Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-07

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-The following dis
patch was sent from the executive mansion
at o'clock this afternoon by Secretary
Blaine:
To Cows. Melette and Miller of North and
South Dakota, Bismarck, N. D.: The last act
in the admission of the two Dakotas as States
| in the union was completed this afternoon at
the executive mansion at $40 o'clock by the
President signing at that moment the procla-
nations required by the law for the admis-
! sion of the States. The article in provision
submitted separately in each State was adopt
ed in both. The article providing for mi
nority representation in South Dakota was
rejected by the people.
| This is the first instance in the history of
the national government of twin States
North and South Dakota-entering the union
at the same moment. JAMES G. BLAINE.
| The following is the text of the proclama-
ton, admitting North Dakota, by the Presi-
dent of the United States of America:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the congress of the United States
did by an act approved on the twenty second
| day of February, 1889, provide that the inhab-
itants of the territory of Dakota might upon
the conditions prescribed in said act. become
the States OF North Dakota and South Dako-
Ia. And ...... ..
! Whereas, it was provided by said act that
/ the area comprising the territory of Dakota
should, for the purposes of the act, be divid-
ed on the line of the seventh standard paral-
lell proceeding due west to the boundary of
said territory and that delegates elected as
therein provided to the constitutional con-
vsntion in districts north of said parallel
should assemble in convention at the time
prescribed in the act at the city OF Bismarck,
! And
| Whereas, it is provided by the said act that
the delegates elected as aforesaid should
after they had met and organized declare on
behalf of the people of North Dakota that
they adopt the constitution of the United
States; whereupon the said convention should
be authorized to form constitution ana
State government for the proposed State of
North Dakota. And
Whereas, it was provided by said act that
the constitution so adopted should be repub-
lican in form and make no distinction in civil
or political rights on account of race or color,
except as to Indians not taxed, and not re-
pugnant to the constitution of the United
States and the principles of the declaration
of independence; and that the convention
should, by an ordinance irrevocably without
the consent of the United States and the peo-
pie of said States, make certain provisions
prescribed in said act. And
/ Whereas, it was provided by said act that
the constitution of North Dakota and South
DakOtd bIlOulus respectively, IuCUFpoTdto al
agreement to be reached in accordance with
the provision of the act, for an equitable di-
vision of all property belonging to the terri
tory of Dakota, the disposition of all public
records, and also for the apportionnent of
the debts and liabilities of each territory and
that each State should obligate itself to pay
a proportion of such debts and liabilities the
same as if they had been created by such
States respectively so. And
Wharaas IL proyi1ad nv said that the
constitution thus formed for the people of
North Dakota should by an ordinance of the
convention forming the same be submitted
to the people of North Dakota at an election
to be held therein on the first Tuesday of Oc-
tobei, 1889, for ratification or rejection by
the qualified voters of said proposed State
and the returns of said election should be
made to the secretary of the territory of Da-
kota, who, with the governor and cheif JUS
tice thereof or any two of them. should can
vass the same, and if majority of the legal
votes cast should be for the constitution the
governor should certify the result to the
President of the United States. together with
q statement of the votes cast thereon and
upon separate articles or propositions and
copy of said constitution, articles, PROPOSE
tions and ordinances. And
! Whereas, it has been certified to me by the
governor of the territory of Dakota that
within the time prescribed by said act of cont
gress constitution for the proposed State of
North Dakota has been adopted and the same
ratified by majority of the qualified voters
of said proposed State in ordinance with the
conditions prescribed in said act. And
whereas it is also certified to me by the said
governor that at the same time that the body
of said constitution was submitted to u vote
of the people separate article numbered
twenty and entitled prohibition" was also
sui mltted and received a majority of all the
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