The Fifth Michigan Territorial Council was a meeting of the

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governing

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, known formally as the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan. The council met in

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in two regular sessions between May 1, 1832, and April 23, 1833, during the term of George B. Porter as territorial governor.

Leadership and organization

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was president of the council, Edmund A. Brush secretary, and James T. Allen sergeant-at-arms.

Members

A January 1827 act of the

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provided for the direct election of a 13-member legislative council by the people of the territory; the same act gave the council responsibility for determining the apportionment of seats. The council apportioned the seats as follows in an 1828 act:

Notes

References

* * * * {{Citation , author = State of Michigan , title = Laws of the Territory of Michigan , date = 1871 , url = https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071178852 , volume = 3 , place = Lansing , publisher = W. S. George , access-date = 2019-01-01

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