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Council: James Norris, Samuel Burkelo, D B Loomis, president House: John A Ford, Michael E Ames, speaker; Jesse Taylor, John D Ludden

THIRD TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 1852

Council: Elam Greely, David B Loomis House: Jesse Taylor, Mahlon Black, Martin Leavitt, John D Ludden

FOURTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 1853

Council: Elam Greely, David B Loomis House: N Green Wilcox, Albert Stimson, Caleb Truax, John D Ludden

FIFTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 1854

Council: Albert Stimson, John E Mower House: John Fisher, Wm

McKusick, Robert Watson, N C D Taylor, speaker

SIXTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 1855

Council: Albert Stimson, John E Mower House: Jaister

SEVENTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 1856

Council: John D Ludden, Henry N Setzer House: James S Norris, Abraham Van Voorhes, N C Taylor, Henry A Jackman

EIGHTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 1857

Council: John D Ludden, Henry N Setzer House: Elam Greely, Mahlon Black, Joseph W Furber, speaker; L K Stannard

The legislature of 1852 passed a prohibition law and submitted it to the people of the Territory, who adopted it by a vote of 853 for to 622 against This laas declared unconstitutional by Judge Hayner on the ground that it was unconstitutional to sub this decision he resigned his office

At a second appointo, Superior, Itasca, and Doty were included in the St Croix district A special session was held in May, 1857, to accept and rant donated by Congress

THE CONStitUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1857

In accordance with the enabling act of Congress, passed March 3, 1857, delegates were elected and met in convention at the capital on the second Monday of July, 1857

REPRESENTATIVES FROM ST CROIX VALLEY

Washi+ngton county: Wm Holcombe, James S Norris, Henry N Setzer, Gould T Curtis, Charles E Leonard, Charles J Butler, Newinton Gilbert, R H Sanderson

Chisago county: P A Cedarstam, Charles F Lowe, Lucas K Stannard, W H C Folsom

The convention continued in session fros, acco duplicate state constitutions and redistricting the State The St Croix valley was redistricted as follows:

First district, Washi+ngton county: Twenty-fifth district, Chisago, Pine and Isanti counties