The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-21
A Complete Reproduction Of the
Omnibus Bill as 1t Was
Finally Passed.
Dividing and Admitting to State
hood the WOrld-Famed Ter.
rit0ry Of Dakota.
Read it and Learn Its Provisions
for Your Future Guild
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ing with the original states, and to make
donations Of public lands to such states.
Section l.. That the inhabitants of all
that part OF the area OF the United States
now constituting the territories OF Dakota
Montana and Washington, as at present
described, may become the states OF North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and
Washington, respectively. as hereinafter
provided. 4 49,.
Sec. 2. The area comprising the terri.
tory OF Dakota shall, for the purposes OF
this act, be divided or the line OF tho sew
enth standard parallel produced due west
to the western boundary of said territory;
and the delegates elected as hereinafter
provided to the constitutional convention
in districts north Of said parallel shall as
semble in convention, at the time pre-.
scribed in this act. al the city of Bismarck;
and the delegates elected in districts south
of said parallel shall, at the same time, as.
semble in convention at tile city Of Sioux
Falls.
Sec. 8. That all persons who are quail
fed by the laws OF said territories to vote
for representatives to the legislative as.
semb:ies thereof are hereby authorized to
for and choose delegates to form con-
in said proposed states; and the
qualifications for delegates to such conven-
tioIs shall be such as by the laws OF said
territories respectively persons are requir.
ed to possess to be eligible to the legisla-
tive assemblies thereof; and the aforesaid
delegates to form said conventions shall be
appointed within the limits OF the proposed
states, in such districts as may be estab.
lished as herein provided, in proportion to
the population in each Of said counties
and districts, as neal as may be, to be as.
certained at the time OF making said ap.
~portionments by the persons hereinafter
authorized to make the same, from the
best Information obtainable, in zach OF
which districts three delegates shall be elect
ed, but no elector snail vote for more than
two persons for delegates to such con-
ventions; that said apportionments shall
shall be made by the eovernor. the
said territories; and the governors OF said
territories shall, by proclamation, order
an election OF the delegates in each of said
proposed states, to be held on tho Tues
day alter the second Monday in May, 1889,
which proclamation shall be issued on the
18th day OF April, 1889; and such election
shall be conducted, returns made, the re-
suit ascertained, and the certificates to
perso elected to such conventions issued
in the same manner as is prescribed by the
laws of the said territories regulating cleo
tions therein for delegates to congress-; and
the number of votes cast for delegates in
each precinct shall also be returned. The
number of delegates to said conventions
respectively shall be seventy.fve; and NIL
persons resident in said proposed states,
who are qualified voters OF said territories
as herein provided. shalfbe entitled to vote
upon the election OF delegates, aud under
such rules and regulations as said conven.
tions may prescribe. not in conflict with
this act, upon the ratification or rejection
Of the constitutions.
! Sec. 4. That the delegates to the con.
ventions elected as provided in this act
shall meet at the seat of governments OF
each of said territories, except the del.
egates elected in South Dakota, who shall
meet at the city OF Sioux Falls. on the 4th
day Of July, 1889, and, alter organization
shall declare, on behalf of the people OF
said proposed states; that they adopt tbs
constitution of the United States; where
upon the said conventions shall be. and are
hereby, authorized to form constitutions
and state governments for said proposed
states. respectively. Tine constitutions
shall us republican in form, and make no
distinction in civil or political rights on
account OF race or color, except as to
nant to the constitution OF the United
States and the principles OF declaration
Of independence. And said conventions
shall provide, by ordinance irrevocabls
without tho concent OF the United States
and the people OF said states:
First-That perfect federation oil religious
sentiment shall be secured, and that no In
habitant OF said states shall ever be mo.
tested in person or property on account OF
! Second-That the people ~inhabiting said
proposed states do agree and declare that
they forever disclaim all right and title to
the unappropriated public lands lying with
in the boundaries thereof, and to all lands
lying within said limits owned or held by
any indian or Indian tribes; and that un.
til the title there to shall havs been extin.
guished by the United States, the same
shall be md remain subject to the
said Indian lands shall remain under the
absolute jurisdiction and control OF Che
congress OF the United States. that the
Ianda belonging to citizens OF the United
States residing without the said states
shall never be taxed at q higher rate than
the lands belonging to residents thereof;
that no taxes shall be imposed by the
states on lands or property therein belong.
ing to or which may hereafter be purchas-
ed by the United States or reserved Tor its
use. But nothing herein, or in the ordi-
'nancese herein provided for, shall preclude
the said states from taxing as other lands
are taxed any lands owned or held by any
Indian who has severed his tribal rela-
tions, and hos obtained homs the United
States or from any person q title thereto
bypatent or other grant, save and excspt
such lands as have been or may be grant
ed to any Indian or Indians under any act
iG~S1sopgress containing q provision exempt
inF tho lands thus granted from taxation;
but said ordinances shall provide that all
such lands shall be exempt from taxation
by said states SO long and to such extent
al such act OF congress may prescribe.
Third-That the debts and liabilities OF
said territories shall be assumed and paid
by said states respectively.
F~ourth-That provision shall be made
tor the establishment aud maintenance OF
systems OF public schools, which shall be
open to all the children OF said states, and
free from sectarian control.
Sec. +. That the convention which shall
assemb bic at Bismarcks shall form q constitu-
ton and state government for q state to
he known as North Dakota, and the con.
vention which shall assemble ct Sioux
Falls shall form o constitution and state
government for q state to be known as
South Dakota. Provided, that the telec.
ton for delegates to tho constitutional.
convention in South Dakota, as ..hereinbe-
fore provided, each elector may have writ
ten or printed on his ballot the words s'for
the Sioux Falls constitution orthe words
against the Sioux Falls constitutions"
and. tho votes on this question shall be
returned aud canvassed in the same
n AZ for the election crowded
for IN section three Of this act; and il q
majority Of all votes cast OF this question
shall be for the Sioux Falls constitutions.
u shall bethe dnty OF the convention which
maY assemble ct Sioux Falls, a. herelnn
provided, to resubmit to the. people Of
South Dakota. for ratification or REJECTION