The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-13
"GR0EER CLEVELAND. .

the Congress of the United States; tina
the lands belonging to citizens of TIL
United States residing without. the sale
state shall never be taxed at a: highel
rate than the lands belonging to resident:
thereof; that no taxes shall be imposed
by the state on lands or property therein
belonging, 10 or which may hereafter bt
purchased by the United States or re.
served for its use: but nothing herein, OF
IN me ordinance herein provided for, shall
precluqe the said state from taxing, as
otnST lands are taxed. any lads owned OF
agid by any Indian who has severed his
tiludL rel3tlonS and has obtained from
the United, States or from any person q
TUE thereto by patent or other grant
save and except such lands as have beer
=! may be granted to any Indian or In
uIans under any act of Congress contain
ing a provision eXenpdng the lands thus
s IanIlted from taxation; but said ordinance
e ot.aII provide that all such lands shall be
exempt from taxation by paid state 50 long
ana 10 such extent as such act of Com
eress may prescribe.
Public Schools.
Ihlrd-That the debts and liabilities of
legislative assembly thereof. shall be as
suIned and paid by said state.
! Fourth-That provision shall be made
LOT the establishment and maintenance
u obaT system of public schools, which
| shah De open to all the children of said
| sue ana Tree from sectarian control
s+ Sc mat IN case a constitution and
+! STATE government shall be formed in
THIS
act, the convention forming the same
shall provide by ordinance for submit
ing SAID constitution to the people of
sfio state Tor It's ratficat ton or rejection,
at an election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Novem-
! Der, eighteen hundred and ninetv-fiye. at
Mhich election the qualified voters of said
proposed state shall vote directly for or
against the proposed constitution and for
! or against any provisions separately sub
IN Lli1eed. The return of said election shall
De mace to the said Utah commission,
VINO shau cause the same to be canvas
SEQ, and II majority of the votes cast
on that question shall be for the consti-
luuon, shall certify the result to the
president OF the United States, together
with statement of the votes cast there
on. and upon separate articles or propo-
sltlons, and copy Of said constitution,
ARTICLES, propositions and ordinances
And If the constitution and government
OF said proposed state are republican in
form, and if all the provisions of this
act nave been complied with in the for
nation thereof, it shall be the duty of
the president of the United States to
issue his proclamation announcing The
result of said election, and thereupon the
admitted by Congress into the Union
under and by virtue of this act, on an
equal footing with the original stet s.
from and after the date Of SAID I:ocla-
matio&
representation.
general
census or until otherwise provided by
law, said state shall be entitled to one
representative in the House of Represen-
tatives of the United States, which rep
resentative in the Fifty-third Cong! & SIS,
together with the governor and otner
officers provided for in SAID constitution,
may be elected on the Sarla day Of the
election for the adoption of the consti-
tuition; and until said officers aye elCC ted
and qualified under the pro yisions Of TIE
constitution, and the state Is f.'iu,itted
INTO the Union, the tetci- 01'ial oa:Cers
shall continue to discharge the duties of
the respective offices in said territory.
Sec. 6.-That upon the admission of said
state into the Union, sections Numbered
two sixteen, thirty-two and thirty six in
every township of said proposed state, |
and where such sections or any parts |
thereof have been sold or otherwise dis |
posed of by or under the authority of |
any act of Congress, other lands eGIiTa- |
lent thereto. in legal subdivisions Of not |
less than one quarter section and as con- |
iguouS as may be to the section In heu |
of which the same is taken, are lnreby |
granted to said state for the support Of |
common schools, such indemnity lanes |
to be selected within said state IN such |
manner as the legislature may provide, |
with the approval of the Secretary CT the |
interior: Provided, That the second, StX- |
teenth, thirty-second and thirty-siXth |
sections embraced in permanent reSelVa-
tons for national purposes shall NOT, at |
any time be subject to the grants nor to
the indemnity provision of this act, nor
snail any IaDuS III 1Hulan, l1tI-
tary. or other reservations of any char
acter be subject TO the grants or 10 the
provisions of this act until
the reservation shall have been eXtin-
e11ished and such lands be restored to
and become d part of the public domain.
Sec. THAT upon the admission OF said
state INTO the Union, in accordance with
the provisions of this act, one h1nufed
sections of the unapproprlated lands
within said state to be selected ard To-
Gated in legal subdivisions, as provided
all rNA nd
are hereby. granted to said state Tor the
nurpOse of erecting public buildings at
the capital of said state, when perma-
nently located, for legislative, executive
and judicial purposes.
University Lands.
Sec. S. The lands to- the extent of two
townships in quantity, authorized by the
third section of the act of Februry twenty
1ne. eighteen hundred and fifty-tive, to be
reserved for the establishment OF the
University of Utah, are hereby granted to
The state of Utah for university purposes,
10 be held and used in accordance with
portions of said lands that may not have
oeen selected by said territory may be
selected by said state. That in addition
10 the above, one hundred and ten thou
sand acres Of land, to he selected and 10
.ated as provided in the foregoing section
If this act and including all saline lands ;
n said state are hereby granted to said
state. for the use of the said university, '
md two hundred thousand acres for the
use of an agricultural college therein. .
That the proceeds of the sale of said !
ands. or any portion thereof, shall con-
titute permanent funds to be safely in
rested and held by said state; and the in :
.ome thereof TO be used exclusively for
he purpose of such university and agri- :
cultural college respectively.
Sec 8. That five PER centum OF the pro-
leeds of the sales of public. lands lying :,
within said state, which shall be sold by |
he United States subsequent to the adj '
mission of said state into the Union, after h.
all the EXPENSES incident to the h
ame shall be paid to the said state, to be
lsed as a permanent fund, the interest
f which only shall be expended for, the
Import of the common schools within said ! 4
tate.
Sec. 10. That the proceeds of lands
erein granted for educational purposes
Xcept as hereinafter otherwise provided, | :
hail constitute a permanent school fund, +
he interest of which only shall be eX- c
ended for the support of said schools h
nd such lands shall not be subject to pre- I
ntry under the land laws of the United t
tates. whether surveyed or unsurveyel. S
ut shall be surveyed for school purposes V
Sec. IL The schools, colleges, and uni
ersity provided for in this act Shall Z
orever remain under the exclusive con- i
rOl of said state, and no part of the pro- s
eeds arising from the sale or disposal of S
ny lands herein granted for educational r
urposes. or of the income thereof, Shall \
e used for the support Of any sectarian =
= UNCONVENTIONAL school, college, or uni q =
ersty. 4
Sec. H. That in. lieu of the grant of Il
and for purposes of Internal Improve 4
lent made TO new states by the eighth q
ection Of the act of September fourth. q
iShteen hundred and forty-one which :,
ection is hereby repealed as to said state. !
nd in lieu of any claim or demand bv I
he state of Utah under the act of SEN 7
efnber twenty-eight, eighteen hundred :
nd fifty. and section twenty-four hun p
red and seventy-nine of the revised y
tatutes. making a grant of swamp and e
NerfioMed lands 70 ce,tain states r.-L,inI, | c