Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-08

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WHEREAS, the people of Kansas did. by
convention of delegates assembled at LIE.
compton on the 7th day of November, 1857,
lor that purpose, form for themselves a con-
sutution aud State government, which con-
slltutlon is Republican and
HEREAs, at the same time and place said
Convention did adopt an ordinance which as
serts that Kansas, when admitted as a State
will have an undoubted right to tax the lands
within her limits belonging to the United
States and proposes to relinquish said assert-
ed light, II certain conditions set forth in
said ordinance be accepted and agreed to by
the Congress of the United States and.
WHEREAS, said constitution and ordinance
have been presented to Congress bv order
of said convention, and the admission of said
Territory into the Union thereon as a State
requested and,
WHEREAS, said ordinance is not accountable
to Congress, and it is desirable to ascertain
whether the people OF Kansas concur in the
changes in said ordinance hereafter stated and
desire admission into the Union as a State
as herein proposed therefore.
SEC. l. Be it enacted, &c. That the State
Of Kansas he and is hereby admitted into
the Uni on an equal footing with the orr
ginal States, in all respects whatever, but up
on this fundamental condition precedent,
namely. That the question of admission
with the following proposition, in lieu of the
ordinance framed at Lecompton, shall be sub
united to the vote of the people of Kansas,
and assented to by them or the majority OF
the voters voting at an election to be held
for that purpose, namely. That the follow
ing propositions be, and the same are hereby
offered to the said people of Kansas for their
free acceptance or rejection, which, if accept
ed, shall be obligatory upon the United
States and upon the said State of Kansas, to
wit ::
First. That sections number sixteen and
thirty-six in every township of public lands
in said State, or where either of said sections,
or any part thereof has been sold or otherwise
dispose of, other lands equivalent there.
to and as contiguous as NAV be, shall be
granted to said State for the use of
Schools.
Second. That seventy-two sections of
land shall be set apart and reserved for the
support of a State University, tC be selected
by the Governor of said State, subject to the
approval 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 f,r the purpose aforc-
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 the purpose of completing the pub
lie buildings, or for the erection of others at
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 adjoining, or as contgu-
Gus as may be to each, shall be granted to
said State 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
selected to be used or disposed of on such
terms conditions and regulations,as the Leg
islature may direct provided that 10 salt
spring or land, the right whereof is now
vested in any individual or individuals, or
which may hereafter be confirmed or adiudg-
ed to any individual or individuals, shall by
this article be granted TO said State
FWh. That five per ccntum of the nett
proceeds of sales of all public lands lying
within said STATE which shall be sold by
Congress after the admission of said State
into the Union, after deducting all the ex-
peEses incident to the same, shall be paid to
said State for the purpose of making pubic
roads and Internal improvements as the Le-
gislature shall direct provided the foregoing
proposition herein offered are on the condi-
ton that the said State of Kansas shall never
Interfere with the primary disposal of lands
of The United States, Or with any regulation
which Congress may find necessary for Sc
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chasers thereof, and that tax shall be i'm
posed o., lands belonging to the United States,
and that in 10 case shall non resident pro.
prletors be taxed higher than residents.
Sizth. And that said State shall not tax
the lands or property of the United States,
in that State.
At said election the voting shall be by bal
lot, and by endorsing on each ballot. as each
voter may please, " Proposition accepted or
Proposition rejected" Should the MAORI
ty Of votes be cast for "Proposition accept
ed" 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 within any further proceed
lngs on the part of Congress, the admission
of Kansas into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States, in all respects what
ever. shall be complete and absolute; and
! said State shall be entitled to one member
in the House of Representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States until the next
census be taken by the federal government.
But should the majority of votes be cast for
"Propostion rejected" it shall be deemed
and held that the people of Kansas do not
desire admission into the Union, with said
constitution, u..der the conditions set forth
in SAID proposition; and in that event the
people of said Territory, arc hereby author
lied and empowered to form for themselves
constitution and State government by the
name Of the State of Kansas, according to
the federal constitution, and may elect dele
gates for that purpose, whenever, and not be-
tore It is ascertancd, by a census duly and e-
gally taken. that the population of sand Ter
rtory equal the ratio Of representation re- !
qnired for member of the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States and when
ever thereafter such delegates shall assem-
bile in convention, they shall first determine
by vote, whether it is the wish of the peo-
pie of the proposed State to be admitted into
the Union at that time and if so, shall pro-
coed to form a constitution, and take all |
necessary ste ps for the establishment of q /
State government, in conformity with the !
federal constitution, subject to such lmita-
tions and restrictions as to the mode or man.
ner of its approval or ratification by the peo-
pie Of the proposed State, as they may have
prescribed by law and shall be entitled to
admission into the Uni as State under
such constitution thus fairly and legally made,
with or without slavery, as SAID constitution
may prescribe.
Sec. 2. find be 1t .f,uthtr enacted, That for
the purpose of insuring, as far as possible.
that the election authorized by this act may
he fair and free, the Governor, United States
District Attorney and Secretary of the Ter
rtory 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. are hereby