Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-12-21

neIQ anu MAKE Tetufn tnereOf to the
secretary of the territory, who, in con-
junction with the governor and chief
justice OF the territory, shall certify to
the result, and il majority of the votes
cast on that question shall be for the
constitution it snail be the duty of the
governor TO Immediately make certificate
thereof TO the president Of the United
States, together with a statement of the
votes cast thereon, and upon separate
articles or propositions and COPY of
eaid constitution, articles, propositions,
and ordinances. And il the constitution
and government IF said proposed state
are republican in form. and If all the
provisions of this act have been COM
plied with in the formation thereof, it
shall be the duty Of the president OF the
United States to issue his proclamation
announcing the result of said election,
and thersupon the proposed state of
Arizona 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 proclaim alton.
SEC. 5. That until the next general
ceusus, or until otherwise pr divided by
law, said state shall be entitled to one rep
resentative in the house Of representative
of the United States which representative
in the fifty-fifth congress, together with
the governor and other officers provided
for in said constitution, may be elected
on the same day OF the election for the
adoption of the constitution; and until
said state officers are elected and quail
fed under IL. provisions of the constitu-
ton, and the state is admitted into the
union, the territorial officers shall CONT
nue. to discharge the duties OF the res
pectiye officers 10 said territory.
SEC. 6. That upon the admission OF
said state into the union, sections num-
bered two, sixteen, thlrty-Lwo, aud tbir-
ty-six in every township of said propos-
ed state, and where euch sections or any
parts thereof have been sold or otherwise
disposed of by or under the authority OF
| hnY act of congress other lands equlva-
lent thereto, in legal subdivisions Of not
| less than one quarter section and as con-
| tiguous as may be to the section In lieu
| of which the same is taken, are hereby
granted to said state for the support OF
common schools, such Indemnity lands
| to be selected within said state in such
manner as the legislature may provide,
with the approval of the secretary OF the
| interior.
SEC. Z. That ali lands herein granted
| for educational purposes shall be dis
posed of only at public sale, the proceeds
| to constitute permanent school fund,
| the interest of which only shall be ex-
pended in the support OF said schools.
| But said lands may. under such regula-
tions as the legislature shall prescribe,
! be leased .or periods of not more than
| five years, and such land shall not be
| subject TO presumption, 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. s. That one hundred sections OF
the unappropriated public lands within
| said state, to be selected and located IN
legal subdivisions as provided in section
| four of this act, shall be, and are hereby.
granted to said state for the purpose OF
erecting public buildings at the capital
of said state.
| SEC. g. That five per centum OF the
proceeds of the sales of public lands ~
/ ing within said state which sh8ll be sold
| by the United States subsequent to the
| admission OF said tate into the union,
after deducting all the expenses incident
| to the same, shall be paid to tho said
| state, to be used as permanent fund,
| the interest of which only shall be eX-
| pended, for the support OF the common
schools within said state.
SEC. 10. That the lands granted to
the territory of Arizona by the act of
Fe bruary eighteenth, eighteen hundred
and eighty-one, entitled "An Act to
grant lands to Dakota, Mont4ns, Arizo-
| La, Idaho, and Wyoming for university
purposes" are hereby vested in the
state Of Arizona, to the extent OF the full
quantity uf seventy-five sections to said
tate, and any portion of said lands that
may not have been selected by said ter
riJury of Arizona may be selected by the
state; ard the proceeds shall constitute
a permanent fund to be safely invested
and held by said state, and the income
there; be used exclusively for UNIVERSE
ty purposes. The schools, colleges, and
universities provided for in this act shall
forever tel main under the exclusive con-
troll of the said state, and no part of the
proceeds arising from the sale or dIspos-
al of any lands herein granted for edu-
cational purposes shall be used for the
support of any sectarian or denomina-
JlNInl GOuOOI, OOlICkC, VI 0LlfOioiNys
SEC. IL. That two hundred thousand
acres of land, to be selected and located
as provided IN section four of this act,
are hereby granted to said state for the
use aud support OF an agricultural COL
ege in said state as provided in the acts
of congress making donations Of lands
for such purpose.
SEC. II. That 10 lieu OF the grant of
land for purposes of internal improve
meHt made To new states by the eighth
section of the act Of September fourth,
eighteen hundred Ind forty-ore, which
section is hereby repealed as to the state
Of Arizona, and in lieu OF any claim or
demand by the eaid state under the ect
of September twenty-eighth, eighteen
hundred and fifty, and section twenty
four hundred and seventy-nine Of the
revised statLt making grant Of swamp
and overlooked lands to certain states,
which grant it is hereby declared is not
extended to the state Of Arizona, and in
lieu of any grant of saline lands to said
state, the following grants of land are
hereby made, to wit:
81. r. 243-2.
To the state of Arizona: For the es-
bliehment and maintenance and support |
IN the said state Of the insane asylum,
ore hundred thousand acres; for the |
penitentiary, one hundred thousand |
acres; for the deaf, dumb, and blind ssy- |
lum to be established, one hundred |
thousand acres; for q miners hospital |
for disabled miners, fifty thousand acres;
for pCrmal schools, one hundred thou
sand acres; for state charitable, penal,
and reformatory institutions, two hun
dred and fifty thousand acres; for coun-
ty hospitals, one hundred thousand /
acres.
SEC. ID. That the provisions of the
act of congress approved August eigh-
teenth, eighteen hundred and ninety
four, binding the United States to 90
nate, grant and patent TO the state fir, g
Of cost for survey, or price such desert