Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-02

by said State on lands or property therein
belonging to or which may hereafter be pur-
chased by the United States.
Sec. 5. And be- Il further enacted, That
in case constitution and State Government
shall be formed for the people Of said Terri
tory Of Nebraska, in compliance with the
provisions Of this act, that said Conv ention
forming the same shall provide by ordinance
for submitting said constitution to the people
of said State for their ratification or rejection
at an election to be held on the second Tues
day of October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-four, at such places and under such
regulations as may be prescribed therein, Mt
which election the qualified voters, as here
inbefore provided, shall vote directly for or
agains. the proposed constitution, and the re-
turns of said elections shall be made to the
gpther with tho United States district attor-
ney and chief justice of the said Territory, or
any two of them, shall canvass the same, and
if majority Of legal votes shall be cast for
said constitution in said proposed State, the
said acting governor shall certify the same
to the President Of the United States, togeth-
er with copy Of said constitution and ordi-
nances; whereupon it shll be the duty of the
President Of the United States to issue his
proclamation declaring the State admitted
into the Union on an equal footing with the
original States, without any further action
whatever ON the part of Congress.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
until the next general census shall be taken
said State Of Nebraska shall b. entitled to
one Representative in the House of Rcpresen-
tativcs of the United States, which Represpn-
tative, together with the Governor and State
and other officers provided for in said consi-
tuition, may be elected on the same day
vote is taken for or against the proposed con-
stitution and State Government.
Sec. 7. And be 1t further enacted, That
sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in
every township, and when such sections have
been sold or otherwise disposed of by any
act Of Congress, other lands equivalent there
to, in legal subdivisions of not less than one
quarter section. and as contiguous as may be,
shall b. and arc hereby granted to said State
for tho support Of common schools
Sec 8. And be it /1,ther enucted. That
provided the State of Nebraska shall be ad-
mitted into the Union in accordance with the
foregoing provisions Of this act. that twenty
entire sections OF the unappropiiated public
located by direction of the Legislature ther-
of, on or before the first day of January, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty eight,
shall be and they are hereby granted, in le-
gal subdivisions of not less than one hundred
and sixty acres. to said State for the purpose
of erecting public buildings at the capitol of
said State for Legislative and judicial purposes
in such manner as the Legislature shall pre-.
scribe.
Sec. 0. And be It .furtAcr enacted. That
| fifty other entire sections of land, as aiorp-
said, to b. selected and located as aforesaid,
in legal subdivisions as aforesaid shall BE-
and they are hereby granted to said State for
the purpose of erecting a suitable building
for penitentiary or State prison in the man
ner aforesaid.
Sec. 10. And be It further enacted, That
seventy-two other sections of land shall BE-
set apart and reserved for the use and support
of State university, to be selected in man
ner as aforesaid, and to be appropriated and
applied "a the Legislature Of said State may
prescribe for the purpose named, and for no
other purpose.
Sec. II. And be IL. further enacted, That
all salt springs within said State, not exceed.
ing twelve in number, with six sections of
land adjoining. or as contiguous as may be
to each. shall be granted to said State for its
use, the said land to be selected by the Gov
ernor thereof, within one year after the ad,
mission of the State, and when so selected to
he used or disposed Of on such terms, con.
ditions, and regulations as the Legislature
shall direct: Prorided. That no salt spring
or land the right whereof is now vested in
any individual or individuals. or which here
after shall bs confirmed or adjudged to any
individual or individuals, shall, by this act,
be granted to said State.
Sec. l2. And be it further enacted, That
FIVE per centum of tho proceeds of the sales of
all public lands lying within said State. which
have been or shall be sold by the United
States prior or subsequent to the admission
of said State into the Union, after deduct
ing all expenses incident to tho same, shall
be paid to the said State for the support Of
common schools.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the admission of tho said
State of Nebraska into the Union in pursuance
of this act, the laws Of tho United States,
not locally inapplicable. shall have the same
force and effect within the said State az else
where within the United States and said
State shall constitute one judicial district, and
be called the district Of Nebraska.
Sec. IA. And be further enacted. That
any unexpendpd balance Of the appropria-
tions for said territorial legislative expenses
of Nebraska remaining for the fiscal years
eighteen hundred and sixty-three and cigh-
teen hundred and sixty -four, or so much there
of as may be necessary. shall be applied to
and used for defraying the expenses Of said
Convention and for the payment Of the men,
| hers thereof under the sama rules repulaiinns