The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-05
Utah Formally Admitted as
Member of the Union.
POlYGAMY is PROHIBITED
Conditions Necessary TO State
hood Complied With.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Perfect ToIeration of His Religious
Sentiment is Guaranteed to Every
Citizen of the New
Made State.


Washington, JAN 1.-THE President
at ten o'clock this morning signed the
proclamation making Utah State
The proclamation reads as follows:
BY the President of the United States
of America. a proclamation.
Whereas, the Congress of the United
States passed an Act which was APP
proved on the sixteenth day of July,
eighteen hundred and ninety-four, en-
titled IAN Act to enable the people of
Utah to form constitution and State
government and TO be admitted into
the Union on an equal footing with
the original States" which Act provid-
ed for the election of delegates to a
constitutional convention to meet at
the seat of Government of the Terrific
ry of Utah, on the first Monday III
March. eighteen hundred and ninety
five. for the purpose of declaring the
adoption of the Constitution of the
United States, by the people of the pro-
posed State, and forming n constitu-
fiOn and State government for such
State;
And whereas, delegates were accord
ingly 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 or
ganized, did by ordinance irrevocable
with the consent of the United
States, and the people of said State, as
required by said Act,proyided that per
feet liberation ot religious sentiment
shall be secured and that no inhabi-
tant of said State shall ever be molest-
ed in person or property on account of
his or her mode of religious worship,
but that polygamous or plural mar
riages are forever prohibited; and did
also by said ordinance make the other
various stipulations recited in section
3 of said Act;
And whereas, said convention there
upon formed constitution and State
government for the State, which consti-
tuition, including said ordinance, was
duly submitted to the people thereof
at an election held on the Tuesday
next after thefirst Monday Of Novem-
Der eighteen hundred and ninety-five,
as directed by said Act;
And whereas, the return of said cleo
ton has been made and canyassed and
tuc ftsuIb tfftItol NtItlHHu I'd me, To-
gether with statement OF the votes
cast and copy of said constitution
and ordinances, all as provided in said
Act, showing that a majority of the
votes lawfully cast at the such cleo
tion was for the ratification and adop-
ton of said constitution and ortlin-
ances;
And whereas, the constitution aud
government of said proposed State are
Republican in form, said constitution
Is not repugnant TO the constitution
of the United States and the declara-
tion of independence; and all the pro-
visions of said Act have been complied
with in the formation OF said constitu-
tion and government,
Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleveland.
President of the United States of
America, in accordance with the Act
of Congress, aforesaid and by author
fty thereof, announce the result Of
said election TO be as so certified and
do hereby declare and proclaim that
the term and conditions prescribed
10y the Congress of the United States,
10 entitle the State of Utah to admis-
sion into the Union, have been duly
complied with, and that the creation
of said State and its admission into
the Union on an equal footing with
the original States is now accom-
plished.
In testimony whereof, ] have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be affixed.
Done at tire city of Washington this
fourth day OF January, in the year
Of our Lord. one thousand, eight
\. 4 2 r. Il,
independence Of the United States Of
America. the one hundred and TWEEN
tieth
{Seal) GROVER CLEVELAND.
ny the President:
RICHARD OLNEY,
Secretary of State.
The signature of the proclamation
was awaited with great interest by
Gov West and delegate Cannon, just
outside of the Presidents room. The
instrument used was an ordinary wood
penholder, with steel stub pen. This
was handed To the Governor, who will
take il to Salt Lake, where il will be
placed npon exhibition and then pre-
served as an historical relic. Accord
ing TO promise, Private Secretary
Thurber also sent telegram imme-
diately upon the signature OF the docu-
ment to the Governor of the State of
Utah announcing the fact and the exact
moment Of signature, which was ten
o'clock The people of the new State
had made preparations in advance
to celebrate the day.The proclamation
itself, after being shown to Gov. West
and delegate Cannon. was sent by spe-
cial messengers to the Department of
State where it was placed among the
archives of the United States Govern
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