Enrolled acts of the Territorial Council of Revision, 1809-1811.

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Enrolled acts of the Territorial Council of Revision, 1809-1811.

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Includes copies of original acts passed by the Council of Revision (i.e territorial Governor and judges) and filed with the Secretary of the Territory. These acts constitute the official records of the laws of Illinois while a territory of the first grade. Original acts were lost but these copies were reconstructed from published versions that appeared in contemporary St. Louis newspapers.

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On Feb. 3, 1809, the U. S. Congress approved an act that seperated Illinois from the Indiana Territory. The chief executive officer of the new territory was to be a Governor appointed by the President of the United States. With three territorial judges, the Governor formed a unicameral legislative body called the Council of Revision. Besides serving as commander-in-chief of the militia, the governor had broad administrative responsibilities empowering him to call elections, take cen...

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Illinois. Territorial Council of Revision.

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