The Placer herald., 1858-05-08
The Lecompton Bill.

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of Kansas (under the Lecompton Ccnstitu-
tion), as it passed the U. S. Senate on the
23d of March,
A Bill for the admission Of the State of Kan
sas into the Union, presented in the Sen
ate by Mr.. Green of Missouri, from the
Committee on Territories, Feb. H. 1858.
Whereas, The people Of the Territory of
Kansas did, by Convention of Delegates
called and assembled at Lecompton Septem-
Der 4, 1857, form for themselves Constitu-
| tion and State Government, which said Con-
vention having asked the admission of the
Territory into the Union as State on an
equal footing with the original States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
State of Kansas shall be, and is hereby de-
clared to be, one of the United States of
America, and admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States, in all
respects whatever; and the said State shall
consist of all the Territory included within
the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning
at point on the western boundary of the
State of Missouri where the thirty seventh
parallel of latitude crosses the same; thence
west on said parallel to the eastern boundary
of new Mexico; thence north on said bound
ary to latitude thirty eight; thence following
said boundary westward to tho eastern bound
AIRY of the Territory of Utah, on the summit of
the Rocky Mountains; thence rorthward on
said summit to the fortieth parallel of latitude;
thence east on said parallel to the western
boundary of the State Of Missouri; thence
south with the western boundary of said
said State to the place of beginning.
Prorded, That nothing herein contained
respecting the boundary of said State shall
be construed TO impair the right of person
or property now pertaining to the Indians in
said Territory so long as such right shall re-
main unextiHguished by treaty between the
United States and such Indian tribes, is not,
without the conse Of said tribe, to be in
cluded within the territorial limits or juris-
dic,on of any State or Territory, but all such
territory shall lie excepted out of the bound
aries, and constitute no part in the State of
Kansas, until said tribes signify their assent
to the President of the United States to be
INCLUDED within said State, or to affect the
slte authority of the government of the Uni
ted States to make any regulations respect
inc such indians, their lands, property, or
otherwise, which it would have been conpc-
tent to make if this act had not been passed.
SEC. ,ind be turther enacted. That the
State Of Kansas is admitted into the Union
upon the express condition that said State
shall never interfere with the primary dispo-
sal of the public lands, or with amy regua
tions which Congress may find necessary for
securing the title in said lands TO the bona
pose or levy any AK. assessment, or impos-
ton of any description whatsoever 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 infringe any right of the people
asserted in the Constitution of Kansas, at all
times, to alter, reform or abolish their form
of government in such manner as they may
think proper, Congress hereby discIaiming
any authority to intervene or declare the
construction of the Constitution of any
State, except to see that it is republican in
form and not in conflict with the Constitu-
ton of the United States; and nothing in this
act shall be construed as an assent by Con-
gress to all or to any Of the propositions or
claims contained in the ordinance annexed
to the Constitution of the people of Kansas,
nor to deprive the said state of Kansas of
the same grants which were contained in
said act of Congress, entitled IAN act to au-
thorizc the people of the Territory of Min
nesota to form a Constitution and State
Government, preparatory to admission into
the Union on an equal footing with the or
iginal States" approved February 26, 1850.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
until the next general census shall be taken
and an apportionment representation made,
the State of Kansas shall be entitled to one
representative in the House of Representa-
tives of the United States.