Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-11

uny VI SaIu CltlZ0uS aCe enllSCeu N the army
Of the United States, and are still within said
Territory, they shall be permitted to vote at
their place of rendezvous and Cif1 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 service, under the rules and regulations in
each case to be prescribed as aforesaid and
the aforesaid representatives to form the
aforesaid convention shall be appointed
among the several counties in said Terrific.
ry in proportion to the population as near as
may be-; and said apportionment shall be
made for said Territory by the governor,
United States district attorney, and chief
justice thereof, or any two of them; and the
governor Of said Territory shall, by procla-
nation on CT before the first Monday of May
next, order an election of the representatives
as aforesaid to be held on the first Monday
in June thereafter throughet the Territory and
such election shall be conducted in the same
manner as is prescribed by the laws Of said
Territory regulating elections therein for
members cf the House of Representatives,
and the number of members to said conven-
ton shall lie the same as now constitute both
branches o. the Legislature of the aforesaid
Territory.
Sec. 4. and be it 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 Or
ganization, shall declare, on behalf of the
people Of said Territory, that they adopt the
Constitution of the United States. Where
upon the said convention shall be, and it is
hereby, authorized to form q constitution and
State government for said Territory: Pro.
rided, That the constitution, when formed,
shall be republican, and not rcpugnant to the
Constitution of tho United States and the
principles cf the Declaration of ofIndependence !:
And proriied further, That said convention
shall provide, by an ordinance irrevocable
without the consent of the United States and
the people of said State:
First, That there shall be neither slavery
nor involuntary scrvitude in the said State,
otherwise han in the punishment of crimes,
whereof the party shall have been duly con-
victed.
Second, That perfect federation of religious
sentiment shall be secured kand no inhabitant
of said State shall ever be molested in per-
son or property on account of his or her mode
of religious worship.
Third, That the people inhabiting said
Territory do agree and declare that they for
ever disclaim all right and title to the unap-
propriatcd 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 re-
siding without the said State shall never be
taxed higher than the land belonging to resi-
dents thereof; and that no taxes shall be i'm
posed by said State ON lands or property
therein belonging to, or which may hereafter
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 Terrific
ry of Nevada, in compliance with the provis-
ions of this act, that said convention forming
the same shaI provide by ordinance for sub
hitting to the people OF said State for their
ratification or rejection at an election to be
held on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty four, at
such places and under such regulations as
may be prescribed therein, at which election
the lawful voters Of said new State shall vote
directly for or against the proposed constitu.
ton, and tho returns Of said election shall be
made to the acting governor 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 q
majority of legal votes shall be cast for said
constitution in said proposed State, tho act
ing governor shall certify the same to the
President Of the United States, together with
a cot,y of said constitution and ordinances |;
whereupon it shall be the duty Of the Presi.
dent of the United States to issue his procla-
nation 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. Axd be IL further enacted, That
until the next general census shall be taken
said State of Nevada shall be entitled to one
representative in the House of Representa-
tives of the United States, which represent
tativc, together with the governor and State
and other officers provided for in said consti-
tntion, may be elected on tho same day
vote is taken for or against the proposed con-
stitution and State government.
Sec. 7. And be IL .fxrtAev enacted, That
sections number. sixteen ana thirty-six. in
every township, and where such sections
have been sold OF otherwise 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
be. shall be and are hereby granted to said
State for the support Of common schools.
Sec. 8. Aad be it further enacted, That
provided the State of Nevada shall be admit
ted into the Union, in accordance with the
foregoing provisions of this act, that twenty
entire sections Of tho unappropriated public
lands within said State. to be selected and
located by direction of the Legislature there
Of, on or before the first day of January, ammo