Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-10
the s1AIe Of DAKOTA.

sAS FseSS VI 0AA VVAOA VlAb9 Az SOUKkSu0
relative to the admission OF Dakota:
In the senate Of the Cnited States,
February 20, 1e84-Mr. Harrison, from
the committee on territories, reported
the following bill; which was read the
first and second times BY unanimous
consent and recommjtted to the commit.
tee on territories.
A bill to enable ,ths people Of that
part Of the territory Of Dakota south Of
the forty sixth parallel ofrnorth latitude
to form constitution and state govern.
ment. and for the admission Of the state
into the union on an equal footing with
the original states, and for other pur.
poses.
Bet Enacted by the Senate and House
Of Represen tatires of tho United States of
America IN Congress Assembled, That the
inhabitants of that portion Of The terri.
tory OF Dakota included in the bounds.
ries hereinafter designated are hewby
authorized to form for themselves out 81
said territory slate government. with
the name Of the state Of Dakota. which
state, when formed, shall be admitted
into the union upon an equal footing
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. te-wit:
Commencing at point on the west line
of the state Of Minnesota where the
forty-sixth degree of north latitude in.
tersects the same; thence south along the
west boundary lines of the states of
Minnesota and Iowa to the point OF in.
tsrsection with the north boundary line
OF the state of Nebrasks; thence wester-
" along the (nortberly and) northern
boundary line of the state of Nebraska
to the twenty.eeventh meridian Of long.
itude west from Washington; thence
north along the said twenty seventh
meridian of longitude to the forty. y.sixth
degree of north latitude; thence cast
along the forty sixth degree of north
latitude to the place OF beginning.
Sec. 3. That all persons residing with.
10 the limits of said proposed state Quail
i6ed BY the laws Of said territory Of
Dakota to vote for represent tatives to the
Legislative assembly thereof are hereby
authorized to vote for and choose dele.
gates to form convention; and the
qualifications for delegates to such con.
vention shall bs such as by the laws OF
SAID territory persons are required 10
possess to be eligible to the Legislative
assembly thereof; and the aforesaid del.
eKates to form said convention shall be
apportloned among the several counties
within the limits Of the proposed state,
in single districts, in proportion to the
population in each of said counties and
districts, as near as may be. to be ascer.
tained at the time OF making said appor-
tionment, by the persons hereinafter
authorized to make the same,
from the best information obtains.
ble; that suid spportionment shall
be made by the governor. the chiet
justice, the associate justice for the first
judicial district, the associate Justice
for the fourth Judicial district, and the
surveyor-general of the territory Of
Dakota, or any two of them; and the
governor shall. BY proclamation. order
aD election of delegates aforesaid to be
held on the fourth day of November
eighteen hundred and eighty -four,
witch proclamation shall be issued at
least sixty days prior to the time Of said
election; and suoh election shall be
conducted, the returns made. the result
ascertained, and the certificate to per
sons elected to such convention issued
in the same manner az is prescribed by
the laws of the said territory regulating
elections therein for delegate TO con
gress. The number of delegates to said
convention shall be one hundred and
twenty; and all persons resident in said
proposed state who are qualified voter
of said territory under the laws thereof
Of such time as the constitution to be
framed shall be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection shall be en-,
titled to vote upon the question of such
ratification or rejection, under such
roles and regulations Is said convention
may prescribe.
SEQ. 4 That the delegates to the con
vention thus elected shall meet at th,
city Of Yankton on the second Tuesda,
OF December. eighteen hundred anee
eighty four, and, after organization
shall declare on behalf of the people o
said proposed state that tho,
adopt the constitution of til,
United States; whereupon the said con
ventlon shall be, and is thereby, author
ized to form constitution and stat
government for said proposed state
Provided, That the constitution shal
be republican in form, and make n,
distinction iD civil or political right
on account ofrace or color, except a
to Indians not taxed. and not be repuo
nant to the constitution of the Unite,
SITS tes and the principles OF the dec
laration Of independence: And proyid
ed further, That said convention sha]
provide, by an ordinance lrrevocabl
without the consent of the United State
and the people Of said state, fret, tha
perfect toleration of religious sentimen
shall be secured, and that no inhabitau
OF said state shall ever be molested j,
person or property on account Of his o
her mode Of religious worship; secondly
that the people intabiting said propoe
ed state do agree and declare that the,
forever disclaim oil right and title to th
unappropriatsd public lands iyin,
within the boundaries thereof, and q
all lands lyisg within said limits ovne,
or held BY any Indian or Indian tribes
until the title thereto shall have beel
extlnguished BY the United States. an,
that the same shall be and remain suh
lject to the disposition Of the Unite,
i States; that the lands belonging 4
citizens of the United States residin,
without the said state shall never h
taxed ct y higher rate than the lands be
longing to residents thereof: ths
no taxes shall be imposed b
the state on lands or pror
erty therein belonging to or whioh ma
hereafter be purchased by the Unite
States or reserved for it's use: Proyidej
however. That nothing herein, or in th
ordinance herein provided for. shall PR
clude the said state Ut Dakota from IN
ing a. other lands arc taxed any land
owned or held BY any Indian Who ha
severed his tribal relations, and has OF