Demoine courier., 1854-08-24

all subsequent elections, The times ana
places, and manner OF holding the cleo.
tons. shall be prescribed by law. The
person having the creates, number OF
votes shall be declared by the governor
TO be duly elected; and 4 certificate
thereof shall be given accordingly. That
the Constitution and laws Of the United
States which are not locally inapplica-
BILE. shall have The same force and efec,
within tie said Territory of Nebraska as
else where within the United States, ex
cept the eighth section of the act pre-
paralory 10 the admission Of Missouri
into the Union, approved March sixth,
! eighteen hundred and twenty, which,
being inconsistent with the principle Of
non Intervention by Congress with slave
ry in the States and Territories, as rec.
ognized by the legislation of eighteen
hundred and fifty. commonly called the
com promise measure, is hereby declared
imperative and void; il being the true
in,en, and meaning Of this &C, not TO leg
islate slavery into any Territory or Stale,
nor 10 exclude i. iherefrom, bu. to leave
the people thereof perfectly free TO form
and regulate their domestic institutions
in their own way, subject only TO the
constitution of the United States: Pro-
Uided, Tha: nothing herein contained
shall be construed 10 revive or put in
force any regulation which may have
existed prior to The act Of the sixth of
March, eighteen hundred and twenty,
either protecting, establishing. prohibit.
ing or abolIshing slavery.
SEC. IS. find be il further enacted.
That there shall hereafter be %appropria-
ted, as has been customary for The Ter.
%ri,orial governments, a sufficient amour.
TO be expended under the direction OF
said governor Of the Territory Of Nebras.
ka, not exceeding the sums heretofore ap-
propria.ed for similar objects, for the
erection of suitable public buildings a,
the seat of government, and for the pur
chase Of a library, to be kept at The sea,
of government, for the use OF the COVER
nor, Legislative assembly, judges of the
supreme court, secretary, marshal and
attorney Of said Territory, and such
other persons. and under such regulations.
as shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. l6. find be 1t further enacted,
That when the lands in said Territory
shall be surveyed under the direction Of
the government of the United States.
preparatory to bringing the same into
market, sections numbered sixteen and
thirty six in each township in said Ter
rilory shall be, and the same are hereby
reserved for the purpose Of being APP
piled 10 schools in said Territory, and in
The States and Territories hereafter TO be
erected out Of the same.
SEC. II. find be ii further enacted,
That, until otherwise provided by law,
the governor Of said Territory may de-
fine The judicial districts OF said Terrific
ry, and assign the judges who may be
appointed for said Territory to the sew
eral districts; and also appoin, the times
and places fur holding court in The sever
al counties Of subdivisions in each of
said judicial districts by procla nation,
to be issued by him; but the legislative
assembly, at their first or any subsequent
session. may organize, alter, or modify
such Judicial districts. and assign the
judges. aud alter The Tires ano places OF
holding the courts. as they shall seem
proper and convenient.
Sec. 10. find be 1t further enacted,
Tha. all officers to be appointed by the
President, by and with the consentof the
Senate, for the Territory Of Nebraska,
who. by virtue of the provisions of any
law now existing, or which may be en-
acted during the presen, Congress. are
required to give security for moneys that
may be intrusted with ,hem for disburse
ment. shall give such scurisy at such
time and place. and in such name az
the Secretary Of the Treasury may pre-
scribe.
SEC. 10. find be il further enacted.
Tha. all that part Of the territory of The
United States included with the follow.
ing Limits, except such portions thereof
as are hereinafter expressly exempted
from the operation Of this act, TO- witt
beginning al a point on the western bound
airy of the State of Missouri. where the
thirty seventh parallel of north latitude
crosses the same; thence west on said
parallel 10 the eastern boundary Of New
Mexico; thence north on said boundary
to latitude ,hir.y-eight; thence following
said boundary westward 10 The cas-
boundary of the Territory OF Utah, OF
on The summit on the Rocky Mountains
thence nor,hward on said summit to ths
fortieih parallel of latitude; thence cas-
on said parallel to the western boundary
of the State Of MissourI; thence south
with the western boundary Of said State
TO she place Of beginning. to be. and .h'
same is hereby created into TO a tempo
rary government by the name Of IN,
Territory Of Kansas; and when admitted
as a State or States. the said Territory
or any portion of the same, shall be re
ceived into the Union with or wishou
slavery, as their consultation may pre-
scribe a, the time of their admission.
The remainder Of section 10 OF III
bill is the same. verbatim. as the proviso
, in section /; and sections 20, 81, %. 90
; "a, %, 26, 27, %. 30. and 80, CORES
pond, uer5atins. with sections 2. 3, 4.