Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-02
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By the President Of be United States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION

A PROCLAMATION
Whereas the Congress of the United States
did, by an act appro we'd ON the nineteenth day
Of April, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty -four, authorize the people Of the Terri
tory Of Nebraska to form a constitution and
State government, and for the admission
such State into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States, upon certain condi-
tons 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, ia mode pre-
scribed by the Constitution, pass a further &C
for the admission of the State of Nebraska
into the Union, Ia which last-named act /
was provided that it should not take effec
except upon the fundamental condition
that within the State of Nebraska there
should be no denial Of the elective fran.
chise or Of any other right to any person
by reason of race or color, excepting
Indians not taxed, and upon the further fun
damental condition that the Legislature Of
said State, by solemn public act. should de-
clare the assent of said State to the said tun.
damental condition, and should transmit to
the President of the United States an anthem
hcated copy of said act of the Legislature Of
said State, upon receipt whereof, The Pres
ident, by proc clamation, should forthwith an
nounce the tact, wnereupon said Fundamental
eontit on should be held as part of the or
ganic law of the State, and thereupon, and
without any further proceeding on the part OF
Congress, the admission OF said State into the
Unisn shall be considered as complete; and
whereas within the time prescribed by said
act of Congress of the eighth and ninth o.,
February, one thousand eight hundred and
sIxty-seven, the Legislature OF the State Of
Nebraska did pass an act rahfying the said
act Of Congress of the eighth and ninth of
February, one thousand eight hundred and
sIxty-seven, and declaring that the afore
named provisions OF the third section of said
last-named act of Congress should be a part of
the organic law Of the State Of Nebraska: 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. Pres.
ident of the United States of America, do, i'm
accordance with the provisions OF the act of
Congress last herein named, declare and pro.
claim the fact that the fundamental conditions
imposed by Congress on the State Of Nebraska
TO entitie that State to admission TO the Union
have been ratified ana accepted, and that the
admission of the said State into the Union il
now complete.
In testimony whereof have hereto set nv
hand, and have caused the Seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this first day
OF March. In the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
r.. 81 seven, and of the Independence of the
United States Of America the ninety-
first.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WIN. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.