, 1864-06-20


thousand eight hundred and sixty -four, at such
places and under such regulations as may be
prescribed therein, at which elect on the lawful
voters OF said new State shall vote directly for
or against the proposed constitution, and the
returns Of said elections shall be made to the
acting governor Of the Territory, who, wit the
United States district attorney and chief jus
ticc Of said Territory, or any two Of them,
shall canvass the same, and if q majority Of
legal votes shall be cast for said constitution in
suid proposed State, the said acting governor
shall certify the same To the President Of the
United States, together with q copy Of said
constitution and ordinances 10 that effect !;
whereupon it shall be the duty of the Pres.
dent Of the United States to issue his proclaim
alton 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 IL further enacted, That un-
I'll the next general census shall be taken, said
State Of Colorado shall be entitled to one rep.
resentatVe in the House Of Representatives Of
the United States, which representative, to-
gether with the Governor and State and other
officers provided for in said constitution, may
be elected on the same day 4 vote is taken for
or against the proposed constitution and State
| government.
Sec. Z. ARd be It further enacted, That Sec
tons numbers sixteen and thirty-six, in every
township, and where such sections have been
sold or otherwise disposed Of by any act ol
Congress, other lands equivalent thereto in
legal Subdivisions Of not less than one quarter
section, and as contiguous as may be, shall be
and are hereby granted to said State for the
support Of common schools.
| Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That pro-
vided the State Of Colorado shall be admitted
into the Union, in accordance with the fnregO-
ing provisions Of this act, that twenty enti G
sections Of the unappropriated public lands
within said State, to be selected aud located by
direction Of the Legislature thereof, on or be-
fore the first day Of January, Ammo DOmini
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, shall be and
they are hereby granted, in legal subdivisions
Of not less than one hundred and sixty acres,
to said State for the purpose OF erecting public
buildings at the capital Of said State, for egis-
lative aud judicial purposes, in such manner as
the Legislature shall prescribe.
Sec. Q. ARd Be IT, further enacted, That twen-
ty other entire sections Of land as aforesaid, to
be 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 suitable building for penitentiary
or State prison in the manner aforesaid.
Sec. 10. And Be 10 further enacted, That five
per centum 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 De .ucting an the expenses incident TO the
Eama, shall be paid to the said State for. the
purpose Of making and improving public roads,
constructing bitches or canals, to effect gen.
eral system of irrigation Of the agricultural land
in the State, as the Legislature shall direct.
Sec. IL. Ind be Il further enacted, That from
and after the admission Of the said State Of
Colorado into the Union, in pursuance Of this
act, the laws Of the United States, not locally
inappicable, shall have the same force and effect
within the said State as elsewhere within the
| United States, and said State shall constitute
one judicial district, aud be called the district
Of Colorado.
Approved, March 81, 1864.
An Acr to amend an act entitled An act to
regulate trade and intercourse with the In
dian tribes, and to preserve peace on the
frontiers" approved June thirtielh, eighteen
hundred and thirty-four
Be Il enacted Jg The Senate and HOuss of
Representatives. Of The United States Of Ameriea
in Congress assembled That the twentieth sec
ton Of the act 70 regulate trade and inter
course with the Indian tribes and to preserve
peace on the frontiers, Improved June, thir-
iieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-lour, be and
the same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows, to wit /: Sec. 90. And be il further en-.
acted, That if any person shall sell. exchange,
give, barter, or dispose Of any spirituous liquors
or wine to any Indian under the charge Of any
Indian superintendent or Indian agent appoint
ed BY the United States, or shall introduce or
attempt 10 introduce any spirituous liqu,r or
wine into the Indian country, such person, on
conviction thereof before the proper district or
circuit court Of the United States, Shall be i'm
prisoned for period not exceeding two years,
and shall be fined not more than three hundred
dollars: Provided, however, That It shall be
sufficient defence to any charge Of Introducing
or attempting to introduce liquor into the In
dian country if i be proved to be done by or
der Of the War Department or any officer duly
authorized thereto by the War Department
And il any Superintendent Of Indian Affairs,
Indian agent or sub-agent, or commanding oh
Ger Of military post has reason 10 osuspect or Is
informed that any white person or Indian Is
about to introduce or has introduced any spirit
nous liquor or wine into tho Indian country in
violation Of the provisions Of this section, y
shall be lawful for such superintendent, agent,
snb.agcnt, or commanding officer, &c cause the
bosts, stores, packages, wagons. sleds. and
places Of deposit Of such peFaon to be searched;
and ifany such liquor is found thereins the same.
together with The boats, teams wagons and
sleds used IN conveying the same, and also the
goods, packages, and pellrics Of such person.
shall be seized and delivered 70 the proper OIL
Ger, and shall be proceeded against, BY libel in
the proper court, and forfeited, one-half to the
informer and the other half to the use Of the
United States; and Il such person be trader,
his license shall be revoked and his bond put In
suit. And il shall moreover be The duty for
any person 10 the service Of the United States,
or Tor any Indian, to take and destroy any ar
dent spirits or wine found 10 the lndian coun.
try, except such as may be introduced therein
by The War Department And in ail cases
arising under this act Indians shall be competent
Witnesses"
Approved, March Is. 1864
A AcR In relation to university lands in Wash
ington Territory.
Whereas Il Is declared in the fourth section Of
the act Of Congress approved July seven
tcenth, eighteen hundred and fiiiy-four,
amendatory Of the act approved September
tgenty-seVonth, eighteen hundred and fifty,
..a.f;nO fha ofIice of efirvevor general Of the