The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-06
BY AUTHORITY.
LaDs Of the United States, passed at the
Ist Session of the 24th Congress.
fPUBIIc-No. 35.l

lIOBLlC-NO- DO.
AN ACT for the admission of the Stfte of
Arkansas into the Union, and TO provide
for the due execution of the laws of the
United States, within the same, anti for
other purposes.
Whereas, the people of the Territory of Ar
kansas, did, on the thirteth day of January, in
the present year by Convention of dele gates,
called and assembled for that purpose, for for
themselves a constitution and State Gov ern-
ment, which constitution and State Govern
mopt, so formed, is republican and where ,s,
the number of ofinhabitants within the said Te.'-
ritory exceeds forty seven thousand seven hun
dred persons, computed according to the rule
prescribed by the constitution of the United
States and the said convention have, in their
behalf, asked the Congress of the United States
to admit the said Territory into tho Uniou
State, on an equal footing with the original
States.
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America m Congress assembled, That the
State of Arkansas shall be ons, and is hereby
declared TO be one of the United States of Ame-
rica, and admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States, in all respects
whatever and the said State shall consist of
all the territory included within the following
boundaries, TO wit beginning in the middle
of the main channel of the Mississippi rivcr,on
tllC pdrdliti Ol ucpIccs DOttn ldlluue,
running from thence west, with the said paral.
lei of latitude to the Saint Francis river thence
up the middle of the main channel of said river
TO the paIallel of thirty six degrees thirty mi
nutes north from thence west TO the south
west corner of the State of Missouri and from
thonce to be bounded on the west, TO the north
bank of Red river, by the lines described in the
first article ofthe treaty between the United
States and the Cherokee nation of Indians west
Of i,.,f Ia nd ,cl,t lg1 ~ ha
city of Washington, on the Goth day ofMay, in
the year of our Lord ono thousand eight hun.
dred and twenty y-eight and to be bounded on
tho south side Of Red river by the Mexican
boundary line, to the northwest corner of the
State of louisiana thence east, with the Lou
isiana State line, TO the middle of the main
channel of the Mississippi river, thence up the
middle of the main channel ofthe said river, to
the thIrty-sixth degree Of north latitude, the
point of beginning.
Src.2. And be IL further enacted, That until
The next general census shall be taken, the said
State shall be entitled TO one representative in
the House OF Representatives. of the United
| States.
SEC. 9, And be IL further enacted, That all
the laws ofthc United States, which are not
locally inapplicable, shall have the same force
and effect within tho said State Of Arkansas,
as Es ssswhefa T. ns S5ea y jhS natsa sas!e
said State shall be one judicial district and DO
called the Arkansas district and a district
I court shall be held therein, to consist OF one
| Judge, who shul reside in the satd district and
! be called a district Judge. lie shall hold at tho
seat OF Government OF the said State, tive ses
siuns annually, on the first Mondays of April
| and November and he shall. in all things have
and exercise the saIre jurisdiction and powers
which were by law, given to the Judge OF the
! Kentucky district, under an act entitled An
i Al ..Ett In Ifnr
ted States" lie lall appoint clerk for the
said district court, who shall reside and keep
the records Oft the court at the place OF holding
the same (; and shall receive for tho services
performed by him, the same fees to winch the
clerk ofthe Kentucky district is entitled foI
similar services.
SEc. 5. dnd be IL further enacted, That there
shall be allowed to the judge ofthe said district
court, tho annual compensation oftwo thousand
dollars, TO commence from the date OF his ap
4, pontment, to be paid quarter.yearly at the
Treasury Of the United States.
], SEC. 6. ind be IL furthsr enacted, That there
:, shall be appointed in the said district, person
earned in the law, 10 act as attorney Tor th'
n United States, who shall, in addition to hi
stated fees. be paid by the United States two
hundred doiurs, as full compensation tor al
extra services,
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That
siidii Do npI'oihbS" ioi W.
u who shall perform the same duties. be subJec
,e to the same regulations and penalties, and b
entitled to the same fees as are prescribed I
" marshals in other districts and he shal,more
id over, be entitled to the sum of two hundre
dollars annually, a compensation tor all e'
ei ira services
ofl SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That III
: State OF Arkansas is admitted into the Unio
Il upon the express condition, that the people
,Ia gh,lI Intprfpre with Al
primury disposal of the public lands within u
III said State, nor shall they levy tax on any
the lands of the United States within tho sa
State and nothing in this act shall be co
strued as an assent by Congress TO all OF
any the propositions contained IN the orc
nance Of the said convention of the Poapic
Arkansas, not 10 deprive the said State OF a
kansas Of the same grants, subject TO the san
restrictions which were made to the State
Z" Missouri by virtue Of an act entitled " An
to authorize the people ofthe Missouri Terri'
., ., ry to form Constitution and state cover
~ mont, and for the admission ofsuch state ~
W the Union, on an equal footing with the ~
~ ginal states. and to prohibit slavery in certa
Territories" approved the sixth day Of Marc
u one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
bv JAMES II. POLK,
eel Speaker Of the House Of ofReprcsentatives'
VI. VAN buren,,
vice.President Of the United States and
President &C tire Senate.
,th ANDREW JACKSON
ArrRovnD, June 18th, 1896.
rPuBLIc.-No. 90.
AN ACT to regulate the deposites Of
at public money.
BE It draeted by the Senate and ITO
of Represenfafires of The Inned So