Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-01-05

An AZ t IL tudDlE vac people OF U2Dr1SkA 10
form constitution ana State government, and
for the admission Of such State into the Union
on an equal footing with the original States
Be l. enacted by the Serae and HOUSE Of Repre-
SgHdttUeS Of The UNtted States Of Arae~fc1 in Con
gress assembled. .r-
That the inhabitants Of that potion of the Ter
ritOrv Of Nebraska included In the boundaries
hereinafter designated be- and thev are hereby
authorized to form for themselves a constitution
and State government, with the name aforesaid.
which State when so formed shall ha admitted
into the Union as hereinafter provided.
SEQ 2. 1Fd BE- IL jtrtL-r enacted, Lat the
said State of Nebraska shall consist Of all tlp
Territory nClsded within the following bound
aries, to wit Commencing at point formed by
the Intersection of the western boundary OF the
State of Missouri with the t0rueth degree OIL
north latitude, extending hence due Test along
sail fort ata a~stve or north latitude to point
forned By its intersection with the twenty-ftth
degree OF longitude west from Washington
thence north along said twenty-fttL degree OF
longitude to a point formed ty its intersection
with the forty first degree Of n2rtA latitude,
thence west along said forty first degree OF north
latitude to point formed by its interse ton with
| the tWenty-sevGntl degree oil longitude west
| from Washington; thence north along said
| twenty seventh degree of west Longitude to a
! point formed by its intersection with the forty
third degree of north latitude; thence east along
said forty third degree OF north latitude to the
| Reya Paha river; thence down the middle OF the
| channel of said river, wiki its meanderings, -
! its junction with the NiobraTa river; thence
| down the middle OF the channel OF said Nlobra-
| ra river, and following the meanderiugs thereof
| to its junction with the Missouri river; thence
! down the middle of the channel OF said Missouri
! riTer, and following the meandegings thereof.
! to the place of beginning.
| Sec. g. And be it FARTHER enacted, That all per-
! sons qualified by law to vote for representatives
to the general assembly of sail Territory shall be
! qualified TO he elected and they are hereby au
| taOrized to vote for and choose REPRESENTATIVES
! TO form a convention, under such rules aud reg
Lula t,rt, a. he UBE
! nrescri0e, and also to vote upon the acceptance
! or rejection OF such constitution as may be
7 formed by sad convention, under such rules
! and regulations as sad convention may pre-
scribe, ind If any of said citizens enlisted IN
/ the al nv Of the United States, and are still
within said Territory, they shall be permitted 10
vote at their place CT rendezvous and II any arc
! absent from said Territory by reason Oh tdcir en-
| listment in the army Of the United States, they
shall be permitted to vote at their place Of SER
| vice, under the rules and regulations ia each
case to be prescribed as aforesaid; and the atorc-
said representatives to form the aforesaid con-
vention shal be appoTtioned among the several
counties in said Territory IL proportion TO tie
population near as may be, and SO appCr-
t0nment 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 prOca-
nation on or before the first Monday in May
next, order election of the representatives,
atore:aid 10 be he d on the first Monday in June
thereafter throughout 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 Of the
Ii ouse of Representatives; and the number OF
members to said convention shall be the same as
now constitute both branches OF the legislature
| of the aforesaid Territory.
Sec. 4. and be 1t 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 organization
shall declare, on behalf of the people of said Ter
ritory that they adopt the Constitution Of the
United States; whereupon the said convention
shall be, aad is hereby, authorized to form g
constitution and State government; Provided
That the constitution, when formed, shall be re-
publc-p, and not repugnant to the Constitution
of the United States and the principles OF the
Declare ion of independence and prouided fur
tber, That said constitution shall provide, by al
article forever irrevocable without the consen
| Of the Congress of the United States:
First. That slavery or involuntary seryitui
shall be forever prohibited in said State.
Second. That perfect liberation of religion
sentiment shall be secured, ana no Inhabitant o
said State shall ever be m0lested in person O.
|, property on account Of his or her mode of rel
| gous worship.
Third. That the people inhabiting said Terri
tory do agree and declare that they forever dis
claim all right and title to the inappropriate
public Hands lying within said Territory, San
that the same shall be and remain at the sole an
, entire disposition of the United States, and tia
| the lands belonging to citizens of the Unite
States resi- ling without the said State shall neye
, be taxed higher than the lard belonging to res
} | dents thereof; end that no taxes shall he IN
: posed by said State on lands or property theTei
belonging to, or which may hereafter be purcha
1 / ed by, the United States
: Sec. 5. Ind BE- 10 ftiyths- e1latted, That
: case constitution aud State government sha
q be FORMED for the people of said Territory
: | Nebraska, in compliance with the provisions
this act that said convention forming the san