, 1889-05-10

81 Ic aSSenDleu n TO the constitution
which may be formed, its ratification or
rejection, and to the admission of the
proposed state.
Sec. 5. That the constitutional conven
ton shall provide in like manner for sub
hitting the constitution formed by 1t to
the people OF said proposed state, for rat
l~fication or rejection, at an election to be
held in said proposed state on the first
Tuesday in November, 1889. At the
election provided for in this section the
qualified voters of said proposed state
shall vote directly for or against the pro-
posed constitution, and for or against any
articles or propositions separately submit
ted. The returns of said election shall
be made to the secretary of said territory,
who, with tie governor and chief Justice
thereof, or any two of them, shall canvass
the same; and if 4 majority OF the legal
votes cast shall be Tor the constitution the
governor shall certify the result to the
president of the United States, together
with u statement of the votes cast thereon
and upon separate articles or propositions,
and a copy of said constitution, articles,
propositions and ordinances.
Sec. 6. That until the next general
census, or until otherwise provided by
law. said state shall be entitled to one
representative in the house of representa-
tivcs of the United States, and the repre-
sentative to the fifty first congress, to
gether with the governor and other Off
GERS provided for in said constitution, may
be elected on the same day of the election
for the ratification or rejection of the con-
stitution; and until said state officers are
elected and qualified under the provisions
of such constitution and the state is ad-
mitted into the Union, the territorial Off
GERS shall continue to discharge the duties
of their respective offices in the said ter
ritorY.
Sec. 7. That upon the admission of said
state into the Union. sections numbered
l6 and sc in every township OF said pro-
posed state, and where such sections, or
any parts thereof, have been sold or 9th
erwise disposed of by or under the author
ity of any act of congress, other lands
equivalent thereto, in legal subdivisions
of not less than one-quarter section, and
as contiguous as may be to the section in
lieu of which the same is taken, are
hereby granted to said state for the sup
port of common schools, such indemnity
lands to be selected within said state in
such manner as the legislature may pro
vide, with the approval of the secretary
OF the interior: Provided, That the 10th
and Both sections embraced in permanent
reservations for national purposes shall
not, at any time, be subject to the grants
nor to the indemnity provisions of
this act, nor h any lands embraced in
Indian, military, or other reservations of
any character. be subject to the grants or
to the indemnity provisions of this act
until the reservation shall have been ex
tInguished and such lands restored to and
become a part of the public domain:
Provided, That the act of congress of
Aug. 9, 1888. entitled An act to author
lze the leasing of the school and univer.
sity lands in the territory of Wyoming and
Tor other purposes" shall apply to the
school and university lands of the said
state of Wyoming, So far as applicable.
Sec. 8. That all lands herein granted
for educational purposes shall be disposed
of only at public sale, the proceeds to
constitute a permanent school fund, the
interest of which only shall be expended
in the support of said schools. But said
lands may, under such regulations as the
legislature shall prescribe, be leased for
periods of not more than five years, in
quantities not exceeding one section to
any one person or company; and such
land shall not be entitled to pre- emption,
homestead entry, or any other entry I'M
der the land laws of the United States.
whether surveyed or unsurveyed, but shall
be reserved for school purposes only.
Sec. g.. That upon the admission of said
state into the Union, in accordance with
the provisions of his act, fifty sections
of the Incorporated public lands within
said state, to be selected and located in
legal subdivisions as provided in section 7
of this act, hal be, and are hereby,
granted to said state for the purpose of
erecting public buildings at the capital of
said state for Legislative, executive, and
judicial purposes.
Sec. 10. That 5 per centum of the pro
ceeds of the sales of public lands lying
within said state which shall be sold by
the United States subsequent to the
admission of said state into the Union,
after deducting all the expenses incident
to the same, shall be paid to the said
state, to he used as a permanent fund,
the interest of which only shall be ex,
pended for the support of the common
schools within said state.
Sec. ll.-That the lands granted to the
territory of Wyoming by the act of Feb.
Is, 1881, entitled IAN act to grant lands
to Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Idaho and
Wyoming for university PURPOSES" are
hereby vested in the state of Wyoming if
such state is admitted into the Union,
as provided by this act. to the extent of
the full quantity of seventy two sections of
said state, and any portion OF said lands
that may not have been selected BY the
said territory Of Wyoming may be SO.
lectod by the said state; but said act of
Feb. Is, 1881. shall be so amended as to
provide that none of said lands shall be
sold for less than $40 per acre, and the
proceeds shall constitute a permanent
fund to be safely invested and held by
said state and the income thereof be used
exclusively for university purposes. The
schools, colleges and universities provided
for in this act shall forever remain under
the exclusive control OF the said state and
no part of the proceeds arising from the
sale or disposal of any lands herein
granted for educational purposes shall be
used for the support of any scctarian or
denominational school, college or uni
versity. The section of land granted by
the act of May %, 1888 to the territory
of Wyoming for a fish hatchery and