Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27

quifsments Of this act. shall thersupou
issue his proclamation declaring the
Ssate admitted into the Union, and
tbereupsa the said State shall be ad-
mitted into the Unios on an equal foot
ing With the original States, without
any further action on ths part of Con-
gTeo1.
Sec. 8. That until the next general
census said State shall BE- entitled 10
one Representative In Congr, -.
Bee. 8. That such Rspres NATIVE and
the Governor and other officers that
may be provided for in the constitution
Of said State saall be elected on day
TO be liked by said consf ltutional ,ou-
vention aud that, until said State offi-
GERS are elected and qualified, the Terri
torial offioers shall Continue t. dis
charge the duties Of their respective Of
fees.
SEQ. 10. That sections l6 and 36 in
every township within said State, and
also Ill lands therein situate, by legal
subdivisions of forty acres, the .Yver
portion Ut which Is swAmpy or over
nowcd. 30 AZ ~ render the s me unfit
Tor cultivation, or In case Any of said
iands have been disposed Of under the
provisions of any act Of Congress to sSt-
tiers or purchasers from the United
Statee, or in case any Of said sections
ID and 36 are fractional in quantity, or
wanting by reason of the township be-
ing fraSts0oai. or from any natural
cause, other lands equivalent in guam
tity ;heTseO. In legal subdivisions Of not
less than forty scles, " be selected
within said State ~ the constitution
and Legislature thereof may provide,
with the approval Of the Secretary of
the Interior, are hereby granted 70 said
state for school purposes.
6ec. IL. That the grant Of 6ve hun
dred thousand acres of unappr0priated
lands Of the Uaitsd States made to
said state, on its ad alssion, by the pro-
visions Of section twenty-threS hun
dred and seventy eight of the revised
statutes Of the United States, shall be
used for school purposes and said land
snail be selected within said State a.
provided in the preceding section of
this act.
SEQ. IL. That seveuty-two other SEQ
ti0ns Of the unappr0priated public
lands Of the United states within said
State, to 10 selected AZ aforesaid, are
hereby granted TO said State for the ase
and support of suitable institution
therein for the education Of the deaf,
dumb and blind. :
SEQ. l3. That seventy-tw0 other $50
0Ons Of such lands, TO bs selected ~
Aforesaid, are hereby Rianted to said
state Tor the uso and support OF All az
r.cultural college, and for the promo
tiOn Of industrial science therein.
SEQ. IA. That fifty other sections Of
such lands, 20 be selected a. aforesaid,
n Axl A. Co. A.
erection aud maintenance Of suitable
public buildings vt the seat of govern
ment thereof, when permanently 10
Gated. for legislative, executive and ju-
dioiAi purposes.
SEQ. l5. That fifty other sections Of
such lands. u be selected Ss aforesaid,
are hereby granted ~ said State for the
erection, maintenance and support Of
State penitentiary therein. s|
Sec. l6. That hfty other sections Of
such lands. to be selected ~ aforesaid,
are hereby granted TO said State for the
erection, maintenance, use and support
Of an asylum for the insane therein.
Sec. IL. That all salt springs within
SAID state, not exceeding twelve, with
SIX sections Of land adjoining or ~ con-
tiguOus a. may be to each of them, to
bc selected ~ aforesaid, without impair
inR any prior right 0r interest Of any
person or persons hereiu, are hereby
granted to saad State for school purposes.
$50. Is. That i've per centum OF the
net proceeds of the sales of public lands |
said State for school purposes.
SEQ. 10. That the lands granted by this |
act shall not be sold for less than two |
Tlnlla n araA nd Geev - he
funds derived from such sale shall be |
kept inviolate for the purposes herein |
specified.
SEQ. 70. That from and after the ad-
mission Of said State into the Union in |
pursuance Of this act. the laws Of the |
United States not locally inspplicable
shall have the same force aud effect |
within the said State ~ elsewhere with |
in the United States; and said State |
shall constitute one Judicial district, and |
be called the District Of Washington.
SEQ. u. That from and after the ad- |
mission Of said State ~ hereinbefore
provided, the government Of the Terri |
Tory 0f Idaho shall continue unim- |
paired, with the boundaries Of said Ter |
ritory ~ changed as to conform to the |
provisions of thia act.
SEQ. ~. That the Secretary Of the |
Treasury shall ascertain aud audit the |
expenses incident to the formation Of |
said constitution aud the submission OF |
the same ~ the people Of said proposed |
State, including such com pensati0n 10 |
The officers aud members Of said con- |
venIi0n as il allowed tn the officers and
Ut the Territorial I.sgisla- |
lures; and any mSneys appropriated for |
the contingent expenses OF the govern
msnt shall be availabls for the payment |
Of the sains, not exceeding $N,OO.
TACOMA.
r. n. Overlook has been appointed to
tn. position Of assist ant to tr lin d.s- |