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49-549: The Greenhornes started life as a high school band based in Dearborn County, Indiana , (20 miles west of Cincinnati) called Us and Them, self-releasing a four-track tape. Originally a five piece that included guitarist Brian Olive (who later departed to play with the Toledo -based Soledad Brothers under the alias Oliver Henry) and keyboardist Jared McKinney, The Greenhornes debuted in 1998, issuing their first bit of music on

98-601: A party affiliation and to be residents of the county. Dearborn County is part of Indiana's 6th congressional district ; Indiana Senate district 43; and Indiana House of Representatives districts 55 and 68. 39°09′N 84°59′W  /  39.15°N 84.98°W  / 39.15; -84.98 Admission to the Union Admission to the Union is provided by the Admissions Clause of

147-522: A veto over whether their western counties could become states. The clause has since served the same function each time that a proposal to partition an existing state or states has arisen. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by

196-536: A median income of $ 45,270 and females $ 33,353. The per capita income was $ 25,023. About 4.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana , and by the Indiana Code . County Council: The county council

245-443: A part of New York and was not admitted until New York consented); two large additions to Nevada , which became a state in 1864, were made in 1866 and 1867. There have been numerous minor adjustments to state boundaries over the years as a result of improved surveys, resolution of ambiguous or disputed boundary definitions, or minor mutually agreed boundary adjustments for administrative convenience or other purposes. One notable example

294-588: A rate higher than residents; and would have a republican form of government . Jefferson's original draft of the ordinance gave names to the proposed states and contained a provision that "After the year 1800 there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of them." The 1784 ordinance was superseded three years later by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Enacted by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787, it created

343-485: A single, "The End of the Night" backed with "No More," released by Deary Me Records . The following year they released their first full-length album, Gun For You . A self-titled LP followed in 2001. 2002's Dual Mono came after the departure of Olive and McKinney and included guitarist and vocalist Eric Stein, currently guitarist and vocalist of The Griefs. By 2003, the band was down to Fox, Lawrence, and Keeler. 2005 saw

392-653: Is land and 2.38 square miles (6.2 km ) (or 0.77%) is water. Part of the southeastern county line is formed by the Ohio River . In recent years, average temperatures in Lawrenceburg have ranged from a low of 21 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 107 °F (42 °C)

441-405: Is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by

490-405: Is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that

539-641: Is under no obligation to admit states, even in those areas whose population expresses a desire for statehood. In one instance, Mormon pioneers in Salt Lake City sought to establish the state of Deseret in 1849. It existed for slightly over two years and was never approved by the Congress. In 1905, leaders of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole) in Indian Territory proposed to establish

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588-575: The Northwest Territory , the first organized incorporated territory of the United States. The Northwest Ordinance (Article V) provided for the admission of several new states from within its bounds: There shall be formed in the said territory, not less than three nor more than five States [...] And, whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted, by its delegates, into

637-750: The United States Constitution in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 , which authorizes the United States Congress to admit new states into the Union beyond the thirteen states that already existed when the Constitution came into effect . The Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788, in the nine states that had ratified it, and the U.S. federal government began operations under it on March 4, 1789, when it

686-603: The equal footing doctrine. With the growth of states' rights advocacy during the antebellum period , the Supreme Court asserted, in Lessee of Pollard v. Hagan (1845), that the Constitution mandated admission of new states on the basis of equality. Historically, most new states formed by Congress have been established from an organized incorporated U.S. territory, created and governed by Congress in accord with its plenary power under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of

735-513: The Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever, and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and State government: Provided, the constitution and government so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles; and, so far as it can be consistent with the general interest of the confederacy, such admission shall be allowed at an earlier period, and when there may be fewer free inhabitants in

784-422: The Constitution. In some cases, an entire territory became a state; in others some part of a territory became a state. In most cases, the organized government of a territory made known the sentiment of its population in favor of statehood, usually by referendum. Congress then empowered that government to organize a constitutional convention to write a state constitution . Upon acceptance of that constitution, by

833-572: The Detroit band Blanche , which also includes Feeny, and plays bass in The Dead Weather , a band that includes Alison Mosshart ( The Kills ), Jack White and Dean Fertita ( The Waxwings ). Recently, Fox, McKinney, and Olive have been playing together in a new, still-untitled band in and around Cincinnati. The song "Can't Stand It" was featured in the episode Pie-O-My during season 4 of The Sopranos . The Greenhornes have also contributed

882-539: The Honorable Joseph R. Johns . The Lawrenceburg City Court Judge serves a four-year term. County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff , prosecuting attorney , coroner , auditor , treasurer , recorder , surveyor , and circuit court clerk . Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare

931-840: The Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress. Between 1781 and 1789, the United States was governed by a unicameral Congress, the Congress of the Confederation , which operated under authority granted to it by the Articles of Confederation , the nation's first constitution. The 11th Article authorized Congress to admit new states to

