, 1889-10-02

conetitute a board of oanvassers to canvass the vote of such
and members of the legislature. The said board shall assem-,
bic at the seat of government of the Territory on the thirtieth
such day fall on Sunday and proceed to canvass the votes for
all s., state and district as, officers Sa and members Of the legislature,
wasting the vote for delegate to congress, and they shall issue
said offices, severally, and shall make and file with the sec.
rotary of the territory an abstract certified by them. of the
and of the total number of votes cast in each county.
h SEC ! ~ "a All GfnoeI ab elected %t at such election, except mem
have been declared elected, take the oath required by this
the territory or district, and shall thereupon enter upon the
duties of their respective offices; but the legislature may re-
quire by law all such officers to give other or further bonds
as a condition of their continuance in office.
r,on SEC &c: 3D. 1T, The governor elect of the State, Immediately
shall issue his proclamation converting the legislature of the
proclamation. and which shall not be less than thirty nor
more than sixty days after the date of said proclamation.
houses OF the legislature, in joint session, shall then and
the U PiSSis States ss si for th 3 e g gtate Of Wyoming y 1am' Two At senators said sle co.
ton the two persons who shall receive the majority of all the
elected as such United States senators, and shall be so de
clared by the presiding officer of said joint session. The pre-
to each of said senators certifying his election, which certif-
Gates shall also be signed by the governor and attested by
SEC; a. The legislature shall pass all necessary laws to
carry into effect the provisions of this constitution.
court of the State, elected under the provisions of this constitu-
tuition, shall have qualifed:n their offices the causes then
pending in the supreme court Of the Territory, and the pa.
pers, records and proceedings of said court, and the seal and
other property pertaining thereto, shall pass into the jurisdic-
ton and possession of the supreme court of the State and
the judges thereof shall continue with like powers and iuris-
diction, as if this constitution had not been adopted. When
ever the judge of the district court of any district, elected un-
der the provisions of this constitution, shall have qualified ii in
office, the several causes then pending in the district court of
the Territory, within any county in such district, and the
records, papers and proceedings of said district court and the
seal and other property pertaining thereto, shall pass into
the jurisdiction and possession Of the district court Of the
State for such county and until the district courts of this
Territory shall be superseded in the manner aforesaid, the
said district courts and the judges thereofshall continue with
the same IN y jurisdiction and power to be exercised in the same
the laws of the Territory.
in use in the supreme and district courts of this Territory are
hereby declared to be the seals of the supreme and district
SEC. II. Whenever this constitution shall go into effect,
records rsc Ia and papers 3, and a"n proceedings ss Of the probate court in
other matters pending therein, shall pass into the jurisdic-
and the said district court shall proceed to final decree or
Judgment order or other determination in the said several
done if this constitution had not been adopted.
81 SEC Il; Sc Senators ansHaa, and md m, %sm nhe Of the house Of IepIesen,
senatorial and representative districts as established in this
thereafter by the qualified electors of the several districts as
the same shall be established by law.
office at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall
map b baef r Sspee slsete 9no snd up i s N time Time % tS %hlo suc they
sors may be elected and qualified, as may be provided by law,
force and effect as though this constitution had not been
adopted.
county officers, district and supreme judges elected at the
first election held under this constitution shall hold their re-
spective offices for the full term next ensuing such election,
in addition to the period intervening between the date of
their qualification and the commencement of such full term.
SEC. 81. If the first session of the legislature under this
constitution shall be concluded within twelve months of the
time designated for a regular session thereof, then the next
regular session following said special session shall be omitted.
Sec. %. The first regular election that would otherwise
occur following the first session of the legislature, shall be
omitted, and all county and precinct officers elected at the
first election held under this constitution shall hold their
office for the full term thereof commencing at the expiration
of the term of the county and precinct officers then in office,
or the date of their qualification.
SEC. %. This convention does hereby declare on behalf
of the people of the Territory of Wyoming, that this consti-
tuition has been.prspared and submitted to the people of the
Territory of Wyoming for their adoption or rejection, with
no purpose of setting up or organizing a state government
until such time as the congress of the United States shall
enact a law for the admission of the Territory of Wyoming as
a state under its provisions.