Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-25
raR BILL To OaiAyIZE THE TERRITORY CT
NEBRASKA.

Aswe hasa not space for the publication OF Sen
ator DouoLAss v br.ska bill entire, we furnish our
readers with -,uopsis Of its various sections: The
first section o. N. 1jl pFescribes the boundaries
creates ate f-s-y government, and provioes liia'
when admitted as a State IT States, the said Ter
ritorv or any porlon shall ne received WIN Vi
without Slavery as their constitution may declare
at thu time OF a inisson Nothing in the act shah
be construed 70 inh biz Congress from diV'diiis n'
Territory OF attaching any pption OF 1t 10 ano'ne'
Stat or Territory; or % 'ar the rights oil person
mr. neo,er now oer;a;niag & Ind,n IN SAID Ter
ritory or to include a'y err ofy WHICH, " -"
with any tribe IS nos, VT T1it ne CONS Nv "
tribe to be nclu led tim the territorial h'l'i's
;,risd,etinn of any Sta or territory out al suoii
:. -..r,.5 ant of the boundaries until said tribes
shall signify their assent to be SO included; or 10
repeal the existing authority OF the government IN
relation to such tribes
Sections and 3, provide for the offices and du-
ties of Governor and Secretary respectively
Sec. 4, provides for a Legislative Assembly.
Sec. s, relates to tn q aliic ii 'n>of voters
Sec G to the iiri> lctio OF the Legislature, and
prov:des that all laws pa sell stall o- submitted 10
Congress, and if jisap roved 10 90 anll and OF no
effect
Sec. 7, provides fIr til pr n-.nrnt OF town
shin. and con v, AMI otter oific 5, not hereinbe-
fore provided for
Sec. 8 render 4 mber OF the Assembly HIGH
yibIe to any Of the oh,es which shall have oeen
created, or the salary incleased during the term
Cor which he was lee ed, aud other similar pro-
visions
Sec. 0, provides for the organization of Judicl-
AIRY system
Bee 10. extends the provisions of the Fugitive
Slave Law to the Territory.
Sec IL, provides for the appointment OF an At
torney and Marshal
Sec. II. provides for the appointment lnstalla-
ton and compensation OF the principal officers Of
the terri,ory-compensatlon of members OF the AS
sembiy-their SESSIONS &c,
Sec. I3, locates the seat of government tempo
rarily al Fit Leavenworth.
Sec IA, provides for the election OF delegate 70
Congress, and that the laws of the United States
shall be in force in the territory.
ID. Sec Is, appropriates $4,000 for the purchase Of
library.
Sec l6, reserves sections l6 and Sc id each town
ship for schools.
Sec. II. empowers the Governor to define judi
cal districts before the meeting of the Legislature
Sc. Is provides thar certain officers may be re-
CURED to give security for moneys That may be en-,
trusted to them
The last two sections are as follows:
SEQ. 49, And be 1t further enacted That the Pres
idept of the United States be, and he hereby IS
authorized to enter into negotiations with the In
dian tribes of the said Territory of Nebraska iol
the purpose Of securing the assent of said tribes tc
the settlement of the citizens of the United States
upon the lands claimed by said Indians, and Tor the
purpose of rxinguishiug the title OF said Indian
tribes in whole or part of said lands and that oI
the purpose OF carrying into effect the provisions Of
this srction, the sum oftwo hundred and hfty
Thousand collars IS hereby appropriated out oil any
mon. vs. IN e treasury not Otherwise Appropriated
Sec 20 Aad Be it further enacted That 80 SCOT
a. tie Gore Or OF sa't Io.utery OF Nebraska shall
enter I'D .a the 5iscIsl # lis duties as SUCH the
superinied ucg ,. Indian aft rs at st Louis, IN the
State OF Ms II, shall be abolished, and The dute.
shall b. - erred o. and performed by, the said
Governor OF Nebraska.