Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-16
Admission of Kansas as a State.

A bILL TOT the admission of the State of
 Kansas nto the Union, presented in the Sen
 ate Dy NIT. Green of NJ I,souri, from the com
 mittee onterr.torc~ February T., 1858
 W Whtreas the people ot the territory of Kan. SaS, ny thelr. representatives in convention as. sembled at Lecompton, in sad territory. on Mon day, the fourth day ol September one thousand. eight hundred and fifty seven, having the r.5bt oi admission into the Union as one of the Uni. ted Sltes of America, consistent with the federal constitution, in virtue ol tAa treaty of ce,,iou by France Of the proviuceof Louisiana ma ie and concluded on the Both dav of Aurjl 1903; and in accordance with the ,ict of t,oo- 5reSs approved on the 30th May, A. D. 1851 ertued An act to organize the territory of Kansas and Nebraska" did form for themselves q constitution and SGtte government, repubIjcaa n form; and the said convention has in their name aNd behalf, asked Che Congress of the 1 Umed States to admit the territory into the Cmon as a State, on an e lual footing with the other States:
 Be t eaacteI Jy t!e Senate ant H6use of ReD. resentatiUss of He UniteI States of .A1,e,5ea ja Congress- assembled, That the $ ate of Kansas shall ne, and s hereby declared to be. one of the United States of America, and admitted into the Uulon on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever; and the said State shall consist of all the territory in cuded within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at a point on the western boundary ot the State of Missouri, where the thirtv- seventh parallel of latitude crosses the sarn.. thence west on sad para.ie. to the eastern bonn. diary of New Mexico; thence north on s,id boundary to latitude thirty-ei.ht; thence fol- lowing said boundary westward Go the eastern boundary oi the territory ot Utah, on the sum- mt ot the Rocky mountains; thence northward on S.ud summit to the ioruetn parallel of latitude: thence east on sad parallel to the western boun. duy of the S-ate of NJ Missouri: thence s0uth With the western bouUdiry of sai $ ate to the place of bcglanny; ProUiie{ That nothing 1 hereh contalned respecting the boundary of SNd Seate shaI be cons'rue tO impair the right o' person 1r property LoW ptUdmIL to the lh'iiah5 lu said territory so Ioug aS such right Shait remm nueNiugushed bv treaty between the United States aud such I4d.auS, or to in- clude any territory which, by treaty with such lndlan tribes, iS uo, without the consent of said tribe 10 D. Included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any State or territ.,rv but alI such territory Shall be excepted ou, of the bouu | darit@ and coustjtuac DO part or the Stte of kalsa~ until said tribe shall signify their assent to the President of the United States to be in cluded within sail State or to affect the au thority ot the government of the United States to make any regulations respecting such Indians. ther lands, property, or other rights. by treaty. | law, or otherwise, which 1t would have been competent to make if this act had b eu passed | SEC. 2. AaI be 4 fAtley eaacleL, That the State of Kansas is admitted into the Union ufa,t the express condionthat saii State shall ii ,vpr interfere with the primary d.sposal of the public | lands, or with any regulations which Congress may find necessary for securing the title in ,,iI lands to the bonn fle purchasers and grantees thereof or impose or levy any tax asscssmeIt or imposition of any description whatever upon them, or other property of the United $ aies. within the limits of said Scate and nothiur in this act shall be construed as an assent by Con- Sress to all or to any of the propositions or claims contained in the ordinance of the sld constitu ton of the people of Kansas, nor to deprive the sad State of Kansas of the same grants which were contained in the act of Congress, entitled an " An act to authorize the people of the ter rtorv of Minnesota to form constitution and State government, preparatory to admission into the Union on an equal footing with the original States,'' approved February 26, 1857.
 SEC 3. AnibeH fu193er eaacteI, That until the next general census shall be taken, and an apporonment of representation made, the State of Kansas shall be entitled to one representative in the House of Representatives of the United States.