The Kansas herald of freedom., 1854-10-21
Legislative.
Territorial Organization of Kansas.

Territorial Organization of Kansas.
We give below that portion of the Act
Of May 30th, 1854, which relates tn Kan
sas. The eighteen preceding sections are
duplicates of those which follow, with
the exception that they relate exclusively
10 Nebraska. We have italicised those
sections of the Act which refers to slavery.
Ii is headed,
AN ACT to organize tie Territories Of
NeJrezka aasd Kansas.
-. 10. Aad Be 1t fifrfher enacted,
Tha; all that part of the territory Of the
United States included within the follow
ing limits, except such portions thereof as
ATE hereinafter expressly exempted from
the operations of this act, to wit: begin
ming al point on the western boundary
Of tue State OF Missouri. where the thirty
seventh parallel of north latitude crosses
the same; thence west on said parallel to
the eastern boundary of New Mexico :;
thence north on said boundary to latitude
thirty eight; thence following said bound
AIRY OF the Territory of Utah, on the sum
NIT of the Rocky Mountains; thence
northward on said summit 10 tl.e fortleth
parallel Of latitude; thence east on said
parallel to the western boundary OF the
State of Missouri; thence south with the
western boundary Of said State 10 the
place of beginning. be, aud thesame is here
by created into temporary government by
the name of the Territory of Kansas,
and sehea admitted as State OF States,
the said Territory, or any portion of
the same, shall Be received into the Union
asiM or seithoW slavsry, as their censti-
flatioas mag prescribe at the time OF t'tteir
admission Pfop;ded, That nothing in
this act contained shall be construed to
inhibit the government OF the United
States from dividing said Territory into
two or more Territories, in such manner
and at such times as Congress shall deem
convenient and proper, or from attaching
any portion OF said Territory to any 9th
sr State OF Territory of the United States
PROVIDED further, That nothing in this
act contained shall be construed toinpair
the rights Of persons on property now
pertaining to the Indians in said Territory,
SO long as such rights shall remain unex-
tinguished by treaty between the United
States and such Indians, or to include
any territories which by Treaty with any
Indian tribe is not, without the consent of
said, tribe to he eincladed within the terri
torial limits or jurisdiction of any State or
.-ssrJ: bur all such territory shall be
accepted out of the boundaries, and con-
stitute no part of the Territory of Kansas,
until such tribe shall signify their assent
to the President of the United States to
Be included within the said Territory of
Kansas, or TO affect the authority of the
government of the United States to make
any regulation respecting such Indians,
their lands, property, or other rights. by
treaty, law or otherwise, which il would
have been competent to the government
to make if this set had never passed.
SEC. 90. Aad be Il further enacted,
That the executive power and authority
in and over said Territory of Kansas shall
be rested In governor, who shall hold
his Office for FIVE years, aud until his sue
csssor shall be appointed aud qualified, ,D-
less sooner removed by the President of
the United States The governor shall re-
side within said Territory. and shall be
commauder-in-ckief of the militia thereof.
He may grant pardons and respites for Of
fences against the laws of said Territory,