Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-23

from diff>rent sections Of the country, asking
us 10 rephblish the abovc-n named act, and we
prooeed TO comply with the wishes Of our cor
respondents, by publishing all those portions
Of The act DAicA co'stcr poser upon the Legis-
lattice Assem6Iy or apon tho people erthe
Territories. The act is long one, and would
occupy seven or eight columns of our paper,
and We therefore only copy those portions
which sre essential to q full understanding Of
those questions which have arisen, and are
now under discussion, touching the power
granted by this act to the Legislative Assem-
bly,, and TO the people, to regulate their domestic
institutions, or in other words, to admit or to
exclude slavery therefrom whilst in Terrific
rial condition. This act creates both the Ter
ritorics, Nebraska and Kansas, but in different
sections, using precisely the same language in
regard to the one as to the other, and We there-
fore only give those sections which create Ne
braska as . Territory, they being the first
eighteen sections of the act. r@
The LIST section Of the oct creates the Terri
tory Of Nebraska and defines its boundaries.
The Cd section creates Governor and defines
his duties and powers.
The Sd section creates Secretary and de
fines his duties and powers.
The 4th section creates the Legislative power,
defines its component parts---fxes the number
Of tho members Of the Council, and Of the
House of Representatives and directs when
they shall be elected and when they shall as
scmble
The 5th section fixes the qualifications Of
voters and is inserted entire as follows:
'sSec. 5. That srsry hss white male inhabItan,
above the age Of twepty-one years, who shall be
an sotusI resident u aaid Territory, and shall pos
sess the qualifications hereinafter prescribed, shall
be entitled to vote at the first slection, and shAll
be eligible to any Office within tho aAd Territory
but the qualifications Of voters and Of holding Of
hcs, 1t all subsequent elections, shall be such a.
shall be prescribed by the Legislative Assembly !:
prssidsd That the right of suffrage and of holding
o0oa ehau be exercised only by citizens Of the Uni
ted ntAtes and those who shall have declared on
oslh ther intsntaen 70 become such, and shal have
tskln "A esth 70 support the Constitution of the
Unjtsd e<atas and the provisions Of this act And
prssidsS Further, That no officer. soldier, seaman,
o. naaDAy Or sthsr person in the army or navy Of
the Unitsd 6lsAss attached 10 troops in the ser
vics q the United 6tat6s shall Be allowed to vote
o. holA oales n I'D 1nilssy, BY reason Of being
on service thscsin."
The 9th section fxes the limitations to the
legislative power, and we copy so much of it
- relates to this subject, the residue of il only
relating to the forms Of Legislative proceeding
The portion limiting the legislative power reads
~ follows
That the Legislative power of the Territorv
sAal extend 70 Al rghtfal suhjects Of lepislst;on
ouoelasnt With; the Constitution of the TTn;tsd
49, end The provisions Of this act but NO h.
- - 5000 interfering with the primary diane.
~ q ~ I'll; no tan shal be imposed upou ths
ysspesV d Tie United Htaass nor shall the lands
e ssAs property o. non-residsnss be taxed higher
thaa II lands or other property Of residents.S
IL TtA section relates to the mode Of an.
psinting " township. district and county of,,
csrA" = ~. sAE a p.
The eth section forbids members Of the Leg.
islsssss holding o9,oas created BY the Lssisls-
turs ke =es M
The 9th sectioo crsaAes the Judicial power.
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