The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-02

Mr.. MONTGOMERY then moved 10 strike out all after
the enacting clause from the Senate bill and insert the


Mr. MONTGOMERY then moved 10 strike out all after
the eDactng clause from the Senate bill and insert the
following
STATE hereby admitted into the rnon
ea.l ug With the original States IN ~ respects wnaessr
lecompson the rb DAY n Sovehbsf hast and pndlas
S S kansas Wa s n assn s' q s de ne rSa
state here declared % be op t Fundamental condition na
be submitted people and aen,ed 20
by ss% az =. s" q 40. che . 4" BE- sa
know BY majority q the commissioners herein appointed 70 ,n
and thereafter further proceedings the
part of Congress the admission Of the said state Of Kansas INTO The
Union upon an equal o,g with Tho original states m all respects
whatever shall be complete aud absolute AZ the sad election .ne
please, .to the constitution agalnst the constitution
SHOULD the said constitution rejected the sad election by ma
d Territory hereby empowered to
form for themselves constitution and state By The name
the state Kansas according the federal constitutions and 20
cnd elect delegates CONVENTION as hereinafter provided
sas shall have concurrent uin on the Missouri
bordering the said Of Kansas so r rs the
shall form boundary said State and any other
States hereafter be ored or bounded ny me
al" be common rs~ay s "d eyr se a. well 70 the
inhabitants u said State all tseDs 81 the United states
FICTION 8 And Se T"les e"aea That for the purpose
nsurng far possible that the elections authorized by hls
Kansas and the presiding officers Of the branches Of IL Legs
Of represen1ss are hereby constituted beard q
into effect the u this act and TO use all the means
board the board shall power ahd Authority respect TO
hereby authorized provided
establish precincts voting adopt those already
established polls TO be opened such places may deem
appoint Judges election each the eye. places q voting
three discreet and any two Of shall Dc s
deputies the each Of the places Of voting
1 %sy s y s sss sna @ d po a their dis
crcon and such instances they choose other persons for
delegates constitution, hcrcInbcro
v"sa & n h" a arS a s' ~ un !" a Terri
according the number and In making this apor
representative J neither The said eoun
ties has the requisite number Of voters % e to delra Or
may equazo the The elections hereby
later than sun down on that day. The said appou,
election each the elections hereby authorized the
By "'S p"aisns'sa' day appointed cleo
ee r S s people said Territory subject the provisions
this The said board shall have full prescribe the time
ana mansr 4 the return. Sarso Witch returns shall be made
tho said board whose duty ssl be to announce the result, BY proc
the delegates (whcrc election IDS trcn IN. dele
r m' when 90 s , sa @ @
determine hy vote wheher Is he wish Of the proposed
sa's 70 e. s e sm s s
the Is, ,ns %a 'p people g
tho proposed And the ad convention shall accordingly
p rese'n y aud i1S the aSr oss s n
ton so framed aforesaid the governor or Yerfery shall w'n
twenty notify the President Of the
United states the And thereuon the President shall an
further proceedings wuevc on part Congress-
the Union equa footing with
the original States IN all respects Whatever sna Do eoppe anu
snos Apdts hJarthsr ,ooeid the elections hereby
authorized all rhte nvle nASsnt sA yersi over the age
twenty ono years. wno aug s .os nuer I'VE o 'nr
rory Kansas others shall be allowed 10 ana TINS
shall be the only qualification required to ente the voter 10 me
suffrage said election And not qualified shall
onsr person shall vote more hah once al
shall make 10 be made false
fictitious fraudulent returns or shall alter or change any returns
OF either Of said elections such person shall upon conviction thereof
before co'r, Of competent Jurisdiction be Kept at bard labor
not less than six months, and not nfrc thfn rcc eeos
g. ndfed That the members 81 the
carry into eject The PROVISIONS t act sh' ncor entering upon
their dnue take an oath to perform faithfully me oufs OF er r.
spece Offices and on failure thereof they shall be liable
the charges and penalties PROVIDED III IKE cases uscf
tho territorial laws.
KcnoS And be further enacted That the oeer mcnhoncd IN
the preceding section shall receive for their services the same COM
SECTION AMI De Jthsr cnncf Ihat he raa Ste Kansas
when her admission State becomes complete and absolute shall
bs entieo u one Mcnber ~ thr Rouse "peeh.ufesh e
federal government
SECTION And be further enacted That the following propo.
po @ anu .ne se are nrro IT, 1 es,d 81 shall IN
numbered sixteen and ,hIr,ysix IN every
pwnsnp q pupnc innas ~ oa sae, aa wnsre site ~ saw
w ,, s INA VA "a ,n' snn - m,,.a,s - may no shal
granted said The use schools cnd Fiat seventy
two sections o. land shall be set nrdr ad Tor the use and
sappr, = sa u nv 70 DC ,i ny np Eopy mo
Land Office and to be appropriated applied in
the legislature Of said state prescribe for the purpose
IF nd ~, h. selected v tbe governor Of said state in legal sub
visos shall BIO granted 10 said STATE for the purpose completing
crnmcn, under Sc direction az lie rgisaure thereof Fourth ina
all sat al nrs within sn state mot exceeding twelve in number
with adjoining contiguous may
shall be granted TO rad state for lis use The selected
the governor Hereof within one year after the Of said
tons nua rcrul,ins AZ ,hc legislature sbai dec, IyiaI Ts