Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-26
ASH PASSED.

ASH PASSED.
Extracts from the springer Bill Hear
ing Upon DakOtn's DIVISION and Ad-
mission.
From copy of the Springer bill as 1t
passed the house, forwarded by Delegate
Clifford, are made the following extracts,
which are all that have especial reference
to Dakots's division and admission pro-
blem:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assem-
bied, that the inhabitants of ali that
part OF the area of the United States
now COL shutting the territories Of Da-
kota, Montana, Washington and New
Mexico, as at present described, may
become the states of Dakota, Montana,
Washington and New Mexico, respect
lively, or in lieu of the state OF Dakota
the states of North Dakota and South
Dakota, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Tnat all persons who have
resided within the limits OF said propos-
ed states for sixty days. and are other
wise qualified by the laws of said ter
ritories to vote for representatives to the
Legislative assemblies thereof, are here
by authorized to vote for and choose
delegates to form conventions IN said
territories; and the qualifications for
delegates to such conventions shall ha
such as by the laws Of said Territories
respectively persons are required to
possess 10 be eligible to the legislative
assemblies thereof; and the aforesaid
delegates to form said conventions shall
be app ortioned am ng tho several coun-
ties within the limits of the proposed
states, in such districts as may be es-
tabliahed as herein provided, IN proper
ton to the population in each OF said
counties and districts, as near as msy
be, to be sscertained at the time OF max
ing saIo apportionments by the persons
hereinafter authorized to make the same,
from the best information obtainable, in
each OF which districts three delegates
shall be elected, but no eleotor shall
vote for more than two persons for dele.
gates TO such conventions; that said ep.
portionments shall be made by the gov.
ernor. tie chief justice and the United
States attorney OF said territories; and
the governors Of said territories shall. by
proclamation, order an election OF the
delegates aforesaid in each of eaid terri
tories, to be held on the Tuesday after
the second Monday in May, eighteen
hundred and eighty-nIne, which prncIa-
nation shall be issued at least thirty
days prior to the time OF said election;
and such election shall be conducted,
the returns made, the results ascertained
and the certificates to persons elected to
such convention issued In the same man
ner as is prescribed by the laws of the
said territories regulating elections
therein for delegates to congress. The
number of delegates to said conventions
respectively shall be seventy five, except
in the territory OF Dakota, in which the
number of delegates shall be one hun.
dred and fifty and all persons resident
in said proposed states, who are euali-
fed electors OF said territories as herein
provided, shall be entitled to vote upon
the election of delegates and upon the
ratification or rejection OF the constitu-
tions, under such rules and regulations
as said conventions may prescribe, not
in conflict with this act; provided. that
in the apportionment OF delegates to the
convention in the territory OF Dakota,
the districts shall be SO con-
stituted that one half OF the
delegates to be elected in said ter
ritory shall be elected in districts north
of the seventh standard parallel pro-
duced due west to- the western bound
ary of said territory and one half in dis
tricts south OF said parallel.
SEQ. 3. That at the election for dele
gates to the constitutional convention in
| the territory of Dakota provided for in
the foregoing section OF this act, each
qualified elector may have written or
printed on his ballot the words "for di-
vision," or the words "aRainet division" !"
The returns on this question shall be
made and the result ascertained in the
came manner as provided in said section.
And il majority Of the votes cast ia
that part OF the territory south OF the
seventh standard parallel produced due
! west to the western boundary of said ter
| ritory shall be "for division" ;" and also il
majority Of the votes cast in that part
OF the territory north OF said parallel
shall be .for DIVISION" then in both
those events the following PROVISIONS IN
this section set forth shall take effect
and be in force, end ell subsequent SEQ
tions Of this act shall be changed and
modified accordingly, namely:
First. The area comprising the territory
| OF Dakota shall, for the purposes OF this
aot, be divided on the line OF the seven th
standard parallel produced due west to
the western boundary Of said territory
and the delegates elected to the oopstitn q /.
tional convention in districts north OF
said parallel shall assemble IN conven
ton, at the time prescribed in this act,
at the city of Bismarck: and the delegates
elected in distrlots seuth OF said parallel
shall, at the same time, assemble IN
convention at the city of Sioux Falls,
The convention which shall assemble OF
Bismarck shall form constitution and
state government for state to be known
as North Dakota or as Dakota, as said
convention shall SO determine, and the
convention which shall assemble at Sioux
Falls ehall form constitution and stats
aoyeynment for q state TO be known OF
sogth Dakota. or by any other name
than that OF Dakota which said conyen-
tion may determine. Each OF said
conventions shall form such consultation
and state government in accordance will
and subject TO ell che provisions of thit