Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-03-06
IA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH s, 1889
and Washington shall provide in like man.


ner Tor submitting the constitutions form.
cd by them to the peop'e Of these Iropost u
states respectively for ratification or re-
lection ut elections 10 he bed in the pro.
posed states the fret Tuesday in October.
At the elections SO provided for the quail.
fed voters shalt vote directly ior or against
the proposed constitutions ana for or
against any articles or propositions scpar-
ately submitted. The return. OF these
elections shall be made to the Secretary OF
each OF the territories. who. with the gov
ernor and chief justice thereof, or rny two
OF hem. shall canvass the same, and II a
majority OF the legal votes cast shall be for
the constitution the governor shalf certify
the result 10 the rres dent of the United
States. together with u statement Of tho
votes cast thereon and VI on separa ar l.
cles or propositions and copy ef the con-
stitution. articles, propositions. and or,lin-
an es. And II the constitutions and gov
ernments OF these proposed states are
repuhl can In form and il all the provis'o 'ons
OF the act have been complied with in their
formation IT shall be the duty Of tn, Pr sis
dent Of the United States to issue his pro-
clsms4ion announcing the result Of the
election in each, Thereupon the proposed
states which have adopted constitutions
I md 1orMe6 state G0vernMentss ellnelssha
ueemed admitted by congress into the
union under and BY virtue OF the nct ON an
equal footing with the original states from
and after the date OF the proclamation.
Until the next general census or until
otherwise provided by Inv. said states
sha be entitled to one representative in
the house OF representatives OF the United
States. except South Dakota. which shall
be entitled to two. The representatives OF
the i'fty-flrst congress. together with the
governors and other public officers rovid-
ed for in the constitutions. may be elect Il
the sRma day Of the election for ratification
or rejection of the constitutions. and until
such state officers are elected and qualified
and the states respectively arc admitted
into tho union the territorial officers shalt
continue to discharge tho duties OF theiE
respective offices In each Of said terri o.
ries.
The public lands are guarded in the GUS
tomary way as affects educational and
other grants.
Each OF the states when admitted shalt
constitute one judicial district. the names
to be the same as tho names Of the states
respectively. and the rcuit and district
courts shall be held at tho capital OF such
state for the time being; and each Of tht3
newly-created districts shall, for judicial
purposes. until otherwise provided. be at
tached to the eighth judicial circuit. except
Montana and Washington. which shall bd
attached TO the ninth judicial circuit.
All cases OF appeal or writ OF error here
tofoie prosecuted in the supreme court OF
the United States, or now pending upon
any record from tho supreme court OF
either of the territories mentioned or that
may hereafter lawfully ba prosecuted upon
any record from either ofthese courts. may
be heard and determined by said supreme
court Of the United States.
The constitutional convention may by
ordinance provide for the election OF officers
for fuli state governments. including MEN,
bers OF the legislatures and representatives
In The ffty-first congress- but these state
governments shall remain in allegiance un-