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An Ordinance declaring the assent of the people of the state of Missouri 1850 8 (1850)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0102 and id is 1 raw text is: CONVENTION. AN ORDINANCE.. Declaring the assent of tie people of the state of Missouri, hy their rep esen- 19th July, tatives iS Convention assemibled, to certnii conditions and provisions in the 100. act of cpngress of the sixth ofrMarch, one, thouisait eight hundred and twen- ty, entitled An act to authorize the p ople of lisosouri teiritory to forin a constitution aind slate goverinient. um for the dission of suchl state into the Union on11 an equal footing witi the original statts,and to prohbit OlaiscrY in certain territories. PROPOSITIONS. 5. University lands. 1. School lands Propusitions accepted. 2. 'it Ii springs and six sections adjoin- Lands exiempi froim taxation. ing each. Pioviso* in favor of Mlcdification (if pioposition concern- confirmations to intividuals. ing tax on lansdo1 prposed. 3. Fluid for roads and canals. This ordinance irrevocable with- 1. Lands for locating permnanrnt seat out fthe consent of the Uliited of governmnent. btates. VEnREAs, Te act of congress of the United States of Recital of the America, approved March the sixth, one thousand eight iuu- act of con- dred and twenty, ontitled An act to authorize the people of Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states. and to prohibit slavery in certain territories, contains'certain requisitions and pro- visions, al(, among other things, ia's offered to thi3 conve,- tion when formed, for and in behalf of the people inhabiting this state, for their free acceptance or rejection, tihe five fol- Jiropositios. lowing propositions, and which, if accepted by this conven- tion in behalf of the people as aforesaid, are to be obligatory on the United States, viz: Sclools lan's First. That section numbered sixteen in every township, and when such section has been sold or otherwise disposed of, other lands equivalent thereto, and as contiguous as may be, shall be granted to the state for the use of the inhabi- tants of such township, for the use of schools. Salt spains Second. That all salt springs, not exceeding twelve in aid six see- number, with six sections of land adjoining to each, shall be i ons adjoin- granted to the said state for the use of said state, the same to ie each. be selected by the legislature of said state on or before the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and tile same, when so selected, to be used under such terms, conditions and regulations as the legislature of siaid state shall direct: Provided, That no salt spring, tihe Agreeably to the seventh section of the above act, an attited copy of theconi- stilulion, was tralisiitted to congress. A resolution was introiuced in both houses for the uncolditional aduialion of tie state into the Union, as hail been the uniforim course in relation to other new states ; these resolutions were, however, lost, andst finally after isich discuission, ut iesolution was passed for ad- initting the state cit a certa it and tin. The legislature of Missouri, on the 27th .June, 1821, accepted the condition. pr otestiisg at the saime tine against the right of contaress to anrex it , and oi the ilith of August, 1821, the President ofthe United States issued his proclaiation, annouicihig the acceptance of this state of tLe condition.

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