Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-01-27
The Admission Bill.


\ bill la rfovid" fui in" fol nation and all
mission INTO the Union of the State oi
Washington
b.. it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America III Congress
Assembled, That the inhabitants of
the Territory of Washington, and of
that part of the Territory of Idaho
embraced within the hereinafter de-
scribed boundaries, are hereby au-
thorized to form for themselves, out
of the Territory so bounded and de-
scribed, a State government, with
the name of the State of Washing
ton.
Sc. 2. That said State shall con-
sist Of all the Territory embraced
within the following boundaries, to-
wit: Beginning one marine league
west from the mouth of the middle
of the north ship channel of the Co.
lumbia River; thence along the
northern boundary of the State of
Oregon, up said river, to where the
foriy-sixth parallel of north latitude
intersects the same, near the inouth
OF the Walla Walla River; thence
east along said parallel to where it
intersects the middle of the main
channel of Snake River; thence south
erly along said channel of Snake
River to where it intersects the for
ty-iifth parallel of north latitude;
thence east along said parallel 10
where 1t ihtersec;s the meridian thir-
ty-seveu degrees and thirty minutes
west; thence north along said meri
dian to where it intersects the crest
of the Bitter Root range of noun
tains; thence northwestern y along the
crest of said mountains to where il
iutersects the thirty-ninth meridian
west; thence north along said meri-
dian to the boundary line betwc en-
the United States and British Co
lumbia; thence westerly along said
line to u point one marine league
west from the mouth of the middle
channel of the Straits of Juan dc
Fuca; thence southern distance oil
one marine league west from the cas-,
shore of the Pacific Ocean to the
place of beginning, including ell
islands and parts of islands within
said boundaries the jurisdiction
of the United States, with concur.
rent jurisdiction on all rivers border.
| ia, ~, call Cfoto CO Gov n, c,,ol, r,,,
ers form a common boundary to said
State and any other State or Terri.
tory now or hereafter to be formed
and bounded by the same.
Sec. 3. That, in order to the form
alton of such State government, the
qualified electors resident within
said boundaries are hereby author
lied, after due proclamation by the
Governor of Washington Territory
and in conformity to the laws of said
Territory relative to the election OF
members of the Legislative Assembly
thereof as nearly rs practicable and
in so far as they may be applicable
and under such rules and regula-
tons, and at such time and places
as said Governor may prescribe, tc
elect as many delegates, possessing
the qualifications of such electors, as
there are legislative districts, under
the existing Territorial governments,
embracing within said boundaries
and also four such delegates at
large.
SEC. 4. That said delegates shall
meet in convention at the city OF
Walla Walla at such times as said
Governor may designate in said pro.
clamation, and, when organized shall
declare, on behalf of the people OF
the Territory embraced within said
boundaries, that they adopt the Con.
stitution of the United States and
thereupon said convention is here
by authorized to form a constitution
and State government for said Ter
ritory so bounded and described as
aforesaid: Prorided, nevertheless
That such constitution shall be Re-
publican in form, and make no dis
tinction in civil and political rights
an account of race or color, except
As to Indians not taxed, and not be
repugnant to the Constitution Of the
United States and the principles OF
the Declaration of Independence
And prortded further, That said con
vention shall provide, by an ordin
ance irrevocable without the consent
of the United States and the people
OF said State, that perfect liberation
OF religious sentiment shall be Sc
cured, AID on inbabitant of said
State ever be molested in person or
property on account of his or her
mode of religious worship; that the
inhabitants of the Territory EN-.
braced within said boundaries do
agree and declare that they forever
disclaim all right and title to the
unappropriated public lands lying
therin, and that the same shall he
and remain at the sole and entire
disposition of of the United States;
that all grants and patents hereto
fore made by the United States to
settlers and purchasers of tide, over
flowed, and school lands therein are
confirmed by said State and the
people thereof; and that other lands,
to be selected as hereinafter pro-
vided, are accepted by said State in
lieu thereof; that the lands belong
ing to citizens Of the United States
residing without said State shall!
never be taxed higher than the lands
belonging to residents thereof; that
no tax Shall ae imposed by said
State on lands or property therein
belonging to, or which may here
after be purchased by the United
States, and that all navisable waters
within said State shall be and re.
main public highways, free to all
citizens of the United States.
Sec. .. That said convention, hav-
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