The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-07
THE ADMISSION ACT.
The Law Creating the Three New
States.
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gress admitting Washington, Montana
and the two Dakotas into the Union. Sec
tons 2, s and Q and few paragraphs are
omitted in this publication, as they relate
exclusively TO the Dakotas:
Section l. That the inhabitants Of all
that part Of the area Of the United States
now constituting the territories OF Dako-
tn, Montana and Washington, us at pres
ent described, may become the states OF
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington, respectively, as herein
after provided.
Sec. 8. That all persons who are quail
fed by the laws OF said territories to vote
for representatives Of the legislative as
semblies thereof are hereby authorized to
vote for and choose delegates to form con-
ventions in said proposed states; and the
qualifications OF delegates to such conven-
tions shall be such as by the laws OF said
territories respectively persons are re-
quired to possess to be eligible to the leg
islative assemblies thereof; and the
aforesaid delegates to form said conven-
tions shall be apportioned within the
limits OF the proposed states, in such dis
tricts rs may be established as herein
provided, in proportion to the population
in each Of said counties and districts, rs
near as may be, to be ascertained at the
time Of making said apportionments by
the persons hereinafter authorized to make
the same, from the best information OBJ
tainable, in each Of which districts three
delegates shall be elected. but no elector
shall vote for more than two persons for
delegates to said conventions; that said
apportionmeAts shall be made by the
governor, the chief justice and the secre-
tary Of said territories; and the govern
ors Of said territories shall, by proclama-
ton, order an election Of the delegates
Aforesaid in each Of said proposed states,
to be held on the Tuesday after the sec
ond Monday in May, 1889, which procla-
nation shall be issued on the 18th day Of
April, 1889; and such election shall be
conducted, the returns made, the result
ascertained, and the certificates to persons
elected Gle red to such convention issued
in the same manner as prescribed by the
laws of the said territories regulating cleo
tions therein for delegates to congress; /;
and the number Of votes cast for dele
gates in each precinct shall also be re-
turned. The number Of delegates to said
conventions, respectively, shall be sew
enty-five, and all persons resident in said
proposed states, who are qualified voters
Of said territories as herein provided,
shall be entitled to vote upon the election
Of delegates, and under such rules and
regulations as said conventions may pre-
scribe, not in conflict with this act, and
upon ratification or rejection Of the con-
stitution.
Sec. 4.-That the delegates to the con-
ventions elected as provided in this act
shall meet at the seat Of government of
each Of said territories, except the dele
gates elected in South Dakota, who shall
meet at the city Of Sioux Falls, on the
fourth day Of July, 1889, and after organ
ization shall declare, on behalf Of the peo-
pie Of said proposed states, that they
adopt the constitution Of the United
States; whereupon tie said conventions
shall be, and are hereby, authorized to
form state governments for said proposed