The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-05
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AN ACT for the admission Of the State Of
"West Virginia '" into to the Union
and for ether purposes
WHEREAS the people inhabiting that
portion Of Virginia known as West Vir-
ginia did, by convention assembled in |
the city of Wheeling on the twenty sixth
of November, eighteen hundred and
sixty-ons frame for themselves . Con-
stitution with the view of becoming q
separate and indepenent State and
whereas at general election held in the
counties composing the territory afors-
said on the third day Of May last, tho
said Constitution was approved and
adopted by the qualified voters Of tho
proposed State; and whereas the Leg
islature of Virginia, by an act passed
on the thirteenth day Of May, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, did give its con-
scentto the formation of new State
within the Jurisdiction of the said State
of Virginia, 10 be known by tho name Of
West Virgins, and to embrace the fol-
towing named counties, to-wit; Han
cock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshal, Wetzsl,
Marion, MonSngalia, Preston, Taylor,
Tyler, Peasants, Richie, Doddridge,
Harrison, Wood, Jackson, Writ, Roane,
Calhoun, Gilmer, Barbour, Tucker,
Lewis, Braxton, Upshur, Randolph, Ma
son, Putnam, Kanawhs, Clay, Nicholas,
Cabell, Wayne, Boone, Logan, Wyoming,
Mercer, Mcdowell, Webster, Pocahontas,
Fsyette, Raleigh, Greenbrier, Monroe,
Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, and Nor
gan; and whereas both the Convention
and the Legislature aforesaid have re-
quested that the new State should be adj
mitted into the Union, and the Oonstitu-
ton aforesaid being republican in form,
Gongress doth hereby consent that the
said forty eight counties may be formed
into a separate and independent State.
Therefore
Be it enacted By The Senate and HOUSE, OF
Representatives of The United States of America
an Congress assembled That the State OF
West Virginia be and is hereby declared
to be one of the United States of Amer
lea, and admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatever, and until the next
general census shall be entitled to three
members in the House of Representative
Of the United States: PROVIDED al0avs
That this act shall not take effect until
after the proclamation of the President
of the United States hereinafter provided
for.
II being represented TO Congress tina
since the Convention Of thu twenty-sixtl
of November, eighteen hundred and six
ty-one, that framed and proposed tn
Constitution for the said State Of IVES
Virginia, the people thereof have ex
pressed wish to change the seventh
section Of the eleventh article Of sale
Constitution by striking out the sam,
and inserting the following in ils place
viz: "The children of slaves born with
in the limits of this State after the fourtl
day Of July, eighteen hundred and six
ty. three, shall be free; and that al
slaves within the said State who shall
at the time aforesaid, be under the az,
Of ton years, shall be free when they ar
rive at the age of twenty one years AnC
all slaves over ten and under twenty
one years shall be free when they arriv
at the age Of twenty. five years; and NJ
slave shall DO permitted 10 come into th
State for permanent residence therein :
, Therefore
Sec. 2. Be u further enacted, ThA
whenever the people of West Virsini
shall, through their said Convention, an,
by vote 10 be taken at an election L
, be held within the limits Of the sal,
State, at such time as the Convention
, may provide, make and rAtify the chang
aforesaid, and properly certify the sam
under the hand Of che President OF IN
Convention, it shall be lawful for III
. President Of the United States 10 issu
, his proclamation stating the fact, an,
4 thereupOn this act shall take efFest an,
r be in force from aud after sixty day
= from the date Of said proclamation.
a Approved, December 81, 1862.