The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-08-23
4 PROCLAMATION.
by Alexander Ramsey, Governor of the
Territory OF Minnesota.

IeFfftOry Oh Minnesota.
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
WHEREAS, BY the returns ON file in the Office
81 the Secretary vi tile Territory, of an election
held IN the several Council Districts ot the er-
rrtory OF Minnesota, pursuance OF the directions
ot the organic law, by The qualified voters of SAID
Territory, on "Wednesday, the hrs; day Of August,
one Thousand eight hundred and1ort, -nlne, II up-
pears that -.."
In the First Council. District, james 3. Nor
IT'S received the highest number Of votes for men-
Der OF the Council; and Joseph w. turbur and
James w ellis received the highest number OF votes
Tor members Of the House vi Representatives. -
In the Second Council District, Samuel Burk-
leo received the highest number Of votes Tor
member OF the Council; and Morton S. 'Wiiknn-
son, Syivanus Irask and Mahion Black received
the highest number of votes for members of the
House OF Representatives.
In the Ihtrd Council District, William II.
Forbes and James Aic c. Boai received rhe high
est number of votes for members OF the Councli
and benjamin w. Brunson, Henry jackson, Johu
}. Dewey and Parsons h. johnson, received the
highest number Of votes for members of the
House of Representative
In the Fourth Council District, David b.
Looms received the highest number of votes for
member OF. the Connect; and Henry Y. Se:zer
received the highes; nuiiiber ct votes for member
In the Fgfh Couacil District, John Rollins
received the highest number Of votes for member
n the Council; and William X. Marshall ana VIM
Dugas received the highest number Of votes fer
members of the House Of Representatives.
In the SfIta Couacu District, David Omsted
and W iiiIam Sturgis received the bighes. number
OF votes for members Of the Councli; and Jere-
Inlah Russell, Lorenzo A. Babcock, thomas A.
Holmes and William Sturgis received the highest
.k,xar .f.~
Representatives; and
In the Sereath Council District. Martin
Mcleod received the highest number Of votes for
member OF the Council; and Alexis Bay and
,t'ideon Ii. Pond received the highest number OF
SOtes Tor members Of The House u Representa-
tKes
And WHEREAS, BY the 4th section of the act
al congress, entitled IAN act 10 establish the I err
ntoriai Government Of Minnesota, approved
March Sd, 1919, 1t Is among other things provi-
ded, that he number OF .,crsois authorized 10
he elected, having the highest number f votes in
each OF SAID Council Districts for members OF The
Council, shall be declared BY The Governor to be
duly elected To the Council; and the person or
persons authorZed TO be elected having the great
est number Of votes for the fioase of Represeu-
tatives, equal TO the number to 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 enjoined upon
me, as aforesaid. / HEREBY DECLARE that
James >. Norris, Sanaei Burgleo, William Il.
Forbes. James Nc e. Boal, David b. Loornis.
John Rollins. David Oins,e,l, VI iliam S,urgis.
and Martin Mcleod, are duly elected TO he Cowl-
cli OF the lerri;ory Of Minnesota; ,'+*''~- -.
And, that Joseph w. Fesbur, James Wells.
Morton S. Wilkinson, Sylyanus Trask, hlahlon
Black, Benjamin w. Brunson, Parsons X. john
son. Henry jackson, John j. Dewey, Henry N.
Setter, " liiam X. Marshall, William Dusas.
Jerenliah Russell, Lorenzo A. Eabcocs. Thomas
4 Holmes, William Sturgis, Alexis Badly, and
GideoE H. Pond, are 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. benz.
the third day Of September nesi, at the hous..
provided for the purpose IN fhe toap Of 81. Paul.
jGiyen under my hand ana the Great Seal 81
the Territory Of Minnesota. at ST.
(o~> Paul, this nth day of August, A.
L. s. ID. 1S49. ard Of the Independence
CIV )of the United States oil America
the seyeniy-fourth. ~
BY the Governor. ALIEN. RAMSEY,
{. \. SMITH. Secretary.