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

iBURLIC-NO, 81,
AN ACT . enable the people of Colorado to
form constitution and State government,and
for the admission of such State into the Union
on an equal footing with the original States.
Be 10 enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seRtdt0fS Of the United States Of america in Con-
gTeSs assembled
Tha. the i, habisants of that portion of the
Territory OF Colorado included in the b0unda-
ries lerenqttCr designated be, ana they are
hereby, authorized 10 form for themselves, out
OF said Territory, a State government, with the
name aforesaid; which said State, when formed,
shall be admit d i1to the III ion upon n equal
footing with the orisinal States, in all respects
whatsoever.
Sec , And be ii further enacted, That the
said State of Colorado sha consist cf all the
territory included within tho following bounda-
ries, % wit: Commencing at q point formed by
the inter. ection of the thirty-seventh degree of
north latitude with the twenty-ffth degree OF
Longitude west from Washington; extending
thence due west along said thirty-sevonth degree
Of north latitude to point form by its intersec
tiOn with the thirty-seCoRd degree OF lOngltut lie
west from Washington thence due north along
said t6,Tty-SeGond degree Of west longitude to .
point for ed by it's intersection with the forty
first da-ree OF north latitude; thence due east
along said fort fir degree of north Ia itude to
n port lorrci by is int sectiO1 with the
TWEEN y-ifth degree Of longitude west from
Washington; thence due south along sail
twenty-Anh degree of west longitude
Sec. 8. Ind be Il FURTHER enacted, That all
persons qualified by law TO vote for representa-
tlyes 80 the genera! q sem DIV OF sad rem Ory
nj the date VI thu passage OF this 40, ennh he
qualified o be electe and they are hereby au-
thOrizGi - VO c for and cho Sc repre- entatlYeS
TO torn q c3uecntion, under such rl!es and reg
ulations a. the governor Of said Territory may
prescribe: and also to vote upon the acceptance
or rejection Of such constitution as may Re formed
by said convention, under such rules and reglI-
latiOrs said convention may prescr1Dei and II
any Of sail citizens are enlisted in the army Of
the United States, and still witt in said Terri
tory, they shall be permitted to vote at their
place Of rendezvous and il they are absent from
said Territory bv reason of their enlistment in
the army OF the United Stae', they shall be per-
mitted to vote at their place OF service, under
the rules and equations in each case to be pre-
sorbcl as aforesaid; and the aforesaid represent
atlves 70 form the aforesaid convention snail be
airport 0aed among the several counties in said
Territory in proportion TO the population as near
as may BE-; and said appointment shall be
made fer said Territory by the governor, United
Site district attorney, and chief justice there
of OF any two of them; and the governor Of
sad I'arr tory shall, by proclamation, on or
before The frat Mond Y Of May next, order an
eleCaoo Of the rep -eSPntatiYes aforesaid to be
held on the first Mond'y of jane thereafter
throughout the Territory, and such election shall
be Conducted in the same mann'r as is prescribed
b. I'll laws of sail Territory regulating elections
there n Ipr members Of the Houe Of Represen-
tatv 2, aud the Number Of memb rs 70 said con-
vcntga shall be- II same rs now constitute both
brarahss Of the legislature Of the af2rt said Ter
SEQ a. Aad Jr Il FURTHER roacled, That thc
mem err ot the convention, Illus elected, shall
NEE: the capital OF said Territory on the first
Mold in july mex. and, after organlzauon,
shall declare, tehalf of the people 81 sad
Territory that they adopt the Constitution of
the United States. Whereupon the SAID con-
vent1n shall be, nd it is hereby, authorized to
form constitution and State government for
said Territory PrOUided, That ths consultation,
when formed, shall be republican and not re-
pugnant to the Constitution of the United
States aui the principles Of the Declaration OF
Independence And pro0'ded J"rHer, mat SAID
convention shall provide, by an ordinance IRE
vOcable without the consent Of the United States
and the people Of said States:
First That there shall be neither slavery moi
involuntary serYituds in the said State, other
wise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof
the lrty shall have been duly convicted.
Second. That perfect liberation of religion:
sentiment shall be secured, and no inhabuaut Of
said State shall ever be molested III person OF
property on account of his or her mode OF relig-
ious 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 lands lying within said Territory, ant
that the same shall be and remain at tn
sole and entire disposition of the Uni ed States
and that the lands belonging to citizens OF th
United States residing without the said Stat
shall never be taxed higher than the land be
longing TO residents thereof; and that no take
shall be imposed by said State on lands or prop
erty therein belonging -, or which may hereat
ter be purchased By, the United States.
Sec. 5. and be IL further enacted, That il
case constitution and State government shal
be formed for the people of said Territory q
Colorado, in compliance with the provisions G
this act, that said convention forming the sam
shall provide by ordinance for submitting sal
constitution to the people of said State for thel
ratification or rejection at an election to be bel
on the second Tuesday of October, one thousan
~ eight hundred and sixty -four, at such places an
under such regulations as may be prescribe
therein, at which election the lawful voters
said new State shall vote directly for or again'
the proposed constitution, and the returns
said election shall be made to the acting Cover
nor Of the Territory, who with the United Stat'
district attorney and chief justice Of said TER
tory, or any two of them, shall canvass the sam
and II majority OF legal votes shall be cast tC
said Constitution in said proposed State, the ga
acting governor shall certify the same to Il
President Of the United States, together with
copy Of said constitution and ordinances to thi
aieet; whereupon it shall be the duty of Il
President OF the United Statss TO issue his pro
lamatior declaring the State admitted into Il