The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-04-20

LAWS OF THE United STATES
PASSED nj the First session Of the hIrry-
Eighth Congress.
PrBuc-No a9l


an ACT 70 enable the people Of Nevada 70 form cul
sut-ton AMI state government an for til
Or sleh otat= lilo lie Ia0a equal footing VII
the original slate
Be mated " the Sealts and House Of Rsprsssntatir
q ths tnited States AnSrica "A Gtrss oss.,aff4
hat tl- inhabitants u tlat portion u tie Territory
Ntval- lcll-e- tLe boundaries hereinafter design.
ted 0e ami they are hereby autho-izsd l. form t
selves oLt % s4li Territory = -tlt- COVE nl-Bt wit
th- n-Ine af4rc-.iit. which ss1 stat w-ea f0ru-a
shall b. admitted NO tie Uliou upoA equal lootil
WIKI Tie original states l4 a.. respects whatsoever.
sec . Ind D Il J4rther eIlactd That the saId St4t
o. Nevada sal cons-sl u all TIC Territory Ecl-4-l
within TIE following bouuaarlss 20 VII tOune1lill
a. point iormel By The ltrrssC OF The thirty
leRrss Oi IyLgItale west flom Washington viii III.
thirty seventh -gree ol uarta latitude thence due ts
along said thirty seventh degree NORTH = A
eastern boundary ns oi The state California theme
Z IL Eounwest-r4y direction along liz SAL. eastern
boundary line u Tie state ol California 10 tie forty
| tn-Fd cegree of longitude west from washing ton
theLce nortn along said forty tnr1 degree o.
stlle and SAID eastern boundary line skate u
Caosua - the forty second gree OF nOr.h latitude
theuee due east along the said i0rty second degree
north atltade u point formed b. is intersection
wlth tie aoreslid thirty eighth degree OF longitude
west from Washington thence south down sal
thf'y eighth degree oi west longitude {. the place
/ beginning
Sc . And Je Il further enactsd. That all persons
4uane4 - law u vote Tor t1tlvcs ~ the gen
rfa assembly u saa Territory at the GATE Of the pas
Of ills ACT shall BE- qualified 10 be eected tie
autluTlzeG 10 vote lQr aud choose
% form convention such rules and regulations
IS the governor VI Sail territory nay prescribe ll
also 10 vote upon the acceptance rejection o such
constitution as may be formed by SAID convention IN
aer such rules an res Nations a. l. said conveutio4 In
prescribe aud H any o s1li citz-us are enlisted H.
army & UAte4 -tAtes aaa sti within said Ter
lory they shall De rulittct O. vote At tAer place
r-lcezFc-s anu l any AZ ~ al ir SAID territory
By reason OF tA Ii "a army ii tl, t
States, tL ,ltl be permitted vote a. their p4c. %,
service under the rules aud equations Zach ease L.
h- pr-str bed As aforesaid TIC Aforesaid repr sell
tstves 10 form tie Aforesaid Convention shall be apuor
toned among tl- several counties Ia said Territory ID
proportion o. tHs pop pl.tlluL near - my h- Al.
SAID appo tonmrLt shall b. mac To- SAID Territory BY
tie governor UuiteI states district attorney and ehl
slice thereof or any Two 90 tht m and t. governor
OF sAii le rtory shall by proclamation before the
d 50 Monday 90 Stay Il orter election Of lie reu
resentaVes as aforesaid o. De held e first Monday
n 40 thereafter through.4t the territory, such
election sAA De conducted u lie same n.uer IS 4,
prescribed hy the avs OF sad Territory regulating elrc
tODs therein for members oi the House Repr,set4
lives. ali The number OF members 10 said c,nventio.
shall be the same as now constitute both braucls 81
ths Leg .s.atIT, u the aforesaid Territory.
Sc J. Ind be further enacted, That the meInl ers
Of the convention thus elected shall meet al tie can
tai OF sand Territory tile first MOnaay ln July n,x
ami after Organization shall declare, behalf ia,
peos Of said Territory, that they adopt the CJnstt
tion OF the Uurd states. WhereulOn the said conven
tou shall be- and i is hereby auth,rz-d TO form con
situation and "a ts goverImeut Tor SAL Territory. Pro
Uiasd. That tn coustt tiOn. when formed, shall b.
republican, and not repugnant 10 the Constitution o
the United states an the principles OF the Declaration
Independence Ind prortied, further, hat said con
venticn shall provide, ty an oriluaucs rrevoclbe with
= III State:
First That there shall be neither slavery nor iavolu
tary servtlae Ia the said state otherwise than IN Ia.
punishment OF crimes, whereof ths party SHAH have
5esB uuly convicted.
