Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-14
MONTANA COMES IN.
President Harrison Issues Proclamation
Admitting it.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 8.-The president
at l0:40 o'clock this morning issued the
following proclamation:
WHEREAS, The congress of the United
States did by an act approve on the twenty
second day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-nine, provide
Montana might upon the conditions pre-
scribed In said act, become states of Mon
tana; and
WHEREAS, It was provided by said act
that the delegates elected as therein pro-
vided to a constitutional convention in the
territory of Montana, should meet at the
seat of government of said territory
and that after they had met
and organized they should declare
on behalf of the people of Montana that
they adopt the constitution of the Uuited
States whereupon the said convention
should be authorized to form a state gov
eminent for the proposed state of Montana;
and
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by said act
that the constitution so adopted should be
republican in form and make no distinc-
ton in civil or political rights on account
of race or color, except as to Indians not
stitution of the United States and the
principles of the declaration of independ-
ence; and the convention should, by an
ordinance irrevocable without consent of
the United states and the people of said
states, make certain provisions prescribed
in said act; and
WHEREAS, It was provided by said act
that the constitution thus formed for the
people of Montana should by the ordi-
nance of the convention forming the same,
be submitted to the people of Mon
tana at the election to be held therein on
the first Tuesday in October, 1889, for
ratification or rejection by the qualified
voters of said proposed state and that the
returns of said election should be made to
the ysecretary of the territory,
who, with the governor and chief justice
thereof, or any two of them should cam
vass the same; and if, the majority of the
votes cast should be for the constitution,
the governor should certify the result to
the president of the United States, to-
gether with statement of the votes cast
thereon, and upon the separate articles or
propositions and copy of said constitu-
ton, articles, propositions and ordinances !;
and
WHEREAS, It has been certified to me
by the governor of said territory that
within the time prescribed by said
act of congress a constitution for the
proposed state of Montana has been adopt
ed and that the same together with two
ordinances connected Herewith, has been
ratified by majority of the qualified vot-
ers of said proposed state In accordance
with the conditions prescribed in said act;
and
WHEREAS, duly authenticated copy of
said constitution, and ordinances. as
required by said act, has been received by
me,
Now, therefore |, Benjamin Harrison,
president of the United States of America,
do in accordance with the provisions of
the act of congress aforesaid, declare and
proclaim the fact that the conditions i'm
| posed by congress ON the state of Mon
tana to entitle that state to admission to
| the Union have been ratified and accept
cd and that the admission of said state is
now complete.
| In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
! United States to be affixed.
! Done at the city of Washington, this
| eighth day of November, In the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nine, and of the independence of
! the United States of America the one
/ hundred and fourth.
! BENJAMIN HARRISON,
By the president,
JAMES @. BLAINE.