The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-08-30

Oh hluHSSOtds
10 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
WHEREAS, BY the returns on file in the Office
81 the Secretary vi the i errnory, Of AN election
held III the several Council Districts of the 4 er-
Iliory oi Minnesota, IA pursuance Of the directions
Oh ne organic law, by the qualified voters Of said
1errtory, on W ednesday, the Ilrst day Of August
ono 'nouSaha e'Sht hundred and iorty-nine, II ap-
pears that
IN the FIRST Council District, James s. Nor
RS received the highest number Of votes for menu
Der oi The Councn; and Joseph w. turbut and
James Wells received the highest number of votes
lor members OF the House OF Representatives.
In the Second Council District, Samuel Burk-
leo received the highest number of votes for
member OF the Council; and Morton $ " iikin-
son, Syivanus Irask and Mahion Black, received
Tue highest number OF votes tor members Of the
House OF Representatives.
la the Ihird Council District, William n.
Forbes and James Nc T.. Boai received the high
est number of votes for members of the Council !;
and BenJamm w. Brunson, Henry Jackson, Johu
). Dewey and Parsons IL. johnson, received the
highest npu.ber OF votes for members Of the
House of Representatives.
In the Fourth Council District, David 3.
LOOMS received the highest number of votes for
member OF the Councn; aud Henry n. Setter
received the highest number Vt votes for member
Va Atousc VI Representatives..
In the fyh CouacH District, John Rollins
received the highest number of votes for member
OF the Council; and William L. Marshall and VIM.
Dugas received the highest number of votes for
members of the House Of Representatives.
In the StIta Council District, David Olmsted
and William Sturgis received the highest number
OF votes for members of the Council; and Jere-
miah Russell, Lorenzo A. Babcock, Thomas A.
Holmes and William Sturgis received the highest
number OF votes for members Of the House of
Representatives.; and "'-
In the Seventh Council District Martin
Mcleod received the highest number Of votes for
member OF the Council; and Alexis BaiiIy and
Gideon II. Pond received the highest number OF
votes Tor members Of the House of Representa-
tives.
And WHEREAS, BY the 4th section Of the act
Ut Congress- entitled ''an act to establish the Ter
ritorIai Government of Minnesota, approved
March Sd, ls49, 1t Is among other things provi-
ded, That 1.-The number Of persons authorized 10
be elected, having the.hlghest number Il votes in
each OF said Council Districts for members Of the
Council, shall be declared by The Governor to be
duly elected TO the Councils and the person or
persons authorized to be elected having The great
est number OF votes for the Ii ouse OF Represeu-
tauVes, equal to Inc number 10 which each county
or district shall be entitled, shall be declared by
the Governor to be duly elected members of the
House OF Representatives,"
Now, IN pursuance of the duty enioined upnn
me, as aforesaid, 1 HEREBY DECLARE that
James s. Norris, Samuel BurIleo, William III.
Forbes. James Nc Z. Doal, David u. LOOMS,
John Rollins, David Olnsted, " iiIiam Sturgis,
anu Martin Mcleod. are duly elected to the Coun
Gil OF the Territory Of Minnesota;
And, that Joseph w. Furbar, James Wells.
Morton ;. Wilkinson, Sylyanus Trask, Mahlon
Black, Benjamin w. Brunson, Parsons K. John
son, Henry Jackson, John J. Dewey, Henry N.
se'zer, William K. Marshall, William Dnpas.
Jeremiah Russell, Lorenzo A. Babcock, Thomas
A. Holmes, William Sturgis, Alexis BailIy, and
Gideon II. Pond, duly elected members Of
the House Of Representatives of the Territory of
Minnesota.
Which said persons elected to the Council and
House OF Representatives respectively, will meet
IN Legislative Session, on the first Monday, being
The thIrd day Of September next, at the house
provided for the purpose in the town of st. Paul.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal OF
the Territory of Minnesota, at ST.
(~~> Paul, this nth day Of August, A.
L. 8. ID. 1S49, and of the independence
CN~~ of the United States Of America
the seventy fourth
ny the Governor, ALEX. RAMSEY,
&. X. SMITH, Secretary.