The Meeker herald., 1896-01-11
UTAH NOW A STATE.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SAYS
SO.
the New state WIZ Celebrate the
Evenk

proclamation admitting Utah to state
hood. The proclamation read a. fol-
lows:
By the President of the United States
of America-A Proclamation:
Whereas, The Congress of the United
States passed an act which was approved
on the 18th day of July. 1894, entitled
IAN Act to Enable the People of Utah
to Form a Constitution and State Gov
eminent, and to Be Amitted Into the
Union on an Equal Footing With the
Origial States" which act provided for
the election of delegates to a constitu-
tional convention to meet at the seat of
government of the territory Of Utah, on
the first Monday In March, 1895, for the
purpose Of declaring the adoption of the
constitution OF the United States by the
people Of the proposed state and forming
q constitution and state government for
such state
Whereas, Delegates were accordingly
elected who met, organized and declared,
on behalf Of the people Of said proposed
state, their adoption of the constitution
Of the United States. all as provided in
said act; and,
Whereas, Said convention, so organiz-
ed, did, by ordinance irrevocable, with
the consent of the United States and the
people of said state, as required by said
act, provide that perfect federation Of re-
llgious sentiment shall be secured, and
that no inhabitant of said state shall
ever be molested in person or property
on account of his or her mode Of relig-
ious worship, but that polygamous or
plural marriages are forever prohibited.
and did also by said ordinance make
the other various stipulations recited in
section three Of said act: and,
Whereas. Said convention thereupou
formed a constitution and state govern
ment for said proposed state, which con-
stitution. including said ordinance, was
duly submitted to the people thereof at
an election held on Monday, Of Novem-
Der, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, as
directed by said act; and.
Whereas, The return Of said election
has been made and canvassed, and the
with a statement of the votes cast, and a
copy Of said constitution and ordinance,
all as provided in said act, showing thar
a majority of the votes lawfully cast, at
such an election, was for the ratification
and adoption of said constitution and or
dinance; and,
Whereas, The constitution and govern
ment of said proposed state are Republt-
can in form, said constitution Is not re-
tsue- v,nstv-a
States and the Declaration of Independ-
ence; and all the provisions OF said act
have been compiled with In the formal
tIon Of said constitution and govern
ment.
Now, therefore, 1, Grover Cleveland.
president of the United States Of Ameri-
ca, in accordance with the act OF Con-
gress aforesaid, and by authority there
Of, announce the result Of said election to
be as 30 certified. and do hereby declare
and proclaim that the terms and condi-
tons prescribed by the Congress of the
United States to entitle the state of Utah
to admission into the union, have been
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ton of said state and Its admission into
the union on an equal footing with the
original states is now accomplished.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
4th day of January, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-si1, and OF the independence of
the United States the one hundred and
twentieth. Signed,
(Seal) GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the president:
Richard Olney, secretary Of state.
The news was Immediately tele-
graphed to Salt Lake City. The citizens
will have big celebration next Monday.
UTAH'S SENATORS.