Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
ALL HAIL TO UTAH!
She Comes Into The Union on Equal
Footing with Original StatSS
PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT.
Perfect federation of Religious Sem
timent to lie secured, But Poiyga-
nous or Plural Marriages Are For
ever Prohibited.
ever Prohibited.

WASHINGTON. ID. c. January A.
Utah was admitted to the sisterhood OF
States at 1903 o'clock this morning, when
President Cleveland signed a proclama-
ton to that effect
Mr. Cleveland and Private-Secretary
Thurber were alone in the Presidents
office at that time, and the signing was
done with a steel-stub pen-point. affixed
TO a wooden penholder. The pen and PEN
holder were presented to Governor West.
Of Utah. who came TO the White House
about the time the proclamation was
signed.
The proclamation reads as follows:
by the President Of the United States:
"a 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 people of Utah
to form constitution and a State gov
ernment. and 20 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, 1895, for
the, purpose of declaring the adoption
of the Constitution OF the United States
by the people Of the State, and for FORM
ing d State government for such state;
and,
whereas, delegates were accordingly
elected who met organized and de-
clared on behalf OF the people of said
proposed State their adoption of the
Constitution OF the United States, all as
provided in such act; and,
Whereas, said convention, organized,
did by ordinance irrevocable with the con-
sent of the United States and the people
of said State, as required by said act,
provide that perfect liberation OF re-
ligious sentiment shall be secured, and
that no inhabitant Of said State 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 ere forever prohibited;
and did also by said ordinance make the
other specifications recited in section
3 OF said act; and,
Whereas. said convention thereupon
formed a Constitution and a State Gov
ernment for said proposed State, which
Constitution, including said ordinance.
was duly submitted 10 the people thereof
at an election held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday of November.
eighteen hundred and ninety-five. as di-
rected by said act; and,
Whereas. the return Of said election
has been made and canvassed, and the
result thereof certified TO me. to-
gether with statement OF the
votes cast and a copy OF said
Constitution and ordinance all az
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 ordi-
nance; and
Whereas. the Constitution and govern
ment Of said proposed State are republi-
can I'm form. said Constitution Is not re-
pugnant TO the Constitution OF the United
States and the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and all of the provisions OF said
act have been complied with In the for
nation Of said Constitution and govern
.ment: now. therefore.
81, Grover Cleveland, President Of the
United States, in accordance with the
act Of Congress Aforesaid, and by au-
thority thereof. 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 compiled 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 testimony whereof ] have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States TO be affixed.
(SEAL.)
Done at the cry OF Washington, on
this the 4th day of January. In the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six. and OF the independence
of the United states OF America, the one
hurfdred and twentieth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
"By the President:
"RICHARD OLNEY,
Secretary OF State"