Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-03-06
aHH OMNIBUS BILL.
IN Text OF the Measure which
Created Four New
States.
ADocument That Ought to Be Studied
by All Northwest.
erners.
Preserve a Copy Of This Issue Of Our
Paper for Future Ref.
erence.

A act TO provide for the division of Da-
1Dea into two states and to enable the
psopie OF North Dakota, south Dakota,
0oatana and Washington TO form con-
ss1futions and state governments and to
u admitted into the Union on an equal
esoting with the original states, and to
n~ke donations of public lands to such
U1ates.
.Epction l. That the Inhabitants Of all that part
of the area Of the United States now constituting
De territories Of Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton, as at present described, may become the
snfes of North Dakota. South Dakota, Montana
md Washington, respectively, as hereinafa~
provided.
&c. The area comprising the territory Of
DAKOTA shall, for the purposes OF this act be
distded on tbs line Of the seventh standard par
snsl produced due west 10 the western boundary
ofsaid territory; and the delegates elected as
hereinafter provided to the constitutional
coavention In districts north Of said par
a1sl shall assemble in convention, at the time
prescribed In this act at the city OF Bismarck;
and the delegates elected In districts south OF said
paxAllel shall. at the same time, assemble in con-
vunfion at the city Of Sioux Falls.
Bee. s. That all persons who are qualified by
the laws of said territories to vote for represen-
2tves to the legislature assemblies thereof, are
hneby authorized TO vote for and choose dele
ezfes 10 form conventions IN said proposed states;
ana the qualifications for delegates to such con.
ventions shall be such as by the laws OF said ter
r3sories respectively persons are required to pos.
So 10 be eligible to the Legislative assemblies
thcreof; and.the aforesaid delegates 10 form said
conventions shall be app inted within the limits
of the proposed states, III such districts as may
be- established as herein provided. in proportion
70 the population In each Of said counties and dis
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time of maRing said apportionments by the per
Dns hereinafter sutf orized TO make the same,
from the best informition obtainnhle, In each OF
vhich districts three delegates shall be elected,
but nc elector shall vote for more than two per.
suns for delegates o. such conventions; that said
apportionments shall be made by the governor,
he chief justice, and the secretary OF said terri.
tories; and the governors OF said territories shall,
by proclamation, order an election Of the dele
gates In each Of said proposed states, 20 be held
On the Tuesday after the second Monday In May
1850. which proclamation shall be issued on the
18th day OF April, 1859; and such election shall be
conducted, returns made, the result ascertained,
and the certificates TO persons elected 20 such
convention issued In the same manner as is pre-
scribed by the laws Of the said territories regq-
hating elections therein for delegates to congress-
and the number Of votes cast for delegates In
Zach precinct shall also be returned. The number
a. Delegates to said conventions respectively shall
be seventy five; and all persons resident In said
territories as herein provided, shall be entitled TO
vote upon the election OF delegates, and under
Hcb rules and regulations as said conventions
may prescribe. not In conflict with this act, upon
TIE ratification or rejection OF the constitutions.
Sc Thai the delegates 20 the conventions
elected as provided In this act shall meet at the
sat OF government Of each OF said territories,
except the delegates elected In South Dakota,
wbo shall meet at the city of Sioux Falls, on the
Nh day Of July, 1850, and. after organization,
shall declare, on behalf Of the people OF said pro
- -.aas So. .karanran IA sotd con.an.
.ne enoea o'a'es' spe.eapon ~ osse
TONS shall De, ana are hereoy, autnor1eu toiorh
constitutions and state governments Tor SAID pro-
posed states, respectively. The constitutions
shall be republican In form, and make no distinc-
ton In civil or political rights on account OF race
or color, except as TO Indians not taxed, and not
% be repugnant to the constitution OF the United
Independence. And said conventions shall pro-
vide, by ordinances lrrevocable without the con.
sent Of the United States and the people Of said
First-Tbat perfect federation Of religious sen.
timent shall be secured, and that no inhabitant
property ON account Of his or her mode Of relig-
ious worship.
s~econd-fhat the people inhabiting said pro
posed states do agree and declare that they for
essr disclaim all right and title 70 the unappro-
Ir1ated public lands iying within ue oonndares
@@ - = ~ Inasn rnSlan ,rnaI' and
~ nntl The nile thereto sball have been extin.
9uished by the United States, the same shall be
and remain subject 20 the disposition Of the
United States, and said Indian lands shall remain
usaer the absolute lurisaictlon aha CONTROL 81 me
S@e.eso 2 ~ re fIn,,.d s,.tes rssiding
..,sso,t tbs ssid states shall never he taxed al a
higher rate than the lands belonging 70 resi-
dents thereof; that no taxes shall be imposed by
the states on land or property therein belonging
20 or which may hereaf.er oe purcnaseu oy .ne
~. 800 ~ ~ ~ arSSnane.S ba,s,r nros,dsd
sce shall nrecinde Inc said states from taxing al
other lands are taxed any lands owned or held by
any Indian who has severed his tribal relations,
snd has obtained from the United States or from
any person title thereto BY patent or other
grant, save and except such lands az have been
or may be granted to any Indian or Indians under
any act Of congress containing a provision ex-
empting the lands thus granted from taxation;
tut said ordinances shall provide that all such
iania shall be exempt from taxation by SAID
states 80 long and to such extent as such act OF
congress may prescribe.
Third-Tha the debts and liabilities OF said ter
rftories "sll be assumed and paid by said states,
respectively.
fvuus,-.h hat provision shall be made for the
establishment and maintenance OF systems OF
children Of said states, and free from sectarian
coatrol.
Sec a That the convention which shall assem-.
he at Bismarck shall form a constitution and
state government Tor a state to be known as
north Dakota, and the convention which shall
assemble at Sioux Fails shall form a constitution
and state goyerument for a STATE 10 be known as
go n.Lo,.. proytdsd Ina, !, The .lsction for
soaen Dano' Ds.s,ts.aaa ao.s.-st@a A.
deseKa'es 70 ue oopsu..'rsnp oo"Nvht,"p
South Dakota, as hereinbeione provided, each
e}ector may have written or printed on his ballot
the words for the Sioux Falls constitution" or
the words "Against The Sioux Fals constitution"
- m. vo,a- an this ~auestion shall he returned
snd canvasssd in the same manner as FOR the
"poesnsasseum ~ g. M a..
esecuon proylnen TOT ~ see.Ion ~