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OFFICIAL.
Hon. A. J. DoNELsoN,

DFtJClAL.
Hon. A. J DoNmsoN,
Charge dA6aircs ofthe United Siuier,
SIR The undersigned, President Of the
Convention assembled at this place for the
purpose Of forming State Constitution for
the State Of Texas, preparatory to herad-
mission asone Of the States CT the United
States Of America, by order Of said Con-
,Vention, las the honor herewith to trans
init to you properly certified copy Of an
ordinance adopted by the Convention or
yesterday, Juy 4lh, 1845.
r. | have the honor to be, with the highest
respect, Mr.. Doneson's obedient servant,
THO. J. RUSK.
Cityof Austin, Republic of Texas, July
s, l845.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, the Congress Of the United
States Of America has passed resolutions
providing for the annexation OF Texas to
that Union, which resolutions were appro-
we'd by the President Of the United States
on the first day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and iorty-Gvc; and whereas
the President Of the United States has sub
mitted to Texas the first and second sec
tions oil the said resolutions, as the basis
upon which Texas may be admitted as one
OF the States OF thesaid Union; and where
as the existing Government Of the Repub-
lie Of Texas has assented to the proposals
thus made, the terms and conditions Of
which are rs follows:
Uoint resolution for onnexiug Texas to
the United States.
"RPsOiUra bgthc Senate and House Of Re
preSeniaiiUes QChc United States Of Amert-
ca in Congress Gsscmbicd, That Congress
doth consent that the territory properly in
cluded within, and rightly belonging to, the
Republic Of Texas. may be erected into
new State, to be called the State CT TeXos,
with republican form Of Government, to
be adopted by the people Of said Republic,
by deputies in Convention assembled, with
the consent Of the existing Government,
in order that the same may be admitted as
oneOf the States of this Union.
-"2d. aHd be il further TesOived, That
the foregoing consent of Congress is given
upon the following conditions, and with
the following guarantees, to wit
-"Fra Said State 20 be olormed subject
TO the ad justment by this Government of
all questions of boundary that may arise
with other GoVernmentR and the Constitu-
ton thereof, with the proper evidence of
its adoption by the people Of said Republic !
of Texas, shall be transmitted to the ireai.
dent Of the United States, to be laid before
Congress- for It's final action, on or before
the first dayof January, one thousand eight |
hundred Gnd iorty-six.
"Srcond. Said State, when admitted into |
the Union, aftcrccdIng to the United States
all public ediices, torllcations barracks, |
ports and harbors, navy and navy yards, |
docks, magazines, arms and Urmuments, |
and all olherproperty and means pertaining !
to the pgblIc defence belonging to the said
Republic of Texas, shallr retain all the pub
lie hnds, debts, taxes and dues of every
kind, which may belong to, or he due and !
yowing to the said Republic and shul also re.
tsanGl the vacantand unappr0priated land
living within It's limits, 10 be applied TO the
payment OF the debts and liabilities of said
Republic of Texas; and !hc residue Of said
lands, after djscharging said debts and LA
biIites, are to be disposed Of as said State
may direct but In no event are said debts
and liabilities to become charge upon the
Government the United States,
"Thrd New States Of convenient size,
not exceeding four in number, in addition
TO said State of Texas, and having sulli-
Ncient population, may hereafter by the con-
sent Of said State, be formed 0ut0f the ter
ritory thereof, which shall bo entitled to ad-
mission under the provisions of the FEEDER
al Consllmtion. And such States us may
be formed out Of thut portion Of said terri
Tory lying south Of thirly-six degrees thir.
vymlnutes snorhlatlWde, eonlnonlyknown
as the Missouri compromise line, pholl he
admitted into the Union, with or without
slavery. as the people Of each State asking
a mission may desire. And in such Stat
or Stateass alall he formed out Of ruidIer
:ritory north of said Missouri compromjs
line, slavery or involuntary ecvltude lex
scept for crime) aha!I be prohibited"
Now, in order to manifest i've asscntoi th
speople Of this Repubcas requiredn the 4
bove-rcctedportion Of theseid resolutions
We, the deputies Of The people Of TeXc
intervention assembled iuthcjrnume an
byder authority, do oydan and decar
sthst we assent to and accept the proposals
euHGijons and guarantees contained in III
RmrpE perUnd set lion Of thcvesouton {
uhe CongrHssyf tbc Uahed States6ioresad
2 HOS. & RUSK, President,
Phi VI. CenA ssrarEr T. Wood,
HG- -E1-.uSl+ e ", Wright