Second That perfect toleration Of religious sentiment
shall be secured aud iuhabit4nt said State sha
ever be moiesteo Ia person property account OF
his or her mode Of religious worship.
Third That The people lnhAbitng said territory q,
agree aud declare that they forever dsc1im all right
aud tite 10 the inappropriate pubic ying with
sand TsrrtOry, and that the shall be anu remain
Al the sole and entire disposition Of the United States
ind that lands belonging " cz-ns Vi the United
residing without the said state shall be taxeu
higher than the land belonging residents tbereof
And that shall be imposed BY saia state o.
lands property therein, belonging to- which may
hereafter be purchased by the United states.
Sc. 5. And Be a further enGetei, That IN case q
The people Of said Territory of Nevada in compnancr
with The provisions OF this act that said convention
forming the shall provide by ordinance for submit
ing sand constitution 10 the people oi said State FOR their
ratification or rejection at al election 10 be held tn
3scOnd Tuesday Of October thousand eight hunGre
and sixty four such places aud such regula-
lions may be prescribed therein at which election
he lawful voters of SAID stat shall vote directly
or or against the propose stUtcn, the returns
4 said election shall be made the acting governor OF
be Territory, who with the Unlted states at
Orney and chief justice ol SAID Territory, any two O.
hem shall canvass the same and If majority lega
shall be cast said sal propossc
be President Of tn United STATES together with COPY
said cOnstltut o. and ordinances, wnrreup0n IL sha
ue his proclamation declaring the stats admitted INTO
he Union cq iA footing with the original states
without any further action whatever the part
,ress-
sec c. AnI Je Il further enacted, That until the
lexi general census shall be tax SAID site Of Nevada
hail entitled 10 one representative Ia the House OF
representatives. of the United states which representa-
ave, together uih the and state other Ol
iceTs provi ed for in sand constitution may be elected
the dag taken for or against the pro
POSED Constitution and State COVER rnent
sec . AHd be a further eldctel, That sections NUN
)ers sixteen and thirty SIX. ia every township, and
such sections been sold OF ogherw SO dspos
ID Of by any act Of Coz gress, other lands equivalent
hereto ~ legal subdivisions OF not less than quar-
er section, ana - c0ltig may be. sha b. and
ire hereby anted 70 said State for the support cf
non schools.
sec. aud BE- Il further enacted, That provided the
Rate of Neva shall be admitted INTO the Union, "a
ordsnce With lAe foregoing provisions OF this act that
wcnty e-tlrc sections of the un1pproprlated public
ands within said STATE. be selected and located by
Erection Of the Legislature thereof, before the
rst lay u January D. mini eighteen hundred ard
ixty-eght, shall be and they hereby granted IL
gal subdivisions OF not less than one hun and sxy
cres to sil state Tor the purpose Of erecting pubic
uldings at the capital OF said State, for legs alive
utical purposes, Ia such manner the legislature
nall prescribe.
SEC O. And De It furthsr eaaeteS. That twenty other
niire sections Of land aforesaid selected and
coated aforesaid legal subdivisions aforesaid
hall be AMI they re herby granted 10 said state for the
pose Of erecting suitable building FOR penitentary
r state prison IN the manner aforesaid.
Sec 10 And be Il further enacted That Eve per cent
IN o tie proceeds OF the sales OF all public lands lying
within said state which shall be sOd by the UuiteI
ates subs queat the admission OF saii State int
Union after deductng ali the expenses incident 10
be shall be psi 70 the State the purpose Of
making and improving public roads citing ditch
5 or canas 10 effect general system Of irrigation Of
b agricultural land IL the State the Legislature shall
irect.
Sec. II. And bs Il further enacted That from and
er the admission Of the said State Of Neva into the
ni0n In pursuance Of this act the laws the Unitsc
t4tes not locally inapplcAbe shall have the same force
md effect within the said State elsewhere within the
nited states ana said shall one Judicial
district, and be called the district Of Nevada.
Approved March Il 1864