Evansville daily journal., 1864-09-12
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Fret Session Of The
Thirty Eighth C0ngress
rPuRLIe--No. 9I7

IPUBEIe-Eo. 81
An Act 20 enable the people Of Nevada 70 form
CoBstitufIen Abd State GoTsrLmsnt. and foF the
admission Of such ststs isiS The bnieH On an
equal foofiag With tbs original states
Be aenaeGsd ~ lbs Senate and Boass ef BepreseH
tailges on ne Uned 6afss Of lnasrfea, IN eoHgrss
aseabLsd, That the inlabitanfs of th@t portion %
the teFr t6ry of HsTa4s fnciHdsd In tbs bounds
riss hereinafter dssignsies b, snd they are bsrs
~ auth0rlzsd 70 form for thsmsslEss, cut Of said
tsrriforY 4 stats gOserh nlsnt, With tue name
afsrssad, which said State, whsn formed, shall bs
admit ed into tbs Unioa gpsB an equal feStiDg
with the original States in All respects "A@'s"-
Sec. 2. Aad ). u further sna1tsd. That fhs said
STATE 81 Nevada snail consist Of al tie
territory iDeiu1sd sithin me bilo"'bg
DoSss1tsr S%ss tsrms4 81 tho issrs,etios Of The
thirty-siEhth dsgres o. ionsitHds west fem
washington with the thirty y-sssshsh degree Of
neTth Isfltzds: thence due Sest along sald shFfy-
sevsoth dssrss ol north latitude 70 ths essisTh
BOUNDARY il1s Of the State Of California; themes
IN q northNsstsTly direction along the said east
srn boundsfy ii1s Of the State Of California 10
a. fortv.thfrd dsgres OF Longitude vest from
Wnshln gtsh tbsnes north along said fsTtg-thira
degree 81 west lODgituds and sale eastern Dounds.
~ line OF the State of California % the forty
aseonf dsgrss Of north lGtftuds theses dus east
along the said forty second degree of north lati
tpds 10 point fotfned rs tta intsFseeti0n with tha
afoTs, ali thiFay ghth eesfss u Ieagituas = -
afom HaeDiuHtgMf tAebee QNe etNAh o9HH hAAA
thirty eighth degrees n vest Longitude TO the
sss' 3. IaS y 4 5Siasr snaes,d. That all per.
sons qualiiisf BY isZ Q vote for IsPresspia les
data 81 tho pasuags Of this set shall Be qualified
TO be elected, aud they authorizsd % v0ts for
and choose representatives, 20 form convention,
ahdsr such rules and regulations a. ths governor
upon the acceptance or reject on OF such e0Batitu
tion a. may bs ffmfd By sAid eonFsstlsp, uBdsr
sseh rules and TsgniatioBs = the sale eonFeBtion
may prescrlbe npd II any o. said eitlzssg are en-
listed in the afihy OF tbs United statss, and ara
still within sid tsrrtory, they shall b ptrmittsd
10 vote ~ their pfaoeof rstdszE9nst Apd lill any
are sbssnt roE aaid tsrritofy, bg reason 0f their
sBlistmsnt IN the army of the Unilst states, they
shall bs pSFmigfed u vote ~ their place ofssrEics
andsr the rules and rsguAilons Ia saeh ease to b
prescribed as AfoIeaaid aud The aiorssAid repre-
s,ntatfyss 10 form the aforesaid convention shall
be appOrtioncd amOng the several eounths a.
In Fhid territory In proportion 20 tbs population
a. nsara may bs and ssid spport,onmen. shal
be meds for said isrF tory ~ us gosafger Upitst
Htatss and fh ~ jUsties thereof
or any two i6f thea a1d ths goFeruof Of said tar
Titory shall BY preslAastto toi on Or beterr tbs hfs
Monday In MAY next. order a. election 0f the ~
prsssntatl zee A. afofsssid 70 Be held ths hrs
honday m Jane thsfeaitsf throughout the terri
tory, and such election shalt BE- coHdaet q IN tIa
same manner as . sgfsseglhfa ~ ths laws " SAT-
tsrfitory regulating elssti0hsth therein fsr member
Of the houss' sf rnqresen t=fivss, and sfhs unmbs
Of members r. ss'a senssntien shai ls The SAM
new epuaittutf bftN bthAthea ti kuN AtHts htuI
Of the AFORESAID tsrntory.
sss. T. And % q gartAy ssaoisd. Tha' the mem
bers Of the eoRveuiou, mus elected, shall meet q
the capital Of said territory the bret Mondry IL
July next, and, after organization, shall declare
on bshali Of the peopia Of said srfiuFy that the
ad0pt the constitution of the Unitsd stAtss
whsrsupon the said Convention shall be- and it b
hsraby, aathbtized 70 form a constitution aui
State government for said tesr tory propfdsd Tha
the constitution, whsn fsrmsd, shall bs repnAli
eau, and not repuRnaht 70 the coastliutlpn of ~
United Htates, and the principea of the beeiaFa
ton Of indspondsn1sl dad Provlaedy further Tha
said convention hall provide. BY au ordssanes IA
rsvoo.ble, without the cons nt of the unita
States and The peypis ~ said state:-
First. 1hst there shall be neither slavery NJ
involtary ssrvttude in tbs said State othsTwl'
than In the puniahment of erin ., whereof u
party shall have been duly convicted.