980-531: The Northwest Territory, Southwest Territory, and Mississippi Territory ; the 1791 cession by Maryland and Virginia of land to create the District of Columbia (Virginia's portion was returned in 1847); and the creation, on at least three occasions, of a new state ( Kentucky , Maine and West Virginia ) from a region of an existing state (Vermont was created from what was disputedly claimed to be

1029-581: The State than sixty thousand. While the Articles of Confederation were in effect, the Congress considered various ordinances admitting particular new states into the Union, none of which were approved: Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance established the precedent by which the Federal government would be sovereign and expand westward with

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1078-465: The Union has been delayed by complicating factors. Among them, Michigan Territory , which petitioned Congress for statehood in 1835, was not admitted to the Union until 1837, because of a boundary dispute with the adjacent state of Ohio. The independent Republic of Texas requested annexation to the United States in 1837, but fears about potential conflict with Mexico delayed the admission of Texas for nine years. Also, statehood for Kansas Territory

1127-466: The Union provided nine states consented. Under the Articles, each state cast one vote on each proposed measure in Congress. During this period, the Confederation Congress enacted two ordinances governing the admission of new states into the Union. The first such ordinance was the Land Ordinance of 1784, enacted April 23, 1784. Thomas Jefferson was its principal author. The ordinance called for

1176-438: The Union without one. In many instances, an enabling act would detail the mechanism by which the territory would be admitted as a state after the ratification of their constitution and the election of state officers. Although the use of such an act is a traditional historic practice, several territories have drafted constitutions for submission to Congress absent an enabling act but were subsequently admitted. The broad outline for

1225-425: The admission of new states, rather than with the expansion of existing states and their established sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation. No new states were formed in the Northwest Territory under either ordinance. In 1789, the 1st United States Congress reaffirmed the Northwest Ordinance with slight modifications. The Northwest Territory remained in existence until 1803, when the southeastern portion of it

1274-415: The age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.5% were non-families, and 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 40.0 years. The median household income was $ 47,697 and the median family income was $ 66,561. Males had

1323-806: The council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government. Court: Dearborn County's courts consist of a Circuit Court, presided over by the Honorable James Humphrey (shared with Ohio County in the only such arrangement in the state ) and two Superior Courts, the Honorable Jonathan Cleary , presiding over Dearborn County Superior Court No. 1 and the Honorable Sally McLaughlin , presiding over Dearborn County z Superior Court No. 2. Judges are elected to six-year terms. Lawrenceburg also has City Courts, presided over by

1372-410: The county was 97.5% white, 0.6% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 46.5% were German , 19.2% were Irish , 11.4% were English , and 7.8% were American . Of the 18,743 households, 35.1% had children under

1421-435: The formation of Franklin and Wayne Counties, followed by Switzerland in 1814. Early growth in the region was centered on Lawrenceburg which became an important railroad junction connecting two of the regions major rail lines. A contention existed between the towns of Lawrenceburg and the mostly German-speaking immigrants that dominated Rising Sun over the favored status of Lawrenceburg as the county seat. The rivalry between

1470-601: The land (recently confirmed as part of the United States by the Treaty of Paris ) west of the Appalachian Mountains , north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River to eventually be divided into ten states. Once a given area reached 20,000 inhabitants, it could call a constitutional convention and form a provisional government . Then, upon enacting a state constitution which affirmed that

1519-522: The musicians have worked on other projects. Lawrence and Keeler, along with Detroit musician and producer Dave Feeny , were in the Do-Whaters, the band formed and led by Jack White of The White Stripes for Loretta Lynn 's 2004 album Van Lear Rose . Lawrence and Keeler spent all of 2006 at work in The Raconteurs with Benson and White. Lawrence is also the banjo and autoharp player for

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1568-410: The new Constitution went into effect Congress admitted Vermont and Kentucky on equal terms with the existing 13 states and thereafter formalized the condition in its acts of admission for subsequent states. Thus the Congress, utilizing the discretion allowed by the framers, adopted a policy of equal status for all newly admitted states. The constitutional principle derived from these actions is known as

1617-404: The new state would forever be part of the Confederation, it would be admitted on an equal footing with all other states, based on a majority vote in Congress. Stipulations for new state dictated that it would be subject to the Articles of Confederation and acts of Congress; would be subject to payment for federal debts; would not tax federal properties within the state border or tax non-residents at

1666-435: The people of a territory or a region have grown to a sufficient population and have made their desire for statehood known to the federal government, Congress in most cases has passed an enabling act , authorizing the people of that territory or region to frame a proposed state constitution as a step toward admission to the Union. The use of an enabling act has been a common historic practice, but several states were admitted to

1715-514: The people of the territory and then by Congress, Congress would adopt by simple majority vote a joint resolution granting statehood. Then the President of the United States would sign the resolution and issue a proclamation announcing that a new state had been added to the Union. While Congress, which has ultimate authority over the admission of new states, has usually followed this procedure, there have been occasions when it did not. Congress

