United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/15th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 22
Chap. XXII.—An Act authorizing the election of a delegate from the Michigan territory to the Congress of the United States, and extending the right of suffrage to the citizens of said territory.[1]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the citizens of the The citizens of Michigan authorized to elect a delegate to Congress, &c.Michigan territory be, and they are hereby authorized to elect one delegate to the Congress of the United States, who shall possess the qualifications, and exercise the privileges, heretofore required of, and granted to, the delegates from the several territories of the United States.
Qualifications of the electors.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every free white male citizen of said territory, above the age of twenty-one years, who shall have resided therein one year next preceding an election, and who shall have paid a county or territorial tax, shall be entitled to vote at such election for a delegate to the Congress of the United States, in such manner, and at such times and places, as shall be prescribed by the governor and judges of said territory.
The governor to certify the election of the delegate.
The certificate entitled the delegate to his seat in the House of Representatives.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the person, duly qualified according to law, who shall receive the greatest number of votes at such election, shall be furnished, by the governor of said territory, with a certificate, under his official seal, setting forth that he is duly elected, by the qualified electors, the delegate from said territory to the Congress of the United States, for the term of two years from the date of said certificate, which shall entitle the person to whom the same shall be given to take his seat in the House of Representatives in that capacity.
Approved, February 16, 1819.
- ↑ The acts which have been passed relative to the territory of Michigan, are:—
An act to divide the Indiana territory into two separate governments. Act of Jan. 11, 1805, ch. 5.
An act authorizing the election of a delegate from the Michigan territory to the Congress of the United States, and extending the right of suffrage to the citizens of that territory. Feb. 16, 1819, ch. 22.
An act to provide for the apportionment of an additional judge for the Michigan territory and for other purposes. Act of Jan. 30, 1823, ch. 8.
An act to amend the ordinance and acts of Congress for the government of the territory of Michigan and for other purposes. March 3, 1823, ch. 35.
An act in addition to an act entitled “An act to amend the ordinance and acts of Congress for the government of the territory of Michigan, and for other purposes.” Feb. 5, 1825, ch. 6. An act to allow the citizens of the territory of Michigan to elect the members of their legislative council, and for other purposes. Jan. 29, 1827, ch. 6. An act authorizing the legislative council of the territory of Michigan to take charge of the school lands in said territory. May 24, 1828, ch. 122. An act relative to the plan of Detroit in Michigan territory. May 28, 1830, ch. 151. An act for improving the navigation of certain rivers in the territories of Florida and Michigan. March 2, 1833, ch. 64. An act prolonging the second session of the fifth legislative council of the territory of Michigan. March 2, 1833, ch. 72. An act authorizing an alteration in the election district for members of the legislative council of the territory of Michigan. March 2, 1833, ch. 82. An act to attach the territory of the United States west of the Mississippi river and north of the state of Missouri, to the territory of Michigan. June 28, 1834, ch. 98. An act authorizing an extra session of the legislative council of Michigan. June 30, 1834, ch. 151. An act to establish the northern boundary line of the state of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the state of Michigan into the Union upon the conditions therein expressed. June 15, 1836, ch. 99. An act to settle and establish the northern boundary line of the state of Ohio June 23, 1836, ch. 117. An act supplementary to the act entitled “An act to establish the northern boundary line of the state of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the state of Michigan into the Union on certain conditions.” June 23, 1836, ch. 121. An act to admit the state of Michigan into the Union on an equal footing with the original states. Jan. 26, 1837, ch. 6.