The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-04-13

Iuftuor procccuiuSs Wu"sosor ou tno PaIt
of Congress, the admission of said State Of
Kansas into the Union, upon an equal foot
ing with the original States in all respects
whatever, shall be complete and absolute.
SEC. A, A.d be IL furthOr enacted, That
in the elections hereby authorized al! white
male inhabitants of said Territory over
the age Of twenty ono years, who are le-
gal voters under the laws of Kansas Ter
ritory, and none Others, shall be allowed
to vote; and this shall be the only quail
fication required to entitle tho citizens to
the right of suffrage in said elections; and
if any person not so qualified shall vote
or offer to vote, or il any person shall
vote more than once, at either Of the said
elections, or shall make or cause to be
made any false, fctious or fraudulent re-
turns, or shall alter or change any returns
Of either of said electious, such persons
shall, upon conviction thereof before any
competent court of jurisdictian, be kept at
hard labor not less than six months and
not more than three years.
SEC. 5. And be IL further enacted
That the members of tho aforesaid Board
of Commissioners, and all persons appoin-
ted by them to carry into effect the pro-
visions of this act, shall, before entering
upon their duties, take an oath to perform
faithfully the duties of their respective
Offices and on failure thereof they shall
be liable and subject to he same charge
and penalties as are provided in like cases
under Territorial laws.
Sec. 8. And 6s IL further enacted. That
the officers mentioned in the proceeding
section shall receive for their services the
same compensation as is given for like ser
vices under Territorial laws.
Sec. 7. And be IL further enacted. That
the said State of Kansas when her admls-
sion as State ecomes complete and
absolute, shall be entitled to one men,
Der in the House of Representatives in the
Congress of tho United States till the next
census be taken by the Federal govern
ment.
Sec. 8. And 6s IL further enacted. That
the following propositions be and the same
are hereby offered to the said people of
Kansas for their free exceptance or rejec-
tion, which if accepted, shall be obligato-
ry on the United States and upon the
said State of Kansas, to wit; First, That
sections number sixteen and thirty-six ir
every Township of public lands in said
State, and, where cithor of said sections
or any part thereof has been sold or 9TH
erwise disposed of, other lands equivalent
thereto and as coniigu Gus as may be, shall
be granted to said State for the use of
schools Second, That seventy-two Sec
af Ian ohalI ha - nd
vcl for the use and support of State uni
vcrsity, to be selected by tho Governor of
said State, subject to tho approval of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
and 10 be appropriated and applied in
such manner as the Legislature of said
State may prescribe for tho purpose afore
said, but for no other purpose. Third,
That the entire sections Of land, to be Sc
lected by the Governor of said State, in
leg al subdivisions, shall be granted to
said State for tho purposes Of completing
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, not exceeding twelve in number,
with six sections of land adjoining, or as
contiguous as may be 10 each, shall be
granted 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 Legislature may di-
rect: Provided, That no salt springs or
land the right whereof is now vested in
any individual or individuals, or which
may hereafter confirm or adjudge to any
individual or individuals, shall by this ar
ticle be granted to said State. Fifth, That
five per ccntum Of the net proceeds Of
sales of all public lands lying within said
State, which shall be sold by Congress af.
ter the admission of said State into the
Union, after dcducting all the expenses in.
cident 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
for going proposition herein offered on the
condition that the people of Kansas shall
provide, by an ordinance, irreyoeablc with
out the consent of the United States,
that said State shall never interfere with
the primary disposal of the soil within the
same by the United States, or within any
regulations Congress may find nccrs ssary
for securing the title in said SOL to bona
fde purchasers thereof, and no tax shall be
imposed on lands belonging TO the United
States, and that in 20 case shall non-rcsi.
dent proprictors be taxed higher than resi-
dents. Sixth, And that said State shall
never tax the lands or property of the Uni
ted States in that State: Provided, how
ever, nothing in this act of admission shall
be so construed as to ratify or accept the
ordinance attached 10 said constitution
framed at Lecompton, but said ordinance
is hereby rejected by the United States.
A Polite Boy.