Helena weekly herald., 1889-11-07
A PROCLAMATION.

SCIlDcU III Shlu UCCOihO thO ose~eS'' W
North and South Dakota, and.
Whereas. 1t was provided by said act
that said area comprising the Territory of
Dakota should for the purposes of the act
be divided on the line of the seventh
standard parallel produced due west to the
western boundary of said Territory, and
that delegates elected as therein provided
to constitutional convention in districts
south of the parallel should at the time
prescribed in the act assemble In conven-
tion at the city of Sioux Falls, and,
Whereas. it was provided by said act
that delegates elected as aforesaid should,
after they met and organized, declare on
behalf of the people OF South Dakota, that
thew ADOPT the constitution of the United
States. whereupon said convention should
be authorized to form q constitution and
state government for the purpose OF the
State of South Dakota, and
Whereas, it 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
taxed, and not be repugnaDt TO the constl-
tution of the United States and the declar-
alton of independence, and that the con-
able without consent of the United States
and the people of said States, and make
certain provisions prescrlI ed In SAID act,
and,
whereas, 1t was provided by said act
that the constitution of North Dakota and
South Dakota should respectfully incorpO'
rate an agreement to be reached IN accord
ance with provisions Of the act for an eqult-
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the Territory of Dakota disposition OF all
public records and also an apportlonment
of the debts and liabilities OF said Terri
tory, and that each Of said States shou
obligate itself to pay its proportion OF sucn
debts and liabilities the same II they had
been created by such states respectively;
| and,
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act
that an electipn for delegates to the constl-
| tutional convention in South Dskota, as
therein provided each elec;Or might have
written or printed on his ballot the words
"For the Sioux Falls Constitution" or the
words Against the Sioux Falls C0nstltu-
tion.n and that the votes on this question
| should be returned and canvassed IN the
same manner as the voies for the election
of delegates, and if majority of all votes
cats ON this question should be For the
Sioux Falls Constitution" it should be the
duty for the convention which might as
semble at Sioux Falls, as provided In the
| act. to resubmit to the people OF South Da-
| kota for ratification or rejection IN an elec-
ton provided for in said act the constltu
ton made at Sioux Falls and originally
adopted. and also articles and propositions
separately submitted at that election, In
cludipg the question of locating temper
| arv seat of government with such changes
| onIy as related to the name and boundary
of the proposed State, to reapportlonment
| of judicial and legislative districts and
such amendments as might be necessary In
order to comply with the provisions OF said
act.
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act
| that the constitution framed for the people
| of South Dakota should be an ordinance OF
the cow ention forming the same and be
submitted to the people of South Dakota
| at an election to be held on the first Tues
day in October, 1889, for ratification or re-
lection by the qualified voters OF said pro-
posed State, and that returns of said cleo
tion should be made to the Secretary OF the
Territory of Dakota, who, with the Cover
nor and Chief Justice thereof, or any two
of them, should canvass the same, and II
majority of the legal votes cast should ne
for the constitution, the Governor should
certify the result to the President of the
United States, together with statement OF
votes cast thereon, or upon separate articles
or propositions and copy OF said constl-
tuition. articles and ordinances; and
Whereas, 1t has been certified to me by
| the Governor of the Territory of Dakota
| that at the aforesaid election for delegates,
| the "Sioux Falls Constitution" was submit
ted to the people of the proposed State OF
South Dakota, as provided IN said act; that
| a majority of all votes cast on this question
was "ior the Sioux Falls ConstitutiOn"; that
said constitution was, at the time pre-
scribed in the act, resubmitted to the peo-
ple of South Dakota, with proper changes
and amendments, and has been adopted
and ratified by a majority of the qualified
voters of said proposed State, in accord
ance with the conditions prescribed In said
act and
whereas, It is also certified to me by
said Governor that at the same time the
body of said constitution was submitted to
a vote of the people. additional articles
were submitted separately, tO-wlt: An
article numbered "a entitled prohibition"
which received a majority of all votes cast
for and against said article, as we'll as a
| majority of all votes cast for and against
the constitution and was adopted, and an
article numbered 25, entitled minority
representation," which did not receive a
majority of the votes cast thereon or upon
the constitution and was rejected; and
Whereas, A duly authenticated copy of
sa;d constitntion and additional articles,
ordinances and propositions, as required by
said act, being received by me.
Now, therefore, l Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States of America,
do, in accordance with the act of Congress
azores i'd, declare and proclaim the fact
that the conditions imposed by Congress on
the State of South Dakota to entitle that
State to admission to the Union have been
ratified and accepted, and that the admis-
sion of said State into the Union is now
complete.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set nv 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 Lord. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty mine and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hundred
and fouIt enth.
TsEALl BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President:
JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State.
THE text of the proclamation admitting
North Dakota is virtually the same as the
| abOve.-ED.