Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-05-25


, Congress:
Be enacted jy the Senate and House of Repres,n
tatsses Of the Tinted States OF An,ertca IA Con.
grees ASsemb(cd
That the State of Kansas be, and is
hereby admitted into the Union on ar
equal footing with the original States II
all respects whatever, but upon this fun.
damental condition precedent, namely
thai the question Of admission with the
following proposition In lieu of the ordn-
ance framed at Lecompton be submitted
10 vote of the people of Kansas, and as
sented 10 10y them or a majority of voters
voting at an election to be held for that
purpose, namely: That the following pro-
position oe, and the same are hereby Of
fered 20 the people of Kansas for accept
ance and rejection, which, if accepted.
shall be obligatory on the United States,
and upon the said State of Kansas, TO Wit:
First that sections sixteen and lhirtv-siX
Ia every township of public lands in said
State, or, where either of said sections or
any part thereof has been sold or other
wise disposed of, other lands equivalent
thereto, and as contiguous as may be,
shall be granted TO said State for the use
of schools. Second, that seventy sec
TONS of land shall be set apart ana reserv-
ed for the support of u State university, to
be selected by the Governor of said State,
subject to the approval of the Commission
er of the General Land Office, and to be
! appropriated and applied In such manner
as the Legislature OF said State may pre-
scribe 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-divi-
sions, shall be granted TO SAID State for
/ the purpose of completing the public build
lngs, or for the erection of others arthe
seat of government, under the direction
/ of the Legislature thereof. Fourth, that
all salt springs within said State, not ex-
ceedng twelve IN number, with SIX sec
/ tons of land adjoining or as contiguous
as may be 10 each, shall be granted to
said State for lis use, the same TO be Sc
lected by the Governor thereof, within
one year after the admission of said State
and when so selected to be used or dis
posed of on such terms, condiuous and
regulations as the Legislature may direct:
! Provided, That no salt spring or land, the
right whereof is now vested In any indi-
vidual or individuals, or which may here
after te confirmed or adludged to any in
+ dividual OF individuals. shall, by this ar
1 ticle, be granted TO said State. Fifth, that
I five per centum of the net proceeds Of the
sales of all ppbie lands lying within said
State, which shall be sold by Congress
after the admission of said State into the
Union, after deducting all the expenses
incident 10 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 herein offered are
on the condition that said State of Kansas
shall never interfere with the primary
disposal of the lands of the United States
! or with any regulations which Congress
may find necessary for securing the title
! III said SOIL to bona fide purchasers there
/ of. and that no tax shall be imposed on
7 lands belonging to the United States, and
| that IN no case shall nonresident proprI-
1 ctors be taxed higher than residents.-
Sixth, ard that said State shall never tax
/ the lands or property of the United States
! in that State. At the said election the
voting shall be by ballot, and ly indors-
/ ing on his ballot, as each voter may please,
+" proposition accepted" or proposition
rejected" Should a majority of the votes
cast be for g proposition accepted" the
President Of the United States, as soon
as the fact is duly made known to him.
shall announce the same by proclamation
and thereafter aud without any further
proceedings on the part of Congress, the
admission of the State of Kansas upon an
equal footing with the original States, IN
all respects whatever, shall be complete
and absolute, and SAID State shall be en-
titled to one member in the House of Re
+ presentatjves in The Congress Of the Uni
ted States, until the next census be taken
by the Federal Government. But should
a majority Of the votes cast be for pro-
position rejected it shall be deemed and
held that the people of Kansas DO not de-
sire admission into the Union with said
/ constitution under the conditions set forth
in said proposition, and IN that event the
/ people of said Territory are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to form for them
selves a constitution and State goYernmen,
by the name of the State of Kansas, at
/ cording tc the Federal Constitution, and
NAV elect delegates for that purpose.
whenever, on6 not before, 1t is ascertain
ed, bv census, duly ard legally taken
that the population ci SAID Territory
equals or exceeds the ratio of representa-
ton required for a member of the House
Of Representatives of the Congress Of the
United States, and whenever thereafter
such delegates shall assemble IN conye1-
ton, they shall first determine by a vote
whether It IS the wish OF the people Of the
proposed state 10 be admitted into the
/ Union at the time. and if so, shall pro-
ceed to form constitution, and take all
necessary steps for The establishment Of a
State Government in conformity with the
Federal Constitution, subject TO such llmi-
tations and restrictions as TO the mode and
manner Of lis approval or ratification by
the people Of the proposed State as they
NAV have prescribed by law. and shall be
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