...legislative power of said Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United States, and the provisions...be passed interfering with the primary disposal of tne soil ; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States ; nor shall the lande or...

...Territory, or even a new State, down to the present time, wherein it is expressly declared, that " no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States.'' Now, here is a clear and unquestionable restraint upon the sovereignty of Territories and States. The...

...consistent \vith the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act ; bul no liiw shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal...tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United otates ; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents lie taxed higher Uian the lands or...

...be- parsed interfering with the primary : 'H'tlit'sml ; mitax shall In:- imposed upon the prop, eny of the United States ; nor shall the lands or other...of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or oilier property of resident!)." Here you have a recognition of the legislative power of the people...

...an amendment which he proposed to offer to the sixth section, which was, to strike out the words " nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents...higher than the lands or other property of residents." Mr. JOHNSON resumed, in explanation of certain amendments which he intended to offer, and in illustration...

...territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of Uie l one ; or, if it should eontain a penalty, as there is no common superior, I it cann From these provisions it is apparent thit the compromise measures of 1850 affirm anJ rest upon the...

...That the legislative power of the territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the loil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States ; nor shall the lands or other...

...legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this Act ; but no hnv shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil ; no tax shall be imposed upon...

...rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provision! of this act ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposition of the soil," &c. The whole legislative power possessed by Congress over a Territory was,...

...legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions...higher than the lands or other property of residents. Every bill which shall have passed the Council and House of Representatives of the said Territory shall,...