Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-25
4 omission of Kansas.

The following are the provisions of the Bill
introduced into the Senate by Mr. Douglas,
from the Committee on Territories, to author
ize the people Of the Territory of Kansas TO
form Constitution and State Government
preparatory to their admission into the Union
when they may have the requisite population;
which was read and ordered to be printed;
The first section provides that whenever it
shall appear, from the taking of the census,
that there are SO, 400 inhabitants in the Ter.
ritory, they be authorized to mold q conven-
ton and form a State constitution preparatory
to ADMISSION into the Uuion on an equal foot
ing with the original States in all respects
whatever.
Second, That the said Convention shall be
composed of delegates from each representa-
tive district within the limits of the proposed
State; and that each district shall elect double
the number of delegates to which it may be
entitled to representatives in the Territorial
Leg slature and that at the said election ofdele-
gates all white male inhabitants who shall have
arrived at the age of twenty-one years and
shall have been actual residents in said Terrific
~ for the period of six months, and in the dis
trict for the period of three months next prece-
ding the day of election, and who shall possess
the other qualifications required by the organ
10 act of the Territory. snail be entitled to
tie AndInone others shall be permitted to vote
at said election.
Section three provides that certain PROPOSE
tions be offered to the said convention of the
people of Kansas, when formed, for their free
acceptance or rejection, and, if accepted by
the said conventicn and ratified by the people
at the election for the adoption Of the Consti
tuition, shall be obligatory on the United States
and the said Territory of Kansas.
lst relates to a grant of sections l6 and 30,
IN every township for the use of schools, &c.
% Seventy two sectons of land shall be
set apart for \ State University, to be selected
by the Governor, subject 10 the approval of
the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
&c
Sd. That ten entire sections, TO be see cted
by the Governor, in legal subdivisions, shall
be granted to said State for public buildings
TO be erected under the authority OF the Legis-
lature.
4th. That all salt springs, not exceeding
twelve in number, with six sections adjoining,
be granted to said State, to be selected by the
Governor within one year after his admission
rs a State, provided no right vested in any in
dvidual, or which may hereafter be confirmed
or adiudged to any individual, shall be granted
10 said State.
9TH That five per cent. Of the proceeds of
all lands sold by Congress after said State 10
admitted, after deducting expenses incident to
the same, shall be paid to that State for pnr-
poses of internal Improvement, as the Leglsla
ture may direct; that said State shall never
interfere with the disposal Of the soil by the
United States, or with any regulation Congress
may find necessary for securing the title in said
soil to bona tide purchasers thereof; that no
tax shall be imposed on lands belonging to the
United States and that in no case shall non
resident proprietors be taxed higher than resi-
dents.