The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-05

ment rendered such contract necessary il Congress be
not session ut the time OF making such contract he
shall at the commencement OF their next session make
such report to both Houses and no such contracts shall
be made hereafter except in of pressing exigency
Approved 4, May 1858.
AN ACT for the admission the State the
Union.
Whereas the people of the Territory of Kansas did, by
a convention of delegates assembled ut Lecompton
the 7th day of November thousand eight hundred
and ftysven, for that purpose form for themselves
constitution and State government which constitution s
republican and whereas, mt the time and place,
said vention did adopt ordinance which said oi
asserts that Kansas when admitted State wnl
have undoubted right to tax the lands within her
limits belonging to the United States, and proposes to
relinuis said asserted right il certain conditions set
forth in said ordinance be accepted and agreed to by the
Congress Of the United States and whereas the said
stnon and ordinance have been presented to Con-
gress by order of said convention, and admission OF
said Territory into the Union thereon State re-
quested and whereas said ordinance Is not accept
able to Congress- and it is desirable to ascertain whether
the people of Kansas concur In the changes In said
ordinance hereinafter stated, and desire admission into
the Union AZ a State herein proposed Therefore
BE enacted &C., That the State of Kansas be, and IL
hereby admitted into the Union equal footing with
the original States in all respects whatever but upon this
fundamental condition precedent, namely: that the
question of admission with the following proposition in
lieu of the ordinance framed at Lecompton be submitted
to vote Of the people of Kansas and assened to by
them majority Of the voters voting at election to
be held for that purpose, namely that the following
propositions be- and the hereby, offered to the
people Of Kansas for acceptance rejection. which, if
accepted shall be obligatory the United States and
upon the said State OF Kansas TO wit ): First. That
toIs number sixteen and thirty ax In every township OF
pnbic lands ia said State where either Of said sections
any part thereof has been sold otherwise disposed
Of other lands equivalent thereto AMI contiguous
may be- shall be granted to said State for the OF
schools Second That seventy two sections Of hand shall
be set apart and rescrv1 or the support Of State Uni
versity 10 be selected by the Governor of said State sub
ec to the approval OF the Commissioner of the General
Land Office and to be appropriated and applied in such
the Legislature of said State may prescribe for
the purpose aforesaid but for other purpose Third
That ten entire sections of land, to be selected by the
Governor Of said State, in legal subdivisions shall be
granted TO said State for the purpose of completing the
public buildings for the erection Of others at the
seat of government under the direction Of the Legsa-
turc thereof Fourth That all salt springs within said
State not exceeding twelve in number with six sections
of land adjoining, contiguous may be cacl
shall he granted to said State for its use the to be
selected by the governor thereof within year after
the admission of said State and when selected TO
be used disposed of such terms, conditions, and
regulations the legislature may direct: Pyocdn That
salt spring land the right whereof is vested
in any individual individuas which may hereafter
be confirmed or adjudged to any individual individ-
uas shall by this article be granted to said State Fifth
That vc per ccntum of the nett proceeds Of sales all
the public lands lying within d State which shall be
the Union after deucting all the expenses incident to
the same shall be paid to said State for the purpose of
making public roads and internal improvements, the
legislature shall direct Propsd The foregoing PROPOSE
tions herein offered the condition that said State
of Kansas shall interfere with the primary disposal
Of the lands Of the United States with any regulation
which Congress may find necessary for securing the title
in said soil to bona fd purchasers thereof and that
tax shall be imposed lands belonging to the United
States and that in shall resident poprietors
be taxed higher than residents Sixth. and That said
State shall tax the lands property the United
States in that State
At tho said election the voting shall be by ballot and
by endorsing his ballot each voter may please,
Proposition accepted Proposition rejected Should
majority Of the votes cast be for proposition accepted
the President OF the United States the fact
is duly made known to him. shall announce the by
proclamation and thereafter, and without any further
proceedings the part Of Congress- tho 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 si State shall be entitled to
member in the House Of Representatives in the Con
gess Of the United States until the next taken
by the federal government But should majority of the
votes cast bc for proposition rejected it shall be deem
cd and held that the people Of Kansas do desire ad
mission into the Union with said constitution under the
conditions set forth in the said proposition and in that
event the people Of said Territory hereby authorized
and empowered to form for themselves constitution
aud State government, by the name of the State OF Kan
s. according TO the federal constitution and may elect
delegates for that purpose whenever and not before it
AHtcttHticu oy u"y ieBay uAkcn tnAt tuc
population Of said Territory equals or exceeds the ratio
Of representation required for member Of Che House
Representatives Of the Congress of the United States
and whenever thereafter such delegates shall assemble In
convention, they shall st determine by vote whether
it is the wish OF the people of the proposed State to be
admitted into the Union ut that time and II so shall
proceed to form constitution, and take all necessary
steps for the establishment OF State government Ia
iormy with the federal Constuon subject TO such lin
itations and restrictions to the mode and manner Of its
approval ratification by the people Of the proposed
State as they may have Fescb%d by law, and shall he
entitled TO admission into the Union, State under
such constitution thus fairly and legally made, with
without slavery, as sad co,,stitution may prescribe
seeftos2 A"d h further enacted ThsA for the purpose
OF isuring as far possible that the elections author
izcd by this act may he air and free the governor United
States district attorney and secretary 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 hereby co
stituted board OF commissioners carry into eject the
provisions OF this act and to all the means necessary
and proper 10 that end And three them shall cos
tute board and the board shall have power and au
thory to designate and establish precincts for voting OR