The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

bilities o existing or hereafter and prior
to the taking effect of this agreement i'll
cured. except those heretofore or hereaf-
ter incurred ou account of public lnstitu-
tons, grounds or buildings. except As
otherwise herein specifically provided.
The State ,f South Dakota shall pay TO
the State of North Dakota S46.5W. on ac-
count of the excess of Territorial appropri-
ations for the permanent Improvement of
territorial Institutions which under This
agreement will 20 to South Dakota. and
in full of the undivided one-half interest
of North Dakota in the territorial library.
and in full settlement of unbalanced ac-
counts. and of all claims against the ter
ritory. of whatever nature, legal or eluit-
able, arising out of the alleged erroneous
or unlawful taxation of Northern Pacific
Railroad lands. and the payment of said
amount shall discharge and exempt the
State of South Dakota from all liabilities for
or on account OF the several matters here
inbefore referred to: nor shall either state
be called upon to pay or answer to any
portion of liabilities hereafter arising or
accruing on account of transactions here
tofore had, which liability would be a
liability of the Territory of Dakota had
such territory remained in existence, and
which liability shall grow out of matters
connected With any public ibl institutions
SlOlllUS WI pQAiNiliSS Va hS ~
uated or located within the boundaries of
the other state.
\ final adjustment of accounts shall BE-
made upon the following basis: North
Dakota shall be charged with all sums
paid on account of the public Institutions.
boundaries on account of the current APP
preparations since March 9. 1889. and South
Dakota shall be charged with all sums
paid on account of public institutions.
grounds or buildings located within its
boundaries on the same account and during
the same time. Each state shall be charged
with one half of all other expenses of the
territorial government during the amt
time. All moneys paid into the treasury
during the period from March S. 1889, to the
timt of taking effect of this agreement by
any county. municipality or person within
Dakota. shall be credited to the State OF
North Dakota; and all sums paid into said
treasury within the same time by any
county. municipality or person within the
limits OF the proposed State of South Da-
kota shall be credited to the State of South
Dakota: except that any and all taxes on
gross earnings paid into said treasury by
railroad corporations since the Sth day of
March, 1889. based upon earnings of years
prior to 1888. under and by virtue of the
act of the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory Sso of n Dakota; approved
act providing for the levy and collec.
ton Of taxes upon property of railroad
companies in this territory" being Chapter
lO7 OF the Session Laws of 1889, THAT is. the
part Of such sums going to the Territory,
Shall be equally divided between the states
of North Dakota and South Dakota. and
all taxes heretofore or hereafter paid
into said treasury under and by virtue
OF the act last mentioned, based on the
gross earnings of the year 1888, shall be
distributed as already provided by law, eN-
cept that so much thereof as goes to the
territorial treasury shall be divided as fol-
lows: North Dakota shall have so much
thereof as shall be or has been paid by
railroads within the limits of the proposed
State of North Dakota, and South Dakota
so much thereof as shall be or has been
paid by railroads within the limits of
the proposed State of South Dakota:
each state shall be credited also
made by the Seventeenth Legislative
Assembly OF the Territory of Dakota for
the account ;of the public institutions.
grounds or buildings situated within its
limits, remaining un%eXpended ON March
s.. 1889. If there shall be any indebtedness
except the indebtedness represented by the
bonds and refunding warrants hereinbefore
mentioned, each state shall ar the time of
such final adjustment of accounts assume
its share of said Indebtedness as determined
by the amount paid on account of the pub
l;cl Institutions, grounds or buildings of
such state in excess OF the receipts from
counties, municipalities, railroad corpora
TONS OF persons within the limits of said
state. as provided in this article: and if
there should be a surplus at the time of
such final adiustment,each state shall be
entitled to the amounts received from
counties, municipalities, railroad corpora
lions or persons within its limits over and
a1,np. tho nmnnnt nh9rupH tnd
the state of North Dakota hereby
obligates itself to pay such part of
the debts and liabilities of the Territory of
Dakota as is declared by the foregoing
agreement to be its proportion thereof, the
same as if such proportion had been
Dakota as its OWL debt or liability,
SEC. 2O4. Jurisdiction Is coded to the
United States over the military reservations
of Fort Abraham Lincoln, Fort Buford,
Fort Pembina and Fort Tottcn. heretofore
declared by the President of the United
and criminal, of thi, stare.
shall extend over such reservations in all
cases in which exclusive jurisdiction is
not vested in the United States, OF of
crimes not committed within the limits of
such reservations.
SEC. POS. The State of NORTH Dakota
hereby accepts the several grants of land
granted by the United States to the state
OF North Dakota by an act of congress
entitled IAN act to provide for the division
of Dakota into two states, and to
enable the people of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana Ii Washington
to form Constitutions and state
governments. and to be admitted
into the Union on equal footing with
the original states. and to make donations
of public lands to such states" under the
conditions and limitations therein men
toned: reserving the right however To APP
ply to congress for notifications of said
conditions and limitations in case of neces-
sity.
ARTICLE XVII.