...ever free, ac well to the inhabitants of the said State as to other citizen* of the United Slates, without any tax, duty, impost, or toll, therefor, imposed by the said State. SECT. 3. .-litd be it further ejiac led, That all free white mal« citizens of the United Stales,...

...the river Mississippi and the navigable rivers and waters leading into the same or inrto the gulph of Mexico, shall be common highways and forever free,...duty, impost or toll therefor, imposed by the said state. Sec. 4. And bf it further enacted, That in Convention case the convention shall declare its...

...well to the inhabitants of the said state as to the inhabitants of other states and the territories of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost or toll therefor, imposed by the said state; and that the above condition, and also all other the conditions and terms contained in the third...

...and waters leading into the same, or into the Gulf of Mexico, shall be common high ways, and for ever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said state...duty, impost or toll therefor, imposed by the said state. of December next, after deducting all expenses incident to the same, shall be reserved for making...

...and waters leading into the same, or into the Gulf of Mexico, shall be common high ways, and for ever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said state...duty, impost or toll therefor, imposed by the said state. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That five percent, of the nett proceeds of the lands lying...

...•within this state, shall be common highways, and forever free to the citizens of this state and of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost, or toll, therefor, imposed by the state. ARTICLE XI. OF THE PERMANENT SEAT OF GOVEUNMEST. SEC. 1. The general assembly, at their first...

...residing therein; and that no taxes shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and that the river Mississippi, and the navigable rivers...duty, impost or toll, therefor, imposed by the said state. 4. SEc. iv. In case the convention shall declare its assent, in behalf of the people of the...

...Mexico, shall be common highways, and for ever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said State, aa to other citizens of the United States, without any...• impost, or toll therefor, imposed by the said State."" And in the act for the admission of that .State, the above provisions, as to the . navigation...

...shall be common highways, and for ever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said State, as to the other citizens of the United States, without any tax,...duty, impost or toll therefor, imposed by the said State." The same was also done with regard to the States of Mississippi and Missouri. Now, this provision,...

...waters within this state shall for ever remain puhlic highways, free to the citizens of this state and of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost, or toll therefor, imposed hy this state : And this ordinance is herehy declared irrevocahle, without the consent of the United...