Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-02-11

NoTthBend, in the County Of Washington. shall con
stitute and assembly district;
The county Of Winnebago,sh shall constitute an as
sembly district.
The foregoing districts are subject however so
lar 10 be altered that when any new town shall be
organized II may be added to either OF the adjoining
assembly districts.
Sl3. Such parts Of the common law as are now
in force IN the territory Of Wisconsin rot inconsis
tent with this constitution, shall be and continue
part o! the law Of tbs state until altered or SUSPEND
ed by the Legislature.
&l4. The senator's first elected in the even num-
bered senate districts, the governor lieutenant gov
ernor and other state officers first elected under the
constitution shall enter upon the duties of their re-
spcctlve offices, on the first Monday of June next
aud shall continue in office for one wear from the
first Monday in SANITARY next. The senators first
elected IN the odd numbered senate districts. and
the members of the assembly first elected shall en-
ter upon their duties respectively on the frs; Mon
day OF June next, and shall continue in Office until
the first Monday in January next.
SIS. The oalhs Of Office may be administered nv
any judge or justice of the peace, until the egisa
ture shall otherwise direct.
RESOLUTIONS
Resoired That the Congress of thc United
States be. and is hereby requested upon the appli
cation of Wisconsin for admission into the Union
so TO alter the provisions of the act Of Congress
entitled an act 10 grant quantity Of land to the
/ Territory OF W sconsin for the purpose ofading in
opening canal 10 connect the waters OF Lake Mich
igan with those Of Rock River approved June egh-
eenth eighteen hundre aud Thirty eight and 10 alter
the terms and conditions 10 the grant made Ihercnso
that the odd numbered sections thereby granted and
remaining unsold, may be held and disposed of by
the State OF Wisconsin, as part Of the five hundred
thousand acres Of land TO which said State il EMIT
led by the provisions OF an act OF Congress- entitled
! " an act 10 appropriate the proceeds OF tie
sales of the public Lands, and to grant pre-. emp
ton rights, approved the fourth day Of September
eighteen hundred and lortyone And further, That
, the even numbered sections reserved by Congress
may be offered for sale by the United States for the
same minimum price. and subject to the same rights
, OF pre- emplion as other public lands OF the United
States.
! ResoIrcd That Congress be further requested 70
/ PISS act whereby the excess price over ana
above one dollar and twenty-five cents. which may
have been paid by the purchasers OF said even num-
/ bered sections which shall baYe been sold ~ the
United STATES, be refunded to the present owners
thereof or they be allowed to enter any Of the pub
! lie lands OF the United States 10 an amount equal
/ in valnc to the excess 50 paid.
RcSoIre9 That IN case the SAID odd numbered sec
tons shall be coded to the State as aoIesadthe same
shall be sold by the State. in the same manner as
otherscbool lands: Pyori9,d lh3tthe Same rirl,s
Of pre-emption as are now granted by The laws 81
the United States shall be secured to persons who
NAV lie actually settled upon such lands At the time
of the ADOPTION Of this constitution. lind orgr9e4
JW3hcr ] hat the excess Price over and above one
dollar and twenty-five cents PEI acre absolutely or
condltonalIy contracted to be paid by the puGcha-
scrs Of any, n,rt Of said .,c.;oos ybich s5.l b,Ie
hccn soId ~, no ,Territo,, Of "; co.,,n ,t,II -.
RENTED 10 Surb purchasers. ,cir rcn,eseo-,,iyes ~
ass.ons
! PssofrcJ Tina, Conyrass he requested pron fine
application Of Wisconsin for admission into The
Union 10 pass an &C; whereby The yr51t olive nun.
drcd thout,n5 .rros Of lana n yIrL ne ~,.+, ~
Wisconsin, is cnt;tnI by RE rroyisin2s 81 49,. -
Compress entitled am ort 10 anor,nr,te tIc nro.
cceds Of the sales Of the public lands and 10 a'aa,
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