The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-06
ADMITTED 70 STATEHOOD.

President Cleveland Prcclams Utah q
State of the linton.
Washington. January 4.-The proclama-
ton admitting Utah as a State is as fol-
lows:
BY the President OF the United States of
America.
Proclamation Whereas, The congress
of the United States passed an act which
was approved on the 10th day of July,
1894, entitled "An Act to Enable the Peo-
pie of Utah to Form Constitution aud
State Government and to be Admitted into
the Union on an Equal Footing with the
Original States" which act provided for
the election of delegates to n cons titutional
convention TO meet at the seat of govern
ment of the Territory Of Utah, on the
first Monday in March, 1895, for the pur.
rose of declaring the adoption of tho
constitution of the United States by the
people of the proposed State and forming
constitution and State government for
such State; and
Whereas, Delegates were accordingly
elected. who met, organized and declared
on behalf Of the people of the said pro-
posed State their adoption Of the consti
tuition of the United States, all as provided
in said act; and
Whereas. Said convention. so organized.
did by ordinance, irrevocably, without the
consent OF the United States and the poo-
pie of the State. In said act. provided that
perfect liberation Of religious sentiments
shall be secured, and that no inhabitant
of said State shall ever be molcstcd In
person or property on account OF his OF
her mode of RELIGIOUS worship, but that
polygamous or plural marriages are for
ever prohibited: and did also by said ordi-
nance make the other various stipulations
rected in section 3 of said act and
Whereas, Said convention thereunon
formed a constitution and State govern.
ment for the said proposed State, which
constitution. including said ordinance. was
duly submitted 10 the people thereof ut
en- election held on the Tuesday next nffer
the first Monday of November, 1875 as d.
rected by said act and
Whereas, Tho return of said election has
been made and clnvassod and the result
thereof certified to me. together With a
statement of the votes cast and a cory
o? said constitution and ordinance all as
provided in said act, showing that ma
5oritN of the votes lawfully cast mt such
election was for the ratification and adop-
ton Of said constitution and ordinance,
and
Whereas The constitution and govern
ment of said proposed State are republican
N FORM said constitution is not reruenant
to the constitution OF the United states
and the declaration Of Independence, and
all the provisions of said act have been
comnlied with in the formation Of said
constitution and government:
Now, therefore, |. Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States of America
in accordance with the act of congress
aforesaid and by authority thereof, an
nounce TIE result of said election to b"
as so certified and do hereby declare and
proclaim that the terms and conditions
prescribed by the CONGRESS of the United
States to entitle the State OF Utah to al
mission into the Union have been duly
complied with and that the creation OF
sold State and its admission into the
Union on an equal footing with the orig
inai States is now accomplished
In testimony where. | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington, this
4h day OF January. in the year of orr
Lord. enc thousand, eight hundred and
ninetysix, and of the Independence of
America the one hundred and twentieth
(Seal) Grover Cleveland.
BY the President:
Richard Olney, Secretary OF State.