Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

until the title thereto shall have been
extinguishedtby the United States. and
that.thG same shall be and remain sub
iect to the disposition of the United
Estates; that the lands belonging to
citizens of the United States residing
without the said state shall never be
taxed at a higher rate than the lands
belonging to residents thereof; that
no taxes shall be imposedby the state
on lands OF property therein belonging
to or which may hereafter be purchas-
ed by the United States or reserved for
its use: Provided, however: That no.
thing herein. or. in the ordinance here
in provided for,ashall preclude. the said
state of Dakota from taxing as other
lands ARE taxed! any lands owned or
held by any Indian who has severed
his tribal relations, and has obtained
from the United States or from any
person a title ~theretoby patent or 9TH
have or may be granted to any Indian
or Indians under any act ct congress
containing a provision eXempting the
lands thus grantee from taxation; but
said ordinance shall provide that all
such lands shall lie exempt from taxa
ton by said state SO long and to such
extent as such act Of congress may pre-
scribe; thirdly. that the banded debt of
| said territory of Dakota incurred for
the erection ofGne public buildings Of
the territory situated in said proposed,
state shall be assumed and paid by the
said state OF Dakota. :
Sec. s. That in case a constitution.
and state government shall lie formed.
in 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 s~tate.for their ratifica-
ton or rejection, at an election to be
held at such time andPlaces and under
such regulations as may be prescribed
by said convention, at which election
the qualified voters of said proposed
state shall vote directly for or against
the proposedconstitution. Thereturns
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 canNass the same;
and If Il majority of the legal votes cast
shall be for said constitution the gov
ernor shall certify the result to the
president OF the United States. together
with q copy of said declaration. consti-
tuition and ordinance; whereupon it
shall be the duty of the president of
the United States. if said declaration.
constitution, and ordinances shall con-
form to the requirements of this act.
to issue his proclamation declaring the
state admitted into the union on an
equal footing with the original states,
without any further action whatever
on the part of congress.
Sec. &. That until the next general
census, OR until otherwise provided by
law, said state shall be entitled to one
representative in the house of repre-
sentatiYes OF the United States, which
representative, together with the gov
ernor II other officers provided Tor in
said constitution. shall ne elected on a
day subsequent to the adoption of the
constitution to be fixed by said consti-
tutional convention and until said said
state officers are elected and qualified
under the provisions of the constitu.
ton, the territorial officers Shall con-
tinue to discharge the duties Of their
respective Offices over the territory
within the said proposed state.
See. I. That sections numbered six
teen and t~hirty-siX in every township,
and where such sections or any subdi-
vision thereof have been sold or other
wise disposed of by or under the author
ity Of any act OF congress, other lands
equivalent thereto, in legal subdivis-
ions OF not more than quarter-section,
and as contiguous us may be to the Sec
ton in lieu of which the sameis taken,
are hereby granted to said state for the
support OF common schools.
See. 8. That when the state of Dako-
ia shall be admitted into the union in
accordance with the provisions of this
act, fifty entire ~sections'of the unappro-
priated public lands within said state.
ton of the legislature thereof, and With
the approval of the president, on or be-
for the first day of January. 1856, shall
be, and are hereby. granted, in legal
subdivisions of not less than one quar-
ter-section, to said state. for the pur-
pose Of erecting public buildings at the
capital Of said state for legislative, eX-
ecutive, and Judicial purpose, in such
mannerastl:ele Legislature may prescribe.
See. 9. That so much OF the lands
belonging to the United States as have
been acquired and setapart for the pur-
pose mentioned in AN act appropriate
ing money for the erection Of Il peni-
Tertiary in the territory Of Dakota" APP
proved March End 1881, together with
the buildings thereon, be, and the am
is hereby granted. together with any
uneXpended balances Of the moneys
appropriated therefor by SAID act, to
said state. for the purposes therein des-
ignated.
Sec. 10. That ninety sections nfland,
to be selected and located IS provided
in section eight Of this act, are hereby
granted to said state for the use and
support Of an agricultural college III
said state; and nCne of the lands grant
ed by this act, or the proceeds thereof.
Shall be used fer any other purpose.
than that for which the grant IS speci-
fically made whatever.
Sec. II. That all salt springs within
said state, not exceeding twelve in
number. with six sections OF land au-
joining or as contiguous aS may be to
each, shall be granted to said state for
it's use, the said land to be selected 10y
the governor OF suid state within two
years after the admission of the state,
and when 50 elected to be used and dis
posed of on such terms. conditions, and
ravJ,l3tiDnS nc the IpUicloturn ChoII Ii-