The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-05
NUMBER 81.

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t1e time Of the change from Territorial to
STATE government may be confused md trans.
ierteo 70 an court Of the stata which shall
nave jurisdiction Of the subject matter thereof.
-. Sec. o. All territorial of1cesA, civil and MI
mary, now holding their Offices under the au-
tnorlty OF the United States, or ~ tie Territory
Of minnesota, shall continue to hold and ex-
ercise their respective Offices uutiI they shall
be superseded BY the authority Of tie State.
Sec 8. The hrst session Of the leois1sture of
the State Of Minnesota shall Commences On the
first Monday Of December next. and shsll he
held at the Capitol in the city Of st. PeuI.
Sec. Z. The laws regulating the election
and qualification Of all district, county and
precinct officers, shall continue and be IN force
until the Legislature shall otherwise provide
by law. Sss
of, cause this constitution to be deposited in
the Office Of the Governor Of the Territory; and
if after the submission Of the same to vote of
the people, rs hereinafter provided, il shall ap-
pear that it has been adopted by vote of the
people of the State, then the Governor shall
forward q certified copy of the same. together
with an abstract Of the votes polled for and
against said constitution, TO the President of
the United States. TO be BY him laid before the
Sec. 9. For the purposes Of the first election
the state shall constitute one district, and shall
elect three members to the House Of Represen-
tatives of the United States
Sec. 10. For the purposes of the first cleo
tion for members of the State Senate and the
House of Representatives, the state shall be di-
vided into senatorial and representative Dis
tricts as follows, viz: LIST District, Washington
county End District, Ramsey county; Sd Dis
k-:- nc1~ -
Hennepin county as lies west of the Mississippi;
9Th District, Rice county 9Th District Good
hue county; 7th District, Scott county 9Th
District, Olmstead county 9th District. Fill
more county 10th District Houston county;
18th District. Winona county 18th District,
Wabashaw county 18th District, Mower and
Dodge counties; 14th District, Freedom and
Faribault counties 18th District. Steele and
Waseca counties; 10th District, Blue Earth and
Lesueur counties 18th District, Nicollet and
Brown counties; 18th District, Sibley, Renville
and Mcleod counties 18th District, Carver
and Wright counties (; 10th District, Benton,
Stearns and Meeker counties; 2lst District,
Morrison. Grow Wing. and Mile Lac counties |;
22nd District Cass, Pembins and Todd coun-
ties 23d District, 90 much of Hennepin couu-
ty as lies east Of the Mississippi 24th District,
Sherburne, Anoka and Manomin counties !;
25th District. Chisago, Pine and Isanti coun-
ties 26th District, Buchanan, Carlton, St.
Louis, lake and itaska counties.
Sec. IL. The counties of Brown, Stearns,
Todd Cass, Pembina and Renville, as applied
in the preceding section, shall not be deemed
to include any territory west Of the State
line. but shall be deemed to include all coun-
ties and parts of counties east Of said line as
were created out of the territory of either, at
the last session of the Legislature.
See. IL. The senators and representatives at
the first election shall be apportioned among
the several Senatorial and Representative Dis
tricts as fellows, to wit: