The semi-weekly miner., 1886-01-30
THE STATE OF MONTANA.
Text of the Bill For Its Ad'
mission to the Union.
PROPER PETITION
To Accomplish the Much Desired Re-
sult-Pr oceedings in the
United States Senate.

to admit the Territory OF Montana rs .
State OF the Union. It will be seen by tn
proceedings published below that with tn
bill the Senator presented the petition
drafted by the constitutional convention
oi which Hon. w. A. Clark waI
chairman. The bill has been introduced
in both branches of Congress 5ant
has been appropriately referred. Their
are at present in Washington number ol
the leading citizens of Montana. aiding
Delegate Toole in his efforts to secure
prompt and favorable action on the bill
All are hopeful of success but in the mixed-uE
condition Of affairs much work has to be
done. As soon as he'can arrange his per
soual business Mr.. Clark will start fol
Washington to aid the other public-spir
tied citizens now there in their endeavors
to secure the much desired boon. state
hood.
fHE MONTANA BILL.
A-bill for the admission OF the State ol
Montana into the Union.
WHEREAS, The people of Montana Terri
tory have presented a constitution and
asked admission into the Union, which con.
stitution has been rati ed and adopted by
the people OF said Territory at the election
held therefor, and was submitted to Con.
gress on the eighteenth day OF January,
Ammo Domini 1886, and which, ON due exam.
ination, is found to be republican in it's
form of government: Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United Sta tes OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
State Of Montana, comprising all that por
ton OF the territory of the United States
embraced within the exterior boundaries
OF the Territory of Montana, shall be, and
is hereby declared to be, one OF the United
States OF America, and admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the original
States in all respects whatever.
SECTION 2. That until the next general
census said State shall be entitled to one
Representative in Congress.
Sec. 3. That sections Is and SO in every
township OF the public lands OF the United
States within said State, and where such
sections, or any part thereof, shall be min
eral lands, or shall have been sold or other
wise disposed of by the United States. other
lands equivalent thereto. in legal subdivis-
ions of not less than one-quarter section,
are hereby granted to said State for the
support of common schools; and such Sec
tions shall not be subject to presumption or
entry, whether surveyed or unsurveyed
but shall be reserved for school purposes
only.
SEC. 4. That the grant of 10000 acres
of unapprOpriated lands Of the United
States made to said State, Oh it's admis
sion. by the provisions uf section 1918 OF
the Revised Statutes OF the United States,
sh III be used for school purposes.
SEC. 5. That seventy-two ntner sections
Of the unapprOpriated non-nineral public
lands Of the United States within said
,f,<l
State for the Use and support Of an agri-
cultural college and for the promotion Of
industrial science therein.
Sec. 6. That seventy-two other sections
OF the nnappropriated nOn-mineral public
lands rf the United States within said State
are hereby likewis, granted to said State
for tine use and support OF school Of
mines and metallurgy.
SEC. 7. That seventy-two other sections
OF the unapprOpriated nOn-inineral public
lands of the United States within said
State are hereby granted to said State for
the use and support OF a suitable institu-
tiun therein for the education of the deaf,
dumb and blind.
Sec. 8. That fifty other sections OF such
lands are hereby likewise granted to said
State for the erection and maintenance Of
suitable public buildings at the seat of gov
ernment thereof, when permanently To-
Gated, for legislative, executive and judicial
purposes.
SEC. 9. That fifty other sections of such
lands are hereby likewise granted to said
State for the erection, maintenance and
support of State Penitentiarv therein.
Sec. 10. That fifty other sections OF such
land are hereby likewise granted to said
State for the erection, maintenance, use,
and support of an asylum for the insane
therein.
SEC. IL. That all hot springs within said
State, not exceeding twelve, with six Sec
tions Of land adjoining Or as contiguous as
may be to each of them, without impairinR
any prior right or interest OF any person or
persons therein, are hereby likewise granted
to said State for school purposes.
SEC. IL. That 10 per centum of the net
proceeds OF the sales Of public lands lying
within said State which shall have been
made after the thirtieth day OF June, 1880,
shall be paid to said State for school pur-
poses.
SEC. 13. That all lands granted by this
act to the State Of Montana shall be &C.
lected as soon as practicable after the pas
sage of his act by the Board Of Land Com
missioners OF said State, subject to the
approval of the Secretary OF the Interior.
SEC. IA. That from and after the admis-
sion OF said State into the Union in pursu.
ance OF this act, the laws Of the United
States not locally inapplicable shall have
State as elsewhere within the United States;
and said State shall constitute one judicial
district, and he called the district of Mon
tana; that for said district a District
Judge, a Marshal and District Attorney
Of the United States shall be appointed by
the President by and with the advice and |
consent OF the Senate, with the same |
rights, powers and duties as provided by |
law for similar officers in other districts, |
except as herein otherwise provided; that |
said district OF Montana shall be attached |
to and constitute part OF the ninth judi |
cial district and term OF the Circuit |
Court and District Court for said district |
shall be held at the seat OF government in |
said State on the first Monday Of January |
and the second Monday o: June in each |
year; and one Grand Jury and one Petit |
Jury only shall be summoned and serve in |
both of said courts.
SEC. l5. That the Circuit and District |
Courts for the District of Montana, and |
the Judges thereof respectively. shall pos
sess the same powers and Jurisdiction and |
perform the same duties possessed and re-
quired to be performed by the other Circuit
and Dis' rict Courts and Judges of the
United States and shall be governed by the
same laws and regulations.
Sec. 18 That the District Judge ap-
pointed for the District of Montana shall
receive as his otnpensati IN the sum ,f
$500 per annutn, payable in four equal
on the first days of January.
April, July and October Of each year.
SEC. II. That the VI M4rshal, District At
torney and Clerk of the Circuit and District
Courts OF said District of Montana, and all
other officers and persons performing duties
in the administration IT justice therein.
shall severally possess the powers and per-
form the duties lawfully possessed and re-
CURED to be performed by similar officers
in other Districts of the United States, and
shall for the services they may perform re-
ceive he lees and compensation allowed to
other similar officers and persons perform
Ing similar duties by the laws Of the United
States, excepting such provisions thereof
as are specially Applicable to some partic.
lar officer or district.
That all cases OF writ OF error or appeal
heretofore prosecuted aud now pending in
The Supreme Court of the United States
,pon any record from the Supreme Court
II the Territory OF Montana, or that here.
liter may be lawfully prosecuted from said