Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-19
Tuesday. February 10, 1884.
Continued from sunday
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE OF
MONTANA.

MONTANA.
ORDINANCES.
Be it ordained by the Convention
assembled to form "A Constitution ior
Che state OF Montana, IN bellaii oi anu
BY the authority oi the people OF Tile
Territory OF Montana:
tirst-That AN election shall Ice held
thrOu ghout the Territory at Montana
on the day Of the general election u,
November, A. ID. issl, for the raliii-
cation or rejection Of the Constitution
framed aud adopted by thi, Conven-
tion.
Second-At said election the Con
stitutiun framed and adopted by this
Convention shall lie submitted Ia the
people ~ the Territory Tor their ratiii.
cation or rejection. and NIL persons
who are Then qualified electors under
the laws Of ihIs Territory, slall lie
qualified to vote upon the ratification
or rejection thereof.
Tn. rd-sald election shall lie held
at the several PLACES in the several
wards and precincts throughout the
Territory, appointed fer the holding
Of elections under the laws Of this Ter.
YitOry, and shall he conducted In the
manner prescribed by the laws of this
Territory, regulating elections. the
Judges aud clerks Of such general
elt g. ion, ia each Of said wards and
precincts. shall act ~ judges und
clerks Of said election.
FOurth-Each electOr voting AT ssid
A1s.Sts.,s, Ear ll.,lA,,,.t.. ut.l
other Territorial, district, county and
precinct officers, shall have written or
printed upon the ticket lie may de.
pOsit in the lallot-box. the words "For
the Constitution" or Against the
Constitution" or other equivalent
words.
Fifth. Tue votes cast ut said election,
;or adoption or rejection Of the Ton.
stituti0n shall lie canvassed al the time
and In the manner prescribed by the
laws Of the Territory of ", ntana, for
canvassing the votes tor the officers
voted for at such election; and the r..
turns Of said election shall he made 10
The Secretary ofth- Territory, aud the
Governor. the Secretary, Auditor and
Attorney General of the Territory and
the President OF this Convention. or n
majority of them, shall constitute n
Board of Canva>sers, who shall meet
nj the Office of the Secretary Of the
Territory. on the thirtieth day after
the election. and CANVASS the votes NJ
east. aud declare the result.
Sixtil-lf when all the votes for OF
against the adoption Of this Constitu-
tiUn have been caIivassed in the nian-
ner Aforesaid, II shall appear that this
Constitution has been adopted by u
majority of NIL the votes cast, such
Constitution shall then he submitted
a. the CoRgress Of the United states.
In the manner following, that Ii to say:
A committee Of ten, elected 10y this
Con ventio,i, and of which the Presi-
deni of this Convention shall be one,
the Governor OF the Territory shall be
one, aud the Delegate in Congress-
another. IN hereby directed to present
o memorial or petition adopted by this
constitutional Convention, to Con-
gress, setting firth the adoption Of
THIS Constitution and praying for the
admission OF the Territory, as u STATE,
int0 the Union; and that said commit
tee shall tin n present duplicate duly
attpste,l copies OF This Constitution and
OF such petition, or memorial, to the
President OF the United States In IEr.
sSn, ut Wasllingtuii. with the request
that he lay the same, with such re
commentator ns may to him seem
wee In the premises. before the Con-
giess 90 the United States.
And be 10 iuIiIIer UrIuined:-
First-That perfect toirrniiun Of re-.
1igio,is srntinn nt shall be- secured niid
no inlial,itnmt of the state shall ever
be iiiolested IN person ar property on
account Of his mode OI religious
worship.
Secolnl-1'hat the people inhabiting
the Territory of Montans, by Their
representatives in said Convention
assembled, do ngrce ami declare that
t,cy forever disclnin NIL right aud
title ~ the uI,approlrintrd public
lands lying within said Territory, aud
that the same shall Ire and remain nj
the sOlc and entire disposal of the
United Statrs; ti,nt the inu,is belong.
linz 10 the ci,in ns OF the United States.
rpsi,iing witlnut said state. shall never
he taxed higher Than the land. lHIoiig-
Ing To residents thereof; aud tlIut ~,
taxes shall be- imposed l,y the state ON
lan'is ar property therein iek nying 10,
o which may hereafter be- purchased
b. hr United states.
Tn rd-'rlmi ~ sOrlinance shnll be
iirev,Wa,ne. witli"Lt the consent of The
t'nii"' states. and the people Of tln
3 te Of M0ntuaa.
FUur,i,-iiinti In behalf 0f the PEG