Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-14
40 BE CONTINUED
BY AUTHORITY

hN All TO authorize the people Of Missouri Territory
u fOIlh Consiiiutior sud Stale government auo a.,
the admission OF such State inio the Un.os IN cunai
ieollng With the nsina states and TO
III ceTtain Territories
BE IL enacted be the yeRats and Uouss of t,sn-.
Se"ati es%fhe UHHedMdfesei .5mericd ia Congress
dSSsmo!ed That the inhabitants OF that portion of III
soHTi Territory included within the bouiaTes
aef desisnated, be, aud they hereby auherz,d t
i"Tm for themselves Constitution aud State Govern
meat, aud To ASSUME such name they shalt deem
pssheI, and tie sand stale, when formed shall he ad-
mled into the Union, upon equal footing with Ihe
orig AL states IN all respects whatever
Sec 2 -iHd be - JHrrher en0cteG That the said
Sair sGal consist ~ ali the territory Included q hiu
the foowng boundaries, to wit Beginning Ia The mid
Gle OF Tue MISSISSIPPI river the parallel OF thrs six
Leerees OF nsrlh iAttEde thence west along thai va
'a'l- OF latitude. To the ST. Francois river thsHce nm
aud following te course Of that river in the middle az
tie main channel thereof, the parael of latitude of
thiTy SIN degrees and tbisiy miDates thence vest
a'eng The same 10 point where The suid UatsI.l ~,
ihiersected b. meridian line PASSING tbs mi
Ole OF The Sioulh ofhe Kansas where the same
eWp'iss into ihe Missouri river; thence Il point
aOissaid north, along the msIidan .lne IhtrTsec
tl'h Of tue parallel If iattGde which passes through
the rapids oil The river Des Mones masiag tn said
line 10 CORES oud with the indian bounda line thence
ea' oi lhe p"ht1i intersection last aioT along
tn said parallel Of istute the middle of the CHI an
mel Of the main fork oithc said Hones thrace
uo"h ahs along ihe midds OF Tie main channel
said river Des hoines, TO the modth Of The sa1ne
where It einplies into The Mississippi Tsrr iaencr
que easi, 10 Tue middle o. the nidn channel OF the
Mlbslssippi river thense down, and following the
course OF ibe Mississippi river, In tn middle of the
main channel thereof TO the place Of beginning =
ProUded, tue said STATE shan fatif the boundaries
Aforesaid 4Hd provided also that the said SAFE
have concurrent jurisdiction on the river Ms.is.,i
ahu every nthtr fVer bordering The satd Stale
far as the sad rivers sRal form common BOUNDARY TO
the said state and an other state states uow or
hereafter TO be formed aud bounded BY the san. su
rivers to be common to bOh and lhai the liver Ns
sssIppi. and the yigabe aud waters leading
lnio the came, snail be common Highways and lsr
ever iTee as well TO the Inhabitants OF The said state
as To other citizens Of the United States without apy
tax duty, impesl, or toll therefor. i'm by said
state.
sec 3. AHs be it further enacted. That all rec
white male citizens OF The United States who snail
havt arrived al the OF twenty one ears and have
resided IN said ieIrtofy three months pIeyons To the
DAY OF election and all ether persoBs quali,d u vote
for representatives To the General Ass.ib the s,id
Territory, shalt be qualified elected and be, are
hsreby qHalSed and authorized I. vote, aud choose
representatives TO FORA convention who shall be
appoTtiOues amongst the several Counties as follows
FROM The county vi Howard, I'VE TepIess Natives
From th' count Of Cooper. are. representatives
From the coonty Of N"ngoIners reps esenIa
from the count; OF Pibt one representative. From he
cOdn7 Of Lin ON fgp,ssen auv- From tie Couutv
OF 81 Charles, three representatives From the counts
" f'Ah"'ih one Iepr'seA awe Frnm the county OF
81 LOUIS, cIgkt Representa- From the cnupiy of
jehrr-on. one fegreseu,atUe From The county OF
Ndthugtnh, fbIee representatives. From NJ
s., Gene iese, four Representatives. From the cOalv
u Madison one representative. from the cOunty OF
Cape GIaI,Irau I've representatives, FINN Tie roontv
II New 1ddid two Representative. from the county,
81 Ndint, ana that portion ~ the c0anty of Lawrence
al ia'is wiibiH The boundaris Leon designated one
representative.
.na the election for the representatives. aforesai1
sbdi ne holden The nrst AoHday snd two succeeding
.id|S OF fldJ ueAt, Throughout ibg
a'oIssaid ia Tue said erroyJ aud shalt be va every
respGct 5ed ana conducted ~ G,e sain> manner and
nnier re sane iefaos as Is prescribed by the iag
81 me s2d irfi"Fy fegna'iH. elections therein Tor
DierDsfs Of he General tB.emsy EXCEPT that the re-
turns OF the election ~ mat JUron of Lawrence caua
incndsd az tue 50nudaiics Aforesaid shall he made L,
the county Of wayne, ass provided other cases und
Tue laws Ut SAID Territory.
sc.4 4fid be further eHacted That ihe mem.
hers Oi the Convention tbas duly elected, shall he AID
they btteby authorized 10 meet at tb seal 81 gov.
eminent o. SAID territory on the second Monday Of The
mOHtll Of June next: ana thu said Convention, when
SO assembled shalt have power and a7tBrrtyt a6Joufn
10 any Otber place 10 he said ritOTy, which 20
sba teeD best iof The CONVENIENT transaction Of tbr
business aud which C0nythiiOn vbeH so net shall
hfst detsTmiHe, Ny maJ0itty Of tbs Enle Dpmnei
eiectco whether u be, be not, eXpsdient ~ 10 "a
iiine u ioTna Constitution STATE Government oT
tht people WithiF the territory as included ,uhn
Tie DOandafies ab Ve csgnated aud " n be deemed
eApedieni Tie Convention shall be aud hereby ia au-
thUriZiG 90 form Constitution ana state Government
o. be ueelhedmOfe eNpedgsi the said Convention
sbal provide ~ oTdHanrs Tor eiecug Representative
to form COnsUtuu"n frame af Government witch
SAID RepresehtsiVes shall he ch,sen IN such manner
ana ~ such Proportion, - the ball desgnat. and
shall meet al snth tine aud pll"eu SHAH btescTred
by the sad ordnance aud snail then form for the
people OF satd ieTtHTy, within the boundaries a6ere
SAID, Consultation and state Government. Pr0ridsf
that me sdblr, whenever iOfmed shall be Rspubican
ahd not ftpuehan To- the Constitutions ~ The u States
dud that The Legislature ui SAID shall never ner
iere 9TH the primary disposal IT The sol nv The United
states, nr WIN my regulations Congress may 1uo
necessary for securing the title IN such soil 10 tue hama
lands The property " the UneG States and IN no cas-,
hdh non resident ptopTetUrs be taxed higher iban re-
sdcnts
sec. 8. IND be 10 further enacted That until III,
next general census shall be taken ide ssid state shat
4e ehitlcd TO one Representative IN tie House of
pfes~B atives Of tue u States.
'ng Pf0ys'i0ns be, ass The same hereby UbreJ u