Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-20
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passsd Of the First Session Of ne
Thirty Eishtk Congress
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i<es y - satsa ssli~s q tasrses d saAgvsss a.
ssssklsa. Tat the Inhabitants ef that poFtiaa Ct
ts@ Territory e Nevada lacltsi In tho boanazsiss
hsfeiuatEsr designated b ard they ar kFfsAf -.
fkafise4 - feri fsr thessisss ent q ssid Tern.
tory s.ata E9vernaasRs, wsth tbs nsne aiesssaIa
~ktrh said state, ~f~a faFueA, shAil = admlg 81
late The tnien apan equal teotinK vi The
sFtginsi States ia III resp~cts whAgseeser.
srs. Z. Aas = = fssaker s.setsl. Thai the ssis
ststs ~ Nevada saii consist Of cit the tsrrftors
iaslsasa ~iitia the fsiis~taE boundaries. te-wit.
nonauasnrlpg II ralnt farHsr - The iatsrseesss
II shs thfFty slxth asErv@ q asagifas ssss r. -
Washtagfen wifh the the thirty -asssnfh aszfaa Ell
nsFth latitude thsaes dua Ness siang tbs ihirty.
ssFenth drgree II Hsrth iatlfaie - The saztsFn
boundary lisse e m state - Calf rta tssurs n
nqFsh westerly ifseslan &apag SAID sastarn bsuna.
dAfy Tins 81 The Stats AZ Caiifarnla ths isfty-
tAifd d~xres q iongaaas west froaa washIngioa I;
loaEitada aed said sastsFa issBndsry iins af shn
stAis u C@ilfsFnla - the foFty sseona aexrsa Of
nerth iAtlisde sasacs das e@3t sioHg 'he said AR
lyssesud dsxres 81 uefth iaftade e. pslsi fsrnl.
- - it, intaFssst4sn With the Afsres4aa shirfv.
slEhsA dsgs.s 81 i0nsifzas sssf ffaaH y azhinetst
tkanes dHa saath daun said ihiftx-sikhfh askrue
.s'. sg e. s = = ~ PC. .s = ssss IN s.s
4a4iih 4 - las - tote fas representative to
tbs general Assshly II sad Territory ~ the date
q rs passage 81 this A. shall - aaAissa ts b.
si@ciad, AL they aafhogiYea ~ vote Tor aad
ehsss rsprsse sfaiI - 20 fafm csaFentiaH, an-f
/ sueh talas aaa regulations - ths gsssrHar ~
said Territory uaay prsserihs aHa sisa = yaas On
lhs sessftzses FslestleR 81 s.a tsasiltaiiea
I mar h ISmsa - sald eonssnfisa, aHaer snrh
ralaa Ana Esgussiiens ths sid essyentiea NAY
prsseFisss ssa u eag q said s5tasnt are sntisted
u the aemy u ghs united seatrs sna sttl wih.
In szt4 Ter itsfy tksy shall b sFmgied 70 vote
~ thslr elaes q rsa1sHvvus asa IL Any arr ab-
sat from s&la Tsrsitsgy y f~asen q their sailsf
nsnt IL the array e tte Ueitss states. tlssy shall
b. per8ttn 10 ~ thsfr pssrs Of serFlep. ahsF
tbs FaiNs And rssatatieEs ~ each ease % b. pre-
scFibse - Aforesaid and the = ssasAa fepFsseafs-
tlSse o. fofm ths aforesaid eHnNanfiss shall b. A
poetassa smahe tlss several eoaufiss ia sssa Ter
FitoFy IN pFopaftloa ~ The F0pu asfsn uear a.
nsay b. sad said ApperEisamanf shall - made
20 sd I.rfissry = re E0ssrser. tnifsa ssates
( iws - them. sad the esxeFuoF Of said Territory
shall - proclamation e. beasrs The asst Men,
I day 81 Nag Hext. ORDER ga eieetion 81 tis repre-
ssntativss aforesaid 20 b hsid 81 Ihe nfst Mou-
dAY In Iaae thereafter fAruuxhe ns fise TeFrifa4y
aaa aurh sleetson shall h oosdsstsd IL the sanls
m4uner q !. pFs@cTfssd - he laws 81 ss5d Terri
the Hsss~ u Representatives. AID the sutaber q
/ menabsFa - sald convention shall BE tiss sans
/ now e5usFlta4s both branches - tha Legislator
q TIE afexczala Territory.
! sss. q. aaa b. u fsffhev esasfaa. That she nsnn-
] bers Of The convention thus eiscisa. shAli meet
~ che cspftzi q said Z rrffory the fFsf Mea-
aAy In Jniy next, ard after equalization shall g.
clare. % hehaif ef the Peopts q sa.d Territory.
