The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-20

ferson; EIizur Beach. Alexander #
Burns, Harry Comfy, David A. Cory.
Anton M. Hotter, John Horsky, Rob-
ert II. Howey. William Wallace, Jr,,
Lewis and Clark, Patrick Carney,
Fayette Harrington, Madison: e. II.
Goodman, jefferson: Harlan, F. G.
Higgins, J. T. Phillips, Missoula;
Charles Fl. Eaton, Charles H. Steb-
bins, Park; Joseph X. Clark. A. f,
Bray, Peter r. Dolman, Henry l..
Frank, Frank H. Hoffman, James II.
Monteath, w. Y. Penrose. William III.
Roberts, Leopold #. Schmidt, William
r. Norton, Yellowstone; Martin New
conner. Dawson and Cascade; William
G.. Whaley, Jefferson and Gallatin.
In commenting on the reception OF
the news of the presidents proclaim
alton, In Helena, the Herald that
day stated that MANY smile was
taken in popular resorts in honor of
the occasion" Thirty-five years lat
err the anniversary must be celebrat-
ed in cellar, II 'smile" Is neces-
sary to mark the festivities.
The Congress Enabling Act.
On February %, 1889, congress
passed an enabling act providing for
the division of Dakota into two states
and granting authority to the people
of North Dakota, South Dakota,
Washington. and Montana to form
constitutions and state governments,
to be admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original states
and to make donations OF public
lands to these new commemorative.
Hereunder all persons who were
qualified by the laws of these terri
tories to vote for representatives to
the legislative assemblies thereof
were authorized to vote for and
choose delegates to form the con-
ventions in the proposed states. Dele
gates to the conventions provided for
under the enabling act were eligible
thereto IL they, under the territorial
laws of these respective territories
were qualified to be elected to the
legislative assemblies of the territor-
les included within the act of con-
gress; and such delegates were to
be apportioned, within the limits of
the proposed states, in proportion to
which they were chosen. All of the
provisions OF the enabling act were
applicable generally to the territor-
les named therein. Omitting refer
ence to all except Montana, congress,
In the act, prescribed that the gov
ernor should order an election OF
delegates to be held on the Tuesday
after the second Monday in May,
1889. The number of delegates to
the constitutional convention was
limited to seventy-five. The enab-
ling act provided that the constitu-
tion adopted should be republican In
form, should make no distinction in
civil or political rights on account of
race or color, except as to Indians
not taxed, and should not be repug-
naut to the constitution of the Unit
ed States and the principals of the
Declaration of Independence Con-
gress further made 1t binding upon
the territory, In the event 1t formed
a state constitution, that the conven-
ton to be held should provide by or
dinances. irrevocable without the
consent Of the United States and the
people OF Montana. that perfect toll.
Grafton of religious sentiment should
BIO secured and that no inhabitant
OF Montana should ever be molested
in person or property on account oil
the mode OF religious worship: that
the inhabitants must agree forever
to disclaim all right and title to the
unappropriated public lands withif
its boundaries including all lands
owned or held by any Indians or In.
dian tribes and that until the title
thereto should have been extinguish
ed by the United States the sans
should remain subject to disposition
| by the United States and that al
Indian lands should remain under alb
solute jurisdiction and control O.
congress; that In the matter OF re
venue, lands belonging to citizens D.
the United States residing outside d
I Montana should never be taxed at /
higher rate than the lands belonging
to the residents of the state; tha
the state should not impose any tai
on lands or property therein belong
ling to, or which should thereafter bi
purchased by the United States o.
reserved for its use. The state, b,
constitutional provision or ordinance
was bound also to assume and pa,
the debts and Liabilities OF the terri
tory, and il was Obligated to proyid,
| for the establishment and mainten
ance Of public scanol system, oper
to all the children Oh the state anC
free from sectarian control. TIL.
constitution formulated by the con
lvention, was to be submitted to this
qualified voters of the state, for rati
fication or rejection, at an election K
be held on the first Tuesday in DC
toher OF 1889.
The proposed constitution was b,
a majority Of the votes cast, duh
ratified at the time prescribed and IL
accordance with the provisions OF tbs
enabling act. The governor of Mon