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cancy, and return their names to congress, one of whom, con- 

 gress shall appoint and commission for the residue of the term; 

 and every five years, 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, and re- 

 turn their names to congress, five of whom congress shall ap- 

 point and commission to serve as members of council five 

 years, unless sooner removed. And the governor, legislative 

 council, and house of representatives, shall have authority to 

 make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, 

 not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance 

 established and declared. And all bills having passed by a 

 majority in the house, and by a majority in the coun- 

 cil, shall be referred to the governor for his assent; but no 

 bill or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without 

 his assent. The governor shall have power to convene, pro- 

 rogue, and dissolve the general assembly, when in his opin- 

 ion it shall be expedient. 



The Governor, judges, legislative council, secretary, and 

 such other officers as congress shall appoint in the district, 

 shall take an oath or affirmation of fidelity, and of office — the 

 governor before the president of congress, and all other offi- 

 cers before the governor. As soon as a legislature shall be 

 formed in the district, the council and house, assembled in one 

 room, shall have authority by joint ballot to elect a delegate 

 to Congress, who shall have a seat in congress, with the right 

 of debating, but not of voting, during this temporary govern- 

 ment. 



And for extending the fundamental principles of civil and 

 religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these repub- 

 lics, their laws and constitutions, are erected, to fix and es- 

 tablish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions 

 and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in 

 the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of 

 states, and permanent government therein, and for their ad- 

 mission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing 

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