/ sAGs th~x ADOPT tbs Consultation ~ the Unftsd
stats. Ntrrpapoa the said convention shsti -,
saI Il 3 hsrsby, sataorisef 70 frna seosstta.lon
Naa state government fsr aid TsrFitorys Pro-
slfsa. That the constitutions. whsa formed, shall
- rspnbtican. and act rspngnsnt % the goustftu-
flen Of The Unissd States and the principles Of ss
Declaration q Independents; Aad yvoFssss, fsrfs-
~ Thar said eoassnfian shall provide. ~ an eri-
anner trrayakahsa wttheut th@ eSnerns e the
Uulted stats and he peepis 81 s.ld staiss
First. That sh-Fs shall D. beithsr si4Frry nor
involuntary ssrvitwds IA She sssfs, eshsrvi@ than
/ IN the paatshassnt 81 crimes shsrspf the parry
shall hass beeH iwIy convicted.
serasf Thar p~Fssrt t6tsrkfIua q religious $50
firnsnt shall - secured and - fnkMhft4ai a sal
State shall ever BE- sslestsd ia person property
o. Hcreaut q his o. her node - rsiisfeus 1srs
laird, That ths p pls ishAbitlsg sid Tern
tory Do zgr~e Ana declare That they forever d..
claim al right sud tits 70 the aaapproprIztsd
pabIe ianAs lying ~ithtn said TsrvItoFy. and thai
she Ehsil - ssd r-Ensia AZ The sole SUD
tire disposfion u the Uusted States snd that tr
Lands hsionsluz 70 ritixens Of fhs United STATES
resisioz Nffhout tbs aid state shall not Be tsxsd
higher than tie lard bsiongin1 70 residents there.
Of, and that 30 taxes shall - i@passd - said
STATE 90 lands " properly thsrein b~ieagiHE 70
% which rssy hereafter u Furehased BY, fh'
United stats.
See 5. A.d - e J.vth<r eaass-s, That in case
ceasfitutioa AID state xgssrnasnt shail be @ n
a fof fhs people q aid Territory 81 Nevada. Ia
eognplianea With the provisions ef this act IA
said convention fsrrning tbs ssne shall proFsd'
TIE p<apss 81 said sate fpr their ratification
; leetan At an sieefl u n - held % The seeeus
3 | Tne.iay n OrtossK ohe thousand eight hHhdss'
, and sixts-fsaT, a such Plsees sn9 Esdsr soel
. which election the tasfai voters e said new STAT
shall vess dir.ctiy for o. szsinst the PsoFese.
constitution. aud the reiarns q said seelson saAl
J - made % The seffaz geFernsr % Us dsrritaTy
ufte vita the nised states district atferaey an
rhfqf iuatgcr 81 said Territory % asg tNg u hes
shall canvass the sAzze and II majority u lea
Yote- shall - cast for said Constitution in sal
proposed -fatp the said aetisE governor shall csr
sigs the sane t. lhs PFcsilept Of The United states
/ to-sther sjth copy % said eonsfifrtiea and ord
aAneess vhsssesa y s.-., = re az - t
+ Imuatisu DECLARING the State aemitted into Ga
D Uuion On "a esaei hsft1z With the 0rixiBs
: states, wifsout auy further sztpsa whasovsr o
\ - 8 Al = y ftteiker ssaetsf. That Until Il
next xeEeraI reasux sh4is Be t4ksas said State
Nsvsaa shall - estifled % or Representative /
~ House q representatives, e the Cnited State
wtsah representative, tsEssbsx With the govern
: suH stats au8 other ofsesrs provided fog in 81
z ronsrttUsisu nsay - siecstd on the sane day
vote : taken for or against tbs PROPOSED eoHstiir
} ton and Stats government
: See = Aa& - fsrsAs~ szHcsed. That section
J. anal rs slxtesn and thirty sir IN every tor
l. shfD sud Nhers ssch seesi9as have bssn sid {
!, 0sherwiss dizpos-d Of ~ say SGT o. C0usTes
oth~r lads squfF4.sst tbs reto IN legal su6diT
= sioss ef s@t Iss tksB enc SE2rter section, sna
coasigzens may b. shah ks, &ad are hersb
GRANTED - said state for the support u cemzo
10 EEhooia.
Sec 8 114 u : fgtser sazes,a, That proxas.
the state 81 EssAda skzli b. admitted Into Il
- Unian, In aeeoFtssDce With the forsxoinR pruv
sias Of this act, f4ss teEty entire sections - Il
unApprspriafzd pablis iAzas wifhin aid State
BE- selected and iocztea b dirrctfon q the Lsxi
= IAtaEe tssTeof On OF before the first day q Jan
- ar. Mnno Domini eizhtseR hundEsd 4Rd ski
" eight. shall be, and they are hereby, granted.
Cd legal sab1iyizssEs 81 hes less than 0os hundn
and sixty acres % aid STATE. toT the pgEpose
- state s0r Legislative kni jaaicizI purposess
sueh m2nHer as the Lezisiatnrs shall yr~scries.
So > AHd b : fsr1ker sassc,es, That tNe1
- other eBsirs sections II land. As Aforesaid, to
N selected and located Aforesaid. lezi sns1l'
I'd sions aforesaid. shall Be, and ttsy are hesss
hs granted 50 said State for the prEs Of eEsctsai
snlaahIe inisdIaE f.r EsAsaentlarT o 81