The national Republican., 1867-03-02
NEW STATE OF NEBRASKA.
[orrIorAL.l |
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
A p R0CL A TION.

Whereas the Congress Of the United States
did, by an act approved on the nineteenth
day OF April, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-four, authorize the people Of the
Territory Of Nebraska to form constitution
and State government, and for the admission
Of such State into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States, upon GER
tsin conditions in said act specified and
whereas said people did adopt constitution
conforming to the provisions and conditions
Of said act, and ask admission into the Union;
and whereas the Congress Of the United
States did, on the eighth and ninth days Of
February one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-seven, in mode prescribed by the Con-
stitution, pass further act for the admission
Of the State Of Nebraska into the Union, in
which last named act it was provided that it
should not take effect except upon the fun.
damental condition that within the State Of
Nebraska there should be no denial Of the
elective franchise or Of any right to any per-
son by reason Of race or color, excepting In
dians not taxed, and upon the further funda-
mental condition that the Legislature Of said
State, bya solemn public act, should declare
the assent Of said State to the said funda-
mental condition, and should transmit to the
President Of the United States an authenti-
Gated copy Of said act Of the Legislature Of
said State, upon receipt whereof the Presi-
dent by proclamation should forthwith an
nounce the fact, whereupon said fundamental
| copdit;o, oborlJ ha bald m N ,ort Of tho nr
ganic law Of the State, and thereupon, and
without any further proceeding on the part
Of Congress, the admission Of said State into
the Union should be considered as complete;
And whereas within the time prescribed
by said act Of Congress Of the eighth and
ninth Of February, one thousand eight hun.
dred and sixtyseyen the Legislature Of the
State Of Nebraska did pass an act ratifying
the said act Of Congress Of the eighth and
ninth Of February, one thousand eight hun.
dred and sixty.seyen, and declaring that the
aforenamed provisions Of the third section oi
said last named act Of Congress should be O
part Of the organic law Of the State of Ne
braska; and whereas duly authenticated
copy Of said act of the Legislature of the
State Of Nebraska has been received by me
Now, therefore, /, ANDREW JOHNSON, Presi
dent of the United States Of America, do, in
accordance with the provisions of the act ot
Congress last herein named declare and pro
claim the fact that the fundamental con
ditions imposed by Congress on the State o
Nebraska to entitle that State to admission
to the Union have been ratified and accepted,
and that the admission of said State into the
Union is now complete.
In testimony whereof, l have hereto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, the first
r day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
: SEAL" and sixty-seven, and of the Inde
9 pendence of the United States o
: America the ninety-frst.
: ANDREW JOHNSON.
, By the President:
: WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
; Secretary of State.