Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-03-02
ADMIssfoN B1Lr..

ADMISSION BILL.
The Fun Bill as Amended
Passed and Approved. 4
With the Complete List of Land
Appropriations.
SEQ. l. That the Inhabitants Of allthat
part of Tho area Of the United States
now constituting tho Territories Of Da-
kOta, Montana and Washington, As ct
present described, may become the states
of North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon
.tana and Washington, respectively as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2 The area comprising the terri
tory Of Dakota shall, for tho. ,pur-
the line Of the seventh standard
parallel ''prodnccd due west to the
Western boundary of said territory;
and the delegates elected as hereinafter
provided 10 this constitutional conven-
ton In districts north Of said parallel
shall assemble in convention, at the
time prescribed In this act, at the city OF
Bismarck; and the delegates elected in
districts south OF said parallel shall. at
the same time, assemble in convention
at the city OF Sioux Falls.
Sec. 8 That all persons who are quail
ficd by the laws Of said territories to
vote for representatives to the legislative
assemblies thereof. arc hereby ahthor-
lied to vote for and choose delegates to
form conventions In said proposed states
and the qualifications for delegates to
such conventions shall 10 such q by the
laws Of said territories respectively per.
sons are required to possess 70 be eligible
to The legislative assemblies t~hereof;and
the Aforesaid delegates to form said con-
venttons shall be apportioned within
the limits of the proposed states. in
such districts as may be established as
herein provided, In proportion to the
population In each Of said counties and
districts, as near rs may be, to be ascer.
tanned at the time Of making said appor-
tlonments by the persons hereinafter
hest information Obtainable. In each of
which districts three delegates shall be
elected. but no eloctor shall vote for more
than two persons for delegates to such
conventions; that said appointments
shall be made by the governor, the
chief justice, and the secretary of said
territories; and the governors OF satd
territories ahall, by proclamation, order
an election OF the delegates aforesaid in
each of said proposed states, to be held
on the Tuesday after the second Mon.
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eighty-nine. which proclamation shall
be issued on the fifteenth day Of April
eighteen hundred and elghty-nlne; and
such election shall be conducted, the re-
turns made, the result ascertained, and
the certificates 10 persons elected to such
convention issued In The same manner
as is prescribed by the laws OF the said
territories regulating elections therein
for delegates to Congress; and the num-
precinct shall also be returned. The
number of delegates to said conventions
respectively shall be s~eventy-five; aud
all persons resident in said proposed
states, who are qualified voters Of said
territories as herein provided, shall be
entitled to vote upon the election Of
delegates. and under such rules aud
regulations rs said conventions maj
prescribe, not in conflict with this act,
upon the ratification or rejection of the
constitutions.
Sec. 4. That the delegates to the con-
v%entions elected as provided in this act
shall meet ut the seat of government OF
eachof said territories. except the
delegates elected in South Dakota,
who shall meet at the city OF Sioux
Falls, on tho fourth day OF July
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and,
after organisation, shall declare. on be-
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states. that they adopt the constitution Of
conventions shall oe. and are hereby.
authorized to form constitutions and
state governments for said proposed
states, respectively. The constitutions
shall be Republican IN form, aud make
no distinction In civil or political rights
on account OF. race or color, except as to
Indians not taxed, and not DO repugnant
to the constitution Of the United States
and the principles of the Declaration of
shall provide, by ordinances irrevocable
without tho cOusout of the Unitpd States
and the people of said states:
First. That perfect federation of relig-
ious sentiment shall be secured, ana
that no %lnhabitant Of said states shall
eyer be molested in person or property
on account of his or hor mode OF rellg-
ions worship. !
Second. That tho people i%nhabiting
said proposed states do agree and de.
clare that they forever disclaiM all right
and title to the unappropriated public
lands living within the boundaries there
OF, and to all lands lying within said
limits owned or held by any Indian or
Indian tribes; and that until the title
thereto shall have been extinguished by
the United States, the same shall be
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the United States. and said Indian lands
shall remain under tho absolute juris-
dtctton and control OF the Congress of
the United states; that tho lands belong
Ing to citizens OF the United States rc-
siding without the said, states. shall
never DO taxed ut higher rate than the
lands belonging to residents thereof;
that TO taxes shall be imposed by tho
states on lands or property therein be-
longing 0 or which may hereafter be
purchased by the United States or re-
served for Its use. But nothing herein,
or in the ordinances herein provided for,
shall preclude the said states from tax
Ing as other lands are taxed any lands
owned or held by any Indian who has
severed his tribal relations, aud has OBJ.
tanned from the United States or from
any person II title thereto by. patent or
other grant. save and except such lands
a. have been or may be granted to any
Indian Or Indians under any act of Con-
gresS containing provision exempting
the lands thus granted from taxation;
but said ordinances shall provide that
all such lands shall be exempt from tax.
alton by said states SO long and to such
extent as such act OF Congress may pre-
scribe.
Third. That the debts aud liabilities
of said territories shall ba assumed and
paid hy said statos, respectively.
Fourth. That provision shall be made
for tho establishment and maintenance
OF syatenls Of public schools. which shall
bc open to all the children Of said states.
and free from sectarian control.
Sec. 5. That tho convention which