Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11


shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal Of the
SOIL nor in respect African slavery; shall be i'm
posed upon the property Of the United States shall the
lands other property Of non-rcsden be taxed higher than
the lands oher property OF residents All the laws passed
by the Legislative Assembly ard Governor shall be submitted
the Congress Of tie United States and, il dsapproved
shall be null and Of effect.
SEC a. And be it further enacted, That all laws of
the United States which not locally insPpicab, shall
have the same force and effect within the said Territory Of
Utah as elsewhere within the United States.
TERRITORY OF NEW MExIco.'
SIC %. And be further enacted That all that portion
the territory United States acquired from Mexico by
the treaty concluded February second Thousand eight
hundred and foyeigh and not included within the limits
of the State of California within the limits of the Tern
tory Of Utah prescribed in this act be and the is
hereby erected into temporary government by the OF
the Territory of New MeIco Progided, That nothing in
this contained shall be construed 10 nhbt the Government
the United States from dividing SAID Territory into two
moe Territories, in such manner and at such times Con-
gess shall deem convenient and proper from attaching
port thereof to any otner Ter tory State
SEC 26. and be further enacted That every free white
male nhabant above the age of twenty years. who shall
have been resident of said Territory the time Of the pas
sage of this act shall be entitled to at the first election
and shall be eligible to any Office within the said Territory
but the qualifications Of voters and of holding office at all sub
sequen elections shall be such shall be prescribed by the
Legislative Assembly PrOrided That the right of suffrage
and Of holding office shall be exercised only by czsns of the
United States including those recognised citizens by the
treaty with the republic Mexico concluded bruay second
| eighteen hundred and for:y-eght
SEC. 81. And be IL further enacted That the legislative
power Of the Territory shall exted all rghtu subjects of
legislation, consistent with the constitution of the United
States and the provisions Of this act but law shall be
passed interfering with the primary disposal Of the SOIL in
respect to African slavery tax shall be imposed upon the
property OF the United States shall the lands other
property OF residents be taxed higher than the lands
other property Of residents All the laws passed by tho Lee
gisIaive Assembly and Governor shall be submitted The
Congress Of the United States and if disapproved shall be
| null and OF no effect
SEc 49, And belt further enacted, That all laws of the
United States which are not locally inaPPicable shall have
the same and effect within the said Territory Of New
Mexico as elsewhere within the United States
PROPOSITION TO TEXAS.
SEC 80. and be it further enacted, That the following
propositions shall be and hereby offered the State Of
Texas, which, being agreed by the said State
passed by the General Assembly thereof within months
from the day Of the passage Of this act shall be binding and
obligatory the Uni ed States: ...
FIRST. The northern boundary of said State shall be
follows Beginning at the point on the Rio del Norte com
monty called Ell Paso and running up that river twenty
miles, measured by straight line thereon, and thence east
wardy point where the hundredth degree of long
ude Red river being the southwest angle the line
designated between the United States and Mexico and the
angle in the line of the territory set apart for the Indians
by the United States.
Second The United States cede to the State of Texas all
right claim and title which they have any territory lying
south Of the line aforesaid and the said of Texas cedes
TO the United States any right, claim, and title which it has
to any territory lying moth of the said line.
Third. The State of Texas relnquishes to the United
States oil claim upon them liability or any portion of the
debts of Texas and for compensation and indemnity for the
surrender to the United States Of her ships FORTS arsenals
custom-houses, derived from foreign imports
and munitions of war; and public buildings with their SITES
which became the property OF the United ases at the time Of
the annexation Of rexas Il. ..'
Fourth The United States in consideration of the three
preceding articles and considering that apIton the cd
of Texas the duties foreign imports
ceivabe in her ports security for the reimbursement Of
loans and advances which they made the said State,
and that the said duties since the annexation OF the said
State the United States have been received and
ceivabe by them. will pay to the State of Texas the
Of dollars in stock bearing five per cent interest," pay
able halyeary the Treasury of the Uned States the
principal to be redeemabe the end of fourteen years
which said stock shall be first applied the extinction Of any
debt for which duties imports pledged as afore
said and the residue thereof in such the sale
State may direct Provided That nothing herein
be construed imply admit the liability Of the Ute
States for any portion Of the public debt Of Texas.
g Fifth. Immediately after the President of the Unite
States oc y received authentic copy the
General Assembly Of Texas accepting these propositions
the stock aforesaid be issued apd delivered 10 tn
lawful agent of the State of Texas provided for in III
fourth article aforesaid and this compact shall be bindn
and obligatory the United States and the said State
, Texas
Sah If the said State of Texas shall refuse or decline
accede TO the preceding articles they shall become null
void and The United States shall be RENTED back to all he
territorial ngh in the state and condition if these
Of compact had been rendered to the acceptance
. Of the State of Texas. Ill.,.
FUGITIVE SLAVES.
Sec And be further enacted, That when any per-
held service labor any State Territory, the
District of Columbia, under the laws thereof shall escape
heeom, the party TO whom such service labor shall be
due, his her. their agent attorney, guardian, trustee
apply any court Of record therein and make saacto
ry proof such the escape aforesaid aud the
person escaping owed service or labor such party VIII
upon the court shall record be made of the matters
proved and also Of general description of the person
escaping with such convenient certainty may be and
transcript Of such record authenticated by the atcsaon
the clerk aud Of the seal Of the said court being produced r
any other State Territory, District in which the
escaping may be found and being exhibited any Judge
commissioner other officer, authorized by the law of th.
United States to escaping from service abo
be delivered up shall be held and taken be full aud
evidence of the fact of escape and that the service
of the person escaping is due to the party in such
mentioned And upon the production by the said party
other and further evidence if necessary, either oral by a
dav in addition what is contained in the said record of
the identity of the escaping he she shall be deliver
ed up to the claimant And the said court commissioner,
judge, other person authorized by this grant cert
Gates to claimants Of ugves SHALL up the production Of
the record and other evidences aforesaid such claim
ant certificate of his take such person identified
and proved be owing service labor aforesaid which
certificate shall authorize such claimant 10 seize arrest and
transport such person the State Territory from which he
i escaped. g.
And be IL further enacied That in the alleged fugi-
tive shall declare to the court, judge commissioner
other officer before whom he is brought that he is free
and slave, and the said court judge, commissioner,
other officer, shall decide grant the certificate herein
thorzed empowering the removal of the said fugitive 10 the
State from which he she shall have fed the sd court,
Judge commissioner other officer shall require of the