Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-23
STATE OF DAKOTA.

Judge kiddsr's Bill Before Congress.
Forty-dfth congress, LIST session. H. r.
100. Printers No, Sl3.
In the house Of representatives, October
90, 1877. Read twice, referred to the COM
mittee on the territories, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Kidder, on leave, introduced the fol-
lowin bill:
A BILL To enable the people Of Dakota to
form q constitution and State government,
and for the admission Of the said State
into the Union on an equal footing with
the original States.
Be It enacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the inhabi-
tants of the territory of Dakota included in
the boundaries hereinafter designated be,
and they are hereby, authorized to form for
themselves, out Of said territory, a state gov
eminent, with the name of the state of Da-
kota; which state, when formed, shall be
admitted into the union upon an equal foot
ing with the original states in all respects
whatsoever, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. That the said state Of Dakota
shall consist of all the territory included
within the following boundaries, to.wit
Commencing at a point on the west boundary
Of the state of Minnesota where the seventh
standard parallel crosses the same thence
south along the boundary line of said state
| sc n 4 - <ho atotA ~ Lace ~ <h1
point of intersection between the Big Sioux
river and along the line of the state of Ne
, braska to the mouth of the Niobrara OF
Running Water river thence following W
the same, in the middle of the main chan
mel thereof, to the mouth of the Keha Pahs
e or Turtle Hill river; thence up said river t.
u the forty-third parallel of north latitude
n thence due west to the boundary of the ter
ritory of Wyoming; thence north along til,
boundary line of the territory of Wyomin,
. and the boundary line of the territory o
Montana to the seventh standard parallel
thence east along said seventh standard par
allel to the place of beginning.
SECS That all persons qualified by Law Il
: vote for representatives to the general Assem-
: bly, of territory, at the date Of the passag,
of this act, shall be qualified to be elected
and they are hereby authorized TO vote TO
' and choose representatives to form a conven
{ ton under such rules and regulations as tn
t governor Of said territory, the chief justice
and the United States attorney thereof ma,
prescribe; and also to vote upon tn
{ acceptance or rejection of such constitution
J, as may be formed by said convention
under such rules and regulations as said con
%vention may prescribe; and the aforesaid
representatives to form the aforesaid con
vention shall be apportioned among tn
several counties in said territory in proper
ton to the vote polled in each Of said cour
r ties at the last general election % near q
may be; and said a~pportionment shall b
+ made for said territory by the governo,
United States district attorney, and chit
justice thereof, or any two Of them; and tn
governor of said territory shall, by procl,
If nation, order an election of the represent,
. tives Aforesaid to be held throughout Ii
Z territory at such time as shall be fixed b
the governor, chief justice, and Unite
States attorney, or any two of them, whic
proclamation shall be issued within ninet
days from the passage Of this act, and
h least thirty days prior to the time of sai
election; and such election shall be conduc
ed in the same manner a. is prescribed
the laws of said territory regulating election
therein for members of the house of reT
r~esentatives; and the number Of members
said convention shall be the same a. NO
. constitutes both branches of the legislstuI
Of the Aforesaid territory.