The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-01

submits land ordinance, and makes the ac-
ceptance OF the latter, equivalent to an ac-
ceptance of the Constitution:
W hereas the people Of Kansas did, by a
convention Of delegates assembled at Le-
compton on the 7th day of November. S57,
for that purpose, form for themselves a con-
stitution is republican; and,
Whereas, at the same time and place said
Convention did adopt an ordinance which
asserts that Kansas, when admitted as a
State, will have an undoubted right to tax
the lands within her limits belonging to the
United States, and proposes to reinquish
said asserted right, if certain conditions set
forth in said conditions be accepted and
agreed to by the congress of the United
States and,
Whereas, said Constitution and ordinance
have been presented to Congress by order
of said Convention, and the admission of
said Territory into the Union thereon as a
State required; and
Whereas, SAID ordinance is not acceptabe
to Congress, and it is desirable to ascertain
whether the people Of Kansas concur in the
changes in said ordinance hereafter stated,
and desire admission into the Union as a
State as herein proposed therefore.
Section !. BE it enacted, &c, That the
State of Kansas be and is hereby admitted
into the Upion o,, an eo,,aI foo,in, I'll 49,.
oripinal STATS in .Il rcs,octs ..Lat".,,or
but upon this fundamental condition prcce-
dent, namely That the question Of admis-
sion with the following proposition ia lieu
of the ordinance framed at Lecompton shall
be submitted to a vote 0! the people Of Kan
sas, and aSscnted to by them, or the major
ity OF the voters voting at an election to be
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Fir,t-Tle sections NUN bers1 s;v.eo- and
,r-r,r..-v r.. .rv ,o,y,..Usr cf ,,,,r,ir Land.
iu So .,.,a and ,yH.ra a-rlar o.. lid sec
tl,D o, any mart thereof has i-., sid ar
ot.ar.,f,. he, 1..r,a.,d of Other lands
.aY.ystrr- thereto and =. ,on,i.,.o,-s -
NAV or staf. be Granted to the said state for
the Us. of schools.
S-conI-Tuat seyentv-two sections of
land shall be set apart and reserved for the
use and support Of a State University. to
be selected bv the Governor Of said ;. ate.
subject TO the approval Of the Conn, ,ssioaer
OF the General Land O.iicp. and TO be aryro-
priatcd and applied IN such manner A. the
Legislature Of the said safe ruav.prcscribe
for the purpose aforesaid, bu; for 10 other
purpose.
Tnird-That ten entire sections or land
to be selected ~ tue Governor Of said State
in LEGAL subdivisions. shall be granted to
said STATE. for the purpose Of cor.p'e 'e,iuc
tie public buildings, or for the erection 81
direction Of the Ie-i-.a,,l thereof
Fourth-Tnat al tue sat springs within
the SAID State. not exceeding, tyrcIv,. IN num-
As contiguous IS NAV be t. each. shall be
granted 10 SAID State Ter II, use. the same
TO be selected Jy the Governor thereof with
in one year after the admission of said State,
and when 50 selected 10 he used or disposed
Of on such terms. conditions and regulations
az the Legislature shall direct; Provided,
That no sat spriog or land, the right where
Of Is now vested Ia any individual or lndl-
v.luals. or which may be hereafter confirm
ei or ajiuGica:ed to any individual or midi
vidIals. shall by this article be granted to
said State.
Flfth-Thst five per centum Of the pro
ceeGs Of ;h- sales OF all public lands lying
within the said State, which shall bc sod
by Congress after the admission Of said State
into the Union, alter dedGctiug all the ex-
penScs incident to the same, shall be paid to
said State for the purpose OF maxim. public
roads and internal improvements. as the
Legislature shall direct; Provided, That
the foregoing proposition herein offered to
the Sta OF Kansas shall never interfere
with tie primsrv disposal of the lands OF
II, -5,b
Congress NAV fad necessary for securing
title in said soil to bora fIe purchasers
thereof. and that no tax shall be imposed on
land belonging to the United States, and
that in no case shall nonresident proprie-
tors be taxed higher than residcnts
Si1th-,nd that said State shall rnre-
tax the lands or rropertv Of the United
states
A. the said e'ec..on tba votiDr shall he hv
b.IIn, ond n, endoIsinc on his barlot a.
each voter NAV please. "pronosition accent
CO. or :. pron1sI,io, rejected = SbonI5 the
,,a;orftr of yotes he cast f,r "pronosit;on
accented " the President Of the L nited states
&C soon AZ the fact is duIv made known To
him shall announce the same nv nrocl,m,.
tion and th,aearter. and without anv firth.
or proceedings on the part of Congress. the
admission of the State of Kansas into the L.
MON on an eoual footing with the original
States. in all respects whatever, shall be COM
plete and absolute; and that state shall be
entitled to enc member in the House of Rep
rescntat'ves in the Congress of the United
States until the next census be taken by
the federal government. Bat should ma
iority of the votes be cast for Proposition
rejected" it shall be deemed and held that
the people OF Kansas do not desire admiss-
ion into the Union with sad constitution,
under the conditions set forth in said prop
osition; and in that event the people OF
said Territory are hereby authorized and
empowered to form fer themselves a consti-
tuition and State government by the name
of the State of Kansas. according to to the
federal constitution, and may elect delegates
for that purpose whenever, and not before,