The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-05-12
suns he may have paid as interest on moneys
loaned, TO make the advances aforesaid.
March 5, lsl9-Approved,
JAMES MONROE.

rtc0 IA. congress 0ssemoie0, nat from aod
after the fourth day of July next, all that part
Of the territory of Missouri, which lies south
of line beginning on the Mississippi river,
at thiriy-slx degrees north latitude, running
heuee west TO the river ST. Francois; thence
up the same TO thirty six degrees thirty min
ues norih latitude aud thence, west, TO the
weslern territorial boundary line, shall, 10,
ne puI poses of a territorial government,
constitute a separate territory, and be called
lbe Arkansaw territory.
Sec. 2. .dnd be u further enacted, Tha,
here shall be established in the said territory
OF Arkansaw, a temporary government, TO
consist of three depai,m eats, the executive,
the legislative, and the judiciary.
Sec. 3. .fud be 10 /nrIhsr enacted, That
the executive power shall be vested IN a gov
erpor, who shall reside IN the said Iernnoy,
and shall hold his Office during three. years,
unless sooner removed by the President ol
he United States he shall be commandet
IN chief of the militia Of said territory, shall
nave power TO appoint and commission ali
officers required by law to be appointed to
said territory, whose appointments are not
otherwise provided for by this act shall take
care that he laws be faithfully executGd;
shall have power to grant psraons for offences
against the sad teiritO.y, and fcpTieves io'
those against the United States, until the oe.
cision oil the President thereon shall have
been made known shall, on extraordinary
occasion ;, have power 10 convene the genera
assembly, hereinafter provided lor, after Oh,
shall have been organized In conformity To
law shall, ex.oficio, be superintendent, OF
Indian affairs, and shall have soch other pow.
crs aad perform such further duties rs are by
al.
OF the Missouri territory, in all cases in
whicn they shall become legally applicable 10
the territory OF Arkansaw.
S;c. 4. ind BE- n Jursher enacted, That
here snail be secretary for the said terri.
tory, VINO shall reside therein, and continue
in office for tho term OF four years, unlsss
sooner removed by the President he shall
pc form all The dulies imposed on the secse.
ary for the territory of Missouri, by an set
Of Congress OF the fourth oil June, eightcen
hundred and twelve, entllIcd " An &C, pto-
vidins ,or the government OF Missouri"
Sec. S. .And be it further enacted, That
the legs alive power shall, unnI the organ
zasion Of raj assembly, herelnaiter
provided TOT, ..J governor anu
,he Judges of the superior couu OF the terri
tory, who shall have power 10 pas any law tor
which shall not be tepugDsntto this act, or
inconsistent with the constitution ot the Unit
ed States Provtded, That whenevef the
general assembly shall be organized, all the
legislative power of the territory shall be
vested IN and DO exercised by the said gen.
cral assembly.
Sec. 6. .dnd be it /arther enacted, Tina, SO
much OF the ACT of Congress of the fourth OF
June, eighteen bundred and twelve, en,itled
I" An act providing Tor the government of
TIE territory Of Missouri" as relates TO the
organization OF a general assembly therein,
preseribes tho powers and privileges thereof,
the mode OF election, and period of service,
Of the me mbe lhcr eof, and defines the quail.
| fcatioEs and privileges Of the electors and
elected, shall be in fullsforee and opef alton
in The Arkanssw territory, TO the extent Of
Is application, SO soon as the goverooI there
of shall be satisfied that such is the desire Of
msjor,y Of the ireeholders thereof, and not
un'i then : Provided, Tha, until there shall
We FIVE thousand free white males Of the age
of twen,y -one years aud upwards, resident in
the said territory, the whole number of rep.
| esentatives shall not exceed nine.
Sec. z. .1nd be H further enacfcd, That
ne judicial power Of the territory shall be
| vested in a superior court, and IN such infer.
io' courts as the legislative department Of the
! ,er,itofy shall, from time to time, institute
| snd establish, and in justices Of the peace.
| The superior court shall be composed of
| ,oree judges, who shall reside IN the terri
| toy. and continue in Office for the term Of
four years, unless sooner removed by The
| President. The superior courl shall have
| Jurisdiction in all criminal aud penal cases,
| snd exclusive cognizsnce OF all capital cases,
| and shall have aud exercise original iurisdic.
| i9n eoncurfently with the inferior courts,
and exclusive appellate jurisdiction in sii
civil cases, in which the smosnt IN controversy
shall be one hundred dollars or upwards
| The superior court shall be holden q, such
times and place or places as the legislative
department shall dircci, and continue in ses-
| siop until the business therein ,halI be dis