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Tous les autres exemplaires originaux sont film6s en commenpant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant pa la derni^re page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent etr film6s ^ des taux de reduction diff^rents Lorsque le document est trop gra nd pour etre grdce d la JSS Service )roduites avec le I la condition at i6, et en iu contrat de la couverture en en commengant int soit par la empreinte )it par le second s exemplaires npant par la i empreinte en terminant par ne telle *tc., peuvent etre Iiff6rents. and pour etre m By t ( An ORDT have the folea idJrs with the iirzht of any fl Be it ordain l\v.' purfing of f V' of the Unit wliich lliallco ward of Hue otiicial tranlai ^hitria, and i, pi.d by the ti be appointed iinljis fooner which he dial cerns. The f ('onerefsihall for the northe ^ ■ * - •• *-* *-^ ' a A ^«_b he United States in Congress afl^emblcd. AUGUST / > 1786. An OPvDINANCE for the Kcgubtion of INDIAN AFFAIf; S H K R K A S the fafery and tranquillity of the frontier! of theUnl- tc'd States, do in fome meafurc, dupc-nd on iht-maintaining a good cor- rcfpondence between their eitizens and the feveraJ nationsof Indians in amity with them : And whert^as the United States in Congrefs afium- bled,under the ninth of the articles ofeonfederation and perpetual union, have the fole and excJufive right and power of regulating the tradtsand managing all af- fairs with the Indians not members of any of the Rates ; provided that the legiilativc iight of any flate within its own limits be not infringed or violated. ^ Ue itjjrdaincd by the United States in Conn;rcfs \iganbkd. That from and after in- paJmg of thisordinance, the Indian department bedivided into two diilri^s, viz. i h-jont/iern^ .yhich {liall comprehend within its limits, all the nations in the territo- ry of the United States, whoreiide fouthward of the river Ohio ; and the northern^ which Ihall comprehend all the other Indian nations within the faid tcrritoiy,and wei^*- veard of Hudfon river : Provided that all couneils, treaties, com.munications and otticialtraniaaions, between th-fuperintendant hereafter mentioned for the northern diitfia, and the Indi;in nations, beheld, tranfacted and done, at the outpoft occu- pied by the troops of ihti United States, in the faid d'lihid. That a fuperintendanc be appointed for each of the faid diihids, whoihall continue in office for two years^ imljfs foo-er removed by Congrefs, and fliali refide within or as near the diiirld for whiuh he (liall be,' fo appointed, as may be convenient for the maragemcntof its con- cerns. The faid fuperintendants, fhall attend to the execution of fuch regulations, as Congrefsihall from time to timeeilablifli refpefting Indian affairs. Thefupeiinrcndant for the northern dif^ricH, fhall have aut hority to appoint two deputies, to refid e in 1.25 6 // -> Photographic Sciences Corporation 1.25 1.4 // ill!! 2 8 1.6 itogTdphic Giences rporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY 1458C ( 716) 872-4503 Canadian Instit Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut canadien de microreproductions historique ctions historiques ^ Coloured plates and/or illustrations/ J Planches et/ou illustrations en couJeur r Bound with other material/ Relie avec d'autres documents Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion along interior margin/ Lareliure serree peut causer de I'ombre ou de la distorsion ie long de la marge interieure Blank leaves added during restoration may appear within the text. 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