Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1858-10-30
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'wliethtfthe people Of Kansas concur In the
'clnngcs'ft sad ordinance, hereinafter stated,
pna tcs're hdiAission into Che Union as
Stdte as herein proposed: Therefore, =
( Be ID eaacted W NE Scdatc aad House 6f
Representatives ofthe Uh;dAH.SGaics of Amc-
Irica IN Congress dSssattN, TGht the State of
Kansas be, afdis hereby, admitted into the
Union on unequal footing withthc original
States, in all respects whatever, but upon this
fundamental condition 'treccdoht,n namely
That the question Of almissoR'witlf the fol-
Towing proposition, in lien Of the dtdilhnce
framed At Iec6mptod, he.submitlet a vote
orihc'peohleog Kansas 'and assentcd to by
them cr a majority Of lhG'toters voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, namely:
.Thftttt following propositions be and the
sHncare herely offered to the people Of Kan
soS for acceptance or rejection, which, Il ae-
cepielb shall be obligatory on the Unitcd
StaleS and upon The said State Of KdHSas,'to
wit :fffs That sections mnbcrslxteen and
thirty SIX in every township ofpnblic lands in
SAID State, or where either Of said sections or
any part thereof las been sold or otherwise
disposed Of, other landsequvalent thereto and
rs cotigdots as maybe, sllhll be granted to
said stnietor tic use of schools. Second. That
'scveuly.two sections of lnlidSbal be set apart
ppd reserved Tor The support Of Sth.e Uni
yeNiY, 70 be selected " The governor Of said
Stale, subject to tie approval of'the 'Colh-
missioner Of Tie Central Land oHice," "ahu 10
he appropriated aud SappFedt iHSdch mahhtr
as the lcsslatureib of said State iiay Ircshllb
ier the purpose aforesaid, but for I'D other
IlnrposS, Titd. That ten 'tYlire sections of
land, to be Selected by the Governor Of Suid
State, in legal subdivisions, shall be granted
,osaid State for tho purpose Of completing
the public buildings. or ior The erection Of
olAers ut the seat Of government under the
direction of the Legislature thereof. Eoath
That all salt springs within said State, not
exceeding twelve in number, with six sections
81 hind adjoining, or as contiguous as may bo
10 each, shuiI he granted to said State for its
use, the sauieto be.seIccled by The Governor
thereof, with one year after the admission Of
said State; and when SO osecctcd, to he used
or disposed Of on sncIl terms, conditions, and
frdgnlolousas the Legislature may direct; PRO
Nrlfm, That ii6 sat springer lanll't the right
whereof is now vested ln'Shy individual Or in
Ediv'dualS, or wiiuhinuy Hereafter beGbnGrmed
For ad@lged to dry individual or individuals,
Esbalfby this article 'be granted to said State.
4 tyN, That five per ccntuni of the ncls pro.
bcoedSof sales, Of all public lands lying within
Tsaid State which shall be sold by Congress
IafIert The admission Of mid State into the
I Uuicnd after deductiOg all the expenses inel-
debt to the same, shall be paid to said
State for the purpose Of making public
roads and Internal Improvements, as the legis-
ature shah direct. PyOridcd The foregoing
propositions herein offered 'ure on tue eoudi-
ton that said State Of kansas shall never
interfere with the primary disposal Of the
lands ofthG Uuiled States, ot with any rcgu-
hlunS which Congress may find necessary or
securing the TILE in said solllo BONA fds pur-
chaSerS thereof, and TINT ho tax Shall be i'm
pose on lands belonging 70 the United States,
and that in no case shall nonresident proprl'
elors he taxed higher than residents Siah.
And that said State shnl never tax the lands
Or property Of tie United States ia that
State. yE' ~
/, Atthe said election the voting shall be BY
bSilbt SHd by endorsing on his ballot, as each
voter Gay he pleased, 'Proposition accented >
or "Prcposilion rejected S6ould majority
of the votes cast be for "Proposition accept.
'led,n the President Of the United' States, as
soon as tie is duly made known to him,
shall annoaucethe same by proclamation; and
thereafter, and without any further proceed.
ipss on the part Of Congress, the admission ol
the stateof Kansas into the Union upon an
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