Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-26

act the same as il the states OF North
Dakota and South Dakota had been
provided for in the first section of this
act, and mentioned instead of the state
of Dakota in all the subsequent sections
OF this act.
Second. The state OF North Dakota
shall be entitled to one representative in
congress aud south Dakota shall be
entitled to two representatives in con-
gress until the apportIonment under the
eleventh census OF the United States,
Fifth. 1t shall be the duty OF the
constitutional conventions Of North
Dakota and South Dakota to appoint a
Joint commission, to be composed of not
less than three members OF each conven.
ton whose duty it shall be to assemble
at the present seat OF government OF SAID
territory and agree upon an equitable
division OF all property belonging to the
territory OF Dakota, the disposition OF ell
public records, and also adjust and agree
upon the amount OF the debts and liabil.
ities OF the territory, which shall be as
sumed end paid by each OF the proposed
states; and the agreement reached re-
specting the territorial debts and liabili-
ties shall be Incorporated In che respeo-
tive constitutions, aud each state shall
obligate itself to pay its proportion of
such debts and liabilities the same as il
they had been created by such states
respectively.
Sixth. III the constitutions formed for
both North Dakota and South Dakota
shall be rejected by the people at the
election provided for In this act, the ter
al - -.
tinue in existence the same as if this act
had not been passed. But If the con-
situation formed ier either North Dakota
or South Dakota shall be rejec'ed by
the people. that part OF the territory 30
rejecting Its proposed constitution shall
continue under the territorial govern
ment OF the present territory of Dakota
but she'll after the state adopting ita
constitution is admitted into the union
be called by the name of the territory Of
North Dakota or South DAKOTA es the
case may be.
Seventh. That OF the election for
delegates to the constitutional conven-
tion in South Dakota each eleotor may
also have written or printed on bis
ballot the words for the Sioux Falls
constitution of eighteen hundred and
eighty fiee" or. the words against the
Sioux Falls constitution of eighteen
hundred and eighty tve," and III me-
jority OF oil votes cast ON this question
shall be for the Sioux Falls constitution
OF eighteen hundred and eighty five
and il division OF the territory is au-
thorIzed as provided IN this section
then /. shall be .hs duty Of the ccsven-
tion which may assemble at Sioux Falls
es herein provided to reeubmit to the
people of South Dakota for ratification
or rejection at the election provided for
In this act the constitution framed at
Sioux Falls and adopted November
third eighteen hundred and eighty Eve
and also the articles and propositions
separately submitted including the
question Of locating the temporary seat
OF government as that election with
with such changes only as relate to the
name and boundary OF the proposed
state to the re apportionment OF the
iudicia! and legislative districts and
such amendments as may bs necessary
in order to comply with the provisions
of shis act and il q mejority of the votes
cast on the ratification or rejection OF
the constitution shall be for the constl.
tuition irrespective OF the articles seps.
rately submitted then the president of
the United States may issue his procla.
nation declaring the state of south Da.
kota admitted as state IN the union
from and after the date OF such procle-
nation. And the territorial gov-rn-
ment OF the territory of Dakota shall
contiune in existence thereafter and sp.
ply to that portion of the territory not
embraced in che state OF South Dakota
until the state North Dakota is admitted
into the union; bat the archives req
ords and books OF the territory OF Ds-
kota shall remain at the capitol of
North Dakota until an agreement In
reference thereto is reached by said
states.
Sec. 4. Tnat the delegates to the con :
yentions elected as provided in this act
shall meet at the seat OF government of
each OF said territories on the fourth
day of July, eighteen hundred and
eighty nine, and, after organization
shall declare, on behalf of the people OF
said proposed states, that they adopt the
constitution OF the United States; where.
upon the said conventions shall be, and
are hereby, authorized to form constitu-
tlons and state governments for said
proposed statee, respectively.
Sec. 6. That until the next general
census, or until otherwise provided by
Law, said states shall be entitled to one
representative in the house Of represen-
tatives of the United States, except Da-
kota. which, it admitted as one state.
shall be entitled to two, but IL admitted
as two states such number as may be
provided in the third section of this act; j;
and such representatives together with
the governors and other officers provided
for in said constitutions, may be elected
on the same day OF the election for the
adoption OF the constitution; and until
said stsss offers are elected and qualified
under the provisions of eeoa constitu-
tion, respectively. and the states re-
epectively are admitted into the union
the territorial officers shall continue TO
discharge the dnties of their respective
offices in each OF said territories.
DIR. PfIibRgs' Diagnosis.