Second. That Farfset tolerktien ef religion
sentiment shall hs secured, and no inbabitant
said Stats shall ever b moested Ia person ar pr,
psrty aceouHt u his or her mode of rsllglot
Third. That The people lnbabItlpg said tsrr
tory DO ngrse aud declare that they forever dii
claim all right and tltts 20 the inappropriate
public lands iyiSE within Said territory, and thi
The same shall 10 and remAa at tbs sole aud "a
tire disposition Of the united States And that a
land. belopging 70 eifizsns of the united stat'
Fssidlng wHhOui this said states shall usvsr !
tarsd higher than the land belonging 20 a
residents thereof, and that no taxes shall be la
y ssd b. said State en- iaads or property thersi
belonging 70 or which a sy hereafter be purchase
Na
SEQ g. AID b. Il farther enacted. That In CO,
aeonntitution aud state government shall be furu
cd for the people or said territory Of Nevada,
compllanes with the D -evisious of this ao a. n
said oonvsatlQn feriaing the sania shall provi'
BY ordnance for submitting said eunst tuition
the people OF said State ~ their rath sation or r
lection At an election 60 be held the secon
Tuesday Of Detohars enc thousand eight huHdrs
and SIXTY four, AZ such places aud under snch r
gulations a. may be prescribed therein, At While
election the lawful votofs % sail STATE cha
A
tiou, aud the returns of said election shall
made 10 the aettng governor Of tho territory, VIII,
with the United States = sttiot- attorney ana Chi
justice Of said Territory. OF any two OF then
shall canvass the same, and II majority Of leg
votes shall be cast for said constitution In "a
Prop sol stats, the aaid aetiag governor shA
certify the eams te the President Of the Umits
States, gethsr withA copy Of said oonatituiio
and ordinances; whereupon Il shall bs the duty ,
ths President ofthe United States 10 is.ue bis pr,
elamation declaring the State admitted Into a
Union on an equal footing with the original State
without any further action whatever on the pai
of Congress.
Sec & Aad b e hsyfAsr enacted, That until a
next general census shall be taken sald state
Nevada shaii BE- entitled to one representative 1
ths house Of representatives Of tho United State,
which representative, together with the govsrne
constitution, may be elected en- the sane DAY
vote is taken for or against tho proposed eonsttt
uon and slAie government.
sec 7. Ssa q n'r.a,r enacted, That seetlOr
numosfs sixtssn aud thirty ak, ia every town
ehlp, and where such sections have been sold I
otherwise diapo.ed Of BY any act Of Couaras,
ether iaads ,ssuiyaiept thereto In legal saGdivi
contiguous a. Nay ts. shalt Be-. ana ssc hsrsh,
schools. '.N
Fec. I. AaS bs q nriAey .,a,i..f Th., .-..,s.
ths State of Nevada shall b saritfed into ~
union. 10 accordance with the forrxoiny nr,ss,
lens Of this act, ai tweniy sntirs section. of ~
unappropriated public iandA " thin sail ststs :
Be selected and l0cAsd BY direction Of the Isgi,,,
tnre thsreof on or before the hrst day Of Jannsr1
ammo pomini, eightesn handrsd and sixtT.slsh,
shall Be, Aad they are hereby, granted, In lee,
nubdlvisions " noe lsss than ona hunAr,s -
sixty acres % sad STATS foF the purpose Of esss,
Ing public buildings At ths capital of saia Stat
Cor legislative aud Judicial purpcses in gch psar
AsF ~ tse legislature shAlt prescrihc
Sec. y. Azd ~ e ftsriks< saactsf, That fu4nt
other snt r. seetio . OF land. - aforesaid, 20
selected aud locat as Aforesaid, in legal tdiv
Ions a. sforeaaid, shA Be-. and they are heres,
granted 20 said state for he purpose pf erecfing
suitabls building for peniteatary OF State pr 90
In the manner AZ r,said
Sec. TO- And y a 5ursAes ezassd. That I've p,
sehtam q tas BRO ssas e the sales Of all POI
sold By the Unis 3 ases iseQusnt to the admi
nisaion % nAid Stat into the untOn, after deduc
tsg ~ the ssxpsnse, Incident 20 the sane. .hsll
pAid 70 said state for e pprPese Of making an
tmerovins public roads ccnstructink ditches a.
canals, to sssst = Esnefai system OF f'frriSstisp
.ss sSrissl,arAl lAod IN the stats sks isstslu
SEC. II. Asa bss A.rfAsr sasessa. That from an
aftsr the ednisstOn of the saia State 81 Nexsd
into tns Union, Ia pursuaoc, ~ ,sis sct. the lse
sfths United States, act locally tnApplicabls sha
hars ne sane force and Erect vtthfn tbs sni
sta.e ss eisswners within the United stairs, an
said state shall Soastttus s ons si.trts a.
ss called The distrtct of NsEadH ''''N'' 40
Approved, March II, lss4.
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