 | William Graydon - Law - 1803 - 730 pages
...persons, residents in the district, and each possessed of a freehold in five hundred acres of land, and return their names to Congress ; five of whom Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid ; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council, by death or removal from oflice, the... | |
 | Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...at least before the expiration of the time of service of the Members t,£ Council, the sail! House House shall nominate ten persons, qualified as aforesaid,...to Congress ; five of whom Congress shall appoint ai.d commission to serve as Members of the Council five years, unless sooner removed. And the Governor.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1530 pages
...The authority which the ordinance gives to the Legislature is, in general terms, to make laws in alk cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles of the ordinance. The laying out of counties and towns are usually considered as legislative acts,... | |
 | John Elihu Hall - Law - 1814 - 592 pages
...there was a governor with executive power, a legislative council and house of representatives, with " authority to make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the ordinance," or constitution, and a judiciary regularly organized. In short, a local government complete... | |
 | Edward Ingersoll - Law - 1821 - 882 pages
...four months at least before the expiration of the time of sen-ice of the members of council, the said house shall nominate ten persons, qualified as aforesaid,...five of whom congress shall appoint and commission to serveas members of the council five years, unless sooner removed. And the governor, legislative council,... | |
 | James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1834 - 276 pages
...persons, residents of the district, and each possessed of a freehold in five hundred acres of land, and return their names to congress; five of whom congress shall appoint, and commission to serve as aforesaid; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council, by death or removal from office, the... | |
 | South Carolina - Law - 1836 - 476 pages
...four months at least before the expiration of the time of service of the members of council, the said house shall nominate ten persons, qualified as aforesaid,...Congress, five of whom Congress shall appoint and ORDINANCE commission to serve as members of the council five years, unless sooner GOVERNMENT removed.... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...residents in the district, and each possessed of a freehold in five hundred acres of land, and rereturn their names to Congress; five of whom Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council, by death or removal from office, the... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...residents in the district, and each possessed of a freehold in five hundred acres of land, and rereturn their names to Congress; five of whom Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council, by death or removal from office, the... | |
 | Maryland in Liberia, Maryland State Colonization Society - African Americans - 1837 - 186 pages
...and commission, to serve as members of the council three years, unless sooner removed. And the agent, legislative council, and house of representatives,...make laws in all cases for the good government of the territory, not repugnant to the constitution of the territory, and the ordinances and decisions of... | |
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Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council by death or removal from office, the house of representatives shall nominate two persons qualified as aforesaid, for each vacancy, and return... 
