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Rh "Moved and carried, to purchase several law books, of Jas. O'Neil, to be the property of this community.

"Moved and carried, to adopt the report of legislative committee, as a whole.

"Moved and carried, to excuse the legislative committee from further services.

"Moved and carried that the committee chosen to carry into effect the nineteenth resolution, have access to all public records, and also to have authority to call upon any individual for information, necessary to carry out their instructions.

"Resolved:—That the chairman of this meeting, assisted by the Rev. Messrs. Lee, Clark, and Leslie, be a committee to draft, and administer an oath of office, to the civil officers, elected on the third of May, 1843; and that said officers be required to subscribe to the same, and administer the oath to the supreme judge, who shall hereafter qualify all civil and military officers, to be elected by the people.

"Moved and carried, that the committee, to qualify officers, proceed to theii duty, as far as practicable, this evening.

"On motion, adjourned.

"A true copy, from original papers.

"Attest.",

Recorder."

The legislative committee recommended that the territory be divided into four districts: as follows:—

First district, to be called the Twality district, comprising all the country south of the northern boundary line of the United States, west of the Willamette, or Multnomah river, north of the Yamhill river, and east of the Pacific ocean.

Second district, to be called the Yamhill district, embracing all the country west of the Willamette, or Multnomah river, and a supposed line running north and south from said river, south of the Yamhill river, to the parallel of 42° north latitude, or the boundary line of the United States and California, and east of the Pacific ocean.

Third district, to be called the Clackamas district, comprehending all the territory not included in the other three districts.

Fourth district, to be called the Champooick district, and bounded on the north by a supposed line drawn from the north of the Anchiyoke river, running due east to the Rocky mountains, west by the Willamette, or Multnomah river, and a supposed line running due south from said river to the parallel of 42°, north latitude; south by the boundary Hne of the United States and California, and east by the summit of the Rocky mountains.

The legislative committee also recommend that the above districts be designated as Oregon territory.

Approved by the people, July 5, 1843.

The legislative committee report, that a subscription paper, as follows, be put in circulation to collect funds, for defraying the expenses of the government.

We, the subscribers, pledge ourselves to pay, annually, to the treasurer of Oregon territory, the sums affixed to our respective names for the purpose of defraying the expenses of government—provided that, in all cases, each individual subscriber may, at any time, withdraw his name from said subscription, upon paying up all arrearages and notifying the treasurer of the colony, of such desire to withdraw.

The following are the principal provisions of the original constitution, approved by the people, July 5, 1843.

Sec. I. We, the people of Oregon territory, for purposes of mutual protection, and to secure peace and prosperity among ourselves agree to adopt the fol-