The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-05-07

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Law OF the UNITED STATES rAssED At
TIE TWENTY FOURTH CONGRESS
FiRT SESSION.
PusLtc, No. IA
AN ACT establishing the Territorial
Government Of WISCONSIN.
Resolved Iy ihe Sesasc and House ef Rep,cSez:a.
Ge Of ae Ua;ied States Of .iserioa IN Csssress o..
saaAed, Tha, fren aud after The ihrd day o. July
next. the country Included wi,hia the fol.
loving boundaries shalt consii;uc s.pa.
rsle Territory. for the purposes af tempo.
rary government, by The name Of Wiscon-
sin, that is 10 say: Bounded on the cast,
by line drawn from the northeast corner
Of the State Of Illinois, through tho mill
die Of Lake Michigan. 10 point in the
middle Of said Lake. and. opposite the
main channel Of Green Bay. and through
said channel and Green Bay 10 the month
of the Menomonic rivcr; thence through
the middle Of the main channel Of said RI.
vcr, 10 sha, head Of said rircr nearest to
the Lake Of the Desert; thcncc in direc,
linc, TO the middle Of said lake; thence
through tho middle Of The main channel
OF the Montreal river. TO its mouth; ti,cacr
with direct line aerdss Lake Superior.
to where the territorial line of tho United
States last ,ouchfs said lake northwest:
thence on The north. witt, the said terrific
rial liae, 20 ,hc Whi,c-rar,h river; on the
wcs,, by Inc fronl .!,e said boundary line
following down the middle Of The main
channel Of tho White-cs.,h rivcr. 10 the
Missouri river, and down tho middle uf
the main channel ol The Missouri river
10 poin, ,luc wcs; front tho northwest
corner oi The State Of Missouri; and on
the south, from said point. due cast to tho
north. ives, corner uf the State Of Nilsson.
ri; aud thence With the boundaries Of The
States Of Missouri aud llliaois, rs alrca.
dy fixcd BY acts Of Congress. And after
TIE said ,hird DAY Of July next, all pnwer
and authority Of tho Goverumcn. Of Mi.
ehisan IN and orcr the Territory hereby
constituted, shall cease. P,oriaed. Tha.
nothing in this &C, contained shall be con.
s,rucd to impair the rights of person or
property now npPer,ainins TO any Indians
within the said Territory. so long as sucl,
rights shall remain unex;;nguishcd by
treaty be,wccn The Unilcd States md
such Indians. or to imp,is The obligation.
Of any treaty now existing between The
United States and such Indians, or to i'm
pair or anyvisc to affect the authority Of
the Government oi u.e Uaiicd Staics TO
make any regulations respecting such In.
dams, their lands. property, ar other
rights, by treaty. or iaw, or o,hcrwise,
which II gould have been eompc,cn, TO
the Government to make IL this act had
never been passed: Prouided. Tha. nothing
in this oct con,aincd shall be construed
"a inhibis tic Government of the United
States from dividing The Territory hereby
established into ono or more other Terri.
tories, in sucf, manner, onI o, such times,
as Congress shall. in lis discretion. deem
convenient and proper. or from attaching
any portion Of said Territory to any other
State or Territory Of the Unite States.
SEC. g. .snd Be il fxr,A9 eHaetea. That the Ex.
ecuiive power aud authority in and over
the said Territory shall be vested in a
Governor. who shall hold his Office for
three years. unless so oncr removed by the
President of the United States. The
Governor shaIl reside within the said Ter.
ritosy, shall be coinmander.in.chicf OF
the militia thereof. shall perform the du.
ties aud receive the cnoiumcnts Of super
iutcndent Of ,h. Indian affairs, and shall
approve Of all laws passed by the Lcgis.
lativc Assembly before they shall take e.
feet; he may grant pardons Tor Offences
against the laws Of The said Territory.
and reprisses for Offences agains, The
laws Of the United States, until the dcci.
sion Of the President can ba made known
thereon; he shall commission all officers
who shall be appointed to Office uudcr the
laws Of the said Territory. ant shall TAX c
care tha. the laws be faithfully exccu-
.cd.