwestern shore, TO the beginning Pro.
UySed. That tho convention hereinatieS pro.
vded for, when formed, shall ratigy tho boun.
daliss sfore said OF kerwise they shall be and
re main as now prescribed by tho ordinance
Tor the government oi the territory northwest
oi The river Ohio Prsvided, also, That the
said state shall have concurrcn, jurisdiction
wi, h the stale Of Indiasa on The Wabash riv-
sr, Sc far as said ,iver shall form a common
boundary to beth, and also concurrent ju'i,-
diction on the Mississippi liver, win any
stale or states to be fotmec west thereof, so
isr as said river shall form q connon bonn
/ day to both. s..,s - es8t
1 Sec 5 .dnd Be IL further enacted, That
s,l-wnttc male ciliSens Of the United States,
Who shall have arrived at the sge Of twenty
On. years, and have teslded in said territory
SIX months p,svieus TO The d,y OF ciection.
nd all persons having IA olber respects the
egaI qpal Gcstions 10 volc for representatives
10 tho general assembly Of The said tessi,o,y,
be, end they are hereby, authorized to choose
representatives TO foIm a coOvs ntion, who
shall be appor'ioncd amongs, the several
counties as follows; -
he NJ "a mt
dives,
From the county Of Madison, three repre-
seniatives, -
F'om the coonly Of St, Clair, three rspre-
sentati,es, sts,As wtt rn
F,om the county of Monroe, two represent
.,uves, Mt a
F ON the eounly 4 Randolph, Two repre-.
% atlvcs, - -a
F,om the county Of JAcksoo, two rcpreseu-
auves, Astl e
From the eousty OF Joboson, two repre-
/ scntstises,
From the county Of Pope, TWO fePresen,s-
lives,
From the county Of GAIlstin. three repre-
! sentativss, =, sf.f ~.
From the eouoy Of White, two rsprsssn-
| satives,
From the sounty Of Edws,ds, TWO repre-
| seniatives, .tssa6 ~ 81
Prom the county Of Crawford, Two repre-
| sentativcs, ea 81 ~,
From the eoup,y Of Union, TWO rep'essa-
tatives, f
From the county Of Washington, Two rep
X .esentatives, ~ =. -
And from ibe county Of Franklin, Two rep.
I fesentstives. ain s.se.. - ss., a.,
\ And the election for the representatives g.
I fo'essid shai be holden 90 the 6,si Mopdsy
/ e July. next, and the Two following days,
Throughout the several counties in the said
,erritory, snd shslI be conducted in the came
manner, sod undss the same regulations, as
pceseribed by the laws Of the said territory
sgulaung elections therein, Tor msmbefs OF
ne nou % oi rep feseotatises.
L Sec A. And te IL further enacted, That
the. members Of the convention, thus duly
sses,ed, be, and hey ere hcreby, sushopsed
e. meet 1T the seat of govsramsnt ofthe said
srri,oy, on the 6rM Monday sfthe month Of
August next, which conven,sos, when met,
i~haIi hx determine, BY msjsshy Ut the
| yhole nu .noef elected, whctker if be- OF be