Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-02-16

election of members of the legislative
assembly thereof, as nearly as practicable,
aud 10 50 far as they may be apnlicahle,
and under such rules and regulations,
and at such time and place, as said gov
ernor may prescribe, to elect rs many
delegates, possessing the qualification. of
such electors within the limits of S,id
territory, as there may be members of
such legislative assembly.
SEC 1. That said delegates shall
meet in convention at the city of Wa,la
Walla, at such time as said governor may
designate in his said proclamation, and,
when organized, shall declare, on behalf
of the people of the territory, that they
adopt the constitution OF the United
States and the principles of the peclara-
ton of Independence; Prouided fur-
ther, That such constitution shall pro,
vide that neither the money nor the
credit Of the state, or Of any city, town,
or other municipal corporation therein,
shlll be given or loaned to or in aid Of
any association, corporation, or private
undertakings And proridcd farfher,
That said convention shall provide, by
an ordinance irrcvocable without the
consent of the United States and the
people Of said state, that perfect toera
tion and the free exercise Of religious
sentiment shall be secured, that tho in
habitants of the territory to agree and
declare that they forever disclaim all
right and title to the unappropriated
public lands, and the lands tho Indian
title to which has not been cxtinguished
by the United States, lying therein, and
that the same shall be and remain at the
sole and entire disposition of the United
States; that all grants and patents here
toforc made by the United States to set,
tiers and purchasers of title, swamp, over
flowed, and school lahds therein are con
firmed by the state and the people there
of. and that other lands, to be selected as
hereinafter provided, are accented by
said state in lieu thereof, reserving to
said state, nevertheless, the right to i'm
pose on such tide, swamp and over
flowed lands such regulations and bur.
dcns as to its legislature may, from time
to time, seem proper for the construction
and maintainancc of bitches, dikcs and
|othcr appliances for the reclamation, use
and occupation thereof separately or with
others that the lands belonging t
citizens of the United States residing
without said state shall never be taxed
higher than the lands belonging to resi-
dents thereof; that no tax shall be i'm
posed by said state on lands or property
therein belonging to the United States
any Indian tribe, or Indian sustaining
tribal relation, or which may hereafter b.
purchased by the United States ant
that all navigable waters within said STATE
shall be and remain public highways
free to all citizens of the United States
Sec. s. That said convention, havip.
formed snch constitution as provided il
this act, shall provide BY ordinance 70
submitting the same to the people o
said state for their ratification or rejec
ton, at an election to be held at sucl
time and places and under such ragulg
tions as said convention may prescribe.
SEC. 6. That at the election las
aforesaid the legal voters Of said ne'
state shall vote directly for or agains
such proposed constitution, and the rs
turns thereof shall be made to tho gov
ernor Of Washington Territory, wht
with the secretary aud chief justic
thereof aud the president Of said CONVEX
tion, or any two Of them, shall canvas
the same; and il "a majority Of the leg
votes so cast in said proposed state sha
be for said constitution, said governt
shall certify the same to the Preside'
of the United States, together with
copy Of said constitution and ordinance
Sec. Z. That on receipt Of such ce
tifcation of the votes so cast at said ele
tiou showing the adoption Of said cous'
! tuition by the people Of said State
: aforesaid, and of copy Of such constit
tion and ordinances, the President Of Il
, United States, il said constitution al
D ordinances shalt conform to the requil
! ments Of this act, shall thereupon les
: his proclamation declaring the State a
Q mitted into the Union, and thersup'
: tho said State shall be admitted into &
9 Union on An equal footing with the Oril
. nal States, without any further action
r the part Of Congress.
Q SEC. 8. That until tho next gene
census said State shall be entitled to o
+ Representative in Congress.
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