Chapter XCVIII. to attach the territory of the United States west of the Mississippi river, and north of the state of Missouri, to the territory of Michigan
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Chap. XCVIII.— An Act to attach the territory of the United States west of the Mississippi river, and north of the state of Missouri, to the territory of Michigan.June 28, 1834. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Territory made part of Michigan, and the inhabitants subjected to its laws, &c. States of America, in Congress assembled,* That all that part of the territory of the United States bounded on the east by the Mississippi river, on the south by the state of Missouri, and a line drawn due west from the north-west corner of said state to the Missouri river; on the south-west and west by the Missouri river and the White Earth river, falling into the same; and on the north, by the northern boundary of the United States, shall be, and hereby is, for the purpose of temporary government, attached to, and made a part of, the territory of Michigan, and the inhabitants therein shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities, and be subject to the same laws, rules, and regulations, in all respects, as the other citizens of Michigan territory.
Approved, June 28, 1834.