Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-10

Sec. s. That in case Q constitutiop
and state government shall be formed IL
compliance with the provisions Of this
act, said convention forming the same
shall provide by ordinance for submitting
said constitution to the people of said
state for their ratification or rejection. at
an election to be held ct such time and
places and under such equations q msy
be prescribed by said convention, at
which election the qualified voters Of said
proposed state shall vote directly for or
against the proposed constitution. The
returns OF said election shall be made to
the secretary of the territory, who, with
the governor and chief justice, or any two
OF them, shall CANVASS the same; and il q
minority Of the legal votes cast shall be
Tor said constitution the governor shall
certify the result to the president of tho
United States, together with . CODY of
said declaration. constitution. and ordi.
nances; whereupon it shall be the duty
OF the president OF the United States, IL
said declaration, constitution, and ordi.
nsnces shall conform t6the requirements
81 this act. to issue his proclamation de-
ciarinR the state admitted into the union
on an equal footing with the original
states, without any further action what.
ever on the part Of congress.
Sec. b. That until the next general
census. or until otherwise provided BY
law. said state shall be entitled to one
representative in the house of represen.
tatives Of the Unitsd States, which repre-.
sentative, together with the governor and
other officers provided for in said copsti.
tuition, shall be elected on day subse-
quent to the adoption of the constitution
to be fixed BY said constit utional conven.
tioR and until said state officers are elect.
ed and qualified under the provisions of
the constitution, the territorial officers
shall continue to discharge the duties of
their respective Offices over the territory
within the said proposed state.
Sec. That sections numbered sixteen
and thirty:six in every township, and
where such sections or any subdivision
thereof have been sold or otherwise dis
posed of BY or under the authority OF
any act OF congress, other lands equiv.
alent thereto, in legal subdivisions of
not more than ore quarter-section, and
% contiguous as may be to the section
in lieu OF which the same is taken, are
hereby granted to said state for the sup.
port of common schools.
Sec. 8. That when the state of Dakota
shall be admitted into the union in &C.
cordauce with the provisions OF this act,
fifty entire sections of the unappropriated
public lands within said state, to be
selected and located by the direction of
the legislature thereof, and with the sp.
proval OF the president. on or before the
hrst day OF January, eighteen hundred
and eighty-six. shall be, and are hereby,
granted, in legal subdivisions Of not less
than one quarter-sectiop, to said state,
for the purpose of erecting public build.
ines at the capital Of said state for Iegis.
iative. executive, and Judicial purposes,
in such manner as the legislature NAV
prescribe.
Sec. 9. That so much of the lands be.
longing to tho United States as have
been acquired and set apart for the pur.
pose mentioned in "An act appropriating
money for the e:ection of penltentisry
10 the territory Of Dakota" approved
March second, eighteen bundled and
eighty-one. together with the buildings
thereon, be, and the same is here6 !,
granted, together with any unexpended
balances OF the moneys appropriated
therefor by said act. to said state, for the
purposes therein designated.
Sec. 10. That ninety sections OF land
to be selected and located as provided in
section eight of this act, are hereby
granted to said state for the use and sup.
port OF an agricultural college in said
state; and none Of the lands granted by
this act, or the proceeds thereof, shall be
used for any other purpose than that fol
which the grant is specifically made
whatever.
Sec. II. That all salt springs within
said state. not exceeding twelve in mum
Der, with six sections Of land adioinine
or as contiguous as may be to each, shall
be granted to said state for its use, tht
said land to be selected by the governor
OF said state within two years after th,
admission of the state. and when so elec
ted to be used aud disposed of on suct
terms. conditions, and regulations as th,
Legislature shall direct; aud the proceed
thereof shall be devoted exclusively t,
the support OF the common schools O
the state: Provided, That no salt sprinl
or lands, the right whereof is now vestet
in any individuals, or which hereafte
shall be confirmed or adJudged to an,
individual or individuals, shall by tLi
act be granted to said state.
Sec. IL. That five per centum Of th
proceeds Of the sales OF public land
lying within said state which shall b.
sold by the United States subsequent I,
the admission of said state into th
union. sfter deducting all the expense
incident to the same, shall be paid to th,
said state to be used as permanen
fund for the support of the commo,
schools within said state.
| Sec. 13. That all lands herein granted
for educational purposes shall be dis
posed of only at public sale, and at
price not less than seven dollars per acre
the proceeds to constitute permanen
school fund, the interest of which opI,
is to be expended ip the support of sale
schools. But said lands may, under sucl
regulations as the legislature shall pre-
scribe, be leased, Tor periods of not NOR
than five years, in quantities not exceed
ing ono section to any one person O
COMPANY.
SEQ. IA. That the lands granted t,
the territory OF Dakota BY the act Q
February eighteenth. eighteen huudre,
and eighty.one. entitled IAN act to gran
lands to Dakota. Montana, Idaho an,
Wyoming. for university purposes" 9,
far as the same have been selected an,
located in that part of said territory EN-
braced in the proposed state of Dakota
shall, under the provisions and limita
tions Of said act, be vested in said state
Provided, That none Of said lands shal
be sold for less than seven dollars pc
core. And such portions Of said land
a. have been selected and located withil
the bounds of the territory Of north Ds
kota, - in this aot described. shall b
vested in said territory, subject also 4
the limitations Of said act Of Februar,
eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty