Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-05-12
A BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF
KANSAS


!, hfty-seven for that purpose, form for them
b selves constitution and State Government
e which constitution is republican ; and whereas
at the same time and place, said convention
ala adopt an ordinance, which said ordinance
asserts that Kansas, when admitted as a State
f VIII have an undoubted right to tax the lands
within her limits belonging to the United
States, and proposes to relinquish said asser
ted right If certain conditions set forth in said
ordinance be accepted and agreed to by the
l Congress of the United States and whereas
the SAID constitution and ordinance have been
presented to Congress cf the United States bv
order of said convention, and admission Of
said Territory into the Union thereon as a
State requested; and whereas said ordinance
is not acceptable to Congress, and it is desi-
rable to ascertain whether the people of Kan
sas concur IN the changes in said ordinance
hereinafter stated, aud desire admission into
the Union as State as herein proposed:
| Therefore,
BE 1T enacted, DC, That the State of Kan
sas be, and is hereby admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the original o.
in all respects whatavee-. . p,.. ,on .ha go.
: --'"i eccuultlohs precedent, namely: that
the question of admission with the following
proposition In lieu of the ordinance framed at
| Lecompton be submitted to a vote of the pco-
| pie OF Kansas, and assented to by them or a
| majority ofthe voters voting at an election to
pc 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, if accepted,
shall be obligatory on the United States and
, upon the said State of Kansas, to wit:
First, That sections numbered sixteen and
| thirty-six in every township of public lands in
,yh off Of 81
aly part thereof has been sold or otherwise
disposed of, other lands, equivalent thereto
and as contiguous as may be, shall be gran |
ted to said State for the use of schools.
Second, That seventy two sections Of land |
shall be set apart and reserved for the sup
port Of State University to be selected by /
the Governor of said State, subject to the ap
proval of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office: and to be appropriated and ap-
Piled IN such manner as the Legislature of
said State may prescribe for the purpose afore-
said, but for no 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 thepurpose of completing the pub
lie building or for the erection of others st
the seat of government. under the direction of
the Legislature thereof
Fourth, That all salt springs within said
State, not exceeding twelve in number with
six sections of land adjourning, or as cont 5
guous as may be to each, shall be granted to a
said Stale for its use. the same to be selected [
BY the Governor thereof within one year af-
Ter the admission of said State, and, when so 5
selected, to bo used or disposed of on such IL
erms, conditions, and regulations as the i,
legislature may direct ;Prorided That no |!
alt spring or land, the right whereof is now Ii
-ested in any individual or individuals, or c.
which may hereafter be confirmed or adiud- d
Jed to any individual or individuals, shall bv
his article be granted to said State
fym, That five per centum of the net 4,
roceeds of sales of all the public lands living u
'lthIn said State which shall be sold by Con- al
ress after the admission of said State into
lie Union, after deducting all the expenses Sc
leldent to the same. shall be paid to SAID DC
tate Tor the purpose of making public roads 7,
40 internal Improvements, as the Legisla- -,
Ire shall direct Prorided, The foregoing VI
'oposltloDs herein offered are on the condi- Ol
on that said State of Kansas shall never IN tai
rfere with theprimary disposal of the lands -,
the United States, or with any regulation :.
hieh Congress may find necessary FOR So WI
ring the title in said soil to bona tide mr.
asers thereof; and that no tax shall be i'm ont
sed on lands belonging to the United Sta lar
;, ard that In no case shall resident br,
oprietors be taxed higher than residents
Stath, And that said State shall never tax h.,
lands or property of the United States in
1t State. hoo
At the said election the voting shall be bv sm'
llot' and by endorsing on his ballot, as each
-er may please proposition accepted" or to
r,oposltion rejected" Should a majority or
the I, e, votes cast be for proposition accep i.
the PRESIDENT of the United States. as
facts d,,1,- i. l. S0S
II announce the same by proclamation
thereafter, and without any further nro, ned
diDgs on the part of Congress, the admis- all
OF the State of Kansas into the Union I
N an equal footing with the original States vert
III respects whatever shall be complete and :.
olute, and said State shall be entitled to THE
member In the House of Representatives who
he Congress of the United Sta until the kett
census be taken by the federal govern. Gle
1t; but should majority of the votes cast steal
Tor proposition rejected" it shall be Won
ned and held that the people of Kansas IT
lot desTe admission inte the Union with rv q
constitution under the conditions set forth the
aia proposition, and in that event the peo. q.
'i said territory are hereby authorized SO
ion ana S.. 70 iorm lor themselves cons crow
ION and State government, by the name ~
e otate OF Kansas, according to the fed A
~ "i' may eject deleg;tes for 81
purpose whenever, and not hefnre. It is q,
tIat a. census duiy and legally ta- were
ls -. ~ Popuiatioh OF SAID Territory with
red for member of the House of Ren- &C.,
tatives of the Congress of the United ...
asso,ahIa eneser thereafter such delegates who
assemble IN convention, they shall FIRST ga
mine by vote whether it is the wish of a, va,
eople OF the proposed State to be admit. III
nrocood - on a' 'nat .me; and If so, of the
oosss ~ 'oi III constitution and take ssY