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Legislative Council.
Monday Oct. 7, 1833.
This being the day prescribed by law for the meeting of the General Assembly
of the Territory of Arkansas, the following members of the Legislative
Council appeared, presented their credentials, were qualified, and took
their seats, viz: From the County of ... Clark - Asa Thompson ...
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Arkansas Gazette, October 16, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 43, Whole No. 889, page
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Legislative Council.
Tuesday Oct. 8, 1833.
On Motion of Mr Smith, it was resolved, That Asa Thompson be exempted from
bearing any message from the House, on account of his inability to walk.
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Arkansas Gazette, October 16, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 43, Whole No. 889, page
2 columns 1-2.
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Legislative Council.
Thursday, Oct. 10, 1833.
The President announced the appointment of the following Standing
Committees: ... On Memorials - Messrs ... Thompson ...
Mr. Thompson presented petitions from sundry citizens of Clark and Hempstead
counties, praying for a partial division of those counties so as to make an
additional one; which were referred to a select committee; consisting of
Messrs. Thompson, Smith and Judkins.
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Arkansas Gazette, October 16, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 43, Whole No. 889, page
2, column 5.
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Legislative Council.
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1833.
Mr. Thompson, from the select committee to whom was referred the division of
Clark and Hempstead counties, reported a bill, to be entitled "An act to
erect and establish the county of ________;" which was read the 1st time,
and ordered to a 2d reading.
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Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page
2, column 3.
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Legislative Council.
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1833.
The bill to divide Clark and Hempstead counties, and to establish the county
of ________, was taken up, read a second time, and committed to a committee
of the whole, and made the order of the day for Monday next.
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Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page
2, column 4.
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Legislative Council.
Monday, Oct. 21, 1833.
The bill, to divide the counties of Clark and Hempstead, was considered in
committee of the whole, received several amendments, which were agreed to by
the Council, and was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.
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Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page
3, column 1.
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Legislative Council.
Tues. Oct. 22, 1833.
A bill to divide the counties of Clark and Hempstead, so as to form a new
county, to be called the county of Pike, was read a third time, and Passed.
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Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page
3, column 2.
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David Kelley 1997