The Yazoo Democrat., 1858-10-30
THE ENGLISH BILL.

November, 1908, Tor that purpose toFm Tor
themselves constitution and State govern
rnent, which constitution is republican and
whereas, at the same time and place, said
convention did adopt an ordinance, which said
ordinance asserts that Kansas, when admit
ted as State, will have an undoubted right
to tax The lands within her limits belonging
TO the United States, and proposes to relin.
quish said asserted right if certain conditions
set forth in said ordinance be accepted aud
agreed to by the Congress Of the United
States; and where's the said constitution and
ordinance have been presented to Congress
by or,er of said convention, aud admission
of said Territory into the Uuion thereon rs a
State requested and whereas said ordinanc.
is not acceptable to Congress, and it is desir-
able to ascertain whether the people of Kan>
sas concur in the changes Of said ordinance,
hereinafter stated, aud desire admission into
the Union as a State as herein proposed
Therefore --ia 8 Wr
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
State Of Kansas be, and is hereby, admitted
into the Union on an 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 pr OPPOSITION in lieu Of the
ordinance framed at Lecompton, be submits
ted to vote Of the people Of Kansas, ami
assented to BY them, or a majority Of the
voters voting at an election to be held for
that purpose, namely: That the following
propositions be, and the same are hereby,
offered TO the people Of Kansas for acceptance
or rejection, which, il accepted, shall be OBJ
ligatory on the United States, and upon the
said State of Kansas, to wit: First, that sec
tons numbers sixteen and thirty~six in every
township of public lands in said State, or
where eitherof said sections or any part there,
of has been sold or otherwise deposeof, Other
lands equivalent thereto. and as contiguous
as may be, shall be granted to said State fol
the use Of schools. Second, that seven v
two sections of land shall be set apart and
reserved for the support of State universe
ty, to be selected by the governor Of said
State, subject to the approval Of the Con-
missioner OF the General Land Office, and TO
be appropriated and applied in su.h manner
as the Legislature Of said State may prescribe
for the purpose aforesaid, but for NJ other
purpose. Third, that ten entire sections Of
land, to be selec ed by the governor Of said
State, in legal subdivisions, shall b. granted
to said State for the purpose OF completing
the public building, or for the erection Of
others at the seat Of government, under the
directions Of the les sislature thereof Fourth,
thatal sat springs within said State, not ext
ceeding twelve in number, with six sections
OF land adjoining Or as contiguous as may be
to each, shall be granted to said State for its
use, the same to be selected blythe govern,
or thereof, within one year after tile admis
sion Of said State, and when SO selected to
be used Or disposed Of on such terms, con
diions, and regulations as the legislature may
direct Provided, That no salt spring or land
the right whereof is now vested in anyiiudi-
vidual or individuals, or which may hereaf
ter be copIlned or aljudsed to any individ-
ual or individuals, shall, by this article, be
granted to said State. Fifth, that five pei
centum Of the net proceeds Of the sales of all
public lands lying within said Stale, which
shall be sold by Congress after the admis-
sion of said State into the Union, after de-
Quoting all the expenses incident to the same
shall be paid to said State for the purpose oI
making public r ads and internal improve,
ments, as the legislature shall direct: Pro
vided, The foregoing propositions herein
offered are on the condition that said State
of Kansas shall never interfere with the pri,
mary disposal Of the lands Of the United
States, or with any regulations which Con-
gIess may find necessary for securing the title
in said soil to bona fde purchasers thereof
and that no tax shall beimpOsed on lands be.
longing 10 the United States, and tha. in no
case shall nonrre ident prOprietors be taxed
higher than residents. Sixth, aud that said
State shall never tax the lands OF property o
the United States in that State. .st
AT the said election the voting shall be BY
ballot, and by endorsing on his ballot, as each
voter may please, proposition accepted, OF
proposition rejected. Should majority OF
the votes cast be for proposition accepted
the President Of the United States, as soon
as the fact is duly made known to him, shall
announce the same by proclamation; and
thereafter, and without any further proceed
ings on the part Of Congress, the admission
Of the State OF Kansas into the Union uron
an equal footing with the original States, in
all respects whatever, shall be complete and
absolute, and said State shall be entitle to
one member 10 the House Of Representatives
in the Congress Of the United States, until
the next census be taken by the federal GOV,
ernment. But should majority of the
votes cast be for proposition rejected, it shall
be deemed and held that the people of Kan.
sas do not desire admission into the Union
with said constitution under the conditions
set forth in said proposition; aud in that
event the people Of said Territory are hereby
authorized and empowered to form for them
selves constitution and State government, by
the name Of the State Of Kansas, according
to the federal aConstitution, aud may elect
delegates for that purpose whenever, and not
before, il is asceriained, by census, duly
and legally taken, that the population Of said
Territory equals OF exceeds the ratio of repre-
sentaton required for member Of the House
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