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


any are absent from said Territory, by
reason of their enlistment in the army
of the United States, they shall be
permitted to vote at their place of ser.
vice, under the rules and regulations
in each case to be prescribed as afore.
said; and the aforesaid representa-
tives to form the aforesaid convention
shall be apportioned among the sever.
al counties in said Territory in proper
ton to the population as near as may
be ; and said superintendent shall be
made for said Territory by the govern
or, United States district attorney, and
chief justice thereof, or any two of
them and the governor of said Terri.
tory shall, by proclamation on or be-
fore the first Monday Of May next, or
der an election of the representatives
aforesaid to be held on the first Mon
day in June thereafter throughout the
Territory, and such election shall be
conducted in the same manner as is
prescribed by the laws of said Terri
tory regulating elections therein for
members of the House of Representa-
tives, and the number of members to
said convention shall be the same as
now constitute both branches Of the
Legislature of the aforesaid Territory.
Sec. 4. Amd be 1t further enacted,
That the members of the convention,
thus elected, shall meet at the capital
of said Territory on the first Monday
in July next, and, after organization,
shall declare, on behalf of the people
of said Territory, that they adopt the
Constitution of the United States.
Whereupon tho said convention shall
be, and it is hereby, authorized TO
form constitution and State govern
ment for said Territory Prorided,
That the constitution, when formed,
shall be republican, and not repugnant
to the Constitution of the United
States and the principles of the Decla-
ration of Independence And prorided,
further, That said convention shall
provide, by an ordinance irrevocabie
without the consent of the United
States and the people of said State:
First. That there shall be neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude in
the said State, otherwise than in the
punishment of crimes, whereof the par.
ty shall have been duly convicted.
Second. That perfect liberation Of
religious sentiment shall be secured,
and no inhabitant Of said State shall
ever be molested in person or proper
ty on account of his or her mode of
religious worship. - 3D." % -."'f
Third. That the people inhabiting
said Territory do agree and declare
that they forever disclaim all right
and title to the unappropriated public
lands lying within said Territory, and
that the same shall be and remain at
the sole and entire disposition of the
United States and that the lands be-
longing to citizens Of the United
States residing without the said State
shall never be taxed higher than the
land belonging to residents thereof !;
and that no taxes shall be imposed by
said State on lands or property there
in belonging 10, or which may hereaf-
ter be purchased by, the United States.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted,
That in case constitution and State
government shall be formed for the
people of said Territory of Colorado.
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 ratifica.
ton or rejection at an election TO be
held on the second Tuesday of Octo-
ber,.one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four, at such places and under
such regulations as may be prescribed
therein, ut which election the lawful
voters of said new State shall vote di.
rectly for or against the proposed con-
stitution, and the returns of said cleo.
tons shall be made to the acting gov
ernor Of the Territory, who, with the
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 gov.
ernor shall certify the same to the
President of the United States, togeth.
err with copy Of said constitution
and ordinances to that effect where
upon it shall be tho duty of the Presi-
dent OF the United States to issue his
proclamation declaring the State ad-
mitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original,Sta with
out any further action whatever on
the part of Congress. ..s .... p.
:, Sec. 6. And be ~ further enacted
That until the next general census
shall be taken said State of Colorado
shall be 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 he elected on
the same day vote is taken for or
against the proposed constitution and
State government. .,...a Cd .,..
Sec. I. And be IL further enacted,
That sections numbers sixteen and
mrty-six, in every township, aud
where such sections have been sold or
S,netw'se disposed of by any act of
.onsfess, other lands equivalent there
; ~ III regal subdivisions Of not less
..'ah one Quarter section, and as con-
uguous as may be, shall be and are
hereby granted to said State for. the
support OF common schools WV
! Sec. 8. And be 1t further sno.,.a
That provided the State Of Cn,oraa.
shall be admitted into the Un;nn ~
accordance with the foregoing prov;s.
ions OF this act, that twenty entire sec.
tons of the nnappropriated public
lands within said State, to be selected
and located by direction Of the Legis-
latnre thereof Oh or before the first
day of January, ammo Don,iai 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