Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-09-04
BIZ THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the Congress of the United
States, by joint resolution of the second
day of March last, entitled [" Reso,u-
ton providing for the admission of the
state of Missouri into the Union on GER
tain condition." did determine and de-
clare" That Missouri should be adj
mi:ted into this Union on an equal foot
ing with the original states, in all re-
spects whatever, upon the fundamental
condition, that the fourth clause Of the
twenty-sixth section of the third article
of the constitution submitted on the part
of said state to Congress, shall never be
construed to authorize the passage of
any law, and that no law shall be passed
in conformity thereto, bywhich any citi-
zen Of either of the states of this Union
shall be excluded from the enjoyment OF
any Of the privileges and immunties to
which such citizen is entitled under the
constitution Of the United States: Pro-
uided, That. the legislature of the said
state, by a solemn public act, shall de-
clare the assent OF the said state to the
said fundamental condition, and shall
transmit to the President of the United
States on or before the frs. Monday in
November next, an authentic copy Of
said act; upon the receipt whereof, the
President, by proclamation, shall an
nounce the fact: wherenpon, and with
out any further proceeding on the part of
Congress, the admission of,the said state
into this Union shall be considered as
complete And whereas, by a solemn
public act Of the Assembly ofthe said
state of Missouri, passed on the twenty
sixth Of June, in the present year, entitled
GA solemn public act declaring the as
sent of this state to the ;fundam entail con-
dition containcdi in a resolution passed by
the Congress of the United States, pro-
viding for the admission Of the state Of
Missouri into the Union on certain con-
dition;" an authentic copy whereof has
been communicated to me, it is solemn-
ly and publicly enacted and declared,
that that state has asscnted, and does as
sent, that the fourth clause ofthctwcnty-
sixth section of the third article Of the
constitution of said state " shall never
be construedto authorize the passage of
any law, and that no law shallbe passed
in conformity thereto, by which any ci'i-
zen Of either Of the United States shall
be- excluded from the enjoyment Of any
ofthe privileges and immunities to which
such citizens are entitled under the
constitution Of the United States -
Now, therefore, /, JAMES MoNRoE, Pre-
sidcnt Of the United States, in pursuance
Of the resolution Of Congress aforesaid,
have issued this my Proclamation, an
nouncing the fact, that the said state Of
Missouri has assented to the fundamen-
tel condition required by the resolution
of Congress aforesaid; whcreupon the
admission Of the said state of Missouri
into this Union is declared to be COM
pletc. Ss
In testimony whereof, have caused
the seal of the United States Of
America to be affixed to these
presents, and signed the same with
L. S. my hand. Done. at the City Of
I Washington, the tenth day Of Au-
gust, 1921; and Of e lnrlepen-
dence Of Ire said United States Of
America the forty-sixth.
JAMES MONROE.
Ry the President: ss
JOHN Quincy ADAMS,
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