Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-02


Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned respecting the boundary of said
State shall be construed to impair the
rights of person or property now per-
tanning 10 the Indians in said Territory
SO long as such rights shall remain UNI
extinguishcd by treaty between the
United States and such Indians, or to
include any Territory which, by treaty
with such Indian tribe, is not. without
one consent of said tribe, to be inclu-
ded with the Territorial limits or juris-
diction Of any State or Territory; but
all such Territory shall be excepted out
of the boundaries, and constitute no
part of the State Of Kansas, until said
tribe shall signify their assent to the
President Of the United States to be in
cluded within said State, or to affect the
authority of tho government of the
United States to make any regulation
respecting such Indians, their lands,
property, or other rights, by treaty,
law, or otherwise, which it would have
been competent to make if this act had
never passed. ea 49,.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
/ That the State of Kansas is admitted
into the Union upon the express condi-
ton that said State shall never inter
fere with tho primary disposal of the
public lands, or with any regulations
which Congress may find necessary for
securing tho title in said lands to the
! bona tide purchaser and grantees there
of or impose or levy tax, assess
mont, or imposlt ton of any description
whatever, upon them or other property
of the United States within the limits
of said State; and that nothing in this
act shall be construed TO abridge or in.
fringe any right of the people, asserted
in the Constitution of Kansas ut al
times to alter, reform, or abolish theli
form of government in such manner as
they may think proper Congress here
by disclaiming any authority to inter
vene or declare, tho construction of the
! Constitution of any State, except &c
see that it be republican in form, and
not in conflict with the Constitution o
the United States and nothing in this
act shall be construed as an assent by
Congress to all or TO any of tho propo
sitions or claims contained in the ordi
nance annexed to tho said Constitution
, Of the people of Kansas, nor TO depriy'
the said State OF Kansas OF the same
grants, If hereafter made, which were
contained in the act Of Congress cnti
tied "An Act to authorize the people o
the Territory OF Minnesota TO form |
Constitution and State government pre-
paratory 10 admission into the UnioI
ON an equal footing with the origna
States, approved February 20, 1857.
, Sec 3. And be ie further enacted
That until the next general census shall
be taken, as an apportionment of rep
, rcscntatiycs made, the State OF kansa
shall be entitled to one representative
in the House Of Representatives of tn
United States.
See 4. And be il further enacted
{ That from and after the admission 0
tho State of Kansas, rs hcreinbcior
d provided; all the laws Of tho Unite'
States which are not locally inapplca
bic shall have tho same force and eiiec
within that State as in other States o
tho Union; and the said State is othc
States Of the Union; and the said Stat'
is hereby constituted judicial distric
OF tho United States, within which /
district court, with the like powers an'
jurisdiction as the district court Of th'
United States for tho district of Iowa
shall be established; the judge, attor
ney, and marshal Of tho United State
for the said district Of Kansas shall re
side within the same, and shall be emit
tied to the same compensation as The
Judge, attorney, and marshal of tn
, district of Iowa.