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s,ns Al he Joint on bs oTiy second degree Of north al
tuds. the northern boundary Of California where y Is IN
Longitude due with the said northern bounda
~ q California, until il shall strike the northern pom,
existed thence south, by aud with the said eastern
he & New
wardy, by and with the said boundary line OF New
between he United States and Mexico BY the treaty con
cuded at Guadalupe Hdalgo, the second day Of February
toned boundary ius 20 is BY the one hundred
and sixteenth degree OF west Longitude hence NORTH by
beginning; shsl form separate Tsrr.ory be known
and called the Teriioy q peseret. Provided That moth
rights Of property pertaining 10 the Indians
in said Territory % long ~ such rights shall remain unes
Indians 10 affect the authority OF the Of the
United States, make any regulation respecting such In
or ss bss ~
government 70 make L this act had never passed lad
be construed inhbit of he United States
from dividing said Territory into Or more Territories In
convenient and proper; from attaching any portion OF
said Territory pny other State Territory Of the United
Here follow the provisions relative Dessret,
those relative CALIFORNIA; from section to Is inclusive.
except section 10. which applies only California;
NEW MExICo.l
SIC s. A~d BE- further enacted, That from and after
Ussa sss cssa New Mckee, acquired BY treaty
peace endssip limits and settlement, be,%sen The
cludsd Guadalupe Hdaigo. the second day q Fsb
IL q S sd s s
lied no and constitute smpGmny oy me
nothing in this act contained shall Be impair
the rights Of property now pertaining % the In
unsassushed ~ rea between The United States and
such ndisns Or 70 affect the authority q the government
such Indians. their aads property other rights by treaty,
law, otherwise, which would have been compeen. %
the make If this had passed. AHd
provided farther. That nothing in this contained shall
b construed nhib the government Of the United States
ia such manner such times Congress shall deem
convenient and proper Or from attaching any portion g
said Territory other State Territory OF the United
States
Here follow the provisions, relative New Next
co, those relative California; from section to H. in
elusive. except section l6 which applies only California;
SIC g. And BE- il further emaced That the constitution
and laws United States hereby extended o,ef
and declared 70 be in full force in The said Territories Of
any provision part thereof may be applicable TO the
said Territories respectively
[JAcINTop
Src 81 lad farther snacied, That with the
of the State Of Texas first had and ooained The people
that portion Of said Safe Of Texas included within the
boundaries hereinafter designated b. and they hereby
authorized form themselves constitution and Sar
governnent and the ssd State when formed provided
that its constitution be republican in character, and
repugnant the constitution of the United States, shall be
Admitted into the Union upon an equal oo.ng with the
to be designated as the Stale Of Jacno or by such other
hs % enacted Tha, s said State Of
Jacinto shall consist ii all the territory embraced in the
Brssoss liver. and IN the middle thereof and running BY
and with the middle thereof the point Of intersection Of
down in the act Of the republic OF Texas entitled
to define the boundaries Of the republic OF Texas passed
in the year 1885, thence by ard with said boundary line 10
the point Of It's intersection the boundary Of
she State of Akansas thence south, by and with said
Boundary Of The sass OF Louisiana thence south, by and
wih the western boundary Of Louisiana, to the mouth Of
the Sabine thence, by and with the shore of the
Gulf Of xco, the point Of beginning the middle Of
acent aud opposite that OF the coast belonging
SIC s. And be Il. ther enacted That if the State Of
Texas through the government thereof shall
the formst Of new State, as described in the pre-
and sis express such BY an &C, or resolution Of
her Legislature, the free white male citizens OF the United
year, shall have resided the aforesaid part Of Texas
three month: previous to the day Of election and all other
Texas shall be. and they hereby, qualified and author
lied and choose representatives 10 form con-
included within the limits Of the proposed Stale, accord
ing the number OF people in each county, 50 that the
coed the number OF both ofthe
elected from tina, Of Texas, described
county shall be held the place where the election repre-
ssuaves shall have been las, held and by the
that may held them the last election pesena
yes in the legislature such other persons the people
q each county assembled 10 meeting shall appoint And
be held the frst Monday and succeeding days
next, throughout the several counties in the said
part Of Texas and the electors who may be qualified
codng this section shall then proceed by ballot elect
the number Of representatives assigned the county
which they shall reside And the representatives duly
elected and having each certificate OF election from the
judges OF election, shall assemble convention town
OF the first Monday In and after
organizing such convention the shall have and
authority 70 adjourn TO any other place In the said Territory
described In the seventeenth section Of this act which
them may seem best for the convenient transaction of their
business and the said convention when organized and
as.cmbed shall hfst determine, by majority of whole
number elected, whether II be be expedient
time TO form separate constitution and state government
for the people within the in the
OF this and IL be deemed expedien
form constitution and State government for people
within the said boundaries and describe such
RES in said constitution Povdsd That the same, when
formed, shall be republican, and repugnant 10 the
In the lands owned by the sie Texas now exists
within the boundaries OF the State Jscnto provided
for In this and any conflicting claims arising thereon
shall be arranged and settled upon principles be agreed
upon between the governments The said States Of Texas
and Jscnto
sKo 81 And Be farther enacted. That in case cons,i,u-
ton and State shall be formed for people Of
the Territory OF Jacino Described the sec
ton OF this act ire said convention Of
thereafter may be, shall true copy
formed provided, sested by the members OF con-
venton, be transmitted by spccia and Trustworthy
the President OF the United States, upon the
recept whereof the President by proclamation, shall
nounce the TACT; whereupon, and without further
ceednz the part OF Congress the admission the
Stare Of JscnIo Into this Union shall be considered
pesc.
Sac. g. A~d further enacted That until the next gem
eral shall be aken alter the holding of said
ton said State of Jscnto when so admitted nto the
OF Representatives of the United States.