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Joint Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Kansas, accepting the terms imposed by Congress upon the admission of the State of Kansas into the Union.
Propositions Contained in Act of Admission Accepted

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
     Proposition accepted. That the propositions contained in the act of congress, entitled "An act for the admission of Kansas into the Union," are hereby accepted, ratified, and confirmed, and shall remain irrevocable, without the consent of the United States. And it is hereby ordained, that this state shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same by the United States, or with any regulations congress may find necessary for securing the title to said soil, to bona fide purchasers thereof; and no tax shall be imposed on lands belonging to the United States. [C.L. 1862, ch. 6; approved January 20, 1862.]

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Laws of United States govern in primary disposal of soil. Douglas Co. v. U.P.R.W., 5 Kan. 615.

2. Improvements made on government lands not taxable before final proof. Comm'rs of Chase Co. v. Shipman, 14 Kan. 532, 537.

3. Congress may give state permission to tax lands under its control. Logan v. Comm'rs of Clark Co., 51 K. 747, 33 P. 603.

Publication of the certifying statement of the Archivist of the United States that the amendment had become valid was made on May 19, 1992, see F.R.Doc. 92-11951, 57 F.R. 21187. (Kansas ratified amendment on April 5, 1990, see 1990 H.C.R. No. 5047.)