White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-05-27
The Land Donating Clause Of n. )
lish Bill. ' Aas

SEC. 8. And 5si further saoc,.s -
the following propositions be 80 ies
same are hereby offered to the ,s;5 Da'
pie of Kansas for their free accents. pe''
rejection. which. if accepted, shall o
ligasory on the United States ana 'e o.
said State Of Kansas, to-wit: Firs, TP0a
sections number sixteen and tb;r,-t ns
in every township Of public lands i ,!S
State. and where either of said ,a - .'d
or any part thereof. has been sold ~ S
erwise been disposed Of. other lapds.,OO::a W.
alent thereto. and as contiguous as m,TI r'
granted to said State for the use ofscS..S
Second. That Seventy-two section.
land shall be set apart and reserysS u
the use and support Of said UNIVERSE.
be selected by the Governor ofsaid S,,. .
subject to the approval Of the COM;
sioner Ofthe General Land Office, and ia
appropriated and applied in sacb man..
as the Legislature Of said State MAJ ~
scribe for the purposes aforesaid l.,
for no other purpose. Third. That ten -.
tire sections Of land. to be selected bv II.
Governor of said State. in legal sub.a;v;
sions, shall be granted to said Stat. 3.
the purpose accomplishing the publicbu;i
dings, or for the erection Of Others At )
seat of government, under the direction :,
the Legislature thereof. Fourth. Tb,, n
salt springs within said State, not excs.5
ing twelve in number, with six sections :,
land adjoining, or as contiguous as NAV
be to each. shall be granted to said S.,i,
for its use. the same to be selected Jv n.
Governor thereof. within one year an.
the admission Of said State. and when a
selected to be used or disposed of on ,n,S
terms, conditions and regulations as h.
Legislature shall direct Provided tn,
no salt spring or land, the right wbor.of
is now vested in any individual or ip5;.
viduals, or which may be hereafter con.
firmed or adjudged to any individual a,
individuals. shall by this article be pr,n,.
ed to said State. Fifth. That FIVE per cent.
um Of the nett proceeds of sales Of an
pnblic lands laying within said Stat.
which shall be sold by Congress after The
admission of said State, into the Union
after deducting all the expenses incideu.
to the same. shall be paid to said Stat.
for the purpose of making public road,
and internal improvements as the Legi,.
lature shall direct: Provided. The fore.
going propositions hereinbefore offered
are on the condition that the people Of
Kansas shall provide. by an ordinance
irrevocable without the consent Of the
United States. that said State shall never
interfere with the primary disposal Of the
soil within the same by the United States
or with any regulations Congress may
find necessary for securing the title in said
soil to bona fde purchasers thereof, and
that no tax shall be imposed on land,
belonging to the United States, and tina.
in no case shall nonresident proprietoT
be taxed higher than residents. Sixth.
And that the said State shall never tau
the lands or the property OF the said
State Provided. however, That nothing
in this act Of admission shall be so con.
strued as to ratify or accept the ordinance
attached to said constitution but said
ordinance is hereby rejected BY the Gov.
eminent ofthe United States.