fPunIIc-No. III
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AN ACT to allow the citizens Of the Territory
of Michigan to elect the members Of their Lc
gislative council, and for other purposes.


Be it enacted 6y he Senate and Wouse
Of fRetresentatipes IF M- UnHrd MQfeS Of
.4merica in Congress asSemitcd, That
at the next, and at the succeeding election
of members of the Legislative Council Of the
Territory of Michigan. the qualified electors
OF the said Territory may. instead of choosing
26, as heretofore directed. elect IS fit per-
sons as their representatives, in the manner
and with the qualifications no W or hereafter to
be prescribed, by law: which said Reprcscn-
tatives. so-lected. shall be, and constitute,
the said Legislative Council And for the
purpose Of securing an equal representation,
the Governor and Legislative Council OF
said Territory, are hereby authorized and
required to apportion the Representatives
so to he elected as aforesaid. among the sew
eral counties or districts, in the said Terri
tory, in proportion, as near as may be, to the
whole number of inhabitants in each county
or district, exclusive of Indians not taxrd
SEC. 2. fnd be IL further cnscfeG. Tha,
the said Governor and Legislative Council
be, and they are hereby. authorized to pro-
vide bv law for holding, annually, one OF
nOTc AOuTtS, Wv OHt tf lIDuC vi llt JHNlEtN
ofthe Supreme Court Of the said Territory
in each of the counties IN TINT part of the
Territory eastward of the Lake Michigan
and also for the appointment Ola Cl'rk il
each county, TO act as Clerk to the said
Court therein; and further to prescribe the
jurisdiction Of the said Courts, and the pow.
crs aud duties Of the Judge or Judges hold.
ing the same.


SEC. 8. And be II fUwher rnactcd, Tha
the Jndges Of the Supreme Court Of the Ter
ritorv of Michigan have, and my exercise
the right of appointing the Clerk Of the sale
Court, and Of removing him at pleasure.


SEC. 4. ind be Il further enacted, Tha
no member of the Legislative Council shal
be eligible to any Office created. or the fee
of which we're regulated, by law or law
passed while he was member, during tn,
period for which he was elected, and for on,
year thereafter


SEC. S. .dnd be il fWrther enacted. Tha
all laws. and parts of laws, in So far as TIL
same shall be inconsistent with the provs
ions of this act, are hereby repealed; an
further, that Congress have the right, at a
ny time, to alter or repeal this act.
{ JOHN w. TAYLOR,


Speaker OF the House of Representative


NATH'L MACON,


President Of the Senate, pro ten.
. | Approved--Jan. 80 1927.


JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.