Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-11-06
Tho State Of Sorts Dakota.
The following is the text of tho prccla.
nation admitting North Dakota.


nation admitting North Dakota.
Proclsmation- Whereas, The congress Of the
United states did ~ m act approved on tho
ehe eehtent sanared and sighty-ninc, provide that
tns INHABITANTS OF the territory of Dakota
might, upon the conditions prescribed In said
act, become the states OF North Dakota and
s0asn 80 paaots at And whereas, II was provided
TORY OF Dekota should for the purpose of the
act. 0e divided on the limo of the 7th s;andn nri
Psfaliel produced due west to the western
boundary Of said territory and the deleeatc "a IA
therein provided 10 the constitutional CONVEX
ton IN the distrfcts north Of said parallel
should assemble in convention, as the time
tres'rlpea rd b IN tho act At the city of Bismarck
tne oelogates elected as Aforesaid should after
tney had met and organized, decla1e on behalf
2. 2. the people OF North Dakota that they adopt
vac constitution OF the United States; where
upon said convention should be authorized to
form q constitution and state government
Tor the proposed stnte OF North Dakota. And
whereas. IL was provided by said act that
tne constitution 80 adopted should be repub-
mean IN form and make no distinction in
civil ana political rights on account OF race
or color, except to Indians not taxed and
not toltc fopugnant 10 the constitution OF the
United States and the principles Of the decIara-
tion OF Independence; and the convention
consent OF the United States end the people OF
said states, make certain provisions prescribed
In said act; md, whereas, 1t was provided by
Dakota
and South Dakota should respectively incorpo-
rate IN agreement to be reached In accordance
With the provisions OF this act, for an equitable
ory OF q al belonging the terri
records, and also for an apportionment of the
debts and liabilities Of said territory, and that
each OF said states should obligate itself to pay
its proportion OF such debts the same as If they
nad been created by such states respectively
ana whereas, 1t was provided by said act that
tne constitution thus formed for the people Of
ch. be- &IS.,r a.. -
convention forming the same, be submitted to
the people of North Dakota at an election to be
held therein on the first Tuesday in October,
1859, for the ratification or rejection by the
qualified voters of said proposed state and that
the returns of said election should be made to
the secretary OF the territory Of Dakota who,
with the governor and chief justice thereof or any
two If them, should canvass the same and
II a majority OF the legal votes cast should he
for the constitution the governor should certify
the result to the president Of the United states,
together with statement of the votes oast
thereon, and upon the separate articles or
propositions and copy Of said constitution,
whereas, II has been certified to me by tho GOV.
ernor OF the territory Of Dakota that within the
time prescribed by the said act of congress. the
constitution for the proposed state OF North
Dakota has been adopted aud the same ratified
by maj jority Of the qualified voters Of said
proposed state in accortance with the condi-
ii is also testified to me by the said governor
that at the same time that the BODY of the
same constitution was submitted to q vote of
the people a separate article numbered 1t md
entitled Prohibition. was also submitted and
received a majority of oil the votes
cast for and against said article.
as we'll as a majority OF all the votess
cast for and aeninst the constitution, ard was
ADOPTED. And whereas, a duly authenticated
copy OF said constitution, articles, ordinances
and propositions, required by said act have
been received by me.
Now. therefore, /. BENJAMIN Harrison presi-
dent of the United States of America, do, in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the act OF con-
gress Aforesaid declare and proclaim the fact
that tho conditions Imposed by congress on the
state OF North Dakota to entitie that state to
admission TO the union. have been ratified and
accepted, and that the admission Of snid st ate
into the union is now complete. In testimony
whereof l have hereunto act my hand and
caused the seal Of the Unitei States to be
affixed.
s Done at the city of Washington this second
day Of November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eight y-nine, and OF
the independence Of the United States of
America one hundred and fourteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
By the president
JAMES u. BLAINE, Secretary Of State.