Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-05-11

N hich said ordinance asserts that Kan h admitted as State will have an p,5 yop' ri ght to tax the lands within her limits #peos ing to the United States, and proposes V sll aush said asserted right if certain cond;, kde forth in said ordinance be accepted and :. to by the Congress of the United S.s fp, whereas, the said constitution and o,S plu' have been presented to the Congress of 1T prde ted States by order of said convention #inc mission of sad territory into the Union ts Lld as State requested; and. whereas s,I nance is not acceptable to Congress <. tan desirable to ascertain whether the ,s' ru Kansas concur in the changes in said o,5f sed hereinafter stated, and desire adm,ss ..;l the Union as a State as herein proposed. 2, |st l. fore,
 Be it enacted, etc., That the Stateof Eve be, and is hereby, admitted into the IT, ble an equal footing with the original Stat respects whatever, but upon the funJs. condition precedents, namely: that in. n- sr'' of admission with the following uroro5:@ 1o' lieu of the ordinance framed at Leclm,. :" submitted to a vote of the people of < fm' and assented to by them or a naiority hrn voters voting at an election to be held t ban purpose, namely: that the following nror. enjC be, aud the same are hereby, offeredto K Der pie of Kansas for acceptance or reiecfo, fult
 if accepted, shall be obligatory on hs Y dest States and upon the said State of K.S com wit; First, that sections number siyt-. nn
 thrty-siX Tn every township of public ,., rth said State, or where either of said ssc-. dwc any part thereof has been sold or otbaros of o posed of, other lands, equivalent thereto A contiguous as may be, shall be granted ~ snd 1 State for the use of schools. Second ]. , seventy-two sections of land shall be ,s
 and reserved for the support of S,,.. ol versity, to be selected by the goyenor o
 State, subject to the approval of the m, sioner of the general land office and tn vit l propriated aud applied in such manDe, dlt legislature of said State may prescriba fl, Z purpose aforesaid, but for 10 other psr-. tor | Third, that ten entire sections of Ians iti: 1 selected by the governor of sad State deC | subdivisions, shall be granted to said S.
 the purpose of completing the public br to
 or for the erection of others at the sea. of suc
 ernment, under the direction of the lsf,, str
 thereof Fourth, that all salt spring sue
 sad State, not exceeding twelve in rr- the.
 with six sections of land adjoining, or as 4
 guous as may be to each, shall be granted the
 State for its use, the same to be selected ties 1 governor thereof within one year aflert 5.
 mission of said State. and, when 50 seIses the | be used or disposed of on such terms the l tlonS and regulations as the Legislature ne mon
 rect: Provided, Ina; no salt spring or lr ed il 1 right whereof is now vested in any ind,
 or individuals, or which may hereafter F. 1 firmed or adjudged to any individual C ar,,,
 viduals, shall by this article be granted X; .rl
 State. Fifth, that five per centum of u. nas proceeds of sales of all the public lands ,re i within said State which shall be sold b7 1ase l greSs after the admission of said State u thei 1 Union, after deducting all the expenses n dou
 to the same, shall be paid to sad State .s 33N | purpose of making public roads aid ns deI l improvements, as the legislature shall otlv 1 Provided, The foregoing propostOus her kt l tered are on the condition that said Sz we l Kansas shall never interfere with the R- thel | disposal of the lands of the United Sl4s plat 1 with any regulation which Congress mr iroo ! necessary for securing the title in said !, tha ! bona fie purchasers thereof; and that b Har
 shall be imposed on lands belongn. F. Yo 1 United States, and that in no case ;hl. pas resident pDprietors be taxed higher tl4- dou dents. Sixth, and that said State shal will tax the lands or property of the United sem ill that State. an .
 At the said election the voting shall
 1 ballot, and by ndorsjng on his ballot, !, voter may please, "proposi,iun accep..E
 proposition rejected" Should a maion suT1 sn [ the votes cast be for "propos.tion aecs,. s ] the President of the United States, as s5 f'es the fact Is duly made known to him. shs .sa a;a
 nounce the same by proclamation; and taa Iss;I iss ter, and without any further proceedings l issa part of Congress, the admission of the Sr s;I Kansas into the Union upon an equal s., with the original States, in all respects g -ss
 ever, shall be complete and absolute, nl ,o.
 State shall be entitled to one member ifha, House of Representatives in the Congress .lla
 United States until the next census be taxa - n the federal government; but should ma ths, of the votes cast be for "propostion reies t.b 1t shall be deemed and held that the pep. ,s,., huansas do not desire admission into the U lou with sad constitution under the couditiog wa
 forth in the said proposition, aud in tha, s esI . the people of said territory are hereby al1 ,tba ized and empowered to form for thelaseTs. w;t constitution and State government by thel tha of the State of Kansas, according to the . nab constitution, and may elect delegates fer ed purpose whenever, and not before, 1t is $ as . tajued by a census duly and legally takes can the population of sail territory equal; r to ceeds the ratio of representation requi.l We memberpf the House of Representative da tha Congress of the United States; and whsa ble thereafter such delegates shall assemble ns
 veutiou, they shall first determine by whether It Is the wish of the people Of l. posed State to be admitted into the Uu0 J,'s' that time; and Ii so, shall proceed to fol .a mo constitution and take all necessary steps l1 -''es establishment of State government i1 ce F.
 mlty with the federal constitution, su6a .', anu such limitations and restrictions as to then ""' and manuer of is approval or ratiicat0ng n 1s0e people of the proposed State as they mar R'.. z prescribed by law, and shall be entitled ! mission into the Union as a State under aiu constitution thus fairly and legally made ma or without slavery, as said constitution m1I pa scribe. -a''
 SEC. 2 And be it further enacted, Tbl
 l the purpose of insuring, as far as possible,
 the election authorized by this act may b
 and free, the governor, United States dis,rs
 torney and secretary of the territory of kGs co, and the presiding officers of the two bran'as its egisla;ure-namely, the president o council and speaker of the house of repres
 tives-are hereby constituted a board of con'
 Sioners to carry into effect the provisions al
 act, and to use all the means necessary aniF
 per to that end. And three of them shalS no stitute board; and the board shall have P of
 and authority to designate and establish g cincts for voting or to adopt those alreair u'
 tablished; to cause polls to be opened al
 places as 1t may deem proper in the resp'7 ns
 counties and election precincts of said terrR es
 to appoint as judges of election, at each o ae several places of voting, three discreet aHl' w | spectable persons any two of whom sha m
 competent to act; to require the sherlIs ol us' several counties, by themselves or depua@ so
 attend the judges at each of the places otg0' wl
 for the purpose of preserving peace and cn
 order; or the said board may, instead o 'h'
 sherffS and their deputies, appoint at thei pu cretion, and in such instances as they l'S
 choose, other fit persons for the same puiP ue' 1 The election hereby authorized shall cnl 'n'
 one day only, and shall not be continued r .li
 than sundown on that day. The sad el sn'
 shall appoint the day for holding said eec0
 and the said governor shall announce the ~
 by proclamation; and the day shall be S ant
 a one as is consistent with due notice the hu
 to the people of said territory, subject o z fra ! .|.l