Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-08
Pub: 14 AN ACT for the adm sion of the State of Kansas into the Union.

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 | AN ACT for the admi sion of the State of Kansas into the Union
 Whereas, the people of the Territory of Kansas did by convention of delegates assembled at Ie- compton, on the 7th day of November 1851 for that purpose. form for themselves a constitution and ntaie government. which constitution i~ republican; amt where s. at the me time and place said con veut;on did adopt ordinance, which said ordin- arce asserts that Kansas when admitted as Stat, . will have undoubted right to tax the lands within her limits belonging to the United States. and pro poses to reinqush said asserted rght if certain con- ditions forth in said ordinance be accepted and agreed to by the Congress of the United States and whereas the said constitution and ordinance have been presented to Congress by order of said convpn- ton. and admission of said Territory into the Union thereon a State requested; and whereas said or dnance is not acceptable to Congress and it is desr- able to ascertain whether the people of Kansas con eur in the changes in said ordinance hereinafter stated. and desire admission into the Union ns State as herein prOposed Tkerefore-Be 1 endct4d. etc
 That the State of Kansas be- and is hereby admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States ill all respects whatever, but upon this funda mental cond ton precedent. namely; that the qucS tion ofadmisson with the following propositon lieu Of the ordinance framed at Lecompton be submitted to vote of the people of Kansas and asSented to by them majority of the voters voting at an elec- tion to be held for tlat purpose. nSmey that the fol lowing propositions be and the are hereby offer ed to the people of Kansas for acceptance or rejection which if accepted shall be obligatory on the United States and upon the said State of Kansas, to wit First. That sections number sixteen and thirty six in every township of public lands in said State, or where either of said sections, any part thereof has been sold other wise disposed of other lands equi vaent thereto and as contiguous as may he, shall be granted to said State for the of schools Sc ond That seventy-two sections of land shall be set apart ami reserved for the support of a State University
 o be selected by the Governor of said State subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and to be appropriated and applied in such manner as the Legislature of said State may prescribe for the purpose aforesaid but for no other purpose Third. That ten entire sections of land to be selected by the Governor of said State, in legal sub divisions, shall he granted to said State for the pr pose of mpleting the public buildings, or for the erection of others at the seat of Government, under the direction of the legislature thereof. Fourth- That all salt springs within said State exceeding twelve in number, with six sections of land ad- joining, or contiguous may be to each shall be granted to said State for its the to be select ed by the governor thereof within year after the admission of said State; aud when so selected to be used or disposed of on such terms conditions and regulations the legislature may direct Ps0paded That salt spring or land. the right whereof is now vested in any individual individuals, or which may hereafter be confirmed adjudged to any individual or individuals shall by this article be granted to said State. Fifth. That five per centum of the net proceeds of sales of all the public lands lying with in said State which shall be sold by Congress after the admission of said State into the Union after de- ducting all the expenses incident to the same shall be paid to said State for the purpose of making pub lie roads and internal Improvements, the legisla- ture shall direct: Pronided-The foregoing proposi- tions herein offered are on the condition that said State of Kansas shall never interfere with the prma " disposal of the lands of the United States or with any regulation which Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to bona fde pur- chasers thereof and that tax shall be imposed on lands belonging to the United States and that in no case shall nonresident proprietors be taxed higher than residents. Sixth. And that said State shall never tax the lands or property of the the United States in that State.
 At the said election the voting shall be by ballot. and by indorsing on his ballot, as each voter may please. Proposition accepted' or " Proposition re- jected." Should majority of the votes cast be for " Proposition accepted the President of the United States, the fact is duly made known to him shall announce Sic same by proclamation: and there after and without any further proceedings on the part of Congress the admission Of the State of Kan sas into the Union upon equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever, shall beco