The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-16
UTAH NOW A STATE.
The Mormon Territory Is Admitted to
Statehood.

Statehood.
Washington, Jan. 6.-The president,
at 10 o'clock this morning, signed a
proclamation admitting Utah to state.
hood. The proclamation is as follows:
Whereas, The congress of the
United States passed an act which
was approved on the 10th day of July,
eighteen hundred and ninety -four, en-.
titled An 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 provides for
the election of delegates to a constitu-
tlonal convention, to meet at the seat
OF government of the territory of Utah,
on the first Monday of March. eighteen
hundred and ninety five, for the pur.
pose of declaring the adoption of the
constitution of the United States by
the people of the proposed state, and of
forming constitution and state gov.
ernment for such state; and
Whereas, Delegates were accord
ingly elected, who met, organized and
declared on behalf of the people of said
proposed state the adoption of the con-
stitution of the United States, all as
provided in said act; and,
Whereas, Said convention, so organ
lied, did by ordinance irrevocably,
with the consent of the United States,
and the people of said state, as required
by said act, provide that perfect tolera-
ton of religious sentiment shall be Sc
cured, and that no inhabitants shall
ever be molested in person or property,
on account of his or her mode of re-
ligious worship, but that polygamous
or plural marriages are forever pro-
hibited, and did also by said ordinance
make various other stipulations recited
in section three of said act; and.
Whereas, said convention thereupon
formed contribution and state govern
ment for said proposed state, which
constitution, including said ordinance,
was duly submitted to the people there
Of, at an election, held on the Tuesday
next after the first 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
result thereof certified to by me, to-
gether with a statement of the votes
cast and copy of the said constitution
and ordinance, all as provided in said
act, showing that a majority of the
votes lawfully cast at such election
was for the ratification and adoption
of said constitution and ordinance; and,
Whereas, The constitution and gov
ernment of said proposed state are Re-
publican in form, said constitution is
not repugnant to the constitution of
the United States and the Declaration
of Independence, and all provisions of
said act have been complied with in
the formation of said constitution and
government;
"Now, Therefore, l, Grover Clevland,
president of the United States of
America, in accordance with the act of
congress aforesaid, and by authority
thereof, do announce the result of said
election to be 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 admission 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 accomplished. In testiomny
whereof, / have hereto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed" etc.,
The president has also signed the act
transferring to the state of Utah the
offices and properties of the territorial
offices and of the Utah commission.