The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-09
THE PROCLAMATION.

ftBy 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 Sixteenth day
of July, eighteen hundred and ninety
four, entitled, Gan act to enable the
people of Utah to form a Constitu-
ton and 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 a Constitu-
tional convention to meet at the seat
\ of government of the Territory of
] Utah, on the first Monday in March
eighteen hundred and ninety-fve,
for the purpose of declaring the
adoption of the Constitution of the
United States by the people of the
proposed State, and forming a Con-
stitution and State government for
such State:
Whereas, delegates were accord
ingly elected, who met, organized
ard declared on behalf of the people
of the said proposed State their
adoption of the Constitution of the
United States, all as provided in said
act:
"And, whereas, said convention sc
organized did, by ordinance irrevo-
cable without the consent of the
United States and the people CT said
State, as required by said ac., pro-
vide that perfect liberation of re.
ligious sentiment shall be secured
and that no inhabitant of said State
shall ever be molested in person OF
property on account of his or he
mode of religious worship, but thai
polygamous or plural marriages are
Forever prohibited, and did also by
said ordinance make other various
stipulations recited in section OF
said act:
"And, whereas, the said conVen-
ton thereupon formed a Constitution
and State government for the sale
proposed State, which Constitution
including said ordinance, was duly
submitted to the people thereof at ar
election held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday of November, eight
cen hundred and ninety-five, as di
rected by said act:
"And, whereas, return of saic
election has been made and can
vassed, and the result thereof certi
fled to me, together with a Statement
of the votes cast and a copy of sa;t
Constitution and ordinance, all al
provided in said act, showing tha
n majority of the votes lawfully cas-
at such election was for the ratifica
ton and adoption of said Cor stitu
ton and ordinance:
"And, whereas, the Constitution
and government of said propose,
State are republican in form, and tn
said Constitution is not repugnant t
the Constitution of the United State
and the Declaration of Independence
and all provisions of said act hav
been complied with in the formatio
of the said Constitution and govern
ment:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Grove
Cleveland, President of the Unite
States of America, in accordanc
K with the act of Congress aforesaid
and by authority thereof, announc
the result of said election to be as $
certified, and do hereby declare an
proclaim that the terms and cond
tons prescribed by the Congress
the United States to entitle til
STATE OF UTAH to admission int
the Union have been duly compile
with, and that the creation of sal
M State and it's admission into tt
Union on an equal footing with Il
VIZ original States is now accomplishe
SIN testimony whereof, 1 ha,
hereto set my hand and caused Il
Seal of the United States to
affixed.
Ozone at the City of Washingto
m this fourth dav of Januarv in ~
year of our Lord one thousand eigl
hundred and ninety-six, and of Il
Independence of the United States
America one hundred and twentiet
GROVER CLEVELAND.
"By the President.
"Richard olney, Secretary
State"
(Seal.)