The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-02
Public Act
Paned during the first session Of The 7hir,y
fra Congress.

tern boundaries, the rel,nqui.bment by IN,
SAID State oi all territory claimed by he
exterior TO sa,d bound ares, and Of all he,
claims upon the United States, and 10 e..
tsbl'sh a territorial government for New
MEXICO.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House 0,
Representatives. # fhs Uaned States Of Amer
ica ia Congress assembled. Tast The foiiow ios
propos,i,ons shall be, ard the sane hc,eb,
arc ofiert d to the State oi Texas, which, aher
agreed 10 by the said State. N an sct passed
by the General Assembly. shall lie birding
aud obligatory upon the United S'a,r., anl
upon the fatd Sialo of Texas. Prortdfd
The ssId agreement BY the sa,d General As
ssmby shall be given on or before the fist
day a December, eighteen hundred and fiiy
First. The Safe OF 'r,xss wili agree tba,
her boundary on the North shall cSnmence
o. the pnin. u, which the aerdian OF oar n an
dfed deg'ees xea, from Gfcensich i. inter.
tected hy the parallel OF ihut,.ss d.ptces
ihf,. mtnues notih latitude, and ssaa run
from ssid point due vest TO the mct dsn of
one hundred aud three degrees west fom
Gfe.asich; thence her Boundary shali run
due sonh 10 the thirty second degree o, north
latitude; lhenee on The sad pataliel Of ih,tiy.
tao degrees Of north laliaude 10 ihe Ro Bio
20 D.i Nore. and thence wah the chaune. OF
sad river In the Gulf of Mex.co.
SEooSp The Safe of Texas crdes Ia tic
snIied Sisters all her ciuim to territory exc.
na to The hints ard boundaries which She
s.fees 10 establish BY the fast atticie # thus
sgremsn'.
IDtaD The State Of Texas relira shes
al clsmn upon he United States for lsabsit,y
Of ihr deb's Of Texas, and for compensation
Or indemnify iaf The sssrendst Of the uni,ed
States Of hes sbsps, far;s, artenals, custom.
houses, cusiom.h~use teset us, atn. aad mn
nitlop' OF sar. aud pubic burld,ngs slih their
"t'', which became the property Of The Un.
ted States al the time of The annes.lian.
FOURTH The Unted States, - ccn.iJsra
ton of sal establishment OF bound ,.lps. &c.
SION o' claim Il territory, snd t-Itrqrshmeur
"' CLAIMS @sit pty 10 The Safe Of iesas the
sum u ten nitifns os dollars IN stock hratiny
tive pef ceM. tntetssi. and redeem. .b'c at the
end u IsuriYeH wears. the interest pavab!e
half yearly at tho ira .asuty Of ths uate,l
s 4us
Firru. Inmed,,tev e sg the p,esid-n, OF
the taelcd Ssstes shali haze been 10 NJ h,d
With an su'hen'ic copy nf the act Of the Gen.
.ra a-seabl, of Texas acccptiuc these pro.
Posilans, shalt cause the stock 10 be ir.Ied IN
favor OF he Safe of fexas, rs provided for IN
the iouf.h article OF this agreement Prart.
ded, afs', Ihai IA mnfe than five millions nf
stock shali be lss,ed unitl the creditors Of the
State hc'dD. bind. aud other ceftl6sstes Of
stock nf Texas Tor which duties on rmpuHs
we're especially pledged. shall fret Ii @ u the
Treasury Of the un,ied Safes releases of sIl
claim against The umled States for or on &C.
count ol sad bands or certificates. IN such
isrin as shall be prestrihed by the Sectetat,
OF the Treasury and approved by the Pcesl
dent IT the uHll.d 5 aes: Propiatd Tint
nothing herein contalaed shall be construed
TO impair or qualify any thing coma acd IN
The third article nj the second secllun Of tho
"Iani ns''ui.on for annesing Texas 10 the
JARED Sta,es,' approved Mach fist, eieh I
teen hundred and fott, five, either as regsfds |
Toe numhef OF S,tes that may hereafter be
''tned on, Of The State oi Texas. or otherwise. (
sEcrioA 2. And be IL further enacted. I
ihs' all that portion OF the territory OF The .
tied States bounded as follow.: Beginning
~ noiat in the Colorado river shete ihe +
oourda'y iao with tie republic Of Mexico
The same; thence rasisatdiy with the
satd boundary line To the X % Gfaude thence
'"''o'lng the main chsnueiul sird tlsef 10 the
parallel Of the thuty second degree OF north
"t'ude; thence cas-, ~ith sald degtee To its
n'etsectInn with the one hundred aud thrd
drsrre VI longitude west OF Greep.lcb
thence north With I'D degree of lUngilude 10
The parallel Of thitty.egh,h drerre oi not,h
@t'ude thence west ~tih SAID parallel to The
summit Of the Sierra Made thence south
With tho ctcs. OF s,td mountains to the thirty,
esen'h parallel OF north latitude thence
ses! wi'h said parallel to ,,s Intersection with
'he boundary line Of The Stiie Of California h
thence with said boundary Iine to The place Of
o"g'nnng-be, and the samn is hereby, cree.
'eH INTO temporary government by The name
q Tho Tcfritofy OF Ne. Mexico Proriaed,
That nalh,ne in this act cnnis,ned shall be
Construed to inhihil the Government Of the
oh'ed States from div ding SAID Territory
'''o two or mofe Territories, in such manner
."a ~ such imes as Congress shall deem
convenient ard proper, or from attaching any
s''''on thereof 10 any other Territory or .
os'e: And Peorided further, Ths, when nd
'''ued as State, the said Territory, OF any
v''''on OF The same, shall be received into The
.,' ."oa' with or ~uhou. slavery, as ths'r con.
n''lon may prescribe at the ,iioe Of thsir
admission.
Ns.~
~, 81 TtoN 3 And be IL further enacted,
~ '4a' 'he executive power and authority 10
!" l"' oyer "a ID Territory Of New Mexico shall
.m ''sed ~ a Governor, who shall hold his
.s'nf .%,s 'of four yeats, and unit, his successor
), '. % appointed and qualified, unles, soon .
moved by the President Of the United