The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-16
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES.


AN ACT for the admission of Oregon into the Union
Whereas the people Of Oregon have framed ratified and
adopted constitution OF State government which is
republican in FORM and ia conformity with the Consti
sutton Of the United States and have applied for adj
mission into the Union an equal footing with the
other States Therefore
BE eaai By he Senate and Lose Of Representatives. Of he
Tinted &es Of Alserad Congress assembled That Oregon
be- and she Is hereby received into the Union equal
ioOng with the other States IN all respects whatever
with the following boundaries order that the bound
aries of the State may be known and established 1t is
hereby ordained aud declared that the State OF Oregon
shall DC bounded AS follows, 20 wit Beginning
rne league at sea due west from the point where the for
tysecond parallel of north latitude ntersccts the
thence notherly at the distance from the line OF
the coast lying west and opposite the State including all
Islands within the jurisdiction OF the United States to
pont due west and opposite the middle of the north ship
channel Of the Columbia river thence eastcry, 70 and
up the middle channel of said river and where 1t is dvi
ded 10y Islands, up the middle OF the widest channel there
Of to point Fort Walla Walla, where the forty
sixth parallel Of north latitude said river thence
east said parallel to the middle of the main channel
of the Shoshoncs Snake river thence up the middle
OF the main channel of said river to the mouth of the
Owyhee river thence due south TO the parallel OF ati-
ude iortytwo degrees north thence west, along said
parallel to the place of beginning including jurisdiction
in civil aud criminal upon the Columbia river and
Snake river concuenty with States and Territories of
which those rivers form boundary in common with this
State.
SECTION 2. Ind further enacted, That the said State
Of Oregon shall have concurrent jurisdiction the Column
bia and all other rivers and waters bordering the said
State of Oregon far the same shall form common
boundary to said State and any other State States
or hereafter to be formed or bounded by the same and
said rivers and waters and all the navigabe waters OF
said State shall be highways and forever free,
well the inhabitants OF said State TO all other
citizens OF the United States without any tax, duty i'm
post, toll therefor.
SECTION 3. ind further enacted That until the next
and apporonmen Of representatives, the State of
he To
gress of the United States,
SECTION Aad be FURTHER enacted That the following
propositions he, anu the hereby offered 10 the
said people OF Oregon for their free acceptance
tion which, If accepted, shall be obligatory the Uni
ted States and upon the said State OF Oregon, to Wit
First That sections numbered sixteen and thrty-s in
every township OF public lands in said State and where
either of said sections amy part thereof has been sold
or otherwise been disposed Of other lands equivalent
thereto and contiguous may be- shall be granted to
said State for the use of schools Second That seventy
two sections oil land shall be set apart and reserved for
the use and 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 the egsla-
ture OF said State may prescribe for the purpose aforesaid
but for other purpose. Third That ten entire seq
tions OF land to he selected by the governor of said
State in legal Subdivisions, shall be granted to said State
for the purpose Of completing the public buildings for
the erection of others at the 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,
guous may be to EACH shall be granted to said State
for its the 70 be selected by the governor thereof
within year after the admission of said State and
when selected to be used disposed OF such terms
conditions and regulations the legislature shall direct
Proritd That no salt spring land, the right whereof
is now vested in any individual individuals which
may be hereafter confirmed admlged to any individual
individuals shall by this article be granted to said
State. Fifth That five per centrum Of the net proceeds
sales of all public lands lying within said State which
shall be sold by Congress the admission of said State
to the same, shall be paid to sud State, for the purpose
of making public roads and internal improvements, as
the Legislature Shall dreef Iroraa, That the foregoing
propositions, hercinheloe offered are on the condition
that the people of Oregon shall provide by an ord
nance, rIevacabIe without the consent OF the United
States, that said Stao shall Interfere with the
primary disposal of the soil within the same by the
United States with any regulations Congress may
find necessary for securing the title In said soil to
bona fde purchasers thereof and that in case
shall resident propr.tors be taxed ,lgaar shan resi-
dents. Sixth And that H. said State shall tax
the lands OF the property of the United States in said
State Procaied hopecer That in any of the lands
herein granted TO the State of Oregon have heretofore
been confirmed to the Territory Of Oregon lor The pur
B,-cs specified in this act the aiouut confirmed shall
bc DEDUCTED fran the quantity specified In this act
SialIioN s. Ind Do Purifier enacted That until Congress
shall otherwise direct, the residue of the Territory OF
Oregon shall be, and is hereby incorporated into and
made part Of the Territory of Washington
Approved ii February 1859,