Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-03-06

appoint a JOINT commission, TO be composed d
not less than three members Of each convention,
whose duty Il shah be 20 assemble al Bismarck.
the present seat Of government Of said territory,
and agree upon an equitable division OF all prop
erty belonging TO the territory Of Dakota, the dis
position Of all public records, and also adjust and
agree upon the amount Of the debts and liabilities
Of the territory, which shall he assumed and paid
by each OF the proposed states OF North ana south
Dakota; and the agreement reached respecting
the territorial debts and liabilities shall be incor-
porated In the respective constitutions, and each
OF said states shall oblige itself 20 pay It's proper.
ton OF such debts and liabilities the same as II
they had been created by such states respect
lively.
Sec. Z. II the constitutions formed for both
North Dakota and South Dakota shall be rejected
by the people at the elections for the ratification
or rejection of the respective constitutions as pro-
yided for In this act, the territorial government OF
Dakota shall continue In existence the same as II
this act had not been passed. But II the consti.
tuition formed for either North Dakota or South
Dakota shall be rejected by the people, that part
OF the territory so rejecting its proposed consti.
tuition shall continue under the territorial govern
ment Of the present territory OF Dakota, but shall,
after the state adopting its constitution is admit
ted TO the Union, be called by the name Of the
territory of North Dakota or South Dakota, as the
case may he; Provided, That II either of the pro-
posed STATES proNl1ed Tor IN tnls act snail ftlcCt
the constitution which may be submitted for ati.
~fication or rejection at the election provided
therefor the governor OF the territory In which
such proposed constitution was rejected shall Is
she bis proclamation reconyening the delegates
elected TO the convention which formed such re-
yected constitution, fixing the time and place
at which said delegates shall assemble;
and when SO assembled they shall pro.
coed to form another constitution or TO amend
the rejected constitution, and shall submit such
new constitution or amended constitution 20 the
people Of the proposed state for ratification or
rejection, at such time as said convention may
determine; and all the provisions Of this act, so
far as applicable, shall apply TO such conventions so
reassembled and 20 the constitution which may
be formed, its ratification or rejection, and 10 the
admission Of the proposed state.
Sec. s. That the constitutions convention which
may assemble In South Dakota shall provide by
ordinance for resubmitting the Sioux Falls con-
~stitution of 1885, after having amended the same
as provided in section 8 Of this act, TO the people
OF South Dakota for ratification or rejection at an
election 10 be held therein on the first Tuesday In
October, 1889; but IL said constitutional conyen.
ton is authorized and required to form a new
constitution for South Dakota IL shall be provided
for submitting the same in like manner TO the
people OF South Dakota for ratification or rejeo-
ton at an election to be held in said proposed
state on the said first Tuesday in October. And
the constitutional conventions which may Assem-.
BILE In North Dakota, Montana and Washington
shall provide in like manner for submitting the
constitutions formed by them 10 the people Of
said proposed states, respectively for the %ratifica.
ton or rejection at elections 20 be- held In said
proposed states on the said first Tuesday In 0cto-
Der. At the elections provided for In this section
the qualified voters Of said proposed states shall
vote directly for or against the proposed consti-
hntions, and for or against any articles or propo,
sitions separately submitted. The returns Of said
elections shall be made 20 the secretary Of each Of
said territories, who, with the governor and chief
justice thereof, or any two OF them, shall canvass
the same; and II majority Of the legal votes
shall certify the result TO the president OF the
United States, together with a statement Of the
votes cast thereon and upon separate articles or
propositions, and a copy Of said articles, propo-
sitions and ordinances. And IL the constitution
and governments OF said propose states are re-
publican In form, and II all the provisions Of this
act have been complied with In the formation
thereof. IL shall be the duty Of the president OF
the United States to issue his proclamation an.
nouncing the result Of the election in each, and
thereupon the proposed states which have
adopted constitutions and formed state govern
ments as herein provided, shall be deemed ad-
mitted BY congress into the Union under and by
virtue Of this act on an equal footing with the
original states from and after the date Of said
proclamation.
Sec. Q. That until the next general census, or
until otherwise provided by law, said states shall
be entitled 10 one representative In the house Of
representatives of the United States, except
South Dakota, which shall be entitled to two; and
the representatives Of the Fifty first congress,
together with the governors and other officers
provided for In said constitutions, may be elected
on the same day of the election for the ratification
or rejection Of the constitution; and until said
state officers are elected and qualified under the
provisions Of each constitution and the states,
respectively, are admitted into the Union, the
territorial officers shall continue to discharge the
duties OF their respective Offices in each Of said
territories.
Sec. 10. That upon the admission of each of said
states into the Union sections numbered 10 and
% inevery township Of said proposed states, and
where such sections. or any parts thereof, have
been sold or otherwise disposed of by or under
the authority 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 10 said states for the
support Of common schools, such indemnity lands
TO be selected within said states In such q manner
as the Legislature may provide, with the approval
OF the secretary OF the interior: Provided, that
the 10th and 36th sections embraced In permanent
reservations for national purposes shall not at
any time DC subject % th ne grants rant nor 20 The in,
lands embraced IN Indian, military, or other
reservations OF any character. be subject 10 the
grants or to the indemnity provisions Of this act
until the reservation shall have been extinguished
and such lands be restored to, and become q part
Of the public domain.
Sec. II. That oil lands herein granted for edu-
~cational purposes shall be disposed Of only az
public sale, and at q price no less than SO per
acre, the proceeds 10 constitute q permanent
school fund, the interest Of which only shall be
expended 70 the support Of said schools. But
said lands may, under such regulations as the
legislatures shall prescribe, be leased for periods
OF not more than five years, in quantities not ex-
ceeding one section 10 any one person or company;
and such land shall not be subject to pre-emption.
homestead entry, or any other entry under the
land laws OF the United States, whether surveyed
or unsurveyed, but shall be reserved for school
purposes only.
Sec. Il. That upon the admission OF each Of
said states into the Union, In accordance with the
provisions Of this act, fifty sections Of the unap-
~prOpriated public lands within said states, 10 be
selected and located In legal subdivisions as pro-
yided In section 10 OF this act, shall be, and are
hereby, granted TO said states for the purpose 81
erecting public buildings az the capital OF said
states for legislative, executive, and judicial pur-
poses.
Sec. IS. That five per centum OF the
proceeds OF the sales OF public lands
lying within said states which shall be sold by
the United States subsequent 10 the admission Of
said states into the Union, after deducting all
the expenses incident 10 the same, shall be paid
10 the said state. 10 he used as n permanent fund,
the interest Of which only shall be expended for
the support Of the common schools within said
states. respectively,
Sec. Il. That the lands granted 10 the terri
tories Of Dakota and Montana by the act Of
February Il, ISL, entitled AN &C, TO grant
lands 70 Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Idaho and
wyoming for university purposes" are hereby
vested IN the states Of South Dakota, North Dn-
kota and Montana, respectively, ifsuch states
are admitted into the Union, as provided In this
act, To the extent OF the full quantity Of seventy
two sections to each Of said states, and any por-