Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-08
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PROVISIONS OF THE OMNIBUS BILL
FOR STATEHOOD.

PROVISIONS OF The OMNIBUS BILL
FOR STATEHOOD.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana AMI
Washington Provided for in the Sister
hood of States-HOw and When to Pro-
coed
All that part of the area of the United
States now constituting the territories OF
Dakota. Montana and Washington may pc
come the stales OF North Dakota. south
Dakota. Mantana. and Washington WIN
kots shall be divided on tho line OF the
seventh standard parallel produced due
west to the western boundary OF the terri
tory. The delegates elected TO the constl-
tutional convention in districts north OF
this parallel shall assemble in convention
at the time prescribed at Bismarck. and IN
districts south of the parallel shall o. the
same time a. semble in convention at SIOUX
Falls.
All persons who are qualified by the laws
of the territories to vote for representa-
tives to the legislative assembly are au-
thorized to vote for and choose delegates to
form conventions in the proposed states
convention shall be such as ty the
laws of said territories respective
ly persons are required to possess to
be eligible to the legislative assemblies
thereof; and the aforesaid delegates to
form. said conventions shall be apportioned
within the limits OF the proposed states, in
such districts as may be established as
herein provided. i'll proportion to the pop
ulatlon in each of said counties and dis
iricts as near as may be, to g ascerta1ned
at the time of making said appointments
by the persons authorized to make the
s,A. sotr 1, @ol
egntes shall beelected; but no elector shall
vote fog more than two persons for DEL
gates
Tho governors of the territories men,
toned shall. by proclamation. order an
election of the delegates to the conventions
to form constitutions in each of the pro-
posed states, 10 be held the Tueday after
the second Monday in May. 1889, which
proclamation shall be issued the 18th day
of April Such election shall be conducted.
the returns made, the result ascertained,
and the certificates to persons elected to
such convention issued in the same man.
ner as is prescribed by the laws Of the ter
ritories regulating elections for delegates to
congress. The number Of delegates to
the conventions. respectively. shall be sew
enty-1lve, and all persons resident in said
proposed states who are qualified voters of
said territories, as provided. shall be emil
tied to vote upon the election of delegates.
tLnu uUuCI SuCll Iu4CS anu icy ulullOIS to UuS
conventions may prescribe, not in conflict
with this act. upon the ratification or re-
lection of the constitutions.
The delegates to the conventions, elected
as provided i'll the act, shall meet ut the
seat of government of each of the terrific
ries-except the delegates elected in South
Dakota. who shall meet at Sioux Falls-the
4th day oil July, 1889. and after organiza-
ton shall declare on behalf of the people of
the proposed state that they adopt
the constitution of the United States;
whereupon these conventions are au-
thorized to form constitutions and
state governments for the proposed
of republican government-equal rights
and religious toleration-are Incorporated.
Also the requirement that the debts of the
territories shall be assumed by the states
respectively and provision be made for
public schools.
The convention which shall assemble at
Bismarck shall form a constitution and
state government for q state to be known
as North Dakota and the convention which
shall assemble at Sioux Falls shall form IL
constitution and state government for a
state to be known as South Dakota; pro-
vded. that at the election for delegates to
the constitutional convention in South Da-
kota each elector may have written or
printed on his ballot the words For the
Sioux Falls Constitution" or the words
Against the Sioux Falls Constitution" and
the votes on this question shall be returned
and canvassed in the same manner as for
the election of delegates to the constitu-
tional convention.
If a majority of all votes cast on this
question shall be For the Sioux Falls Con-
stitution," it shall be the duty of the con-
vention which may assemble at Sioux Falls
to resubmit to the people of South Dakota
for ratification or rejection at the electio n
nd fnr in hn hn 10,
framed at Sioux Falls and adopted Nov. 8,
1885, and also the articles and propositions
separately submitted at that election, in
Guiding the question of locating the tenn
porary seat OF government. with such
changes only as relate to name and boun-
tionment Of the judicial aud Legislative dis
tricts, and such amendments as may be
necessary in order to comply with the pro-
visions of this act; and if a majority of the
votes cast on the ratification or rejection
OF the constitution shall be for the consti-
tuition, irrespective of tho articles separ-
ateiy submitted the state of South Dakota
shall be admitted as q state in the union
under this constitution as provided; but
the archives, records, and books OF the
territory OF Dakota shall remain
at bismarck. the capital of North
Dakota. until an agreement in refer
ence thereto is reached by said states,
But if at the election of delegates to the
constitutional convention in South Duko' a
majority OF all the votes east at the cleo
ton shall be Against the Sioux Falls Con-
stitution,' then and in that event it shall
be the duty OF the convention which will
assemble at the city OF Sioux Falls the 4th
day OF july 1883, 10 proceed to form !, con-
stitution and state government. as proyid-
ed IN this act. the same as if that question
had not Deen submitted to vote of the
people OF South Dakota.
1t shall be the duty OF tho constitutional
convention OF North Dakota and South Da-
kota to appoint a joint commission to be
composed OF not less than three members
OF each convention. whose duty it shall be
to assemble at Bismarck, the present seat
OF government of tho territory, and agree
upon an equitable division of all property
belonging 10 the territory OF Dakok; the
disposition of all public records. and also
to ADJUST and agree unon the amount of the
debts and Liabilities of tho territory which
shall be assumed and paid by each of the
proposed states of North Dakota and South
Dakota: and tho agreement reached re-
specting the territorial debts and Liabilities
shall be Incorporated in the respective con-
stitutIons, and each of said states shall OBJ
llgate Itself to pay its proportion of such
debts and liabilities tho same as if they had
been created by such states respectively.
Ii the constitutions framed for North Da-
kota and South Dakota shall be rejected by
the people AT the election for the rati1lca-
ton or rejection OF their respective CON