The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-03

act that the constitution so adopted should
be republican in form and make no dis
tinccion in civil or political rights on &C
count of race or color, except as to Indians
not taxed and not to be repugnant to the
constitution OF the United States and the
principles of the Declaration of Indepen
dence, and that the convention should be
an ordinance irrevocable without the
consent of the United States and the
people of said states, make certain
provisions prescribed in said act and
Whereas, it was provided by said act
that the constitutions of North Dakota and
South Dakota should respectively incorpo-
rate an agreement to be reached in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the act for
an equitable division of all property be-
longing to the territory of Dakota; the
disposition of all public records, and also
for an apportionment of the debts and
liabilities of said territory, and that each
of said states should obligate itself to pay
a portion of such debts and liabilities, the
same as if they had been created by such
states respectively.
And, Whereas, it was provided by said
act that an election for delegates to Il con-
stitutiepal convention in South Dakota. as
therein provided, each elector might have
written or printed on his ballot the words
"For Sioux Falls Constitution" or the
words % Against Sioux Falls Constitution. ~
and that the votes on this question should
be returned and canvassed in the same
manner as the votes for the election of
delegates; and if a majority of all the
votes cast on this question should be
for the Sioux Falls constitution, sit sha |
be the duty of the convention which
might assemble at Sioux Falls, as provided
in said act, to resubmit to the people of
South Dakota for ratification or rejection
at an election provided for in said act, the
constitution Of Sioux Fails, and
adopted November 3. 1885, and also
the articles and propositions sepa-
"a ely submitted at that election.
including the question of locating the tenn
porary seat of government, with such
changes only as related to the name and
boundary of the proposed state; to re-
apportionment of the judicial and legisla-
tive districts and such amendments as
might be necessary in order to comply
with the provisions of the act;
And. Whereas, it was provided by said
act that the constitution formed for the
people of South Dakota should be an ordIn
ance of the convention forming the same,
to be submitted to the people of South Da
kota at an election to be held on the first
Tuesday in October, 1889, for ratification
or rejection by the qualified voters OF said
proposed state, aud that the returns
of said election should be made TO the
secretary of the territory of Dakota, who,
with the governor and chief justice
thereof, or any two Of them, should can
vass the same, and if u majority of the
legal votes cast should be for the constitu-
ton, the governor should certify the re-
suit to the President of the United States
together with statement of the votes
cast thereon, and upon the separate
articles or propositions and copy of said
constitution, articles, propositions and
ordinances;
And, Whereas, it has been certified to
me by the goyeraor of the territory OF
Dakota that at the afo eSaid election for
was submitted to the people of the pro-
posed state of South Dakota, as provided
in said act; and that a majority of all the
votes cast on this question was for the
Sioux Falls constitution; that said cOnsti-
tuition was at the time prescribed in the act
resubmitted to the people of South Dakota
with the proper changes and amendments
and has now been adopted and ratified by
of the qualified voters of said pro-
posed state in accordance with the condi-
tionS prescribed in SAID act;
And, Whereas, it is also certified to by
said governor that at the same time the
body of said constitution was submitted to
a vote OF the people two additional articles
were submitted separately to wit, an ar
ticle numbered "A entitled Prohibition
which received a majority of all the votes
cast for anu against said article as well as
a majority of all votes cast for and against
the constitution and was adopted; and an
article numbered %, entitled Minority
rel resentatiOn," which did not receive a
of the votes cast thereon or upon
the constitution and was rejected;
And, Whereas, A duly authenticated
copy of said constitution, additional ar
ticles, ordinances and propositions as re-
quired by said act, has been received by
me;
Now, therefore, 1, Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States of America,
do, in accordance with the act of Congress
declare and proclaim the fact
that the conditions imposed by Congress
on the state Of South Dakota, to entitle
that state to admission to the union, have
been ratified and accepted, and that the ad-
mission OF said state into the union is now
complete.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 2nd
day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine and of the independence of the United
States of America one hundred and four
feenth. (Signed)
BENJAMIN HARRISON, (Seal.)
By the President,
JAMES q. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.