The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-12

In The House u Representatives,, on thu
l4th, Mr.. Ga0w from The COnmittse "a
Territories reported ~ follows:
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BE 4 snaetSd BY the SsAais and Houss u
Representatives. Of he Un'i,d Sats@ Amvr
ca IN Congrsa dsmttsi, That the inhabt
tsuts u the Territory Of Minnesota which
u embraced within thu following limits. To
wit Beginning at thu point IN the center II
thr main cbanisI Of the Rcd River d the
North, whcrc the boundary line between the
Cnitssl States and the Britth P'sS-~'ons
cro.@- the same thence up the main chan.
mi of said river " that of the Bois dsa
Sioux River; thence down tl,s main channel
Of said yyer To AXE Traverse thence up the
center Of said lake 10 the southern extremity
thereof; Themes in direct line ~ tbs jnnc-
tass Of Kampakss Lake with Tchan-ks%
Nm data, Or Big Sioux River thence down
ths main channri II said river 10 ths north
w,st corber u the State u Iowa; thence
east along thu northern boundary Of said
state TO the msin channel Of tho Mississippi
River thencc up the main channel Of said
river, and following the boundary linz Of the
state Of Wisconsin, until the satps intersects
the Saint Louis River thence down said
river 10 nnd through lake Superior on the
boundary line u Wisconsin and Michigan,
until Il intsr~,cis this dividing linz between
the q ni.sxl States and the British Possessions.
tisncs up Pigem River. and following said
dividing line. 10 the place Of beginning fr,
and they arr hsrrby authorized 10 form for
the,nsrlves Constitution sDd State Govern
lnsnt, by the name NJ the ststr Of Minnesota,
and 10 come into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States. according
10 the Federal Constitution.
See. 2. And k II further n.atfe'i, That
the said State of Minnesota shall have con
current jurislicton..ou the Mississippi and oil
other rivers and wKrfR bordering IN the
said State of Minnesota. 50 Tor "a the aaIne
shall form common boundary 10 said Sinis
ami any other State or States now or here
silm 10 h. fornsssl or bounded by tlm same
am mid river and waters. and the navigabl,
waters leading into the samr shaIl H com
mon highways. and forever FIRE. ~ well !,
the inhabitants ut said State IA to all Other
citinns Of the upit~i States, without an,
tar. duty. impost or toll therefor.
Ssc. .. And b u further sndded. That N
the first Monday IN June next. the hga
voters IN each representative district th'a
existing within tho limits Of the propoS,s
State. arr hereby AUTHORISED " s1ect two del
ogatss for each representative 10 which sab
district may h~ entitled according IN III,
superintendent for representatives To tb'
Territorial Legislature, which election fol
delegates shalt bc held AMI conducted. aw
the returns made. IN oil rspecis In coniorm'
" with thu laws II said Territory rcgulatIn,
th election of representatives and the 'io
legnts- 81 el~tsd shall asemblc n, tn" Capi
til Of said territory on the second Monda.
IN July peSt. and first determine. by n vnie
whether Il il the wish of the people 81 th
proposed State 10 be admitted into 'h
Union Ut that time and u ~. shall prorss
10 form Constitution, and take oil ucccs
.ary steps for thu establishment Of Stat
i;oycrnmcnt, in conformity with the Fesle
raj Consultation, snbjsvt 90 the apiroya
and ratification II the people II the propos's
State,
Ser. L. Ind b. u tupfae' sn1efed Tha
IN the event said Convention shall ,lecd, Il
ihvor Of the immediate admission 81 the pre-
posed State into thc Union, Il shall be ,h'
duty Of tho United StaicM Marshal Tor sas
Territory to proceed TO take u census o,
enumeration Of th. inhabitants within thu
hn,it. Of tho i,sopo~sI State. uisler sncl
rules AMI regulations az shall nv prcscribsy
by the Secretary of the Interior. with tn
view Of usc.rtsining the number of repre-
seniatiyrs 10 which said State may be en-
titlsl IN the Congrss OF the Cnit'i states
and said State shall h. entitled to one repre-
sentative for every one hundred thousand IN
habiisnts. and 10 Que additional representa-
tive for any number IL inhabitants which
shall I've equal Ia ~ which shall exceed .
moicty u the aai ,uet additional rsp,sse"
fai,tss a. The Frp,dai,on " 'ss Ndis sh'1f
according 10 iAs ,sasiss, s.o~ II Iro''id he ~
',tisd 10. according 10 '.e present ratio y ,"
presentation,
SkR, 8. dad "a II further a.oisa, Thai
the following propositions be. ani thr can't
arc hereby otk'rsl Ia the said Con,ent,oa a
the Isppie 81 Minnesota for their !r~ ac
crp,nncc or rejection. which, II accepted by
the Couvcnt,oo. shall hc obligatory on tn,
| tnitcsl States. and upon the said State N
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~ss.s,,,s ~, IN, r,yr,,., aforesaid hut 10, a.
n,hs, nu,na.e
Is.,a That ten .u,,,. .,e,ion. of land. I,
H., .eler,rl ty the ,,.,.tp,s IT said state, h