, 1864-06-20
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session OF the Thirty
Eighth Congress.

Az Acr TO enable the people Of Nevada t
form constitution and State government
and for the admission Of such State into tht
Union on an equal footing with the origina
States.
Be IL enacted By the Senate aid Houss Of Rep
resentatires Of tks Uaitsd States Of Ancrica IA
Congress assembled, That the Inhabitants Of thai
portion Of the Territory Of Nevada included
in the boundaries hereinafter designated DO and
they are hereby authorized to form for them.
selves, out Of said Territory, State government,
with the name Aforesaid; which said State, when
formed, shall be admitted into the Union upon
an equal foo'ing with the original States, in al
respects whatsoever.
See. 2. ARd be t further enacted, That the
said State Of Nevada shall consist Of all the
Territory included within the following boun.
daries, to wit: Commencing at point formed
BY the intersection Of the thirty.eighth degree
Of longitude west from Washington with the
thirty seventh degree Of north latitude; thence
due west aloLg said thirty.seventh degree o.
north latitude to the eastern boundary line cI
the State Of California; thence in q northwcs.
terly direction along the said eastern boundary
line Of the State Of California To the forty-third
degree Of longitude west from Washington
thence north dlonE said forty-third degree oI
west longitude and said eastern boundary line
Of the State Of California TO the forty-second
degree Of moi Ii latitude; thence due east a'onl
the said forty-second degree Of north latitude u
point formed by its intersection with the afore
said thirty eighth degree Of longitude west from
Washington; thence due south down ID thin ty.
eighth degree Of west longitude to the place o
beginning.
Sec. 8. AAd be IL further enacted, That al
persons qualified by law to vote for representa-
tives to the general assembly Of said Territory,
at the date OF the passage Of this act, shall be
qualified to be elected; and they are author
lied to vote for and chros, { presCntatiVes L
form convention. un.ler such rules and reg
ulatiocs as the governor Of said Territory mag
prescribe; apd also to vote upon the acceptance
orrsjection olsuch consultation as may be formed
BY said convention, under such rules and reg
ulations as said convention may prescribe; anC
IL any Of said citizcns are enlisted in the army
OF the United States, and are still within said
Territory, they shall be permiitt d to vote at Che
place OF rendezvous; and ifany are absent frOu
said Territory, by reason Of their enlistment Il
the army Of the United States, thet shall b,
permitted 70 vote at their place Of service, un
der the rules and regulations in each case /,
be prescribed as Aforesaid and the aforesai.
representatives 70 form ;he Aforesaid convention
shall be apportiOned among the several colintie
in said Territory in proportion 10 the population
as near as may be; apd said appo, tir nmen
shall be made for said Territory by the Cover
nor, Untted States district attorney, and chic
Justice thereof or any two Of them; and th
governot Of said Territory shall, BY prOclama
ton on or before the first Monday Of Nav next
order an election u the represcntativ AIOresAi'