, 1864-06-20

to be held on the first Monday in June there.
after throughout the Territory, 9ndepch election
shall DO conducted in the same manner as IS
prescribed, by the laws Of said Territory. .Fegp.
iatlng elections therein for members Of tho
House Of Representatives, and the number Of
members to said convention shall be the same
as now constitute both branches Of the LeRis-
lature Of the Aforesaid Territory, - ,,a
Sec. 4. And Be 1t further enacted. That tho
members of the convention, thus elected, shall
meet at the capital Of said Territory on the frst
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. Whersupon the sal con.
yention shall be, and it Is hereby, authorized to
form constitution and State government for
said Territory: PrOrided, That the constitution.
when formed, shall be republican, and not re.
pngnant 70 the constitution of The United StAies
and the principles OF the Declaration Of Inde.
pendenee: And Prorided, further, That said
convention shall provide, by an ordinance ire.
vocable 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, other
wise than in the punishment Of crimes, whereof
the party 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 peradn
or property on account Of his or her mode OF
religious worship.
Third. That the people inhabitias said Terri.
tory do agree and declare that they forever dis
claim all right aud title to the unappropriated
public lands lying within said Territory, and
that the SANG shall be and remain at the sole
and Itcn0ctAson ~ he TTnsfaI
and that the lands belonging to citizens Of dc
United States residing without the said State
shall never he taxed higher than the lands be.
lOngiI g to residents thereof; and that no taxes
shall be imposed by said State on lands or pro-
perty therein belonging to, or which, may here.
after be purchased by, the United States.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That IN
case constitution and State government shall
be formed Tor the people Of said Territory Of
Nevada, in compliance with the provisions of
this act, that said convention forming the same
shall provide by ordinances for submitting said
constitution to the people Of said State for their
ratification or rejection at an election TO. be
held on the SIC md Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty four, at such
places and under such regulations as may h6
prescribed therein, at which elect on the laWfill
voters Of said new State shall vote directly for
or against the proposed constitution. and tho
returns OF said election shall be made to the
acting governor Nf the Territory, who, witt tho
United States district attorney and chief Jus.
tice Of said Territory; or any Two, Of them,
shall canvass the same, and Il 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 togrthcp with copy Of said
constitution and ordinances; whereupou Il shall
be the duty Of the Pres dent Of the Unit d STATES
to issue his proclamation 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 JilTther enacted, That IN.
til the next general census shall be taken, said
State Of Nevada shall be entitled to one rep
resenlative in the House 81 Representatives Of
the United States, which representative, to.
gelher 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.
Sec. z. ARd Be- Il further esdtte1s That sec.
tons numbers sixteen and thirty.six, in every
township, and &hsfo siieh sections have been
sold or other@ise disposed Of By any act Of
Congress-, other lands equivalent thereto IN
legal Subdivisions Of not less than one quarter
section, and As contiguous as may. b, shall Be
and are hereby granted to said State for The
support Of common schools
See. G. And Do 10 further eJlaeIel, That pro-
vided the State Of Nevada shall be admitted
into the Union, In accordance with the foreefE
ing provisions Of this act, that twenty enli 4
sections Of the unapPropriated public lands
within said State, to be selected and located BY
direction Of the Legislatufe 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 legis.
lative and judicial purposes IN such mariner as
the Legislature shall prescribe. Ia
Sec. Q. ARd belt further enacted, That twen-
ty other entire sections Of land, q Aforesaid, 10
be selected and located is aforesaid, 10 legal
subdivisions as Aforesaid, shall be and they are.
hereby granted to said State for the purpose of
erecting suitable building for q penitentiaIy
or State prison in the manner Aforesaid.
Sec. 10. Ind be IL further enacted That flSd
per ecntum Of the proceeds Of the sales Of al
public lands lying within said State, which
shall be Said BY the United States subsequent
to the admissi6h 6f said State into The Union,
affer dc iueting all tie expenses incident 10 the
same, shall be paid to the said State III tho
purpose Of makingan improving public roads,
constructing bitches or canals, to effect 4 gem
eral system Of irrigation Of the agricultural land
in the State, as the Legislature shall direct.
Sec. IL. And be q further enacted, That from
and AFTER the adfnissiOn Of the said State II
Nevada into the Union, Ia pursuance Of this
act, the laws Of the United States, not loeally
inapplieable, shall the same force and effect
within the said State as elsewhere within the
United States, and said State shall constitute
one judicial district, and be called the district
Of n vada. %
Approved. March 81, 1854.
An AcT to provide for the better ofranizatioa
of Indian Affairs In Cniift|ni1