How we cite our quotes: (Section.Sentence)
Quote #1
And be it further enacted, That the said state shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit… (2.1)
One of the biggest concessions made by the state was in determining its own boundaries. While a lot of the state's proposed boundaries remained uncontested by Congress, it was slightly reduced in size in order to leave room for additional states to grow in the area.
Quote #2
And be it further enacted, That all free white male citizens of the United States, who shall have arrived at the age of twenty-one years, and have resided in said territory: three months previous to the day of election, and all other persons qualified to vote for representatives to the general assembly of the said territory, shall be qualified to be elected and they are hereby qualified and authorized to vote, and choose representatives to form a convention, who shall be apportioned amongst the several counties as follows… (3.1)
This was a significant area of compromise between the authority of both state and federal power. While the right to elect its own representatives was reserved by Missouri citizens, the right to formulate its own districts for the purposes of such an election wasn't. Congress determined how many delegate each district would receive for the constitutional convention.
Quote #3
And the election for the representatives aforesaid shall be holden on the first Monday, and two succeeding days of May next, throughout the several counties aforesaid in the said territory, and shall be, in every respect, held and conducted in the same manner, and under the same regulations as is prescribed by the laws of the said territory regulating elections therein for members of the general assembly, except that the returns of the election in that portion of Lawrence county included in the boundaries aforesaid, shall be made to the county of Wayne, as is provided in other cases under the laws of said territory. (3.16)
This part of the Compromise is designed to ensure that the election of representatives for the constitutional convention follows the same laws that the state had already been using. The power of the state was recognized in the formation of its own laws, and the power of Congress was recognized by removing Missouri's ability to tamper with existing laws for its own benefit.