 | James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1834 - 276 pages
...in that part of said territory, which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southern bend or extreme of lake 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... | |
 | Ohio. General Assembly. Senate - Ohio - 1835 - 192 pages
...territorial line: Provided, however , And it is expressly understood and declared, that the boundary of these three States shall be subject so far to be...through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan." We also quote a resolution of Congress, passed April 23d, 1784, as follows, to wit: "Resolved, That... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - Constitutions - 1836 - 146 pages
...words in the 5th article of the ordinance are relied on : " if Congress shall hereafter find it to be expedient, they shall have authority to form one or...through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan." At the time the ordinance was adopted, the geography of that rich region which it was designed to divide... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...»\iew.d,U«t if congress shall here-after find it expedient, they s\\a\\ lane wo&anvj v> fcmsv owt <si wo states in that part of the said territory which lies...Michi-gan: 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... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 320 pages
...if congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two elates in that part of the said territory which lies north...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... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...shall have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north nf an east and west line drawn through the southerly...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... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1836 - 684 pages
...hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two States in that part of the Territory which lies north of an east and west line...through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan." Then follows the misquoted clause, which is in these words: " And whenever any of the said States shall... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1836 - 650 pages
...expedient, they should have authority to form one or two States in that part of said territory which lay north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan. Here is no creation of additional States; but there is authority given to Congress to create one or... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives - Michigan - 1836 - 460 pages
...inhabitants. It was the people of that part of the territory of the United States lying north of the east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan, and none other, who were authorized on the happening of this contingency to form a permanent constitution... | |
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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... 
