M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-09-30


tiguous as may be to each, shall be
granted to said State for its use; tile
same to be selected by the governor
thereof, within one year after the ad'
mission Of said State, and when so
selected to be used or disposed Of on
such terms, conditions, and regula-
tions as the Legislature shall direct
Prouided, That no salt spring or land
the right whereof is now vested in any
individual or individuals, or which
may be hereafter confirmed or adjudg-
ed 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
public lands lying within said State,
which shall be sold by Congress after
the admission of said State into the
Union, after deducting all the expen.
ses incident to the same, shall be paid
to said State, for tho purpose OF ma
king public roads and internal i'm,
proYemenp, as the legislature shall
direct Prouded, The foregoing
propositions herein offered are on the
condition that She people Of Kansas
shall provide, by an ordinance, ire
'vocable without the consent OF the
United States, that said state shall
never interfere with the primary dis
posal Of the soil within the same, by
the United States, or with any regula-
tions Congress may find necessary for
securing the title in said soil to bona
fQe purchasers thereof; and that no
tax shall be imposed on lands belong,
ing to the United States, and that in
no case shall nonresident proprietors
be taxed higher than residents.
TIE MONTGOMERY SUBSTITUTE.
Section s. And be 1t further en-.
acted, That the following propositions
be, and the same are hereby, offered
to the said people Of Kansas for their
free acceptance Or rejection, which, if
accepted, shall be obligatory on the
United States and upon the State Of
Kansas, to wit: First. That sections
numbered sixteen and thirty-six in ey-
cry township of public lands in said
State, and where either OF said sec.
items, or any part thereof, has been
sold or otherwise been disposed Of
other lands equivalent thereto, and as
contiguous as may be, shall be grant.
cd to said State for the use OF schools
Second. That seventy 1.-TWO sections Of
land shall be set apart and reserved for
the use and support Of State uniyer.
siy, to 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 en-.
tire sections Of land, to be selected by
the governor Of said state, in legal
subdivisions, shall be granted to said
state for the purpose Of completing
tho public buildings, Or for the cree
ton Of others at the seat of govern.
ment, under the direction of the legis.
lature thereof. &0urth. That all salt
springs within said state, not exceed.
ing twelve in number, with six sec.
tions Of land adjoining, Or as contigu.
Gus as may beto each, shall be grant
ed to said state for its use, the same
to be selected by the governor thereof
within one year after the admission of
said state, and when SO selected, to be
used or disposed Of on such terms,
conditions, and regulations as the leg
islature shall direct: Provided, That
no salt spring or land, the right where
of is now vested in any individual or
individuals, Or which may be hereaf-
ter confirmed or adjudged to any in.
dividual Or individuals, shall by this
article be granted to said state. Fifth.
That five per centum of the net pro-
ceeds of sales of all public lands lying
within said state, which shall be sold
by Congress after the admission Of
said state into the Union, after deduc.
ting all the expenses incident to the
same, shall be paid to said state, for
the purpose of making public roads
and internal improvements, as the
legislature shall direct: Provided,
The foregoing propositions hereinbe.
fore offered are on the condition that
the people Of Kansas shall provide, by
an ordinance, irrovocable without the
consent of the United States, that
said state shall never interfere with
the primary disposal OF the soil with
in the same by the United States, or
with any regulations Congress may
find necessary for securing the title in
said soil to bona ,fde purchasers there
of, and that no tax shall be imposed
on lands belonging to the United
States, and that in no case shall ron.
resident proprietors be taxed higher
than residents. Sipth. And that the
said state shall never tax the lands or
thn Dronprtv of the T,nite1 Statne.