Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-09

dred and eighty-nlne, provide that The inhab-
itants Of the territory Of Dakota might,
upon the conditions prescribed in such act.
become tho states OF North Dakota and
South Dakota; and
Whereas, It was provided by said oct that
the aree comprising the territory Of Dakota
on the line Of he seventh Standard parallel
produced due west to the western boundary
OF said territory. and that the delegates
elected a. therein provided to the constitu-
tonal convention In districts north of said
parallel should assemble in convention 1t
the time prescribed in the oct at the city of
Whereas, L 10 provided BY the said oct
that the delegates elected o. Aforesaid should,
after they had met and organized. declare
on behalf Of the people Of North Dakota
that they accept the constitution of the
United States, whereupon the said conven-
ton shaQ be authorized TO form constitu-
state Of North dakota; and
Whereas, i is provided By said oct that
the constitution so adopted should be re-
publican in form and make no distinct on
to civil or political rights on account of
race or color except a. to Indians not taxed,
and not to be repugnant to the constitution
vass the same; and if majority Of the legal
votes cast should be for the constitution tbs
governor should certify the result to the
president of the United States, together with
q statement of the votes thereon and upon
separate articles or propositions and q copy
OF said constitution, articles, propositions
and ordinances; and
Whereas, It has been certified to me by
the governor of the'terr.tory of Dakota that
within the time prescribed by said act of
congress q constitution for the proposed
state of North Dakota has been adopted
and the same ratified by a majority of the
quail fed voters of said proposed state in
accordance with the conditions prescribed
in said act; and
Whereas, 1t is also certified to me by the
said governor that at the same time that the
body of said constitution was submitted to
a vote of the people separate article mum:
bered twenty and entitled prohibition"
of all the votes cast for and against the con-
stitution, and was adopted; and
Whereas. A duly authenticated copy of
said constitution, articles, ordinances and
propositions "a required by said act, has
been received by me.
Now, therefore, l. benjamin Harrison,
president of the United States OF America,
do in accordance with the act of congress
aforesaid, declare and proclaim the fact that
the conditions imposed by congress on
the state of North Dakota to entitle that
stats to admission 10 the union have been
ratified and accepted and that the admission
of the said state into the union is now COM
plete.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this sec
ond day OF November in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
elghty-nine and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hundred
and fourteenth.
SEAL BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the pres dent:
JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State.
The text of the president's proclamation
admitting North Dakota is almost exactly
the same as that admitting South Dakota.