Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-03
THE TWINS ENTER THE UNION,
Proclamations Issued Admitting the
Dakotas.
FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENTS.
Two Long Papers in Which the Presi-
dent Declares That All Require
ments Have Been Com
Piled With.
Two niore Stars.

this afternoon by Secretary Blaine:
To Governors Mellette and Miller, North
and South Dakota, Bismarck, North Da-.
kota:
The last act in the admission of the two
Dakotas as states In the union was completed
this afternoon at the executive mansion at
3:4O o'clock by the president signing at that
moment the proclamations required by law
for the admission Of the two states.
The article on prohibition submitted
separately IN each state was adopted in both.
The article providing for minority repre-
sentaton 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 proclamation admit
ting North Dakota:
ociamation-Whereas, the congress of
the United States did, by an act approved on
the twenty-second day of February, ono
thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, pro-
vide that the inhabitants of the territory of
Dakota might, upon conditions prescribed in
the said act. become the states of N orth Da-
kota and South Dakota and whereas it was
provided by the said act that the area COM
prising the territory of Dakota should, for the
purposes of the act, he divided on the line of
the Seventh standard parallel produced due
west to the western boundary of SAID terri
tory, and the delegates elected as therein
provided TO tho constitutional convention in
the districts north Of said parallel should
assemble in convention, at the time pre-
scribed in the act, at the city of Bismarck;
and
Whereas, 1t was 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 Da-
kota, that they adopt the constitution of the
United States: whereupon said convention
should be authorized to form constitution
and state government for the proposed state
of North Dakota; and.
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act that
the constitution so adopted should be repub-
lican in form and making no restrictions in
civil or political rights on account of race or
| color. except as to Indians not taxed, and not
| be repugnant to the constitution of the
United States and the principles of the Dec
laratlon of Independence, and the conven-
| ton should, by ordinance irrevocable,
without the consent of the United States
| aud the people of said states make
| certain provisions prescribed in said act;
! and,
Whereas, 1t was provided bv the said act
| that the constitutions of North Dakota ana
South Dakota should, respectively, incorpo.
rate an agreement to ne reached in accord
ance with the provisions of the act, for the
| equitable division of all property belonging
| to the territory of Dakota, the disposition of
| all public records, and also for the apportion
ment of the debts and liabilities of said ter
| ritory. and that each of said states should
| obligate itself to pay proportion of such
| debts and liabilities the same as IL they had
| been created by such states respectively; !;
and,
Whereas 1t was provided by said act that
| of North Dakota should, by an ordinance of
| the convention forming the same, be sub
| mitted to the people of North Dakota at an
| election to be held therein On the first Tues
| day in October. 1889, for the ratification or
| rejection by the qualified voters OF said pro-
| posed state, anu that the returns of SAID
| election should be made to the secretary of
| the territory of Dakota, who with the gov
| ernor and chief justice thereof, or any two of
| them, should canvass the same; and, if the
| 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 statement of the votes
cast thereon and upon the separate articles
| or propositions and copy of said constitution,
| articles, propositions and ordinances; and
| Whereas, 1t mas been certified to me by
| the governor of the territory of Dakota that
| within the time prescribed by the said act of
| congress, the constitution for the proposed
| state of North Dakota has been adopted and
| the same ratified by majority of tho quail
| fled voters of said proposed state in accord
| ance with the conditions prescribed in said
| act; and
Whereas, It also was certified to me by
| said governor that at the same time the body
| of the same constitution was submitted to a
| vote OF the people the separate article num-
| bered twenty ana entitled prohibition" was
| also submitted and received Il majority of all
the votes cast for and against said article as
| well as Il majority of all the votes cast for
and against the constitution, articles, ordi-
nances and propositions as required by said
| act, have been received Dy me,
Now, therefore, |, Benjamin harrison,
president of the Un;ten States of America,
do in accordance with the provisions of the
act of congress aforesaid declare and pro
claim that the conditions imposed by con
gress on the state of North Dakota to entitle
that state to admission TO the union have
been ratified and accepted, and that the ad-
mission Of the said state into tine union il
now complete.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sci
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this second
| day OF November, in the year of our Lore
one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
and of the independence of the United States
| of America the one hundred and fourteenth
| Seal. BENJAMIN. HARRISON.
| BY the President: James q. Blaine, Secre
tary Of State.
| SOUTH DAKOTA.
| The following Is the teXt OF the pr0clama
| tion admitting South Dakota:
| BY the President of the United States o
| America-Proclamation
! Whereas, The congress of the United
States did, by an act approved on the twenty
second day of February, one thousand eigh
hundred and eighty-nine, provide that tn
inhabitants of the territory of Dakota might
upon conditions prescribed in said act be
come the states of North Dakota and Soutl
| Dakota; and,
Whereas, 1t was provided by the said act
that said area comprising the territory o.
Dakota should, for the purposes of the act
be divided on the line of the Seventh stand
ard parallel produced due west h
the western boundary of the sal
territory and that the delegates elected a
therein provided to the constitutional con
vention III the districts south of SAID parable
should, at the time prescribed in the act, as
semble in convention at the city of Siou
Falls: and,
Whereas, IL was provided by said act tina
the delegates elected as aforesaid should
after they had met and organized, declare ol
behalf OF the people of South Dakota tina
they adopt the constitution of the Unite
States, whereupon said convention should b
authorized to form constitution and stat
government for the purposes of the state o
south Dakota; and,
Whereas, IL w's provided by said act tina
the constitution SO adopted should be repuh
llcan in form and should make no distinction
IN civil or political rights on account of rae
or color, except as TO Indians not taxed, an