The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-02-02

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turns of said election shall be made to the
acting governor of the Territory, who,
with the governor, secretary, and chief
justice, or any two of them, shall canvass
the same; and if majority of the legal
votes shall be cast for said constitution in
said proposed State, the said acting COVER
nor shall certify the same to the President
of the United States, together with acopy
of said constitution and ordinances; /;
whereupon it shall be the duty of the
President of the United States to issue his
proclamation declaring the State admitted
into the Union on an equal footing with
the original States, without any further
aetion whatever on the part Of Congress.
SEC, 6. That until the next general
census said State shall be entitled to one
Representative in the House Of Represen-
tatives of the U21ed States, which repre-
sentative, toa er with the governor and
State and other, officers provided for in
|ssaid constitution, shall be elected on a day
subsequent to the adoption of the consti-
tuition, and to be fixed by said constitu-
tional convention; and until said State of
fcers are elected and qualified under the
provisions of the constitution the Terrific
rial officers shall continue to discharge the
duties OF their respective offices.
/ s,sEGe7, That sections numbered six
teen and tlirty-six n every township, and
where such sections have been sold Or
otherwise disposed of by an act Of Con
gress other lands equivalent thereto, in le-
gal subdivisions of not more than one
quarter-section, and as contiguous as may
be, are hereby granted to said State for
the support of common schools.
Sec. 8. That provided the State Of
Dakota shall be admitted into the Union
in accordance with the foregoing provis-
ions of this act, one hundred entire sect
ions of the unappropriated public lands
within said State, to be selected and loca-
ted by direction of the legislature thereof,
on or before the first day of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty-four, shall
shall be, and are hereby, granted, in legal
subdivisions of not less than one quarter
section, to said State, for the purpose of
erecting public buildings at the capital Of
said State for legislative and judicial pur
poses, in such manner as the legislature
shall prescribe.
Sec. g. That seventy other sections Of
land as aforesaid, in legal subdivisions as
aforesaid; shall be, and they are hereby,
granted to said State for the use and sup
port of normal schools in said State and
ninety additional sections, selected, locat-
ed, and subdiyided as aforesaid are here
by granted to said State for the use and
supportsof an agricultural college in said
State aforesaid.
Sec. II. That all salt springs within
said State, not exceeding twelve in num-
Der, with six sections of'land adjoining, or
as contiguous as may be to each, shall be
granted to said State for its use, the said
land to be selected by the governor. .of said
State, within two years after the admis-
sion Of the State, and when so selected to
be used and disposed of on such terms,
conditions, and regulations as the lsgisla-
ture shall direct: PDuided, that no salt
spring or lands the right whereof is now
vested in any individual or individuals, or
which hereafter shall be confirmed or ad-
Judged to any individual or individuals,
shall by this act be granted to said State.
Sec. r. That five per centum of -
proceeds Of the sale of public lands lying
within said State which have been or shall
be sold by the United States prior or sub
sequent to the admission Of said Statetin-
to the Union, after deducting all the ex-
penses incident to the same, shall be paid
to the said State for the purpose of max
ing such internal Improvements within
said State as the legislature thereof may
direct.
SEC. Is. That the eighth section of the
act of Congress entitled An act to appro-
pirate the proceeds of the sales of the pub
lie lands and to grant pre-emption rights
approved the fourth day Of September,
eighteen hundred and forty shall be,
and is hereby, declared applicable to the
State of Dakota when admitted into the
Union as herein provided
Sec. H. That any balance Of the ap-
preparations for the legislative expenses of
said Territory of Dakota remaing unex-
pended shall be applied to and used for
defraying the expenses Of the said conven-
ton, and for the payment Of the members
thereof, under the same rules and regula-
tions and rate as are now provided by law
for the payment of the Territorial legisla-
ture; and if the balance of said legislative
appropriation does not amount to the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, then there
shall be, and there hereby is, appropriate
ed, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, sum sufficient,
with the said unexpended appropriations,
to make the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars, which shall be used for the purpose
aforesaid: PJorided, That any money
hereby appropriated not necessary for
such purpose shall be covered into the
Treasury of the United States.
Sec. Is. That the two sections of land
in each township herein granted for the
support of common schools shall be dis
posed of only at public sale, and at
price not less than two dollars and fifty
cents per acre, the proceeds to constitute
a permanent school fund, the interest
of which is to be expended in the support
of common schools.
SEC. l6 That all mineral lands shall
be exempted from the operation and
grants of this act: Rrogided, That if sec
tions sixteen and thirty SIX in any town.
ship shall be found to be mineral lands,
the legislature of said State of Dakota is
hereby authorized and empowered to Sc
lect any other unappropriated lands in
said State of Dakota in lieu thereof for
the use and benefit of the common schools