The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-29
Tho Kansas 0iil.
As PAssED BY BOTH HOUSES or con
CIR -, APRIL 70. 1859

of Kansas did. by Convention OF Dele,
oates assembled at Lecomp,on, on the I'm
day Of November one lhousant eight hun,
bred and fifty seven, for that purpose form;
for Themselves a Constitution and State
Government, which constitution is Repub-
lican; aud whereas, ut tn. same time and
place, the said Convention did adopt An or
dinance, which ssid ordinance asserts that
Kansas, when admitted MS State will have
An und oubted right TO taz TIA, lands within
her limits belonging to the United States
and proposes to relinquI.h said asserted
rgh, # certain conditions set forth IN said
ordinance be accepted and sgrced to by the
Congress Of the United States, and where.
ne, the said Constitution aud ordinance have
been presented to the Congress OF the Uni,
ted States, by order Of said Convention,
aud admission OF said Territory into the
Union thereon asa State requested, mad
ahe7esr, ssl ordnance n not acceptable
To Congress, aud i, is desirable to ascertain
whether the people of Kansas concur in The
change, IN saiA ordinance hereinafter stated.
aud desire admissions into the Union as n
State herein proposed Therefore,
Be Il enacted, Dr., i'ha, the State OF
Kansas be, aud IS hereby, admitted into the
Union en- an equal footing with thr original
States In all respects whatever. but upon
the fundamental condition precedenls, name.
Is; that the question Of admission With the
following prorosiiica in lien of the otdI,
nance framed at .ecompton be Submitted
to vote Of the people Of Kansas, aud as,
seated to by them or majority OF the peo'
pie voting at an election to be held for that
purpose, namely that the following propo-
-itous be- and the same are hereby, offered
to the people Of Kansas Tor accep,ancs or
rejection, which, Il accepted, shall be oh
hgatofy on the | uited States aud upon lh"
laid State of Kansas, to wit: First, that
sections number sixteen and ,hitl,ssiS in
every township Of public lands in SAID State,
or where either OF said sections or any part
thereof has been sold or otherwise disposed
Of. other lands equivalent thereto aud as
contiguous AS may be. shall be granted to
said State for the use OF schools. Second,
that seventy two sections Of land shall be
Sc, apart aud reserved for the support Of "A
State diversity. TO be selected 10y the Gov
eruor OF said State, subject to the approval
Of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office. and to be Appropriated aud applied
in such manner as the Legislature OF said
State may prescribe lor the purpose azores
said, but iot no other purpose. lhird, that
ten entire sections OF land. to he selected
by the Governor OF said State, IN legal sub
divisions. shall be granted TO SAID State for
the purpose OF completing the public build
rigs or fot the erection OF others at the sea,
of goYernfaeni, under the direction OF the
Legislature thereof Fourth that all salt
sp-iugs within csia state, not exceeding
twelve in number, with ST. sections OF land
adjoining, or MS contiguous 40 may be to
each shall be granted to SAID state Tor It's
use, the same 10 be selected by the COY.
etnor thereof within one wear after the adj
mission OF said State, ana, when so select
ed, 20 be used or disposed on such terms,
conditions and regulations rs the Legisla'
tu,e may direct; Fro.ideG, Ihs, no salt
spring OF land, the right whereof is now
vested in any individual or individuals, or
which NAV hereafter be confirmed or ads
Judged to any individual or individuals, shall
by this article be granted 10 said State
Fifth, that five per cen,um OF TIE net pros
cerds OF sales OF al the pnhlio iahds wing
within said stale when shAil ne shi" oy
Congress alter the admission oi sh'n STATE
into the 'nion' after dedoeun9 al, Tue eA,
penses incident To tue same sh"'' ne pa'"
to SAID state Tor the h''eose on "''a'"s
pubic roads ana 'h'efnsi "hr'"Te"'"'s' rs
the Legislature shall direct Fror'dcd. the
foregoing propositions herein offered are on
thu coalition that SAID StHte OF Na"sas
shall never interfere win primary oisposa'
OF the lands OF the United states OF WIN
amy regulation which Congress msf ma
necessary for securing The i"le IN s'id sou
to bona hds purchasers thereof snh 10" no
tax shall be imposed on lanes belonging 10
the United states, and that ~ no case sh"''
non>fe.iden' pfophs'ofs be taxed hls"e'
ths" residents, ss'h AID '""' -"'' '''A'"
shall never tax til" land. OF properly OF Tue
'n,tsd States N the S's'e
At the said election the Young shsi' u"
by ballot. aud b, Endorsing on h'' bs'io'' MS
each voter may please, " proposition Seesp'
ed or proposition rejected '"ou'"
majority OF The votes e"s' Va" Tor P"po'
siilon accepted tne tte'la'n' OF 'n' YIN
ted Sia'es, Ms soon AS 'he TACT y "''S "''e
known to him. shall announce Inc 'Hhe o'
proclamation and thereafter H"N "'uou'
any further proceeding on tnf par ui 'nn