Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

compensation each the collectors be derived from tn
fees allowed by law shalI not exceed the OF dollar
per annum and that TO each ofhe surveyors shall
the sum OF dollars per annum.
Sec IT, Ind be H further enacted, That the people of thu
said Territory of California shall always be entitled to pro
portonae representation in the general assembly udca
proceedings according to the common law and the laws
usages in force IN the said Territory incompatible will
the constitution ofthe United States the benefit wr
Of habeas corpus In all criminal the shall be by
jury OF good and lawful Of the yeinage All persons
shalt be bailable, unless for capital Offences where the
shall be evident the presumption great All fines shall be
moderate and no cruel or unusual shall be ie
ed No shall be deprived OF life liberty property
but by the judgment OF his peers and the law of the land
the public exgencies make necessary for the
his particular services full shall be made for the
No ebost tacts law law mpairing the obligation
OF contracts shall be made. No law shall be made which
shall lay person under restraint BURDEN disability
account OF his religious opinions professions
ship; in all OF which he shall be free maintain his own
not burdened for those OF another. Religion morality and
knowledge being necessary good
pness OF mankind schools and the education
be encouraged and provided public lands of the
United States in the said Territory of California
ner as Congress may deem expedent, r. H..
Sec H. md De nter enacted That the general assem-
the primary disposal OF the public lands SOIL by the Unit
ed States in Congress assembled any regulation Con-
bona purchasers shall ever be imposed on lands
the property OF the United States The lands OF
The naygabe waters within the boundaries of the said
tory and the CARRYING places between same be
mon highways and Tree to the people OF the said
toll, tax, duty, or impos therefor ..~
.." DEsERET.
Sec. 49, .4nd further enacted That from and after the
passage OF this act all that part of California embraced with
in the following boundaries, that is say beginning
point the fortysecond degree of north latitude
northern boundary of California, where it is By
hundred and sixteenth degree of west longitude
thence due east with the said northern boundary Caor-
MIA, until it shall strike the northern point OF the eastern
boundary of California as it has heretofore existed thence
w he aefern daryl ~
shall arrive at the northern point of the boundary line
of New Mexico thence ouhwardy, by and with the said
the boundary line established between the United States
Mexico, by the treaty concluded Guadalupe Hdago the
with the said last mentioned boundary line its
by the hundred and sixteenth degree Of longitude
thence north and with the said degree OF west longitude
to the point of beginning shall form separate Territory
to be known and called the Territory of Deseret roe
That nothing in this act contained shall be
pair the rights Of persons property pertaining
Indians in said Territory so long as such rights shall remain
uneAtngushed by treaty between the United States such
Indians to affect the authority Of the Government of the
States to make any regulation respecting such Indians their
lands property other rights by treaty, law otherwise,
which it would have been competent the Government
That nothing in this act contained shall be construed inhib
the Government of the United States dividing said Ter
such times Congress shall deem and proper
from attaching portion Of said Territory any other State
or I, Territory s ,s OF the he United States
Here follow the same provisions relative to Desere
those relative to California from section to Is inclusive,
cept section 10, which applies only to California;
NEW MEXICO .. .
Sec. Sc. and be further enacted That from and after
the OF this act all that Of the territory Of the
United States called New Mexico acquired by the treaty
peace friendship, limits and settlement between the United
States of America and the Mexican Republic concluded
Guadalupe Hdago the second day of February eighteen
hundred and forty and not included within the bouna-
res Of the State Of Texas laid down in the act Of the Re-
public of Texas of the year 1885, entitled Ac define the
boundaries of the republic OF Texas be organized into
rory New Mexico Iroed That nothing in this act con.
aRed shall be construed impair the rights pro-
perry pertaining the Indians said Territory long
such shall remain unextngushed by treaty
the United States such Indians or to affect the authority
of the of the United States make any regu
ton respecting such Indians their lands property other
rights by treaty. law, otherwise which would have been
competent to the Government to make this act had
passed And proaed further That nothing in this act
tanned shall be construed nhb the Government of the
United States from dividing said Territory
Territories such manner, and such times, Congress
shall deem and proper from attaching
ton of said Territory oher State Territory Of the
Here follow the provisions relative to New Mexico,
those relative California from section to 49, inclusive
except section Is, which applies only to California
Sec. S. .4nd be further enacted, That the constitution
laws of the United States hereby extended and
declared be in full force the said Territories Of California;
Desere and New Mexico, far the proyi
sion thereof may be applicable to the said Territories
respectively.
Sec. Sd Ind belt further enacted That with the
of the State Of Texas first had and obtained the people of
that portion of said State Texas included within the boun
DIARIES hereinafter designated be and they hereby
thorzed form for themselves constitution and State Gov
and the said State when formed roraded that
constitution be republican character and not repugnan
the constitution of the United States shall be admitted into
the Union upon equal footing with the original States in all
respects whatsoever said State to be designated the
State acno by such other the people thereof
shall select for themselves
Sec 4nd be further enaeted, That the said State of
Jacnto shall consist OF all the territory embraced in the fol-
lowing boundaries wit beginning the mouth of the Bra
river and in the middle thereof and running by and with
boundary line of the of Texas laid down in
Of the Republic OF Texas entitled An define the
boundaries of the republic of Texas passed in the year
1856 thence by and with said boundary line the point
Arkansas thence south by and with said western boundary
the northern point the boundary OF the State of
Louisiana thence south by and with the boundary
louisiana the mouth of the Sabine river thence by and
the middle Of the mouth of the Braso river including
adjacent and opposite to that part OF the coast belong
ing to this State. . =.
SEC S. fhdbe il further enacted That if the State of Tex
as through the government thereof shall the for
nation Of new State described in the preceding section,
within the general boundaries of said ate and shall
such by resolution OF her the tree
white male citizens OF the United States who shall have arrived
age twenty and shall have resided in the
aforesaid part Texas three months previous 10 the day OF
election and all other persons qualified to vote tor members
the legislature of Texas shall be- and they hereby quail
fed authorized and choose representatives form
convention, who shall be apporoned among the several
included within the limits OF the proposed State
cordng to the number people in each county, SO that the
whole number to be chosen shall
members of both branches of the egsa
heretofore elected from that part Of Texas described
in the fy6h section of this act the election in each
shall be held at the place where the election tor repre-
been ast held and by the persons
that may held them the last election for representa-
tyes the legislature such other persons the people