The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07

The chorus lead by Professor Evan
stephens sang 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" in a manner that stirred the
souls OF the assemblage and elected
cheers.
STATEHOOD PROCLAMATION
READ.
The president then called upon Hon
j. L. Rawlins to read the proclamation
of statehood Mr. RawIins was receiv-
ed with prolonged applause and read
the proclamation as published in The
Herald of Sunday.
After the reading of the proc1aroa-
ton Mr.. Rawlins turned to Governor
Wells and said "I now have the honor
TO present to Heber NJ. Wells, the first
governor of Utah. the pen used bv
PRESIDENT cleveland at ten minutes to
midnight on the 10th day of .JuIv. 1904
in signing the bill under which Utah
became state. 1 present it to you in
order that it may be preserved in the
archives of the state" Great an
plause.)
Music by the Denhalter band fol-
lowed.
GOVERNOR RICHARDS sURREN-
DERS.
Acting Governor Richards then adj
dressing Governor Wells. said: I'm
pursuance of the constitution of the
new state and of the terms of the en-
aiding act. the time has arrived when
the federal power WithdraWs and
yields up to the native son who has
been chosen as governor of the state
of Utah. In conformity with this
now have the pleasing duty to sur
render to him the executive power on
his taking the oath of office to be adj
miniStered to him by the chief Justice
of the new state. the Hon Charles S.
Zane"
Governor Wells then came forward
and subscribed to the oath, immedi-
ately after which the same oath was
administered to the other state officers.
James Chapman. treasurer; James T.
Hammond. secretary; A. c. Bishop, at
torney-geneTal; Morgan Richards, au-
ditor.
The form of oath was as follows:
You solemnly swear that you will
support. maintain and defend the con-
stitution of the United States and the
constitution of the state of Utah and
that you viii discharge the duties of
your Office with fidelity"
The song written specially for the
occasion by Prof Stephens, entitled
Utah. We Love Thee" was rendered
most pleasing and effective manner.
after which Secretary of State James
II. Hammond read the proclamation of
Governor Wells calling a special ses-
sion of the legislature, as follows:
HIS FIRST PROCLAMATION.
BY the Governor of the State of Utah:
Whereas. The constitution of this
state does not fix the time for the com
mencement of the first regular session
of the legislature of the state of Utah. |
by reason of which an extraordinary
occasion exists:
Therefore. I. Heber NJ Wells, gov
ernor of the state of Utah by virtue |
of the authority vested in me by the
constitution of this state. do hereby |
convene tbs legislature of this state in /
special session. to commence on the |
9th day of January, A. D. 1896, at . |
o'clock pm. of that day, at the Joint !
city and county building, in the city
and county of Salt Lake. for the pur-
pose of fixing time certain by legis- /
lative enactment for the commence
ment of the first regular session of the /
legislature of this state.
Done at Salt Lake city at II o'clock I
noon, this 9Th day of January, in the /
year of our Lord one thousand eight /
hundred and ninety-six and of the in
dependence of the United States the I
one hundred and twentieth. and in the |
first year of the state of Utah.
HEBER NJ. WELLS,
JAMES T. HAMMOND. Governor.
(Seal.) Secretary of State.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Governor Wells then read his in |
augural address as given verbatim |
elsewhere in this issue of The Herald. /
REV. T. C. ILIFF CLOSES.
The reading of the address occupied !
fifty-seven minutes. after which the |
audience sang America, and the pro