The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-24
TIVES,
UNITED STAF,
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
\ BILL.

FIFTY EIGHTH CONGRESS.
BILL.
To enable the people or Oklahoma to
form a constitution and state govern
ment and be admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original states.
Be 1t Enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the Unitea States
OF America in Congress Assembled:
That the Inhabitants of all that part OF
the area Of the United States now con-
stituting the Territory OF Oklahoma as at
present described may become the state
of Oklahoma as hereinafter provided.
Section . That all persons who are
qualified by the laws of said Territory to
vote for representatives 10 the legisla-
TIE assembly thereof are hereby author
Hbd to vote for and choose delegates to
form a convention in said Territory; and
the qualifications for delegates to such
convention shall be such as by the laws
of said Territory persons are required to
ipossess to be eligible to the legislative
sssembl ytnereof: and the aforesaid del
ierafrs TO form such convention shall be
( seventy-five in number: and the governor;
the chief justice and the secretary of the
Territory shall apPortion the Territory
into seventy-five districts, as nearly equal
in population as may be and one delegate
shall be elected from each of said dis
tricts; and the governor OF the territory
shall. by proclamation order an election
of the delegates aforesaid in said pro-
posed state at a time designated by him,
within sixty days after the approval of
this Act. which proclamation shall be is
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time OF holding said election for delegates;
and such election shall be conducted. the
returns made. the result ascertained and
the certificates Of all persons elected to
such convention issued in tho same man
ner as is prescribed by the laws Of the
said Territory regulating elections there
I'm for delegate To congress. and the num-
Der of votes cast in each precinct shall
also be returned. All persons resident in
said proposed state who arc qualified
voters Of said Territory. "a herein pro-
vided. shall be entitled 70 vote upon the
election of delegates and under rules and
regulations as said convention may pre-
scribe. not in conflict with this Act upon
the ratification or rejection of the consu-
tuition.
Section 8 That the delegates 10 the
convention thus elected shall meet at the
seat of governments OF said Territory on
the fifth Tuesday after their election cX-
Guiding the day of election in case such
day shall be Tuesday. and. after organiza-
tien. shall declare, on behalf of the people
OF said proposed state that they adopt
the Constitution of the United States:
whereupon the said convention shall be.
and is hereby. authorized 10 form q con-
stitution and state government for said
proposed state. The constitution shall be
republican in form. ana make 20 distinc
ton in civil or political rishts Oh account
% race or color. except rs 20 Indians not
taxed. and not be reQuguant To the Con-
stitution OF the United States and the
principles of the Declaration of Indepeud-
ence And said convention shall pro-
vide. by ordinance irrevocable without
the consent OF the United States and the
people Of said state:
First: That perfect liberation Of reiig
fous sentiment shan be secured. ana that
no inhahitart OF said state shan ever Ice
moiested in person OF property on account
Of his or her mode OF religious worship.
Second. That the people inhatiting said
proposed state DO agree and declare THAI
!. they forever d;sclaiul au risht and title
in or 10 any unapproprie ted pubic lands
living within the boundaries thereof. ard
TO all lands lying Within said limits
owned or held by any Indian uibe: and
that until the title thereto shall be- aad
remain subject 10 the disposal Of the
United States TAnd said Indian land
shall remain under The Jurisdiction and
control of the congress of The United
States And said Indian lanl shall re-
main under the jurisdiction and contvc, of
The United States residing without The
limits OF the said state shall never he
taxed at higher rate than the lands be-
longing to thu residents taerecf; that no
taxes shall be imposed by the state GA
( lands OF property belonging TO which
may hereafter be purchased by the Unit
ed states OF reserved for lis use. But
nothing herein. OF in the ordinances here
I'm provided for shall preclude tie said
state from taxing as ether lands are
taxed sny lands owned OF held By any
Indian who has severed his tribal relA-