The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-25

tuition may rre-cribe Al 'he tsl" OF 'h''' ""'"''
sisn Protidsd, That nothing IN THIS ac' CON
iap~d shall be construed to nhhil the gov
.,,m. n, of the United States from dividing
said Territory into two OF more iefftnhe-' W
s,,rh u,uu,, and a, such times as Congress
shall deer, ee.seuisn. and proper. or from at
,uch,ue any portion Of said territory, to any
either State or Territory of the United States:
P-or,ded further, That nothing In thu. act con
tanned shall be- construed TO impair the rights
Of p<rsou OF property now pertaining 10 lhe
fndian. Of said Territory, so loag as such
rights shall remain unc,,inguishcd by treaty
betwecn tl,c United States and such INDIANS,
@. TO include any Territory which, by treaty
with any Indian trib. is not, without The con-
.srt of said tribe, 10 Ne included within TIE
territorial limits or Jurisdiction OF any ola'e
or Territory bat all such territory shat De
exeepted GU, of the boundaries, and constitute
no mart of the Territory Of kansss, until SAID
,.,be shall signify their assent TO The President
Of lie United Staia- TO be included within the
said Territory Of Kansas, or to sacet The au'
,ho,ity Of the Government Of the l nited Mates
10 make any regulation respecting such lnilah''
their lands. property, or other rights, 10y treaty
law. or otherwise. which Il would have been
competent to the Government to make II un'
net had never passed
SECTION -. And be L fau'her enicfeI'
Tina, every free white male inhabitlnt above
the age Of tweniy-one years, who shall be an
actual resident OF said Territory and shall
posses. the qualifications hereinafter pre-
,eribeJ. shall be entitled to vote at the ilfst
election End shall he eligible to any o'ilce
within the said Territory, but The quaiiita'lon.
Of voters, and Of holding office, 81 al subs'-
quen. elections, shall be such ~ ahai be pre-
scribed By the Legislative Assembly Ftoti'
dei That the right Of suffrage and OF holding
office shall be exercised only by ciuxens 81 thc
[ nied States and those who shall have de-
clafed on oath their intention t. beeope -nch'
and -hall have taken an oath TO support the
Constitution of the aiied states AMI thr pro-
visions Of this act Aad pr0i'dsd tnffher
that no officer soldier, seaman, OF marine, %
other person IN the Army or Navy Of The Jai-
ted States. or attached 10 troops 10 the service
Of the United States, shall be allowed 70 vote
or hold Office in said Territory 10y reason Of
being on service therein.
The following IL extracted from Section
21,h:
Wri,s Of error and appeals ffem The final
decisions Of said Supreme court shall be- at
lowed, sud may b. taken to the Sarrcmc Cont
of the United States. in the same manner
aud under the same regulations a- from The
circuit courts Of the uitrd States where the
value Of the property, OF The amount BON
troversy. TO be a-ceItaiucd by the oalN~r at
hfmaiion Of either party, or Other competent
witness. shall exceed one thousand dollars ,
except only. tina, IN all eases involving title TO
slaves, the said wfts of error ~ appeal, shill
be allowed and decided by the sad supreme
court, aithout regard TO the value OF the mat
ter, property. OF title IN controversy and e1-
eept also, that o writ of error or app.sl shall
also be allowed to the Supfem. Court ei the
| 'nited States from the decision of the said
supreme court created by th, net, or of ANY
indrc thereof or Of the dis'rie- eogr's created
By this act. or Of ANY Judge thereof upon any
writ Of habeas corpns involving the question
Of personal freedom: Proriaed, That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to
apply TO or affect the provisions oil TIE " aet
respecting iugtiycs from Justice and persons
escapnn from the service of their masters,
approved February twelfth, seventeen hundred
and ninety three, and the " act t. amend and
supplementary to the aforesaid act approved
September eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
fifty.
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the United States; fror'dsd, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to tc'Nc
or put IN force any law or regulation winch
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