Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-07-13
From the petroi, journal.

Michigan as reported by the committee of
the whole on Friday morning June TO-
The house continued in sessinn all night
there was no adjournment for upwards of
25 hours. The bill passed without a.
mendmenton the following Monday.
An act to establish the northern boundary |
line fthe State of Ohio, and TO provide
for the admission Of the State of Michi-
gan into the Union upon the conditions
therein expressed.
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the United States Of
america an Congress assembled, That the
northern boundary line of the State of
Ohio shall be established at, and shall be
direct line drawn from the southern ex-
tremity Of Lake Michigan, to the most
northerly cape of the Maumee (Miami)
bav, after that line, so drawn, shall inter-
sect the eastern boundary line of the state
of Indiana; and from the said north cape
of the said bay, northeast. to the boundary
line between the United States and the
province of Upper Canada, in Lake Erie
and thence with the last mentioned line, to
| its intersection with the western line OF the
State of Pennsylvania.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Constitution and State Government
which the people of Michigan have formed
for themselves be, and the same Is hereby,
accepted. ratified, and confirmed; and
that the said State Of Michigan shall be,
and is hereby, declared to be one OF the
United States of America, and Is hereby
admitted into the Union upon an equal
footing with the original States in all re-
spects whatsoever Propided, dilcays, ana
this admission is upon the express condi.
ton, that the said State shall consist OF and
have jurisdiction over all the territory in
cuded within the following boundaries, and
over none other, to wit: Beginning at the
point where the above described northern
boundary of the State of Ohio intersects
the eastern boundary of the State OF lndl,
t ana, and running thence with the sad
boundary line of Ohio, as described in the
first section of this act, until 1t lntersects
the boundary line between the United
States and Canada, in Lake Erie; thence
with the said boundary line between the
United States and Canada, through the De-
troit river, Lake Huron and Lake Superb
or, to point were the said last line touch
es Lake Superior; thence in direct line
! through Lake Superior, to the mouth OF the
Montreal river; thence through the middle
: of the main channel of the said river Mon.
: treal, to the middle fthe Lake ofthe Des-
, art; thence in direct line to the neares
. head waters of the Menomine river
= thence through the middle of that fork o
= the said river first touched by the said line
!. to the main channel of the said Menomlnlt
river; thence down the main channel o
the same, to the centre of the most usua
: ship channel of the Green Bay of Lake
: Michigan; thence through the centre o
:, the most usual ship channel of the said ba.
- to the middle of Lake Michigan; Themes
= through the middle Of Lake Michigan t
= = the northern boundary of the State of Ind
: ana, as that line was established by the &C
y of Congress of the nineteenth of Apr
- eighteen hundred and sixteen; thence du
!. east with the north boundary line OF tn
~ State of Indiana, to the northeast corne
u thereof; and thence south with the cas-
boundary line of Indiana, to the place
N beginning.
v. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, Th;
b. as a compliance with the fundamental cor
II. dt;on of admission contained in the La
ne nreceeding section of this act, the boundi
ed ries of the said State of Michigan, as
of that section described, declared, and e.
Q /; tablished, shall receive the assent OF col
es yention of delegates, elected by the Poop
he of said State, for the sole purpose OF glvln
Ilv the assent herein required; and as soon
o. the assent herein required shall be give
nd the President of the United States sha
lie announce the same by proclamation; ar
thereupon, and without any further pr
ct ceeding on the part of Congress, the az
M mission of the said State into the Union,
nd ono of the United States Of America, on
ed equal footing with the original States in
of respects whatever, shall be considered
- complete, and the Senators and Represe
of tatiyes who have been elected by the So
nd State as its representatives in the Congre
de, of the United States, shall be entitled
mo take their seats in the Senate and House
er- Representatives, respectively, without IL
lite Their delay.
NY SEC. *. HWn OG u "t'oI D""'',
ay, nothing in this act contained, or IN the
ely mission of the said State into the Union
sed one of the United States Of America, up
the an equal footing with the original states
! in all respects whatever, shall be SO constru
md or understood as to confer upon the Peep
= Legislature, or authorities Of the said ST.
of Michigan, any authority or right to mt
fere with the sale, by the United Stat
ugh and under their authority, Of the vacant
Der unsold lands within the limits of the 81
sity State, but that the subject OF the put
[or- lands, and the interests which may be
Ivo. en- to the said State therein, shall be re,
the lated by future action between Congress
eral the part OF the United States, and the :
ii. State, or the authorities thereof And
said State of Michigan shall in no cas&i