Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-12

W. give b,'O ) the '' LaAd Donati III Cause
Of ths Eng.i,a Bill" tins "Clittrnlcn
AIusndm ut" and the "Montg,m rs >,lhs,i.
tute." We ask our r,ad,rS T. cXamlnr and
compare them, and judge for t"crnscl.cS il
there be bribery" in the English BiI:'
< THE EvGllsM BILL.
SIC. s. and be IL Turther enacted, That
che following propositions b., aud tue sam
are hereby, offer. U the Aai1 pc"p.. q, Kan
~ Tor t'Ci"f-c acceptance or ,c)c' tirn, viii h
II accepted, anal, b. obligatory on the United
States and UPON the sid State OF KanSa,, To
Wit3 First. That sections numbered .ixtc, II
and Ihirty->ix in cve.y toA"s'ip nf ruoic
lands IL said Stat. and mere ither Vt sal |
Hecti 'h$, or any part III ref has b Ga sod 81
"tTerwiS. dispose OF, otTcr ianiS equivalent
thereto, and ~ cont :u'u> ret a> Inay he.
shall be < Autcd t. >4 Sta, u TIE us. III
schools Second. Tnat S.vent, two >.ctinn>
Of lshd shall b. set apart and res we'd for the
vac and support of Stat. L diversity. TO be ST..
lectcd by the Governor Of said State, subject
20 the approval Of the Commissioner oi the
General Land office, and To Dr. appropriated
and applied IN such manner as the Legislature
OF eaSd State may prescribe for tho purpose
Aforesaid. but for no other purpOs'. Third.
That ten entire sections Of land, he selected
BY the Governor Of said State. in legal Subdi,
visions, shall be granted to said State for the
purpose Of completing the public buildings, or
for the erection Of others at the scat Of govern
msnt under the direction Of the Legislature
thereof Fourth. That ell salt springs within
said State, not>sxcceding twelve in number,
with six sections Of land adjoining or as con-
tigYOuS As may be to each, shall be granted to
sd State for its use, the same TO be selected
by he Governor thereof, within one year
-aiNeT the admissiOn Of said State, and when
20 selected, TO be used or disposed Of on such
terms, conditions and regulations As the Leg
islature shall direct: Provided, That no salt
spring OF land, the right whereof is now YES
ted in any individual or individuals. which
may Do hereafter confirmed or adjudgrd to any
individual or individuals, shall BY this article
be granted to said State. Fifth. That five per
csutum Of tho net proceeds Of sales Of all pub
lie lands lying within said State, which shall
be sold By Congress after the admission of
said State into the Union, after dcducting all
the expenses incident to the same, shall BIZ
paid TO said State, for tho purpose OF making
public roads and internal improvements as the
Legislature shall direct Provided, The fore.
going propositions hcrCinbefore offered are on
the condition that the people Of Kansas shall
provide, by an ordinance, irrevocable, without
the consent Of the United States, that said
State shall never interfere with the primary
disposal Of tho soil within the same by the
United States, Or with any regulations Con.
eress may find necessary for securing the title
IN said soil 70 beR0 tide purchasers thereof;
and that no tax shall be imposed on lands be-
loRging TO the United States, and that in no
case shall nonresident proprietors be taxed
higher than residents. Sixth And that the
SAid State shall never tax the lands or the
property Of the United States in that State.
PrOsidSd, AOsOeUsr. That nothing in this act
Of admission shall be so construed as to rntify
OF accept the ordinance attached to said Con-
atitutionS but said ordinance is hereby reject
cd by the Government Of the United States.
TIE CRITTENDEN AMENDMENT.
SEC. g. Andbe itJhrther enacted, That the
following propositions be, and the same are
hereby, offered to the said people of Kansas
ior their ttce acceptance or rejection, which,
e accepted, shall be obligatory on the United
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