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said, on the north by the east aud
west line drawn thu ough the souther.
Iy extreme of Lake Michigan run
ming east after intersecting the due
north line aforesaid, from the mouth
of the Great Miami river until it shall
intersect Lake Erie on the Territorial
line, & thence with the same through
Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania line a.
foresaid: Provided always, and tits
hereby fully understood and declared
by the convention that ifthe souther-
ly bound or extreme of Lake Michi-
gan should extend SO far south that a
line drawn due east from it should
not iniersect Lake Erie, or ifit should
intersect said Lake Erie, east Of the
mouth ofthe Miami River ofthe Lake
then and in that case, with the assent
of Congress of the United States, the
northern boundary of Ohio State shall
be established by and extend 10 a
line srunnng from the southerly ex-
treme of Lake Michigan to the most
northerly Cape ofthe Miami bay, al
ter intersecting the due north line
from the mouth Of the Great Miami
river aforesaid, thence north east to
the territorial line, and by the said ter
rilorial line to the Pennsylvania line:
And whereas the State of Ohio claims
that the assent of the Congress Of the
United States has been virtually and
substantially given to the sixth section
of the seventh article of the conStitu-
ton as above set forth, and more espe
cially 10 the latter clause thereof; de.
scribing her northern boundary as con
tanned in The proviso TO said section,
by admitting her Senators aud Repre-
sentativeS TO their seats in Congress
and more fully by the act of Congress
as declared February l9, 1903, enti.
tied an act 10 provide for the due exc.
culion of the laws Of the United States
within the State of Ohio, in the pre-
amble 10 which act it is declared, that
the State of Ohio has become one Of
the United States Of America; where
I by as a matter Of right the said State
/ has acquired and can rightfully oxer.
else Jurisdiction on her northern bor.
der 10 the line as described in the lat
o ter clause of the proviso contained in
d the sixth section ofthe seventh article
Of her constitution: but as doubts have
'i arisen whether the act of Congress oil
9 the llth of January, 1905, entitled an
n act to divide the Indian Territory in
u to two separate governments, does
& not contrayene the rightful Jurisdic
. ton of Ohio 10 the line as described
% in the article Of her constitution as a
, bove slated: Ia order, therefore, that
q q doubts may no longer exist on this
i subject
II ResolDed by the Senate and House q
Representatives. of the United States III
q Congress assembled, That the assent o
"a the Congress OF the United States is here
+. by fully declared and given to the latteI
n clause ofthe sixth section of the seventh
,o article of the Constitution of the State o
10 Ohio, which is IN the following words; tC
wit: "The northern boundary of Thu
70 State shall be established by aud extenC
"a 10 direct line running from the Southe
ly extreme of Lake Michigan to the mos
northerly Cape of the Miami Bay, alleI
intersectiug the due north from the moutl
of the Great Miami aforesaid; thenct
northeast TO the Territorial Line, and BY
|" said Territorial Line to the Penusylva
MIA Line.'
a Aad IL is further reSOlDed, That an!
= . State or States, that may be formed ofth,
" " Territory Of United States, lying east o
- - the Mississippi river, which Congress
II may hereafter deem proper to admit int
" the Union, shaa be bounded on the soull
by the States of Illinois, Indiana, ant
= Ohio, as the law may require
The following is copy Of the bill in
', troduced by Mr. Ewing:
q A Bill to settle and establish the Northern
ri Boundary line Of the Stale Of Ohio.
b Be it enacted, &c. That the northern
boundary of the State of Ohio shall b
|: established by, and extend to, direc
ID line running from the Southern exIremi
ty of Lake Michigan TO the most norIhe
lie y cape of the Miami bay; thence, north
east, to the northern boundary line Of tn
= United States; thence, with said line t
The Pennsylvania line.
Sec.2 And be u further enacted, Thu
the boundary line surveyed marked, an
designated ugreeably to "An act 10 au
thorz9 the Preslden; Of the United State
10 ascertain and designate the norlher