Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-13

thereon, and upon separate articles or
| propositions, aud u copy Of said con
s%titution. articles, propositions. and
| ordinances. And II the constitution
aud government of said proposed state
are republican 10 form and II the pro
Visions IN this act have been complied
with In the formation thereof, II shall
be The duty OF the president OF the
United States, within twenty days
| from the receipt OF the certificate Of
the result OF said election and the
| statement Of the votes cast thereon
ana a copy OF said constitution artl
cles. propositions and ordinances from
said board. 20 issue his proclamation
announcing the result OF said election.
and t%heroupon the proposed state
shall be deemed admitted Ivy con.
grcss into the union. under and by vir.
tue Of this act, under tho name Of
| Arizona. on an equal footing with the
| original states, from and after the
| date OF said proclamation,
The original OF said constitution,
articles. propositions and ordinances.
and The election returns. AMI q copy
OF the statement Of the votes cast AZ
said election shall be forwarded and
turned oyor by the secretary Of the
territory OF New Mexico 10 the state
authorities.
Sec. 90 That until the next general
census or until otherwise provided by
law said state shall be entitled to
two representatives in the house OF
Representatives. together with the
governor and all other officers pro
ylded for in said constitution. shall
be elected on the same day Of the
election for the adoption of the con.
stlntioa, and until said state officers
are elected and qualified under the
| provisions OF the constitution, and
the state Is admitted into the union,
the territorial officers OF said terrific
rios, respectively, shall continue 10
| discharge the duties OF their respec-
| tive offices IN said territories.
Sec. "a. That upon the admission
| OF said state into The union there Is
| hereby granted unto II, including the
| sections thereof heretofore granted,
four sections OF public land In each
township In the proposed state for
The support OF free public n%onsecta-
| rian common schools. to wit: Sec.
tons numbered thirteen. sixteen,
thirty-three and thirty.six, and where
such sections or any parts thereof
have been sold or otherwise disposed
| OF By or under the authority OF any
act OF congress other lands equivalent
| thereto, In legnl subdivisions Of not
less than one quarter section and as
| contiguous as may be to the section
In lieu OF which the same Is taken.
| such indemnity lands to be selected
within said respective portions CT
said state In the manner provided IN
this act: Provided, That the thirteenth
sixteenth. thirty.third and Thirty.
sixth sections embraced In permanent
| reservations for national purposes
| shall not at any time be subject 10
the grants nor 10 the indemnity pre-
visions Of this ACT, nor shall any lands
embraced IN Indian. military. or o'her
reservations OF any character be sub
jcct TO the grants OF this act. but such
reservation lands shall be subject %
the indemnity provision Of this act.
Sec. 25. That two hundred sections
OF the unappropriated on.mineral
public lands within said state. TO be
selected and located In legal subdi-
visions. as provided In this act, are
hereby granted to said state for the
purpose OF erecting legislative. execu.
tive and judicial public buildings In
| the same, and for the payment of the
bonds heretofore or hereafter issued
therefor.
Sec. 26. That the lands granted 10
the territory OF Arizona by the act OF
February eighteenth. eighteen hundred