Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-27

or propositlOLs, s, aud a COPY OF sIid con
stltutIon, articles, propositions, and
ordinances. And il the constitutions
Bnd governments of said proposed states
afe republican in form, and if all the
provisions OF this scs have been complied
with in the formation thereof, 1t shall be
the duty OF the president OF the United
States TO issue his proclamation an
nonncing the result of the election In
each, and thereupon the proposed states
which have adopted constitutions and
formed state governments as herein pro.
vided shall be deemed admitted by con-
gress into the union under and by virtue
OF this act on an equal footing with the
original states from and after the date OF
said proclamation,
Sec. 8. That until the next general
census, or until otherwise provided by
law, said states shall be entitled to one
representative in the house OF represen.
tatives of the United States, except South
Dakota, which shall be entitled to two;
and the represen sasives to the fifty frat
cong, ess, together with the governors
and other officers provided for ia said
constitutions, may be elected on the
same day OF the election for che
ratification or reieeslon OF
ShV ohA uhklt EHio
state officers are elected and qualified
under the provisions OF each constitu-
tion and the states respectively, are ad-
mitted into the union, the territorial
officers shall continue 10 discharge the
duties of their respective Offices in each
of said territories.
| Seq. 10, That upon the admission OF
each OF seid states into the union sec
tions numbered sixteen and thifty-six in
every township OF said proposed Etates,
and where such seotions or any parts
thereof have been sold or otherwise dis.
posed of by or under the authority OF
any act of congress. other lands equivB
lent thereto, in iegei subdivisions of not
| less than one-qnartSr section, and as
contiguous as may be to the section 10
| lieu of which the same is taken are here
| by granted to aaid states for the support
of common schools, such indemnity lands
to be eelectsd within said states in such
manner es the Legislature may provide,
| with the approval Of the secretary of the
interior: Provided. that the sixteenth
and thirty. sixth sections embraced In
permanent reservations for national pnr-
poses shall not at any time, be subject
to the granite nor &c the indemnity pro-.
visions OF this act, nor shall any lands
embraced in Indian, military or other
reservations OF any character be subject
to the grants or TO the indemnity pro.
visions OF this act until the reservation
shall have been extinguished end such
lands be resorted TO. and become peit
OF the public domain.
Sec. IL. That all lands herein grant
ed for educational purposes shall be dis
posed OF only ct public sale, and at q
price not lees than ten dollars per acre,
the proceeds to constitute permanent
school fund, the interest of which only
shall be expended IN the support of said
schools. But said lands may, under snch
regulations as the Legislatures shali pre-
scribe. be ieRsed for periods of not more
than FIVE years, IN quantities not exceed
ing one section to any one person OIL
company; and such land shall not b,
! subject TO pre- e.emption, Homestead entry
3 or any other entity under the land law
: OF the United States, whether surveyed
: or uosurveyed, but shall be reserved fo
: sehool purposes only.
| SEQ L. That upon the admission o
{ each OF said states into the union, in &c
I cordance with the provisions OF this act
5 fifty sections OF the unappsoprieted pub
lie lands within said STATES, to be select
Oh Buu tCC6Eco iu lSRul buputSlbtuuB u
! provided in section ten OF this act, shall
8 be and are hereby granted to said state
r for the purpose OF erecting public build
ielRtive executive and judicial purposes
e Sec. 10 That Eve per centnm of th
!. proceeds OF the sales OF public land
b lying within said states which shall b
] sold By the United States subsequent
y the admission OF said states into th
. unIon, after deductIng all the expense
! incident to the same, ehall b
4 paid to the said states, to be uee
: as permanent fund. tho interest q
9 which only shall be expended for th
= support OF the common school with
j, said states, respectively.
Sec. IA. That the lends granted (
. the territories OF Dakota and Montan
by the { OF February eighteenth
!, eighteen hundred and eighty on en-
titled" An act 10 grant lands to Dakott
Montana, Arizona, Idaho and Wyomin
: for university purposes" are hereb
L vested in the states OF South Dakoti
/ North Dakota and Montana, respectiveI,
d If such etates are admitted into til
union, as provided ins this act, to th
}; extent OF the full quantity OF seventy
: two sections to each of said states, an
any portion Of said lands that may nc
q have been selected by either OF said ter
y ritorie6 of Dskots or Montana may b
u selected by the respective states afore
! said; but said act OF February eighteenth
D eighteen hundred and eighty one, cha
d be so amended es to provide that nor
> of said lands shall be sold for less tha
q ten dollars per acre, and the proceed
0, shall constitute permanent fnnd to b
ie safely invested and held by said statt
seyerelly, and the income thereof be use
J. exclusively for university purposes. Ar
ID such quantity OF the lands authorize
,r by the fourth section OF the act OF jul
l. seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fift
p fonr, to be reserved for university pu
as poses in the territory OF Washington, &
to together with the lands confirmed to Il
s vendees of the territory by the act
Id March fourteenth, eighteen hundr,
", and sixty-fonr, will make the full que
at tity OF seventy two entire sections, q
u hereby granted in like manner to t
w state of Washington for the purposes
all university in said state. None of q
ke lands granted in this section shall
ta sold at less than ten dollars per acre; b
on said lands may be leased In the scr
be manner ss provided in section eleven
nd this act. The schools, colleges sl
OBJ universities provided for in this act sh,
a. forever remain under the exclusive cc
ke troll OF the said states, respectively, al
ns NO part OF the proceeds arising from {
lid sale or disposal OF any lands here
~ granted for educational purposes eh
Id be used for the support of any sectari
rst or denominational school, college
ms university The sectian of land GRANT