Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-27
0FFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pssssd at tie First Ssssion Of the Tairty-
eeiSkLk Congress. -t1a
rPunuo-No. AZ

admiSaon OF such state into the Uni N on an equal
footing with the original states.
lie IL enacted by the sonSto and House Of Repre-
ssnIAIVeS Of the United States q America In Con-
EFeSs assembled, That tho Inhabitants Of that poF
boundarieS hereinafter delegated be aud Ihey are
hereby authorized to iOtm for themselves q con.
suIutiOn aud state Government, with the name
AfOrosaid, which stAtS, when SO FOL med, 1hAu be Ad
mttsd into the Union a. heIeiuAilSs prov idod,
Sec . And be Il fur. her enacted, aha; tue said
State OF NebrASka shall eonSt.t Of all the territory
IacIHded within he following bouRdArses, TO vii:
Commencing at point fOTEne1 by tho inIerHectn u
Of the western boundary Of the state OF Missouri
with the fortieh degree Of north latitude; extend
ing thence due west aious sad lorttSIh degree Of
north lAtttudS to point termed by IT. intersection
with the twenty htth degree oil longitude west HOm
WaShtngtOui theuec moth along said IWentYhiIh
degrees Of Longitude TO pOlnt formed by tts inter-
section with the forty degree Of north AIIInde
thsoee Weat along said st degrees OF north aI
tube TO point formed BY It, intersection with the
tWentysstSnta degree Of longitude west from ash
nStOnth' nee nOTtH along sAid enIh
Of west longitude u point fOrmei by it, iutsTsec
ton with the tortythiEd dcHr,e Of north latitude;
thence eASt along said Torty-third degree nuTth
latitude 10 the ReyA PAha RIVER; thence down the
u die OF the oh AnneI said river, with its mean
derinRE to It's junction with the hiobFnrA riV,r.
thence down the middle Of thS channel OF said Mo
br.fA river, aud too~lnE tue raeARderingS theseOG
the middle Of the channel said Missouri river aud
following the meAndsrtnss thereof to the place OF
sec. 3 Aud DO 1t further enacted, That all ,er,ons
quAIhei BY law 60 vote for representatives TO tho
GSasrai Assembly Of said Territory cha be quaII-
ed TO BE- aected; aud they hereby AuthOrtEeL TO
vote for Aul choose representative 10 form : Coz
TenttouI under such TulGS and regulations RS the
Governor Of said Territory may prescribe, aIsU
70 vote upon toe acceptance rejection OF such
constitution As may be IOFmed by said Convention,
under SueL rules and regulations said Convention
taAy PrSecrlOe and u any Of Ead etIlEeis are en-
listed In the army Of thS United stAtea, aud arc SIll
WITHIN said Territory. they stall be permitted 10
vote At their place OF rendezvous; aud IL Auy are
absent iTOl SAid Territory, ~ EsAsOn Of their en-
Iistnsnt 10 tue army " the United States, they
Ehall bd permitted t0vote at their place Of RerTfc
under tue rules and rOSulauOns ia each Gaze to he
Presided a. aoEeNIid; aud iLs Aforesaid rrpressu
tAlNes to form the lt0Trsld Con- entiOu sh bs Ap-
pOrtto1ed among ts several cO;iutias In said Tern
tory to proposition 10 the Population ~ may
De- ana SAID aPPOrtilhnett 'hNll be made Tor said
Territory BY toe governor United States datTtet at
toTney, and chief Justes theresa RIy tVO OF thin
And the governor u Ald Territory ahslf bV mol =
nation, on OF before tho firsE Monday OF NAV NEXT
order election Of the representatives Aorrsaiu 10
De held on the mt Monday ia June thereafter
throus bout the Territory; aud such election shall
DC conducted 10 the Hame a. is presciIbe pV
the laws Of said Territory REGULATING eIections
tnstein Ior members OF the House Of kepreIshta.
oVeT and the number Of msmbErT to EAid UJnyeutiou
shall be the sAmS a. hOW Constitute both BRANCHES
Of the Legislature OF the Aforesaid Territory
See. !. And b Il further enacted That the rnern.
bes OF the Convention elected rhaII meet A. tuH
capital OF said Territory on thC first Nuus AZ 10 Jui
next aud ntteT oranZ atom ShAlI declare IN bshaif
OF the peope OF said Territory, that they adot II
Constitution OF the United states; Whsrsupoa The
said Convention ahsH be and Is IA. Teby authorized
~ AuLlu CuuAlkuklOu and EGHte GOTeFnmenf. Pr
Vided, That the Constitution when Iormrd aha!l be
REPUBLICAN, and not repuGnAnt TO the Constitution
Of toe United states and Ehs principles Of tbs Dc-
S "a o. lndspendeleG: Aud provides further,
That aid Constitution stall provide, By an Ariel
forever sirsTOo46le, without the consent OF the
Cohgress OF the United stA;sE:
Fli6t That slavery or involuntary serTltpds shall
Be forever prohibited IN said state
second That perfect federation Of religious seuti-
meat hhAll be occurred, aud inhabitAnt Of Mid
State EkAll ever be EnoIssGed in peron or pron-
eTty on account OF his or her mode Of religions Wor.
chip.
