Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-04

OF the admission Of the Territory Of
New Mexico.
"All persons qualified TO vote for rep.
resen tatives Of the legislative assembly
are authorized to vote for delegates tn
form the convention, which shall consist
oil io7 delegates, who are apportioned
upon the following theory OF represen.
tation: Every county to have at least
one delegate, and one additional for
every 1000 Of population and for the
larger fraction thereof The election is
70 be held for delegates ON the first
Monday in August after the passage OF
tlis act. a new registration Of voters
Is to be made under the provisions Of
The laws OF the United States and the
Territory the registration to commence
on the ilfst Monday In June after the
passage o! this act. Delegates to ;he
convention shall meet at the seat OF
government the third Monday after their
election aud declare, on behalf OF the
people Of their proposed State, to adopt
the Constitution OF the United States;
whereupon the convention is authorized
to form state constitution and govern.
men, for the proposed State Of Utah. II
IS required that such constitution shall
be republican in form, and make no
distinction in civil or political rank on
account Of race or color, except as to
Indians not taxed. and not be rcpugnant
30 the Constitution Of the United States
and the PRINCIPLES OF the Declaration Of
independence They shall provide bv
ordinance, irtcvocable without the con-
sent Of the United States, that no in
hab,ant shall ever be molestcd in person
or property on account of his or her
mode Of religious worship. The con.
vention shall also provide that the
proposed State of Utah shall forever
disclaim all RICH, aud title to the un.
appropriated public lands lying within
the boundaries thereof, and all lands
lying within the limits of the State'owned
or held by any Indian or any Indian
tribes, and until the Indian title slsil
have been eNinguished by the United
States, such Indian reservation shall be
and remain subject to the disposition OF
the United States. All Indian lands
shall remain under the absolute iuris-
diction and control OF the United
States.
"The other provisions usual in an
enabling act are required, especially
that the debts of the Territory are to be
assumed and paid by the State, and
provision made for the establishment
and maintenance OF public schools. TO
be open to all the children Of the State,
free from sectarian influence. The
constitution thus formed to be submitted
to the people of Utah Territory for rati.
iication OF rejection, az an election to be
held at a time fixed by ordinance OF
the convention; When, Il a majority OF
votes cast shall be for lhc constitution,
the governor shall certify the result to
the President Of the United States. II
he shallfnd the constitution and govern.
nent of said proposed State TO be re-
publican in form, and all the provisions
of the enabling act are complied with, il
shall be MS duty to issue proclamation
announcing the result OF the election;
whereupon the proposed State OF Utah
shall be deemed admitted by Congress
into the Union upon an equal footing
with the original States. Also. that
until the next general census, or until