The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-19

or may be granted to any indian or IN
dams under any act of Congress contain
thus granted from taxation; but said
ordinance shall provide that all such
lands shall be exempt from taxation by
said state 50 long and to such extent as
such act of Congress may prescribe.
Third. That the debts and liabilities OF
said territory shall be assumed and PAID
by said state.
Fourth. That provision shall be made
Tor the establishment and maintenance OF
q system of public schools, which shall
be open TO all the children OF said state
and free from sectarian control.
Sec. 4. That in case constitution ana
state government shall be formed in COM
pliance with the provisions of this act,
the convention forming the same shall
provide by ordinance for submitting SAID
constitution to the people OF said
state for its ratification or reiec-
ton, at an election to be held
at time fixed IN said ordinance, at
which election the qualified voters OF SAID
proposed state shall vote directly Tor or
against the proposed constitution, and
Tor or against any provisions separately
admitted. The return OF said election
shall be made to the said Utah commits
sion, who shall cause the same to be can
vassed, and if majority OF the vote cast
on that question shall be for the constl-
tuition, shall certify the result to the
president OF the United States, together
with statement of the votes cast thereon,
and upon separate articles or propositions,
and copy of said constitution, articles,
propositions and ordinances. And
| If the constitution and govern
ment OF said proposed state are
republican in form, and If all
the provisions OF this act have been COM
piled with in the formation thereof, 1t
shall be the duty of the president of the
United States TO issue his proclamation
announcing the result of said election,
and thereupon the proposed state of Utah
shall be deemed admitted 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. 5. That until the next general CEN
Sus, or until otherwise provided by law,
said state shall be entitled to one repre-
sentative in the House of Representa-
tiyes of the United States, which repre-
sentatires in the Fifty third Congress,
together with the governor and other Of
| ficers provided for in said constitution,
may be elected on the same day of the cleo
| ton for the adoption of the constitution;
and until said state officers are elected
and qualified under the provisions of the
constitution, and the state is admitted
into the Union, the territorial officers
shall continue to discharge the duties OF
the respective offices in said territory.
! Then follows the usual regulations in
regard to school lands, judicial districts,
circuit and district courts, and other
minor details OF a state government.
Sec. IS. That the sum of $50, 900, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated
] - Aa-r- f0r 1afr rfracr he
penses of said convention and for the
payment of the members thereof, under
the same rules and regulations and at the
same rates as are now provided by law for
! the payment OF the territorial legislature.
| Sec. IL. That the constitutional conven-
ton may by ordinance provide for the
election of officers for a full state govern
ment, including members of the legis-
| ture and representatives IN the Fifty
third Congress, at the time for the cleo
ton for the ratification or rejection of the
constitution; but the said state govern
ment shall remain in allegiance until the
state shall be admitted into the union as
proposed by this act. In case the consti-
tuition OF said state shall be ratified by
the people, but not otherwise, the legis-
lature thereof may assemble, organize,
and elect two senators OF the United States
in the manner now prescribed by the
| laws of the United States; and the gov
ernor and secretary of the proposed state
shall certify the election of the senators
and representatives in the manner re-
quired by law, and when such
state is admitted into the union
as provided in this act. The
senators end representatives shall be en-
titled to be admitted to seats IN Congress,
and to all rights and privileges of sena
| tors and representatives of other states in
the Congress of the United States: and
the state government formed in pur-
suance of said constitution, as provided
by the constitutional convention, shall
proceed to exercise all the functions of
state officers; and all laws in force made
by said territory at the time of its admis-
sion into the union shall be in force in
said state, except as modified or changed
by this act or by the constitution of the
state; and the laws of the United States
not locally inapplicable shall have the
same force and effect within the said
state as elsewhere within the United
States.
Sec. 20. That all acts or parts of acts in
conflict with the provisions of this act,
whether passed by the legislature of said
territory or by Congress, are hereby re-
pealed.