Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-19
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pub: IA
AN act for the admission of the State of Kansas
into the Union.


AN act for the admission of the State of Kansas
into the Union.
Whereas the people of the Territory Of Kansas
did by a convention of delegates assembled at
LecomptOn, on the 9TH day of November, one thou
sand eight hundred and ffyseven for that purpose,
formed for themselves constitution and State gov
ernment, which constitution is republican; and
whereas, at the same time and place, said conven-
ton did adopt ordinance, which said ordinance
asserts that Kansas, when admitted as State will
have undoubted right to tax the lands within her
limits belonging to the United States and proposes
to renquish said asserted right if certain conditions
set forth in said ordinance be accepted and agreed
to by the Congress of the United States; and where
as the said constitution and ordinance have 1een
presented to Congress by order of said convention
and admission Of said Territory into the Union
thereon = State requested; and whereas said
ordinance is not acceptable to Congress- and it is
desirable to ascertain whether the people of Kansas
concur in the chsnges in said ordinance hereinafter
stated, and desire admission into the Union as a
State as herein proposed: Therefore
Be Il enacted &C., That the State of Kansas be-
and is hereby, admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States in all respects what
ever, but upon this fundamental condition prece-
dent, namely: that the question of admission with
the following proposition in lieu of the ordinance
framed at LecOmptOn be submitted to vote of the
people Of Kansas and assented to by them or a ma
jory Of the voters voting an election to be held
for that purpose namely that the following propo-
siOns be, and the same are hereby offered to the
people Of Kansas for acceptance or rejection which
which, If accepted, shall obligatory on the United
States and upon the State Of Kansas to Wit: First
That sections number sixteen and thirty six in eyery
township Of public lands in said State or where
either Of said sections any part thereof has been
sold otherwise disposed Of other lands equivalent
thereto and as contiguous as may 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 State
University, to 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 applied IN such manner as the legislature of
said State may prescribe for the purpose aforesaid
but for no other purpose. Third That ten entire
sections Of land to be selected by the Governor of
said State, in legal subdivision, shall be granted to
said State for the pupOse of completing the public
buildings, 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 contiguous as may
be to esch shall be granted to said State for its use
the same to be selected by the governor thereof
within one year after the admission Of said State
and, when so selected to be used or disposed of
such terms conditions, and regulations as the egis
lsture may direct: Prol ided, That salt spring or
land the right whereof is cow vested in anv indi-
confirmed or adjudged to any individual or indvid-
Usls shall by this article be granted to said State.
Fifth. That five per cenum of the nett proc eds of
sales Of all the public lands lying within SAID State
which shall be sold by Congress after the admission
Of said State into the Union, after deduciing s the
expenses incident to the same, shall be paid to said
State for the purpose Of making public roads and |
internal Improvements, as the legislature shall |
direot PTOVided-The foregoing propositions herein
offered are on the condition that said State of Kansas
shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the
lands Of the United States; or with any regulation
which Congress may find necessary for securing u
title in said soil to bona d purchasers thereof and
that no tax shall be imposed lands belonging 10
the United States, and that in no case shall
resident PropretOrs be taxed gher than residents.
Sixth. and That said State shall never tax the |
lands or property of the United States nthat State
At the said election the voting shall be by ballot,
and by endorsing on his ballot, as each voter may
please, proposition accepted or proposition re-
jected." Should msiOTity Of the votes cast be |