The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-09-09


rights and privileges as are exercised and ca.
ioycd by the delegates from the several other
Territories Of the United State, TO the said
House of Representatives, but the delegate
first elected shall hold his seat only during
the term Of Congress to which he shall bc
elected. The first election shall be held at
such time and places, and be conducted in
such manner, as the governor shall appoint
and direct; at nil subsequent elections the
times, places and manner Of holding the
elections shall be prescribed 10y law. The
persons having the greatest number Of votes
shall be declared by the governor to be duly
elected aud a certificate thereof shall be 81
ven accordingly. That the constitution, and
all Laws Of the United States which are not
locally implicahlc, shall have the same force
and effect within the said Territory of Ne
braska as elsewhere within the United
States, except the eighth section Of the act
preparatory to the admission Of Missouri in
to the L mon, approved March SIXTH eigh-
, teen hundred and twenty which, being in
consistent with the principle Of non inter
vention by Congress with slavery in the
States and Territories, rs recognized by the
legislation Of eighteen hundred and fifty,
commonly called the compromise measures,
is hereby declared imperative and void; II
being the true intent and meaning Of TINS act
not 10 lcgisiatc slavery into any Territory or
State, nor to exclude it thereiroin, bat TO
| leave the people thereof perfectly free to form
and regulate their domestic institutions in
their own way, subject only to the consti,u-
/ ton Of the United States. Prorjdd, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed
/ a.. ,,siIf,i
may have existed prior to the act Of sixth
March, eighteen hundred and twcuty, either
protecting, establishing, prohibiting, or
( abo,i-hing slavery.
SIC. 50. And he Il dtariher caqcIed, That
. there shall hereafter be appropriated, as has
/ been customary for the Territorial govern
/ ucnts, a sufficient amount, to be expended
under the direction Of the said governor Of
/ the Territory Of Kan az not exceeding the
/ sums heretofore appropriated for similar OBJ
F iccts, for the erection Of suitable public bui!-
Giug5 AZ the seat Of government, and for the
/ purchase ola library, to be kept at the seat
/ Of government for the use Of the governor,
/ legislative assembly, judges Of the supreme
/ court, secretary, marshal, aHd attorney q
| said Territory, and such other pcrsons, and
under such regulations, rs shall be prcscri5.
I cl by law.
1 SEC. 81. AH4Le iJarticr eaactel, That
/ when the lands in the said Territory shall
/ hc surveyed under the direction Of the gOv.
elument OF the United States preparatory
to bringing the same into market, sections
/ numbered sixteen and thirty.siX in each
/ township in said Territory shall be, and the
same are hereby reserved for the purpose Of
L. ..t.,ri.l 4, .Yi.,y'.. -a.l
/ and IN the States and Territories hereafter
to be erected ont Of thc same.
SFc. -. AHd be i .Tgridcr cHaeioi, That
until otherwise provided by law, the Cover
nor oi said Territory may define the Judicial
districts Of said lerritory, and assign the
Judges who may DC appointed lof SAID Ter
ritpry 10 the several districts; Gld also ap.
point the times and places for holding court.
ia the several counties of subdivisions IL
each Of said judicial districts by proc.aIna
ton to hc issued by him but the l,-siatiy,
ass mbiy, at their first or any subsequent
session, may organize, alter, or modify such
judicial districts, and assign the judges, anL
alter times and places Of holding the courts
as to them shall seem p'oper and convenient
SIC. SO. ind 5c Il further eaacted, Thai
all officers TO DC appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent OF tn,
Senate, for the Tcnitory of Kansas, who, by
virtue Of the provisions Of and law now eX
iSGnc, or which may be enacted during tn,
present Congress, are required to give sucl
security for money that may be intruStcd
with them for disbursement shall give sucl
security, At such time and place, and in sue!
manner, as the Secretary Of the Treasury
may prescribe.
Sc. 81. AaR DC II furtier c6dcie6, Tia
MI treaties, laws, and other engagement
made by the government ofthc United State
with the Indian tribes inhabi,ing the terri
tories embraced within this act, shall b.
lithfully and rigdly observed, notwith
standing anything contained in this act; an
that the existing agencies and supcrintCn
denotes of said Indians be continued will
the same power. and duties which arc nov
prescribed by law, except that the Prcsiden
OF the luited States may, at his discretion
change the location of the Office Of Supcrin
tendcnt.
Approved, May30, 1851.
4 REwARIARLE CURIOSITY Samue
) Darnell, has placed us under many ohliga
tons for an unique present he made us n &c,
, days ago, which il nothing more nor les
than pctriiicd ham. There is no deception
about tit is perfect in shape, in size, il
every minute particular, and upon first sigh
} could be taken for a very nicely canvasscd
yellow washed ham. II was found som
} four or five feet below the surface and NO