Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-01
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT for the Admission of the State of Kansa
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 LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
 AN ACT for the Admission of the State of Kansas
 into the Union.
 Whereas, the people of the Territory of Kansas did. by convention of delegates assembled at Le- compton on the 1th day of November, 1857 for that purpose, form for themselves constitution and state government, which constitution is republican,; and UheFedS at the same time and place, said convention did adopt ordinance. which said ordinance asserts that Kansas, then admitted a Stat will have an undoubted right to tax the lands within her limits belongl to the United States, and proposes to re- lnqush ssd asserted right ii certain conditions set forth III said ordinance be accepted and agreed by the Congress of the United States and utereaS the sad constitution and ordinance have been presented to Congress by order Of said convention. and admis sion of said Territory into the Union thereon as Il State requested; and WtereaS said ordinance is not acceptable to Congress and it is desirable to ascer- tain whether the people of Kansas concur in the changes in said ordinance hereinafter stated and de- sire admission into the Union as State as herein proposed: Therefore,
 Be it enacted, etc., That the State of Kansas be- and Is hereby, admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in ali respects what ever, but upon this fundamental condition precedent, namely: hat the question of admission with the following proposition, in lien of the ordinance fram- cd at Lecompton: be submitted to vote of the peo- pc CT han>as' and assented to by them or ma orty Jf the voters voting at election be held for that purpose, namely That the following propositions be and the same hereby offered the people of Kan sa for acceptance rejection, which if accepted shall De oOlgatory on the United States and upon the said State of tnsas, to-wt: First. That section. num- Der l6 ani 56 in every township of public lands in said State, where either Of said sections or any part thereof has been sold otherwise disposed o other lands equivalent thereto and contiguous .S may be, shall be granted to said State for the Use of schools. Second. That 72 sections of land shall be set apart and reserved for the support of q State University, to be selected by the Governor of said State, subject to the approval of the Commissioner Of the General Land Office, and to be appropriated and applied in such manner the legislature of said State may prescribe for the purpose aforesaid but for no other purpose. Thid. That 10 entire sections of land to be selected by the Governor of said State in legal subdivisions shall be granted 10 said State for the purpose of completing the public buildings, or for the erection of others at the of government under the direction of the legislature thereof Fjartt. That all salt springs within said State. not excee ling twelve in number with six sections of land adjon- ing, or as contiguous may be to each. shall be rraIlted to said state for it's the to be sc- ected by the Governor thereof. within year after the admission of said State; and when so solacted. to be used or disposed of such terms. conditions and regulations the legislature may direct: Pro ttded, That no salt spring land the right whereof IS now vested in any individual or individuals, which may hereafter be outrmed or adiudged to any individual or individuals, shall by this article be granted to said State FYtb. That five per centum of tine net proceeds of sales of all public ands wing within said State which shall be sold by Congress, atler the admission of said State into the Unon after deducting all the expenses incident to the same shall be paid to said State for the purpose of making pub lie roads and internal improvements the legisa- tnre shall direct Proojied The foregoing proposi- tons herein offered are on the condition that said State of Kansas shall never interfere with the pma ry disposal of the lands of the United States or with any regulations which Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to b0aa e purchas thereof, and that tax shall be imposed on lands belonging to the United States, and that in no shall non resident proprieors be taxed higher than residents. Sartt. And that said State shall never tax the lands property of the United States in that State.
 At the said election the voting shall be by ballot, and by indorsing on his ballot, as each voter may be pleased Proposition accepted " or Proposition rejected" Should majority of the votes cast be for ' Proposition accepted" the President of the United States, the fact duly made known to him, shall announce the same by proclamation; and thereafter and without any further proceedings on the part of Congress- the admission of the State of Kansas into the Union upon equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever shall be complete and absolute; and said State shall be en titled to one memher in the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States until the next census he taken by the Federal Government. But should majority of the votes cast be for Proposi ton rejected" il shall be deemed and held that the people of Kansas do not desire admission into the Union with said constitution under he conditions set forth Tn said propositions: and in that the peo- pie of said Territory hereby authorized and en1- powered to form for themselves constitution and EoVhtc Dy the name Of the State sas, according to the Federal Constitution and may elect delegates for that purpose whenever. and not beiore 1t is aScertained by duly and legally taken that the population of said Territory equals or exceeds the ratio of representation required for a member of the House of Representatives of the Con gress of th9 United States and whenever thereafter such delegates shall assemble in convention, they shall first determine by vote whether it is the wish of the people of the proposed State to be admitted into the Union at that time and if SO shall proceed to form constitution, and take all necessary steps for the establishment of State government in con ormty with the Federal Constitution subject to snch limitations and restrictions to the mode and of its approval or ratification by the people If theproposed State as they may have prescribed by
 law and shall be entitled to admission into the Union as State under such constitution thus fairly and legally made. with without slavery, said utntion may prescribe
 ,. That for the purpose of insuring far pos sbe. that the elections authorized by this act may be fair and fe the Governor United States District Attorney and Secretary of the Territory of Kansas, and the presiding officers of the two branches of its legislature. namely, the President of the Council and Speaker of the House of Representatives, are hereby constituted board of commissioners to carry into effect the provisions of this act and to all the means necessary and proper to that end. And three of them shall constitute board; and the board shall have power and authority to designate and establish precincts for voting, adopt those already cstab
 shed to cause polls to be opened at such places as 1t may deem proper in the respective counties and eec tion precincts of said Territory; to appoint judges of election at each of the several places of voting three discreet and respectable persons, any two of whom shall be competent to act: to require the she riffs of the several counties by themselves or depu- ties to attend the judges at each of the places of vot ing for the purpose of preserving peace and good order the said board may, instead of said sherifs and their deputies, appoint at their discretion, and in such instances they may choose, other fit per- sons for the same purpose. The election hereby au- thorized shall continue one day only, and shall not be continued later than sundown that day. The said board shall appoint the day for holding said election. and the said governor shall announce the same by proclamaton and the day shall be as early
 one isconsiStent with due notice thereof to the people of said Territory subject to the provisions of this act. The said board shall have full power to prescribe the time, manner and places of said cleo ton. and to direct the time [withn which returns shall be made to the said board whose duty it shall be to announce the result by proclamation, and the said Governor shall certify the same to the President of the United States without delay.
 8. That in the election hereby authorized all white male inhabitants of said Territory, over the age of twenty-one years, who possess the qnaliica tions which required hy the laws of said Terri tory for legal voter at the last general election r