The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-05-11
IPUsuc-NO. AZ

Approved April Il. 1854. =
lPUsuc-No. AZ
Az ACT T. eazbe the people Of Nebraska 70 form cen
stutou au1 STATE Government, an for tie admission
c; such state no tie Unl0o on an equal fooilng IN
The gn4l States
BelI enacted By he SGLe aud H0us, o. Representatives
u ne Tai.,I S.ae ef AusseG ConsTes assenao.ed
Th the lAbitAns u that portion o TIE -errltory o.
Nebraska included Ia the oOuldzrl herei1Aiier des
mated be- AID IL = hereby authorized y form Tor
themselves Constitution and slate Government, via
the af.r-saii which s-ats When 50 formed shAn
be admitted into the Union hereinafter prOvided-
Sec aad be further enacted That The SAID Stale oi
Sbraska shat consist % al the territory included Wltn
IN the following boundaries. 70 vii. Commencing Al
y te intersection u the western % olnl~F
% Of Missouri Wh The for etn degree u norm
latitude e1t-n-lug tlcce due along Said forteth ds
gree q north latitude = point formed By It's ntersec
zion wenIy llIh -egree VI longitude west from
Washing tlslce north along sall twenty ltl dees
Ofongtgle point formed BY s intersection With the
forty FRS; degree Of norh latitude, thence west along
SAL urty lls degree ci uortl AtIuce 10 point oI
bv ~ Intersection with fweuty seventh oegree
u Longitude west Washington hence north 2iolG
sail twenty seventh gree Of VS., longitude 70 point
formed by with the forty third degree Of
nOrth along said forty third cegree
Of north Atitnds the geya P4aa river thence down
the middle Of tbs ehauns oi sail rver, win Us mean
uerlgs 10 is Junction Win tie Niiura@ TlNer lneuce
the middle the channel Of SAID NiJorar4 river
following lie n1aacerinss thereof 10 lis junction
with the Missouri river. thsLce down TIE mtlle ofihs
channel Of s4l Missouri river and following tAs mean
leTlugs thereof % the place Of beginning.
Sec g. And b Il further e1Geied That ali pssoni quail
Ia by v0t. FOR representatives 10 the General Az
ssnbe Of said ierTlt0Fv sas be q-siec 70 De elected
aud they hereby Authorized 10 votsor snc
prssetailves - form Convention alter slch rlesan
regulations the Governor Of SAID Itrricry may pre-
scribe ad also TO vote upon tls accepIancs rejection
o. Constitution IS may be formed oy SAID ConTen-
zion under such rules AID regulations as SAID Conven
tJ NAY prescribe and any Of sid ciuz rs are en-
The army VI he United stats. an are sli
within sail Territory they shall be PRINTED u vote -
pace o. rvnIezvous -nd 4 Euy arc absent .rOGl
sad Territory by reason Vi their enlist ent ID the army
= the Cnits states tuey shall be permitted u vote A.
place II service uule t4c rules aid reg Atlos 10
s2ch - Oe prvscroe As Aforesaid aud tns aore
sl representatives, 70 form the slJres4il Convection
snail be appo toned among the several -olntes 10 s-d
Territory proportion ~ The Population "a Lear -s may
BE- aud sal apporton-lt shall be made Tor SAll Terri
by th8 Governor Clited Sstes District Attorney
an CLel Justice Ihereol or any tFo u them And TIE
Dovsraor OF said Territory, shall, ~ proelAnAii o on
before the Gst Monday u Nay n-It, order al eec
Oi gls prssu.atv-s f0 essii - be held on liz
nr.t Monday Juns thereafter hrolghout the Trr ory
4Iu slcA eject on sLa br conducted IL the same man
a prescribed by tne lava Of sal Terri Dry feG
Istag elections therein tor members II the ho-ss o
il-proseatal!ves and tAs n-Rber Oi Numbers 10
slil ConveL-ItI shall De the same - coustitlt-
branch u tie leg stature Of the Aforesaid Tern
&c 5 And Be- II further enacted. That The members
J th5 thus elected shall meet A. tha capital
L SAID sory tns st Monday ~ Juy next. and
orga II zion shall declare On oehal oi lie people u
aid territory tney aIopt the consultation u tne
United states wAereupou the sll Convention shall DC
ua = nOreDy authugIz ioI ustt-ton 4nI slate
government PrOclde That tIc Constitution when form
sha. be republican and not rep1guant 10 tle CODsii
ition VI United states ana the principles oi The
declaration OF Independence And pr0ridsd futher That
shall provide by al Article forever lf
vocab.e without the consent TIE Congress o. the
United sites.
rlrst That slavery or involuntary serviuds shall be
.orever prohibited ia sail State
Secon . Ih4t perfect OF religious sentment
snail DC sscure -E1 10 ilabitiut OF saii state sh-
be molst-d IL persoH property On account oi h'
hei mode Oi religious worship
Tuird. That the people luuAOitlng san Territory do
gree AMI declare that they orrvvr clsclim ali right
"a title 10 ths ulappropr-lcd pubic i-g within
sid Territory a4u tnt The snail be s4l remain al
1e eitr- disposition OF the Lllted stats aud
The auds oeolslls 10 tne ctz MS oi ths Jnt-d sits
ing withi ihe sld >tat shalnevcr be taxed higher
than tie lIld belonging 10 rrsiLts tnrreo anu th@t
80 taxes shall b. n.os by sli state on ans or prop
.rtv 10 Elm belonsIDg which may hereafter be
Purchased by the Ullt-- States.
