Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-01
BIZ AUrHORrrx.
laws OF the United states.


Ak ACT for the admission Of Oregon into the Usian
Whereas the people Of Oregon have framed ratified, and Adopted
1consituen OF Stats which republican IN fn,
aud 10 conformity with the constitution Of hs United States,
ing with the other stafes Therefore.
Be enacted 5y ls Ssnass aud House Of Representatives
ue tntfed eates e shser1 10 Congress qssefed, That
Oegen ne ard she is hereby received INTO e lIion on
equal footing with tho other Sts in all rpe Whateve, with
the fooFns boundaries IN orisf III Tie houndiii az TIE
State may ie known ard established II he ehy ordained
ns the State Of Oregon shall &c s. looFs to
VT beglning one marine league az e due west from toe point
where the forty second Perse 81 North due nierscts the
same thence northery the distance fm tie lneof The
eesi ng west ami opposite The state, aeudipg all Stands
and opposite The middle Of The north ship channel et tie Coum
ba river thence eaey, to and the mid ehanue OF river,
channel thereof to = AHA @aa where the for
ty-sixth parallel north crosse, said river thence east on
sad PARALLEL TO the middle the tn channel Of the shoshones
or Snake river thence middle Of the main channel Of said
river to the mouth OF the 0w hee ve thence due souih TO the
Tarale Of sttitud forty degrees north ence west along
to The place # begnnn including Jurisdiction in
concuTTeuty WITH Territories which
form boundary in common with this State.
Oregon snail have concurrent jurisdiction the Columbia and
all other rivers bordering the said saie Of Oregon
and any other Strife States hereafter to Le formed
oosnaed by me s ne - said rivers and waters AMI al the navi
er free weil to Inhabitants said State to all other
toll therefor.
SEC s. iad6s Further enacted Ths' anl
and apporlonmeno representatives. the State Of Oregon shall
BE entitled to one representative in the Congress Of the United
y
positions l aud the same hereby Geed to the said people
Of Oregon for their free ou, which, accept
stall be obligatory the United and upon
stae Co Vre, to-vit Fr That sections cred
aGd ircsx in eseg township public lands in said stae,
and where eitfr OF sid sections, thereof
sold or otherwise disposed Of other ans equivalent thereto and
contiguous as may be- shall Be granted said State for the
Of schools Second. Thai seventy ctions l.,
set apart and reserved for the andLuppor Univer
be selected iy the Governor Of state,
approval OF the Commissioner Of The General Land Office
appropriated and applied leg Stature Of
said State prescribe for the purpose Aforesaid
purpose ThirG That ten entire sections OF land
ected by the Governor Of said State legal subdivisions shall
be granted to said State for the purpose completing hepubc
building ereconof others the seat Of
uner dreetionof the legislature thereof Fourth That all
salt stgs within said state, not exceeding twelve humber
sections Of land adjoining Contiguous may be to EACH
shall De granite to said State for be selected BY
the thereof within the OF said
terms, conditions and regulations the direct
Pf0Ui8ed That salt spring land the whereof now
ter confirmed aduigd to individual Individuals
by this article be granted to said State. Fifth The per
eenum Of the proceeds Of sales OF all public Lands lying with
said which shall sold
edent same shall be paid said State the purpose
making public roads internal improvements the lega
shall direct PTSptded That the foregoing propositions
herenoe offered the condition that the people
shall provide by ordinance rreVocabe without the
OF tie United Stes that said State shall interfere with the
disposal within he United
with any regulations Congress may necessary securing
the title in said soil to bona de thereof and that
shall resilient prOpreior be taxed higher than residents
property Of United in said PrOUijsd hOcere
That in the lands herein granted the
gon have therefore, been confirmed the Territory Oregon
the purposes specified in this act, the amount confirmed shall
be deducted from the quantity specified in this act.
Sec D. Ad be further enacted That, until Congress shall
otherwise direct the residue Of the Territory OF Oregon shall be
andis hereby incorporated into and made part Territory
Of Washington
Approved, February 4, 1859.