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Orleans Territory Admission to Statehood Provision Act
United States Senate and House of Representatives enact to authorize residents of Orleans Territory to form a convention and draft a republican state constitution. Eligible voters will elect representatives, determine whether to adopt the U.S. Constitution, and, if approved, admit Orleans as a state on equal footing with existing states. Five percent of net land sale proceeds allocated for roads and levees.
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Orleans
Tni
Perth
Senate
Hexse
U.S
Ames Rita
Louisiana
Paris
United States
France
Sabine
Missisippi
Faid
Iberville
Iaurepas
Penchartrain
Mexico
General Assembly
House of Representatives
New Orleans
Tate
County
Township
Paeitor
Congress
J. B. Varnum
George Clinton