The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-09-06
A PROCLAMATION.
BY Alexander Ramsey, Governor of the
Territory of Minnesota.

Territory of Minnesota.
10 ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Whereas, BY the returns on file in the office
Of the Secretary of the Territory, Of an election
held In the several Council Districts of the Ter
rtory OF Minnesota, IN pursuance of the directions
OF the organic law, by The qualified voters of said
Territory, Oh w ednesday, the first day of August,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, 1t ap-
pears that
la the First Council District, James 5. Nor
us received the highest number Of votes for men,
per OF the Council; and Joseph w. Furbur and
James Wells received the highest number Of votes
for members of the House OF Representatives
La the Second Council District, Samuel Burk-
leo received the highest number of votes for
member Of the Council; and Morton S. Wkm-
Son, Syvanus Trask and Mahlon Black, received
the highest number of votes for members OF The
House OF Representatives.
In the Third Council District, William III.
Forbes and James Nc e.. Boai received the high
est number of votes for members Of the Council !;
and Benjamin w. Brunson, Henry Jackson, John
J. Dewey and Parsons H. johnson, received the
highest number OF votes for members Of the
House of Representatives.
In the Fourth Council District, David B.
LOOMS received the highest number of votes for
member of the Council; and Henry n Setter
Of the House Of Representatives.
In the Fifth Council District, John Rollins
received the highest number of votes for member
OF the Council; and William X. Marshall and M.
Dugas received the highest number Of votes for
members of the House of Representatives.
In the Ss1th Counca District, David Olmsted
and w ,lllam Sturgls received the highest number
Of votes for members of the Council; and Jere-
Iniah Russell, Lorenzo A. Babcock, Thomas A.
Holmes and ~ iilam Sturgis received the highest
number of votes for members of the House Of
Representatives; and
In the Serenth Council District, Martin
Mcleod received the highest number of votes for
member of the Council; and Alexis Bailly and
Gideon Ii. Pond received the highest number of
votes for members Of the House of Representa-
;tiyes.
And WHEREAS. BY the 4th section Of the act
u Congress entltled San act to establish the Ter
:ritorial Government Of Minnesota, approved
March 3D., 1649, it is among other things provi-
ded, that "Ihe number Of persons authorized to
beelected, having the highest number II 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 authorized to be elected having the great
est number Of votes for the House 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 enioined upon.
me, as aforesaid, l HEREBY DECLARE that
James ;. Norris, Samuel Bnrkleo, William II.
Forbes. James Nc C.. Boal, David b. LOOMS.
John Rollins, David Olmsted, William Sturgis,
and Martin Mcleod, are duly elected to the Coun-
Gil OF the Territory of Minnesota
And, that Joseph w. Furbur, James Wells
Morton ). Wilkinson, SYLLABUS Trask, MahIon
Black, Benjamin w. Brunson, Parsons X. John
son, Henry Jackson, John J. Dewey, Henry N.
Setter, William X. Marshall, William Dugas,
Jeremiah Russell, Lorenzo A. Babcock, Thomas
A. Holmes. William Sturgis, Alexis Bsilly, and
Gideon IL. 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 10 the town of St. Paul
dNen under my hand and the Great Seal of
the Territory Of Minnesota, at ST.
(~~ } Paul. this 18th day of August, A.
L. 81 ID. 1S49, and of the Independence
ta S~~~1 Of the United States of America.
the seyenty-fourth.
BY the Governor, ALEX. RAMSEY.
&. K. SMITH, Secretary.