The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-06
THE OMNIBUS BILL
Full Text Of the Senate Act
as Adopted.
scnooL IAsDs 80 PIE ACHE.
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Following il the fEsll text Of The sen
ate bill for the admission Of Washing
ton, Montana and the tao Dakotas
This Is the first opportunity that ths
PosT-IxTxLIfsEscKE has had - print
the bilI. owing 70 Guar crowded. columns
No publication OF the bill has hereto
fore been made except In matiIased
condition ard wiih the provisions >:
they appeared before the final con
ference
AN ACT 10 prsride for the admission
OF the state Of Soath D&kots into fhs
Union and for the organization 81
the territory OF North Dakota.
strike ont ali after the enactine
clause afsss in lea Of the amendment
al the house NJ reF$-.eseufafives. inseT'
the following
eecrTos /. That the inhabitants 81
all that part OF the United States nox
constituting the territories Of Dakota
Montana. and Washington. Is AZ pres
erls described. nay become the state,
OF North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon
tana and Washington. respectively, a
hereinafter provided
Sec. 2 The area comprising the ter
ritgry OF Dakota shall, Tor the purpose.
Of this act, be divided or the line Of ID
seventh parallel produced due Yves
70 the western BOUNDARY of sald terri
tory: and the delegates elected 81
hereinafter provided 20 the coEssltu'
ti5nal convention in districts north d
said parallel shall assemble in cenyen
ton. al the time prescribed in this act
at the city Of Bismarck; and the dele
gates elected in districts south OF said
parallel shall, az the same time. ASSEM-,
Die In convention at the city of Sic u
Falls.
Sec. 3. That all persons who are
qualified by the laws OF said
territories 20 vote for rep.
resentatiyes TO the legislative
assemblies thereof, are hereby author.
fzsd % vote for and choose tissIegates
90 form conventions Ia said proposed
states; and the qualifications for dele
gates 90 such conventions shall be
such as By the laws OF said territories
respectively persons are required q
possess 90 be eligible 10 the Legislative
assemblies thereof; and the aforesaid
delegates Go form said conventions
shall be arportl0ned within the limits
of the proposed states. in such dis.
friets as may lie established al herein
provided, IN proportion to the topula.
ton In each 81 said counties and dis.
triets. as near a. may bs, 10 be ascer.
tanned IT the time OF making said ap.
pointments by the persons hereinafter
authorized To make the same, from
the best Information obtainable. In
each OF which districts three delegates
shall be elected, bat no eleetor shall
vote for more than two persons for
delegates to snch conventions; tina,
said Gpportsouments shall be made bv
the governor. the chief justice, and
secretary Of said territories; and she
governors Of said territories shall, by
proclamation, order an election of the
delegates aforesaid liz each of said pro.
posed states, 10 be held on the Tues
dav after The second Monday IN Nav,
1850. which proclamation shall be
issued on the 18th day OF April, lss5
and such election shall be conducted,
the returns made, the result ascertain
ed and the certificates 10 persons
elected to such convention issued
IN the same manner as is pre-
scribed by the laws Of said territories
regulating elections therein for dele,
yates TO congress-, -nd the number oil
votes cast for delegates in each pre-,
einct shalt also be returned The nun,
Der OF delegates to said conventions
respectively shall be Is, and all persons
resident IN said proposed states, who
are qualified voters 81 said territories
as herein provided, shall be entitled t.
vote upon the election of delegates
and under such rules and regulations
as said conventions may prescribe. moi
in conflict with this act, upon the rati
ilcatfon or rejection OF the constitu.
tons.
Sec. 1. That the delegates to tho
conventions elected as provided II
this act shall meet at the seat of. GOV.
ernment OF each OF said territories, ex
cept the delegates elected in south
Dakota. who shall meet al the CITY oi
sioux Falls. ON the 4tb day of July
iSssi, and, after organization. shall de
clare. on behalf of the people of said
proposed states, that they adopt tbs
constitution OF the United States
wheFeGpon the said conventions shall
be, and are hereby, authorized 10 form
constitutions aud state government.
for said proposed states, respectively
The constitutions shall be Republican
in form, and make no distinction il
civil or political rights on account o
race or color, except as to Indians mo-
taxed. and not be repugnant 10 th,
constitution of the United state.
and the principles of the Declare
ton OF independence. AM
said conventions shall provide. hl
ordinances irreyocabie without tn,
consent OF The United States and III,
people of said states;
First. That perfect liberation al n,
iigious sentiment shall be secured. an,
that no inhahitant of said states shall
ever be fsolested in person or propert'
on account OF his or her mode OF re
hgious worship.
SecondThat the people inhahitinl
said proposed states do agree asd IL
clare that they forever a;selalm al
right and title 10 the inappropriate,
public lands lying within the houndar
les thereof, AID 81 all lands lying viii,
IN said limits owned or held hy an
Indian or Indian trisses; and that m
oil the title thereto shall have been ex
tinguished by the United States. Ia
same shalt be and remain subject I.
the disposition If the United states
and said Indian lands shall remain
under the absolute jurisdiction an,
control Of the congress of the luises
States that the lands belonging 4
citlxens % the United States Fesidinl
witheatt the states shall never be take.
At higher rate than the lands heioug
ing 10 residents thereof: that no take
shall be imposed b.. the states on Iauti
os property therein belonging to 8
which NAV hereafter be purchased h
the United states or reserved far il
use. But nothing herein, ar in the q,
dinances herein pTuxide,i for, shal
preclsasle the said states from taxin
rs ether lands are taxed aay Iaad
owned or held by any India
gho has severed his tribal n
Iatious. aud has obtained fror
che tnise>i States ar fFof
any person title thereto by patent q
other grant. save and except such land
as have been or nav be granted Z
any Indian or Indians under any II
~ congress containing a provision a.
snlpting the lands thus granted frau
taxation. hus said ordinances Sha
provide that all such lands shall L
exempt from TAXATION hy said stairs :
long and 10 sssch extent as such act I
congress NAV prescribe
Third That the debts and isah.lli.e
al ssi3 territories shall he ASSUME,
and paid by SAID states. respectively.
Fourth That provision shall 4
made EaF the establishment anss usatY
tenaRee 81 systems OF pahlie schessl-
which shall lie open 80 al the shllsire
~ sald states, and GFsw from sselaysa
control.
Sec. s. Thst the convention wiscl