The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-04-27

A. ACT t. onae tho psoi OBJ Colorado t. form Con
sut4ton aui stat Government %n for tho adniission
81 such State iut3 ths Juiou equal footing wlth
tis original states.
Be >f,asi Jy ne S-,ia. aaI House ~ Representatives
4 ne Jaitei STATS ~ AneloI, Cuyresf Gsscustted
That te uhs ~ taat portion Of TIE Territory
Colorado included the boundafIct hereinafter desisns
tei they Lsrchy H4thorizsl tufoTn for tvi
..v.. OUT of saii Territory a State government with
tie name Aforesaid which said state, when formed.
.h. be admitted into tie tulou upon equal footing
wsh The original >0stes 10 ai respects whatsoever.
Sec - Ind h f4rti,r el.a>i That the sad Stats
81 Colorado shall consist oi all t.e territory included
within thc following boundaries. To wit. Commencing
at point formed ls the intersection oi the thirty
euth 90 uOrtn attlle VITA the twenty uilu
zreo of iougtute west from Washington extending
thence due west along sald thirty seventh degree
t.fh .tite l., nait iorrcI by It's i.r,-c t9u with
the thirty second degree O. Longitude west from Wash
us ton thence duo north a.ohg sad thirty second de-
gree Of longitude 10 poilt formed hy It's iutersec
iiou with orty rst degree OF north 4utude thence
ue along said forty hrst degree of north latitude
o. point foru Oy IL iaters-etion with tlo twenty
nth degree OF longitude west from Washington thence
dus south along SAIL twenty nth eegree oi weit Ong
tule
Sec g. Ind Je It further enacted That all persons
,r,Gsl bv tw To vote for representatives. the gen
assembly u Sait Territory az the date of the pas
sage &C. shall De qaaued t. be elected and they
hereby aul rzcd 10 vote Tor AID choose representI
lives 70 form convention un Ter such rGss aid regGla
atoms as the governor san territory may prescribe
also vots Upon tie acceptance or rejection o such
constitution .s may be formed by said convention.
ter such rules anu esuols AS said coiveution may
prescribe, ami d any ol sail czsAs are enlisted n the
army uf tine Unite states I'll iiin said Ter
-itory they shall permitted to vote At their place
reudczvOus and ANY are absent from sad Territory
uy reason Of tAcr enlistment II ia army Of the ULt-I
-at,s thy shall bs permitted L. vote - their place of
service under e rules and regulations ia each case ~
DC Prescribed - aforesaid ana tae Aforesaid repressn-
tlves form The AFORESAID convention shall De appor
toned among several counties in said Territory
proportion tu the population As Le-r as may De- ~uu
SAL aupOrtulLlet shall D. Inade f0r st Territory By
tue governor UuiteI states district attorney, and chief
I .t.ce thereof or any n thrm. and governor
.fq rTa~rr SIN
1rst Monday Of Nay nlrt. order AL election = The rep
rcssntatvss aforesaid 10 he held on the hrst Monday
ia Juu0 thereafter throl gholt tie territory, and such
election shall be- conducted in Tue Same manner Is
prescribed by the laws ~ said Territory regulating sec
ons therein Tor members of the House Of Represeuts-
vos, aua tbs uunoef ol members u said convention
all be the LOW constitute both branches u
tns Legislature u hr aforesaid Isrrit0ry
Sec L. and te 4 ftr't,r enacted That the members
I'll ~ said Territory Oh the nrst Monday in July next
sud alter organikas on shall d'ciarr. behalf or the
p-op- u said Territory. tt they adopt the C1asttl-
tiou Il lhc Uuitss Stat Whsrelon tc said couvru-
uu shall be- and bersby authorized ~ form con.
ttutun sni -tt9 government FOR sai Territory; Pro
uufod IiAt the o'istt itou, when iorine+, shall be
republIca, AMI not fcpaguaut to The Constitution OF
the ULted Stste- N tie principles Of thc Declaration
r Independence Aai fs-rtief further That SAID con
venton shall lsovi.e, ny an ordnance rrevocsble with
ont tue consent of th United states ant the people O
said state.
Fr.t That tlere shall bc neither slavery nor i4yoln
taTy servtuds the saiI state Otherwise tlan The
punishment Of crimes whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted.
SeconI That - feet liberation Of religious sentiment
shall be secured aua 10 nbAbitsnt 0f s4it state shall
ever be mnested in person or property account OF
hs or hsr mode OF religious worship
Third. HAT The psoplc ln-abitug SAID territory do
agree and declare that they forever discaim all right
and title 10 the unappgoprated public lands lying with
n Territory that the shall be and remain
- the and sutire disposition of the United States
and that the lands belonging TO ctiz Of the United
stes resilug without thc SAID state shall never be
Ell higher than tLe land belonging 70 resIonts thereof
! and that shall De imp ssd by said state Oh
lands property therein, belonging to. which may
her after be purchased - the United STATES
sc 3. And b, Il further sndo,ei, That case
constitution and state government shall be formed III
The people Of said Territory u Colorado Ia compliance
with the prov Slsious cf this act that sand convention
forming the shall prorlc by or finance FOR submit
ting O. the people Of SAM State for thea
rahcstl0u Tetct1n 70 al election 10 be hsd tA
scnnt Tuesday Of October Que thousand eight bundre
lnd sixty four. such places and under such reg ia
ti0ns may be prescribed therein, At which eicetO
the lawful voters ~ s4il stat shall direct
Tor 0r against Tie proposed Constitution and tie return
u sail election shall be I1.de % the acting governor
the Territory who with the United states district
i0rney AM cicf justice o SAID Territory. any two
10 1hem shall canvass The same aud Il majority oi lega
ot : shall hc cast sand constitution IN said propose
state the SAID acting governor shall certify the
the President Of Tie United states together with cop
y 4 Sail constitution aui OF finances 10 hat effect
upon shall be the duty Of the President u the Unit
ei ates ms proclamation declaring the
b. mt.el into the Union equal footing ia the
' nal states, without any further acton whatever o
D the part ot Copsrcss
~ sec AMI be Il fsrthsr enacted, That until n
% nexi general shall he It 4te " Coord
- shall o. entitled L. one reprcs nt4tye III the House
o Representatives. o., the Juitct stats which reprssen
tive, together with tie governor and ami other
le deer. provided for m sad constitution, NAV b.
IL the tay IS tak f0r ag4inst the pr
to posed constitution and state government
SEC = And Il t further ssletsd, That ssstious nun
bers sixteen ami thirty SIX IN every township ~
whore such have bean sold otherwise tsgo
~. OF by auy of Congress. other lands eQaivaici
,x thereto 10 legal lis of not lcss than qua
ter section and contiguous IS may be shall be
hereby granted sad state fer The support Of
mon schools.
- Sec. Ind u 4 fsrtbsT enGctef. That provides q
STATE OF Colorado shall be admitted into the Union
c1rdsuce with the fregong PROVISIONS OF this u
= twenty entire sections = Tie unsqProprl4Ie1 pub
lands within sait state o. be selected and located
r. direction o. tie LEGISLATURE thsreof or or before
re- drs lay of January ammo Nmli eighteen hundred 5.
VI sxty-eEht. shall be an they are hereby graatei
er lgs Subdivisions OF not less than hundrei and
as si stale. f1r the purpose Of erecting pub
lie buildings at the capital Of SAIL state FOR legis alive
judcill purposes. ia sucL manner "a the Legs Atu
shall prescribe
Sc q. And K u f,.r1hcr eaacteS That twenty oh
entire q l2nd Aforesaid 70 be selected