Sec s. And Be u further enacted, That n case con
stitutiuu anu stat Government shall be formed Tor The
people OF territory O Nebraska Ia comp lance with
The provisions of this act that Sail Convention forming
he same shall prOviie oy oflhilce lof submitting sal-
constitution the p-Ope If sal State for theH rathea
iJn rejection al elcct 10 DO held on the second
Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
si1tyour lch places 2ud under s-ch reg atoDs as
nay prescribed therein at which eec ion the qualified
voters pruvi4ed shall vote directly Tor
against the prop scd constitution and tie returns ci
said election shall male 10 the acting Governor OF the
Territory, who, togctarr with tn Juted etis District
Attorney ana tle Chief Justice OI ths SAID Territory CT
any OF them, shall CANVASS the sain- and II u Ma
ortv Of .l votes shall De for constitution
said proposed state the said acting Governor shall cer
ly the T. the fresieut u The Oaiied states 10
,eIher with copy 4 saIl constitution and Ordinances
whersupon shall be the duty Of the President Of the
United 10 issus his PROCLAMATION declaring tbs
-ttc admitted lit, the Union equal footing with
he original States WITHOUT any lurher actiOu Whatever
Sec o. And Be { further enacted That until the neIr
general census shall DO taken said State of NeorasS-
shs oe entitied 10 representative ii the House Of
Representatives, tae United States, which Representa-
tive together with Tue Governor ami state and other on
GERS pr0v led Tor n said constitution may be elected on
the day vote taken against ths proposed
constitution aud State Government
sec Z And Be Il further eaSctsd, That sections mum
bered sixteen AMI thiry s1 IL every township, and
when such sections have been sold or otherwise dpos
I'd OF by any Of Congress other lands eqUivalen
tAereto legal subcvisloEs Of not less than one quar-
ter section. AMI contiguous IS may BE-, shall be and
hereby granted 10 said State Tor the support OF com
schools.
Sc s And Be IL further enaosed That provided th'
STATE Of Nebraska shall be admitted into the Union IN ac
cordance the regOIng provisions OF this act tha
twenty entire sections OF the unappropriated pu6h
suds within SAID state, ~ be selected and located BY
direction Of the Legislature thereof On or before III
first day OF Janua anno Donnl eign cen hundred an'
-lxty-eight shall be and they hereby granted l.
sga subdivisions Of not less than one hundred and sixt,
acres 10 said for The purpose Of erecting pubh
buildings at the capital Of said state ioT legislative an,
Judicial purposes in such manner as the Legislature sha
D. sscribe.
Sc y And Be II farLer enacted, That nfiy other en-
tire Of land aforesaid, 70 be selected and 10
Gated as Aforesaid in legal Subdivisions aforesaid sha
and they hereby granted 10 SAID Stale Tor the pur
pose OF erecting suitable building for peoitentiary
/ STATE prison in the manner azores Id
Sec 10. And BE- 1t further enacted That seventy-tT
oiher sections OF shall be set apart and reserve
/ for the and support OF state university 10 b
selected In aforesaid, 10 be appropriated an
applied as the legislature OF said state may prescro
for the purpose uAn d. and for % other purpose
Sec IL And Be II further enacted Taat all salt spring
within 4d state exceeding twelve IN number vii
six sections OF land adjoining, or as contiguous a. ma
be each shall be granted 10 sai state Tor It's use %
said land De selected BY the eovernor thereof With
zoe year after the scion OF the tate, and when
selected be used spossl u on such tsrns cond
lions and regulations the legislature shall drec
Prorldsd That sat spring or land tbs right where
vested II any .nivilua OF iadiviiuAs, or who
hereafter shall be coudmsi OF attndged to any indvi
ua or individuals, shall by this &C be grnnted to "a
State.
u Of the pOcseds 0f the sales Of ali plolic @ns iyir
within .aid state which have been or shall be sold
he United plates prier subsequent to ths admiss
Of sad State the Unon after iedaeting All expense
Incl lent & the sme, hall b pail . TIE sAi SiAts
the support n common schools.
Sec b. And Be Il further en1oted. That from aod AT
the miss OF the sal State q Nebraska into y
Union H. Pursuance Of this act, the laws Of be Unit
taiss not locally inapplcahle snail have The san
force and eject within the said s. ts as elsewhere VII
l. tn Untd tates AM sal state shah eonstitGte o.
JUDICIAL dist let and BE- Gale the ii-trct o Nsbrsssa
Sec L. AID bs Il further enacted. That any une
psade baalce ed, the Appropriations for al terrltori
legislative expenses = NebrssSa ZEN aiming for The tsc
wears eighteen hundred snd sixty three and eightes
nun rel and sixty four, 60 much thereof NAY
1eces-ary shall be applied . snc used for defrayi,
the expenses Of sad Convsnton aud Tor the payment
the Members thereof under the rules regg.stlo
azd rsts AZ are now proviiec by lav for the payne
: / Of the Territorial legislature
/ Approved April 70, 1854
A SLIGHT CoLp," CouGHs Few are AVA
Of the imporianc Of checking a cOugh
slight cold in its first stag; and which.
the hecinning. would yeld 70 a mid remed