1764-404: The phrase, fearing that the political power of future new western states would ultimately overwhelm that of the established eastern states. Delegates, understanding that the number of states would inevitably increase, did agree to include wording into this clause to preclude formation of a new state out of an established one without the consent of the established state as well as the Congress. It

1813-598: The process was established by the Land Ordinance of 1784 and the 1787 Northwest Ordinance , both of which predate the U.S. Constitution. The Admission to the Union Clause forbids the creation of new states from parts of existing states without the consent of all of the affected states and that of Congress. The primary intent of the caveat was to give the four Eastern States that still had western land claims (Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia)

1862-540: The recording of the East Grand Blues EP was released as a part of the vault package no. 6 from Third Man Records . This album is not available for purchase in stores, and only a limited number of pressings were made. Dearborn County, Indiana Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana . Located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of the state, Dearborn County

1911-476: The release of East Grand Blues , an EP for V2 Records , which was produced by Detroit musician Brendan Benson . It was quickly followed by the compilation Sewed Soles . The band's collaboration with Holly Golightly , "There Is an End", was the theme song of Jim Jarmusch 's 2005 film, Broken Flowers . Throughout their career, the Greenhornes have toured almost constantly, only taking breaks when

1960-695: The song "Pattern Skies" to the PS2 / Xbox video game Destroy All Humans! 2 . The group are confirmed to play the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York, in September 2010 at the request of film director Jim Jarmusch . Four Stars , the band's fourth studio album was released on November 9, 2010. It had the song "Saying Goodbye" on the soundtrack for the 2011 movie "The Green Hornet" A seven-song 12" record of demos and outtakes from

2009-582: The state of Sequoyah as a means to retain control of their lands. The proposed constitution ultimately failed in Congress. Instead, the Indian Territory was incorporated into the new state of Oklahoma in 1907. Some U.S. territories existed only a short time before becoming states, while others remained territories for decades. The shortest-lived was Alabama Territory at 2 years, while New Mexico and Hawaii territories both were in existence for more than 50 years. The entry of several states into

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2058-491: The two towns was resolved in 1844 when the Indiana State legislature separated the portion of Dearborn County south of Laughery Creek and created the last and smallest Indiana county, county of Ohio on March 1, 1844, with Rising Sun designated as its county seat. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 307.42 square miles (796.2 km ), of which 305.03 square miles (790.0 km ) (or 99.22%)

2107-489: Was admitted to the Union as the State of Ohio , and the remainder was reorganized. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention , a proposal to include the phrase "new States shall be admitted on the same terms with the original States" in the new states clause was defeated. That proposal would have taken the policy articulated in the Ordinance of 1784 and made it a constitutional imperative. Many delegates objected to including

2156-491: Was anticipated that Kentucky (which was a part of Virginia), Franklin (which was a part of North Carolina, and later became part of the Southwest Territory), Vermont (to which New York asserted a disputed claim), and Maine (which was a part of Massachusetts ), would become states. As a result of this compromise, new breakaway states are permitted to join the Union but only with the proper consents. Shortly after

2205-519: Was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2020, the population was 50,679. The county seat and largest city is Lawrenceburg . Dearborn County is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area . In 1803, following Ohio's admission to the Union , a wedge, or pie shaped, remnant of the former Northwest Territory along Ohio's southwestern border was ceded to Indiana Territory and organized as Dearborn County. It

2254-477: Was held up for several years (1854–1861) because of a series of internal violent conflicts involving anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions. Once established, most state borders have, with few exceptions, been generally stable. Notable exceptions include: the various portions (the Western land claims) of several original states ceded over a period of several years to the federal government, which in turn became

2303-412: Was in effect in 11 out of the 13 states. Since then, 37 states have been admitted into the Union. Each new state has been admitted on an equal footing with those already in existence. Of the 37 states admitted to the Union by Congress, all but six have been established within existing U.S. organized incorporated territories . A state that was so created might encompass all or part of a territory. When

2352-493: Was named after Henry Dearborn who was U.S. Secretary of War at that time. Lawrenceburg was then designated as the county seat. All or part of seven other present day counties were carved from the original county with the present boundaries being established in 1845. The region, nicknamed the "Gore", slices through the present-day counties of Dearborn, Franklin , Ohio , Randolph , Switzerland , Union , Wayne and Fayette . Subdivision of Dearborn County began in 1811 with

2401-520: Was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.94 inches (75 mm) in September to 5.53 inches (140 mm) in May. At the 2010 United States Census , there were 50,047 people, 18,743 households and 13,773 families residing in the county. The population density was 164.1 inhabitants per square mile (63.4/km ). There were 20,171 housing units at an average density of 66.1 per square mile (25.5/km ). The racial makeup of

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