Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-03-02

kota a. majority Of all the votes cast at
that election shall be s'agalnstth Sioux
Falls constitution" then and In that
event 1t shall be the. duty Of the con-
ventions which will assemble ut the
cityEof Sioux falls on the fourth day Of
July, eighteen hundred and eighty mine
to proceed to form q constitution and
state government Oh provided In this act
the same as II that question had not
been submitted to a vote of the people
of South Dakota.
Sac. Q. II shall Ire the duty of the
constitutional Conventions of North Da.
kota and South Dakota to appoint Q
Joint commission, 70 be compoaed of not
iess than three members Of each con-
semble at Bismarck, the present seat OF
government OF said territory, and agree
upon an equible division of all property
belonging to the territory Of Dakota. the
disposition of all public records, and
also adjust and agree upon the amount
Of the debts and liabilities of the terri.
tory, which shall be assumed and paid
by each Of the proposed states Of North
Dakota and South Dakota; and the
torial debts and liabilities shall be in-
corporated In the respective constitu-
lions, and each'of said states shalt obli-
gate itself to psysi Its proportion Of such
debts and liabilities the same as If they
had been created by such states respec-
lively.
Sec. 2. II the constitutions formed
for both North Dakota and South Da.
kota shall he rejected by the people at
lection Of their reSpectiye constitutions
o. provided for IN thts act. the territorial
government of.pakd te shall continue in
existence the 3amesas II this act had not
been passed. But II the constitution
formed Tor eithersNorth Dakota orSouth
Dakota shall be rejected by the people,
that part Of the territory. 90. rejecting ITS
proposed constitution shall continue
under the territorial government Of the
after the state adopting its constitution
Is admitted into thSsUnion. be called by
the name of the territory Of North Da.
kota or South Dakota, a. the case may
be-: Provided, That IL either Of the pro-
posed states provided for In this act
shall reject the constitution which may
be submittedsfor ratification or rejection
at the election provided therefor, tho
governor Of the territory In which such
proposed constitution was rejected shall
issue his proclamation reconyening the
delegates elected to the convention
which formed such rejected constitution,
fixing the time and place at which said
delegates shall assemble; and when 30
assembled they shall proceed to form
another constitution or to amend the re.
jected constitution, and shall submit
such new constitution or, amended CON
stitution to the people OF the proposed
at such time as said convention
visions of this DOT, SO far as APP.
piicable, shall apply to such convention
SO reassembled and to the constitution
which may be formed; Its ratification or
rejection, and to, the admission of the
proposed state.
Sec. 8. That the constitutional conven-
ton which may assemble In South Da-
kota shall provide by ordinance for re-
submitting the Sioux Falls constitution
after having amended the same as pro.
yided in section i've Of this act, to the
people Of South Dakota for ratification
or rejection at IN election to he held
therein on the first Tuesday In October,
eighteen hundred and eighty nine; but
II said constitutional convention ia
authorized and required to form a now
constitution for South Dakota it shall
provide for submitting the same in like
for ratification o.. rejection at an election
to be held In said proposed state on the
said first Tuesday III October. And
the constitutional conventions which
may assemble In, North Dakota,
Montana. and. Washington shall provide
In like manner for submitting tho CON
situations formed by'them 10 the people
OF said proposedl states, respectively, for
ratification or rejection at elections to DO
held in said proposed states on the said
first Tuesday In October. At the cleo.
tions provided for In this section the
qualified voters OF said proposed. states
shall vote directly for or against the
proposed constitutions. and for or
against any articles or propositions sep
arately submitted. Tho returns of said
elections shall be made to the secretary
OF each Of a Territories, who, with the
governor and CHIEF. justics thereof, or
any two Of them, shall CANVASS the same;
and III maiority Of the loyal votes cast
shall be for tho constitution. The COVER.
nor shall certify tho result to the Fresi-
DEM Of tho United States together with .
statement OF the votes cast thereon and
up on separate articles, or propositions,
and q copy q said Constitution.
articles, propositions and ordan.
ances. Aud IT. the constitutions
aud governments of said proposed states
are republican in form, md II all the
provisions Of this act have been complied
with in the formation thereof, it shall be
the duty of the president Of the United
States to issue his proclamation an
nouncing the result Of the the election
IN each, and %thereupon tho pro-
posed states which have adopted consti.
buttons aud formed state governments 40
herein provided shall lie deemed adj
MtttOd ny Congress Into the Union under
and by virtue ct this act on an equal
footing with the original states from and
after thed date OF said proclamation,
Sec. =. That until the next general
census or until Otherwise provided by
law, said Statea shall be entitled 10 ono
representative in the house of represen-
tatiyes OF tho United, States, except
South Dakota, which shall be entitled 10
tMo; nnd the Representatives to the
Flfty-frst Congress-, together with the
governors aud other officers provided
for in said constitutions, may BIO elected
on the same day OF the election for the
ratification or rejection Of the cOnstitu-
tons; and until said state officers are
elected and qualified under the provts-
OF each constitution and tho states, res
pectlyely, are admitted Into the Union,
the territorial officers Allall continue to
discharge the duties Of their respective
otnce IN q OF said Territories.
Sec. IL. That upoHf: The admission of
each OF said states iutu' the Union sso.
lions numbered Switzerland thirty-sixl
in every township Of said proposed
states. and whore such sections. or any
parts thereof, have been sold or other
wise disposed 0f by or under the author
tty OF any act OF Congress-. other lands
equivalent thereto In legal aubdivisiona
Of not less than one-quarter section. and
AZ contiguous rs NAV be tn the section
in lieu Of which the same IL taken, are
hereby granted to said states for the
support OF common schools, such ln-
demnity lands to be selected within said
states In such manner of the legislature
may provide. with the approval Of the
secretary OF the interior: Provided,
That tho sixteenth end thirty. Aixth sec.