Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-13
The Bright Star of Montana
Pinned Gracefully to
the Flag.
The Forty-First Chapter in
the Grand Book
of States.
A Great People Endowed With
the Blessings of True
Citizenship.

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The proclamation
OF the president declaring Montana a stat,
was issued from the executive mansion Al
noon to-day.
Secretary Blaine was among the first O
the presidents callets this morning. Ell,
brought the proclamation announcing tn.
statehood OF Montana.
The Proclamation.
President HARRISON signed and issued
The following proclamation at IL 40 O 'clock
this morning: #..
WHEREAS, The congress of the United
States, by an act approved the twenty.
second day OF February, one Thousand
light hundred and eighty-nine, provided
that the inhabitants OF the Territory OF
Montana might upon the conditions pre-
tcribed in said act, become the State OF
Montana; and,
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by said act
that the delegates elected, as therein pro-
rided, to the constitutional convention in
The Territory OF Montana should meet at
'he seat OF government in said territory,
hnd alter they had met and organized
they should declare on behalf of the people
ct Montana that they adopt the constitu-
ton OF the United States, whereupon the
said convention should be authorized to
iorm state government for the proposed
State oil Montana; and,
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by said act
tnat the constitution, 80 adopted, should
lie republican in form and to make no dis
tlnctioDs in the civil or political rights on
account oil race or color, except as to In
olans not taxed, and not to be repugnant
to the constitution OF the United States
and the principles OF the Declarat ton OF In
dependence, and that the convention
should by ordinance lie irrevocable with
out the consent of the United States, and
that the people OF the said state make the
certain provisions described in said act;
and,
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by the said
act that the constituti thus formed for
the people of Montana should by the ordi-
nance OF tie convention forming the same,
ee submitted t0 the people CT Mnnt4na, at
an election to be held on the first Tuesday
IN October, 1889, for ratification or reiec-
tion by the qualified voters OF said pro-
posed state; that the returns OF said elec-
ton be made to the secretary OF said terri
tory, who, with the governor and chief
justice thereof, or any two OF them, should
canvass the same, and if d majority OF the
tgal votes cast should be for the constitu-
ton, the governor should certify the result
to the president OF the United States, to-
Rsther with q statement OF the votes
sssed thereon, and upon the separate ar
iices or propositions, and IL copy OF said
constitution, articles propositions and or
dinances; AMI,
WHEREAS, 1t having been certified to me
by the governor of said territory that
within the time prescribed by the said act
Nt congress, the constitution for the pro-
losed state OF Montana has been adopted,
and that the same, togeth r with two Ordi
hances connected Herewith, have been rat.
ifed by majority OF the qualified voters OF
The said proposed tate. in accordance
with the conditions prescribed in said act;
and, .a E.
WHEREAS, A duly authenticated copy OF
said cons tuition and ordinances, as re-
quired by said acr, has been received by
Inc; nov ... r.
THEREFORE,, I, Benjamin Harri on,
President of these United States OF Amer
lea, do, in accordance with the provisions
Of the act OF congress aforesaid, declare
and proclaim the fact that the conditions
imposed by congress on the State OF Mon
tana to entitle that state to admission to
the unihn have been ratified and accepted,
and that her admission into the union is
now complete.
In testimony whereof have bereunto
get my hand, and caused the seal OF tne
United States to be affixed. -
Done at the City OF Washington tins,
eighth day OF November, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
lightly and the independence OF the
United States of America, one hundred
and fourteen.
[Seal1 BENJAMIN HARRISON,
By the president.
JAMES g. BLAINE, Secretary OF State.