Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-28

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-I'he bill rs
agreed tn in conference provides for
the admission as States OF North
Dakota. South Dakota. Montana and
Wasiingt on Territory. Dakota is to
he divided on the line OF the 10Th
standard parallel. drawn due west to
the western boundary OF the Terri.
tory. The delegates elected to the
constitutional convention north ot
this parallel shall assemble at Bis
marck. Those elected south of the
parallel shall assemble at Sioux Falls.
The delegates to the convention in
each OF the proposed new states shall
he elected on Tuesday after the first
Monday in May next and shall meet
on the Fourth OF July and declare
that they adopt the constitution OF
the United Sta.es. They are aut hor-
lied thereupon to form constitution.
and state governments.
II is provided that at the election
Tor delegates to the convention i'm
south Dakota, the elcctor shall vote
Tor or against the Sioux Falls consti-
tuition. ii the majority of votes shall
bo for the constitution the convention
shall resnbmit to the people of south
Dakota for ratification or rejection
the constitution framed at Sioux Falls
and also the articles and propositions
separately submitted. including the
question of locating the temporary
seat al government, vii h such changes
only rs relate to name and boundary
OF the proposed state, to the reap
portionment of Judicial and legislative
districts and such amendments as
may he necessary in order to comply
with the provisions of this net and ii
n majority Of the votes east ON the
ratitication or rejection of the consti-
tuition shall be for the constitution.
irrespective of articles separately sub.
mitted, the state oi South Dakota
shall he admitted as a state in the
Union under said constitution rs
hereinafter provided but the archives.
records and books of the Territory al
Dakota shall remain at Bismarck. the
capital oi North Dakota. until an
agreement i'm reference thereto is
reached by said states; but ii. at tn.
election for delegates to the constitu-
tional convention in south Dakota.
the majority of all the votes east
shall he against the Sioux Falls con
stituticn, 1t shall be the duty oi fin.
convention tn form "a constitution a.
II that question had not been submit
ted to all the people II is made the
duty OF the President to admit the
four new states by proclamation ii the
constitutions formed are ratified at
the election To he held on the first
Tuesday in October. Each OF the
new states shall be EMIT led to one
representative IN congress. except
south Dakota. which shall he ent it led
to two representatives.
Section ! provides that all lands |
herein granted for educat ional p,Ir- /
poses shall he disposed of only ut |
public sale. and at q price moi lcss |
than $40 per acre, the proceeds to 1
II permanent school fund, |
the interest only to he expended in !
support Of said schools. But all lands /
may. under such regulations as le.is.
lat,ires shall prescribe, he leased for
periods of not more than five years,
IN quantities not exceeding one section
10 any one person or company, and
such lands shall not be subject 10 pre-
homestead entry or any
other entry under The land laws OF the
nited states, whether surveyed or
but shall be reserved for
purposes only.
All mineral lands are exempted
rom grants made by the act
The two DakOtas are to be added
to Justice Miller's circuit in the Eighth.
and Washington and Montana to
Justice Fields circuit-the Ninth.