Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-01-03

DELEG ATE DUBOIS BILL TO
CREATE IDAHO A STATE.

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duccd the following:
A bill to provide for the formation and !
admission into the Union of the state of
Idaho, and for other purposes. BE it
enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled, that the
inhabitants of the Territory of Idaho are
hereby authorized to form for them
selves state government, with the
name Of the state of Idaho.
SEC. .. That the said state shall
consist of all the territory embraced with
in the said territory, described as
follows: Beginning at the intersection
of the thirty ninth meridian with the
boundary line between the United
States and the British Possessions, it
follows said meridian south until it
reaches tie summit of the Bitter Root
mountains; thence southeastward along
the crest of the Bitter Root range and
the continental divide until it intersccts
the meridian Of the thirty fourth degree
of longitude; thence southwark on this
meridian to the forty second parallel of
latitude; thence west en- this parallel of
latitude to its intersection with a merid-
ian drawn through the mouth Of the
Owyhee river; thence north en- this
meridian to the mouth of the Owyhee !;
thence down the mid channel of the
Snake to the mouth of the Clearwater
and thence north on the meridian which
passed through the mouth of the Clear
water to the boundary line between the
United States and the British Posses
sions; and east on said boundary line to
the place Of beginning.
SEC. 3. That in order to the
formation Of such state government, the
qualified electors, resident within said
boundaries are hereby authorized, after
due proclamation by the governor of Idaho
Territory, and in conformity to the laws
Of said territory relative to the election
of a delegate to congress and the mem
bers Of the legislative assembly thereof
as nearly as practicable, and in SO far a.
they may be applicable, and under such
rules and regulations, and at such Time
and place as said governor may prescribe
to elect as many delegates, possessing thu
qualifications of such electors within tht
present limits Of said territory as ther,
are members Of said legislative assembly
also two delegates at large in each count,
organized at the time of the issuing O
said proclamation, and also fifteen sucl
delegates in the terlitcry at large; pro
vided, that no election shall be called t,
be held under this section previous t.
fifth day of November, ammo Domin
eighteen hundred and eighty.nine.
Sec. 4. That said delegates shall
meet in convention in the city of Boise
in said territory, at such time as sale
governor may designate in his proclama
tiOn, and when organized, shall declare
on behalf Of the people of the terri,or,
embraced within said boundaries, tha
they adopt the constitution Of the Unite'
States; and thereupon said convention
is hereby authorized to form constitu
tion and state government for sal
territory so bounded and described a
aforesaid: Provided, nevertheless, tina
such constitution shall be republican i
form and make no distinction in civ
: and political rights on account of race Q
color, except as to Indians not taxed
and not 10 be repu!,nant to the constitr
ton Of the United States and principle
Of the Declaration Ct Independence
Provided further, that this conventio
shall provide an ordinance that the i,
1 habitants Of the territory embraced will
!, in said boundaries, do agree and decla,
J. that they forever disclaim all right an
Z title to the unappropriated public Ian
;, aad the lands the Indian title to whic
q has not been extinguished by the Unite
It States lying therein, and that the san
:, shall be and remain at the sole and enti
1t disposition Of the United States tn
all grants and patents heretofore made
> the United States to settlers and pu
chasers of school lands therein are cor
firmed BY the state and people thcrec
aud that other lands, to be selected
= hereinafter provided, are accepted BY Il
state in lieu thereof; that the Ian
belonging TO the citisens of the Unit,
States residing without said state sh,
never be taxed higher than the Ian
belonging to the residents thereof; th
no tax shall be imposed by the state
lands or property theseiu belonging
:" the United States, any Indian tribe,