Life and Times of Stevens Thomson Mason: The Boy Governor of MichiganMichigan Historical commission, 1920 - 528 páginas |
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Acting Governor Mason adjourned admission Alpheus Felch Ann Arbor appointed assembled authority became bill boundary Brady called Canadian Cass character citizens Commissioners committee Congress Constitution contest Convention Council County Court Crary delegates Democratic Detroit duties election Erie ernor father five million dollar honor House hundred igan interest internal improvements Isaac E issue James Wright Gordon John John Biddle John Norvell Kalamazoo Lake Michigan land later legislative Legislature Lewis Cass likewise Lucius Lyon ment Michigan Territory miles militia Monroe Morris Canal nomination Norvell occasion Ohio organization party passed Patriots political President proceeded provisions question Railroad received resolutions River road Ross Wilkins Secretary Senate session sister soon sought southern specie Stevens Stevens Thomson Mason Territory Thomson Mason tion Toledo United village vote Wayne Whig William William Woodbridge Woodbridge York young Mason Ypsilanti
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Página 102 - Pennsylvania, and the said territorial line; provided however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three states shall be subject so far to be altered, that, if congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan.
Página 102 - Michigan : and whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free Inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted by its Delegates into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent Constitution and State Government...
Página 97 - ... a good musket, or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball : or, with a good rifle, knapsack, shot pouch, and powder horn, twenty balls, suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder...
Página 151 - In all elections, every white male citizen above the age of twenty-one years, having resided in the State six months next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote at such election ; and every white male inhabitant of the age aforesaid, who may be a resident of this State at the time of the signing of this constitution. shall have the right of voting as aforesaid...
Página 273 - Act to create a fund for the benefit of the creditors of certain moneyed corporations, and for other purposes...
Página 104 - Pennsylvania line aforesaid ; provided, always, and it is hereby fully understood and declared by this convention, that if the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan should extend so far south that a line drawn due east from it should not intersect Lake Erie, or if it should intersect...
Página 206 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted...
Página 117 - Guatemalan surveying parties, sent out to study the land, with a view to proposing a basis of definitive settlement, have been imprisoned by the Mexican authorities ; that Guatemalan agents for the taking of a census of the inhabitants of the territory in question have been dealt with in like summary manner ; and, in fine, that the Government of Mexico has slowly but steadily encroached upon the bordering country heretofore held by Guatemala, substituting the local authorities of Mexico for those...
Página 161 - brought with regret to the conclusion that your zeal for what you deem the rights of Michigan has overcome that spirit of moderation and forbearance which in the present irritated state of feeling prevailing in Ohio and Michigan is necessary to the preservation of the public peace.
Página 112 - Winnebago in the aforesaid county, with power to transport take and carry property and persons upon the same, by the power and force of steam, of animals or of any mechanical or other power, or of any combination of them.