White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-29
CONSTITUTION
,5- I ..-e OF THE T .-aT ..5I
OF KANSAS,
Framed at Lsavsnworth, April 10Th, 1858. q
ORDINANCE.

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By the authority of the people of Kansas, be
it ordained by this Conventions, rrevocstbly, that
the State of Kansas wilinever, without the con
sent of Congress, interfere with the title Of the
United States TO the public domain, OF 'unsold
lands within the limits OF said State. or the pri
marv right Of the united States, to dispose Of
the same. or with any regulation which Congress
may prescribe for securing the title thereof to
purchasers in good faith; and also that no tar
or other assessment shall be imPoS ID upon the
lands belonging to the United States; Provided,
that the conditions following shall be accepted
and agreed to by the Congress of the United
States r-r tsl .asH.z sfi 1er-a.t- fiiel --'
First, The sections numbered sixteen and
thirty-six in every township, including Indian
Reserves or Trust Lands, in said State, (and
where either Of said sections, or any part there
Of, has been sold or otherwise alienated or ap-
propriated, other lands equivalent thereto, as
nearly contiguous as possible,) shall be gran
ted to the said State exclusively for the use of
common schools. On ..7---.sr. l----s- TIA sft
Second. That seventy two sections Of land
shall be set apart and reserved for the use and
support of a State University, and sixty sections
for the and support of four district colleges,
to be located in the four equal diyi.ions of the
State-said lands to be selected by the Cover
nor of the State, subject to the approval of the
Commissioner of the General Land 0fice.g q
Third, That thirty-six sections of land. u be
selected by the Governor of said State, shah be
granted to said State for the purpose of the erecE
ton of public buildings at the seat of Govern
ment, and the erection Of buildings for the va,
rious public benevolent institutions created by
the State Constitution. ..arsZ Il g
Fourth, That the salt springs, and gold, sill
yer, copper, lead or other valuable mines, not
exceeding twelve innuPber, with six sectionsof
land adjacent, shall be granted to the said State,
to be selected. used or siienated as may hersaf,
ter be prescribed by law. ri7V " a
Fifth, That five per eentum Of the net pro-
ceeds of the sales Of public lands within said
State, sold by Congress after the admission Of
said State into the Union, shall be paid 10 the
said State for ihepurPose of creatinga common
school fund. the principal to be held sacred, and
the interest to be applied to the education of the
children of Kansas. sL .--srT ? -s.urT
Sixth. That each alternate section of land
now owned, or which may hereafter be acquired
by the United States, lying, for six miles in
width, on each side oil, the following lines Of
railroads, shall be granted BY Congress to the
State Of Kansas; ,First--Commeneing on the
Missouri State line, at some point south OF the
fourth standard parallel line, and tesversiag
Southern Kansas westEardly Second-commen'
cling at some point on the Missouri river or
Missouri State line. and ira, ersins Central KAN
sas westwardly Third--Commencing at some
point on the Missouri river, and trayersing Nor
thern Kansas Westvardly. Foursh-COmmen-
cling at some point on the Missouri river, and
running southerly in the direction Of the Gulf
Of Mexico. Provided, That should the alter
nate sections along the lines ofsaid railroads be
disposed of. an equal number Of sections shall
be selected from any other public lands contig-
uous to said railroads--said lands 70 be reserved
and conveyed TO ths State for the purpose of
aiding in the construction Of said railroads un-
der such rules and restrictions as may hereafter
be prescribed BY law
The Congress Of the United States. in con
junction with the representatives. Of this STATE,
may adOp; the necessary measures for carrying
the several provisions herein contained, into
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| We, the people of the Territory Of Kansas,