Third That the PeoP.e iuhabitinE Esid Tertiary
ae sTse and declare ina; tkey yer diseIar al
rGht Ano title to the UuAppFy priaisd pubiIe IHnds
iylnB within said TERRITORY apd thar Tho Etn1 sbSii
Be aOd remain at the cole ard eotjre diSno.jt;,.
OF the United StAtes and that tSe IAnl, bainTiT,.
% etHens Of tee United Stat-srezI4ine without nc
tAnd belonging 70 residents Ihere1f; and thar NJ
taHes Lhal. tie imposed By sid state on lands or
property therein belgnSia. to or which NAV mere
AttSr be purchased b. Tue United States
sec o. And be 1t further ehAetsd, That in ea,,
~ ~ anu state Soveramsnr shall be formed
Tor the people OF said TeFritOry Of StbraSEG IN
compliance with the provisions Of this act that a a
convention forming LhS same shall provide by oruI.
nance t1r submitting said constitution u T1e eons
OF sald State for their ratSeaton or reeffob An
election TO be held on the second Tus;IGv ~ o.
Der, one thousand eight hundrtd and .iTfvt,,,S y.
such places and under sueh regulations q InaT he
prescribed therein a. with election the onGIiBsd
YOU n, a. heren6efJre provided shall vote dr,rtIV
IoS or against the proposed constitution, and the
returns Of said elections shaII te made 20 m etrS
governor OF the Territory, who tossiher WIN ~
gtie9 states district attorney and chief justice Of
the s1td Territory, or any two Of chem SnEu can
vAss the AAEre, and II majority o. Legal VOC. 4, nj
% sast IOr the said Constitution in slid pTouoI.d
state the said acting governor shall certify az SS1
TO the President Of the United Staio togS.bsT yIS
copy OF aid Consultation and uruIsauees; where
TPon Il shall Be the duty Of the Presieent Of III,
state admitted into the Union on An tn1HI
footing with the original States without NJ fuTTner
As,ion whatever on the part OF Congress-
Sec. o. And Be Il further enacted TbSt rptTl ~.
next general eensnI shAn be tA4 en- Gard state 81
NeoTHEa shAll b. entitled to one kepreSeutatve in
the HOusI Of Representatives OF the .UniIr StSIsS
which kepTeAS ntatiVe, together with the C3oTe,nnT
and siate and other OEieers provided for in Eafi
consultations, may be elected the 5 me Az 4 vote
Is taken Tor against the proposed md
| state Government. -1N
SEC. 7. and be it further enacted, That .eetIor.
numbered si1teen aud thirty six Ia every toyLShIn
4aS when aneh sections have bseu sid or oth.ri9r
dHPossd oil by Guy act Of Congress, other lands
III IN legal subdivisions " not les
uAu one quarter soetiIr, and a. contiguous ~ mar
De, shAiI be aud are hsTeGy granted aid state
the support Of common schools
Sec 3. And be Il further suSetsi That nr,i1 - a.
state OF SebrAskA shall bS admitted into tbS Unton
in AecordAnee With the fIreEu u proyisions Of ri
act that twenty entire sessions 81 the u5Snn-o1-j
Ged pubic lands within said state, to be ssiected
aud located by direction Of the Legislature IhsTsof
On or before the mat dIy OF January, Ammo Domini
eIeheeen hundred and 1ixty-eght shalI be and thoy
are hereby granted 10 Legal BaOd Visions Of NOT srs
than one hundred and sxty aeres 70 said staTe for
me purpose o. erecting PGGlie building, At the cap
PoSSl, In such manner As the Legislature UhaII ure
scribe $3.50 PA'
sex. o Aud be 1t further enacted That 6ftr oth.r
entire sections Of land afOres1id to be TSiecfsd
ana located as Aforesaid, in legal SurdiTjsioI aS
Ai9Ttsald shall be and they hereby Erantsd to
~ state for the purpose Of erecting a suitab!s
Dua,nS toE Penitenttary or State prison In the
Sec; 10 And be it further enacted That sew. n.y.
TWO other sec ions Of land shall be sci apart asd
IsaerTesi Ior the use And support of state upiTer
s!I . Os teteeted in mNnner As Aforesaid and 10 he
appropriated and APpIsi the LeETSlNtrTS Of S,,T
stAt may pre1er.bs for the ParpOSe Named and ioF
springs within said State rot excsedLt, t,vsi ~
nunotr, Win rig sections Of lAnI adIoinlng or a.
courageous as may be TO each, shaIl DO granted 70
Sald q ate Tor It's use, the said land to be sssctJ
" me doVsrnor thereof within ono year after tbs
Adnissgn Of the stA!s, and when so selected To bs
1st q % aisPaeed eI on such terms nditioas And
tnat 70 az sirinE or land, the night Ehereof Z