The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-20
Iowa to tts intersection with the northern bounA
nry limo OF Iowa; thence east along the northsi
boundary limo of Inwa to the place OF beeinntnS4


9ry limo OF Iowa: thence east along the norehAko
boundary limo of Inwa to the place Of beeinninSl
THE OTHER sEcTIoNR sS4
Section follows the Harrison bill in Etll
ing the state concurrent jurisdiction -
tho Missouri river. Section provides tA1yI
until the next census tho State Of Botl1
Dakota shall be entitled to two represent4
tives In congress The Harrison bill tkGa
vided for but one. Section appropriatt9
$25, 900 for defrayiug the expenses Of ~
constitutional convention. Sections 6, IN
q, 10, IL, 12, 13 and II follow the HaE5E
son bill In disposal OF school lands and a
nation lands for the purposes of state u
stttutions Sections Is. 10. IL, 1S and 18fo
low ths Harrison bill regarding the establtshs
ment OF United States courts, the functions
o. marshal. district attorney, etc. Section
70 of tho Harrison bill regarding the divis-
ion of counties is left out Section 2OsoS
the new bill makes the provision for the
transfer ct cnses between the various courtA
Section - provides, as In the Harrison bill,
Tor the division of the public debt Ges-.
formation Of the Territory Of North Dakota
and the continuance Of the old territosiSl
officers, ua provided in the Harrison bill
Section 20 reads however ~ ~
b u lInssnneh a. n chs not VI aasaa state
vansioy wnsn was bg the con-
been changed from that Of tho State Of Dakota
to the State Of South Dakota, and the boundaries
Of said state have been modified in this net by
the change thereof east of the Missouri river
from the forty-sixth parallel OF north latitude to
the seventh standard parallel. before said = tate
OF South Dakota shall BIO admitted by her repre-
seltatlvcs to the congress OF the United States,
or be entitled to the other rights and privileges
OF state In tho Union, there shall be submitted
to vote OF the people OF the proposed State Of
South Dakota the question of the acceptance or
the rejection Of SAID amended boundaries
and name; and to that end an cleclion is hereby
ordered to be held by the qualified electors Of
said portion of said Territory Of Dakota included
within the boundaries Of said proposed state OH
Au2. %, 1888. upon which day thero shall ba
submitted to said delegates the following propo-
Dakota accepted? second. Is the proposed change
III boundaries east OF tho Missouri river to tho
seventh standard parallel accepted? The form
Change of name to South Dakota accepted. Yes.
Or: Change Of name to South Dakota accepted
NO. Change of boundaries to seventh standard
parallel east OF tho Missouri river accepted. Yes
Or: Change OF boundaries to seventh standard
parallel cast OF the Missouri river accepted. No.
THE ELECTION.
Section % provides that the proposed Cleo
ton shall be governed by tho laws of the
territory as regards the canvass and return
0f votes. The returns shall be within twenty
days, and within ten days thereafter, or
sooner ii the returns arc all in, the governor
shall call to his assistance the auditor and
chief justice. and shall with them aggregate
the votes and Immediately certify the result
to tho president of tho United States, who
shall Issue his proclamation announcing tho
result Of said vote. Section % provides for
the ratification ut the same time Of tho con-
stitut;on mentioned in tho preamble of the
bill. Section 20, aGd last, reads:
II the terms of the bill! arc accepted BY the
vote of Aug. %, 1883. thus, the state shall DO
deemed admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with tho original
states in all respects whatsoever, and
this act Of admission shall then have full
force and cfiece, and said constitution shall ba
deemed amended 80 as to conform to said
changes. But IL q majority Of said votes so
cast shall not be in favor Of 10th Of said
propositions and not in favor of tho adoption ot
said constitution, then this act Shall cease ia
have further force or effect.