Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-10
utah NOW A STATE
President CIeYeIand'S PrOclama-
ton for Its Admission
STATUS OF THE MORMONS.

No Religious Belief Is to be Inser'
fered with, eut PolygamoIs or
Plural Marriages Are to bo
Forbidden in the New
Constitution.
The President has signed the proclamation
admitting Utah to statehood The procla-
nation reads as follows:
By the President of the United States oi
America:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The Congress otthe Unitea otateS
passed all act, which was approved on tne
sixteenth day of July eighteen hundred and
ninety-four. entitled 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 provided for the
election of delegates to constitutional con-
yention to meet at the seat OF goyornm9nt OF
the territory OF Utah on the first Monday II
March. eighteen hundred and ninety-ayc,
for the purpose Of declaring the adoption OF
the Constitution Of the proposed state, and
forming a constitution and state government
for such state;
And whereas. Delegates we're accordingly
elected. who met, organized anl declared on
behalf Of the people Of said proposal s|a:e
their adoption of the Constitution oil tho
United States, all as provided in said act;
And whereas, Sdl convention, 50 organ
lied. did, by ordinance irrevoca5le without
the consent of the United States and the
people of said state, as required by said act,
provide that perfect liberation OF religious
sentiment shall be secured, a1d that no in
habitant of said state shall ever be molestei
in person or property on account OF his or
her mode Of religious worship but thai poly
gamus or plural marriages are forever pro-
hibited. and did also by said ordinance MAKE
the other various stipulat!Ons recited In sec
ton of said actj
And whereas, Said convention thereupon
formed a constitution and state government
for sal proposed state, which constitution,
Including said ordinance, was duly suSnitted
70 the people thereof at an election held on
;h.s T,,esday next after the frs Monday in
Novenbq eishteen-handred aad linetsS-~ IKE
as directed by said act:
And Whereas 4-.re5urn OF said election
has been made and canvass2d, and the re-
suit thereof certified to me, together with a
statement OF the votes cast and copy Of 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 consti-
tuition and ordinance:
And whereas, the constitution and govern
mcnt of said proposed state are republican
In form, said constitution is not repugnan
to the Constitution Of the United States anC
the Declaration OF Independence, and al
the provisions Of said act has been compile
with in the formation of said constitution
and government
Now, therefore, 1, Grover Cleyel md
President of the United States Of America, il
accordance with the act of Congress afore
, said, and by authority thereof announc
the result of said election to be as so certi
fed, and do hereby declare and proclaim
t. at the terms and conditions prescribed b,
, the Congress Of the United States to entitl
= the State Of Utah to admission into tn
} Union have been duly complied WITH ant
2 that the creation Of said state and its aims
sion into the Union on an equal footing VIII
r the original states is now accomplis ed.
In te5i nony whereof have hereuato So
my hand and caused the seal OF the Unite
b. States to lie affixed
: GROVER CLEVELAND.
, By the President
t RICHARD OLNEy,
, Secretary OF State