Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-05-05

in belonging to, or which may hereaf-
ter he purchased by, the United States.
Sec. 5. Ind be Il further enacted,
That IN case constitution and State
government shall be formed for the
people Of said Territory of Nevada.
In compliance with the provisions of
this act, that said convention forming
the same shall provide by ordinance
for submitting said constitution TO the
people Of said State for their ratfica.
ton or rejection at an election to be
held on the second Tuesday Of Octo-
Der, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four, at such places and under
such regulations as may be prescribed
therein, at which election the lawful
voters Of said new State shall vote
directly for or against the proposed
constitution, and the returns of said
election shall be made to the acting
governor of the Territory. who, with
tho United States district attorney
and chief Justice of said Territory, or
any two Of them, shall canvass the
same, and if a 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, to-
gether with copy of said constitu-
ton and ordinances whereupon it
shall be the duty Of the President Of
the United States TO issue his procla-
nation 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.
SEE. 6. And be 1t further enacted,
That until the next general census
shall be taken said State of Nevada
shall he entitled to one representative
IN the House of Representatives, of
the United States. which representa-
tive, together with the governor and
State and other officers provided for
IN said constitution, may be elected
on the same day vote is taken for or
against the proposed constitution and
State government. .4 "'
Sec T. And be a. further enacted,
That sections numbers sixteen and
thirty-six, in every township, and
where 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 ono quarter section. and as con-
tiguous as !:ay be, shall be aud are
hereby granted to said State for the
support Of common schools. #.E"a b.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted,
That provided the State Of Nevada
shall be admitted into the Union, in
accordance with the foregoing provis-
ions of this act, that twenty entire sec
tions of the unappropriated public
lands within said State, to be selected
and located by direction Of the Lcgis-
lature thereof, on or before the first
day OF January, ammo Domini eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, shall be and
they are hereby granted, in legal sub
divisions of not less than one hundred
and sixty acres to said State, for the
purpose Of erecting public buildings
Mt The capital of said State, for legis-
lative and judicial purposes. in such
manner as the Legislature shall pre-
scribe. 80.
Sec. Q. Ind be ii furtder enacted,
That twenty other entire sections Of
land, as aforesaid, to he selected and
located as aforesaid, in legal subdivi-
siuus as aforesaid, shall be and they
are hereby granted to said State for
the purpose of erecting suitable
building for penitentiary or State
prison in the manner aforesaid.
Sec. 10. And Be 1t FURTHER enacted,
That five per ccntum of the proceeds
of the sales Of all public lands lying
within said State, which shall be sold
by the United States subsequent to
the admission of said State into the
Union, after deducting all the expen,
SEES incident to the same, shall be paid
to the said State for the purpose OF
making and improving public roads,
constructing bitches or canals, to effect
a general system of irrigation of the
agricultural land in the State as the
Legislature shall direct.
See IL Aad be ii furt5er enacted,
That from and after the admission of
the said State Of Nevada into the I'm
ion, in pursuance of this act, tho laws
of the United States, not locally map
plicaLIc, shall have the same force and
effect within the said State as else
where within the United States. and
said State shall constitute one judicial
and be called the district of
Nevada.
Apuroyed March 81 1864 f"A