Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-16

property belonging to the territory OF Da-
kota, the disposition OF all public records,
and also adjust 8nd agree upon the amount
OF the debts and ! abilities OF the territory.
which shall be assumed and paid by each
OF the proposed states OF North Dakota
and South Dakota, and the agreement
reached respecting the territoriald debts and
liabilities h be Incorporated In the re.
spective constitutions, and each of said
states shall ob!ige itself TO pay it's proper
ton OF such debts and liabilities the same
az if they had been created by such state'
respectively.
Sec. Z. II the constitutions formed for
both North Dakota and South Dakota
shall he rejected by the people at the cleo
tions for the ratification or rejection OF
their respective constitutions AZ provided
for in this act. the territorial government
OF Dakota shall continue in existence the
same as il this act had not been passed.
But il the constitution formed for either
North Dakota or South Dakota shall be
rejected by the people. that part OF the
territory 80 rejecting it's proposed consti-
tuition shall continue under the territorial
government OF the present territory OF Da-
kota, but shall, after the state adopting
it's constitution is admitted into the un-
ion. be called by the name Of the territory
OF North Dakota or South Dakota. as the
case may be: Provided, That il either Of
the proposed states provided for in this
act shall reject the constitution which may
be submitted for ratification or rejection
at the election provided therefore the gov.
ernor OF the territory in which such pro-
posed constitution was rejected shall issue
his proclamation reconvening the delegates
elected to the convention, which formed
such rejected constitution. fixing the time
and place at which said delegates shall as.
semb)e; and when go assembled they shall
proceed to form another constitution or TO
amend the rejected constitution, and shall
submit such new constitution or amended
constitution to the people OF the proposed
state for ratification or rejection, at such
time as said convention may determine;
and all the provisions Of this act. 40 far as
applicable, shall apply to such convention
80 reassembled and to the constitution
which may be formed, it's ratification or
rejection, and to the admission OK the pro.
posed state.
Sec. s. That the constitutional conyen.
ton which may assemble in South Dakota
shall provide by ordinance for resubmit.
ting the Sioux Falls constitution Of 1885,
after having amended the same az provid-
ed in section D OF this act, to the people Of
South Dakota for ratification or rejection
at an election to be held therein on the
first Tuesday in October. 1889; but if said
constitutional convention is authorized
and required to form a new constitution
Tor South Dakota It shall be provided
Tor submitting the same IN like manner
to the people OF South Dakota for ratif.
cation or rejection at an election TO be
held in said proposed state on the said
fret Tuesday in October. And the con
stitutional conven ions which may as.
semble in North Dakota, Montana and
Washington shall provide in like manner
for submitting the constitutions formed
by them to the people Of said proposed
states, respectively, for the ratification or
rejection at elections to be held in said
proposed states on the aid first Tuesday
in October. At the elections provided for
in this section the qualified voters OF said
proposed states shall vote directly for or
against any articles or propositions sep
a~rately submitted. The returns o! said
elections shall be made to the secretary
OF each OF said territories, who, with
the governor and chief justice there
OF, or any two Of them, shall can.
vas the same; and il a majority
OF the legal votes cast shall be
for the constitutions the governor shall
certify the result to the president Of the
United States, together with a statement
OF the votes cast thereon and upon separate
articles or propositions, and a copy OF
said articles, propositions and ordinances.
And ii the constitution and governments
vi Eald III opobVA sLlkC5 ~ ItDiADllEg1u III
form. and ii all the provisions OF this act
have been complied with in the formation
thereof, it shall be the buty ofthe president
OF the United States to issue his procla-
nation announcing the result OF the cleo.
ton in each, and %thereupon the proposed
states which have adopted constitutions
and formed state governments as herein
provided, shall be deemed admitted by
congress into the union under and by vir.
f1a nj fhjl nct IN nm onral fnnftnn WITH
the original states from and after the date
OF said proclamation.
Sec. O.. That until the next general cen
Gus, or until otherwise provided by
law, said states shall be entitled to one
representative in the house OF representa-.
tives Of the United States, except South
Dakota, which shall be entitled to two;
and the representatives OF the Fiity.frst
congress. together with the governors and
other officers provided for in said constitu.
tions, may be elected on the same day Of
the election for the ratification or rejection
OF the constitution; and until said state
officers are elected and qualified under the
provisions OF each constitution and the
states, respectively, are admitted into the
union, the territorial officers.shall continue
to discharge the duties OF their respective
Offices in each OF said territories.
Sec. 10. That upon the admission Of
each oil said states into the union sections
numbered lG and 36 in every township Of
said proposed states. and where such sec
tions. or any parts thereof, have been sold
Or otherwise disposed OF by or under the
authority OF any act OF congress-. other
lands equivalent thereto, in legal sub.di-
visions OF not less than o~ne-quarter sec
ton. and as contiguous as may be to the
section in lieu OF which the same is taken,
are hereby granted to said states for the
support OF common schools. such indemni.
ty lands to be selected within said states
in such manner as the legislature may pro.
vide, with the approval OF the secretary OF
the interior: Provided, that the 10th and
seth sections embraced in permanent res
ervations for national purposes shall not,
at any time, be subject to the grants nor to
the indemnity provisions OF this act, nor
b any lands embraced in Indian, mill
tary, or other reservations OF any char
acter, be subject to the grants or to the in
demnity provisions OF this act until the
reservation shall have been extinguished