Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-27

be prescribed by law The person having
the greatest .nsaaba5 st Jo<essshalI be de.
chred by thes Governor ID be duly elected.
and aeertifi<a} }e thefeof 81 lI be given ac-
sordingH That ths tuition, and all
laws ef She United States which are not
ideally 1appl lieahls< shall have the same
E5orce azd effect Thin said Territory
fof Kansas as elsewhere within the United
States, except the eighth section of the act
preparatory to the admission of Missouri
INTO the Union, approved March sixth,
teighne1 hundred and twenty, which, be-
ing inconsistent with the principle of non.
| Intervention by Congress with slavery In
| the States and; Territories as recognized
by the Legislation Of eighteen hundred and
fifty ,scemmonly called sthe Compromise
Measures, is hereby declared inoperatiye
and void; it being the true intent and mean
ing of this act not to legisIate slavery into
fany Territory or State, nor to exclude it
| therefrem, but to leave the people thereof
tperfectly free TO form aud regulate their
domestic institutions In their own way, sub
|ject only, to the Constitution of the United
States: Provided, That nothing herein con.
tanned shall be construed to revive or put
IN force any law or regulation which may
have existed prior to the act OF, sixth of
March, eighteen hundred and twenty,
either protecting establishing, prohibiting,
or abolishing slavery. IT,.
SEC. 33. And be itfurther enacted. That
there shall hereafter be appropriated, as
has been customary for the territorial. gov
ernments, sufficient amount, to be expend-
ed under the direction of the said Governor
of the Territory of Kansas, not exceeding
the. sums heretofore appropriated for similar
objects, for the erection of suitable public
buildings at the, seat of government, and
for the purchase of q library, to be kept at
the seat of government for the use of the
Governor, 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. z7.-...-s,-r
/ SEC. 81. And be it further enacted, That
when the lands in the said Territory shall
be surveyed under the direction Of the gov
ernment 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 being applied to schools In said Terrific
ry, and In the States and Territories here
after to be erected out of the same, $.
SEC. 35. And be it further enacted, That
until otherwise provided by law the Gov
ernor of said Territory may define the Ju-
diciaf Districts Of said Territory and assign
the judges who may be appointed for said
Territory to the several DISTRICTS and also
appoint the times and places for holding
courts in the several counties or subdivis-
in each of said judicial districts by procla-
nation, to be issued by him; but the Legis-
lative Assembly, at their first OF any sub
sequent session, may organize, alter. or
modify such judicial districts, and assign
the Judges, and alter the times and places
of holding the courts as to them shall seem
proper and convenient.
Sec. 36. And be it further enacted, That
| all officers to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, for the Territory of Kansas,
who, by virtue of the provisions of any law
now existing, or which may be enacted .du-
ring the present Congress, are, required to
give security for moneys that may be in
| trusted with them for disbursement, shall
give such security, at such time and place,
and in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe. -.
| SEC. 81. And be it further enacted, That
all treaties, laws and other engagements
made by the government fthe United States
with the Indian tribes inhabiting. the terri
tories embraced within this act, shall be
faithfully and rigidly observed, notwith-
standing any thing contained in this act;
| and that the existing agencies and super
intendencies of said Indians be continued
with the same powers and duties which are
now prescribed by law, except that the
President of the United States may at his
discretion, change the location of the Office
of superintendent.
Approved, May 80, 1854.