Show a ab B x xa ma aj to enable ghe the people of utah to form A constitution and state govern and foe for gho tho of maid paid state into the tho union unton on an an jaminal tle gle tho the ecle mili will states presented presente d by byar bir nir debique 0 CANNON inthe in the house of representatives december 1875 I 1 beactice read 3 referred til to the com ni teo tee on online oie vie tera territories ato ito riis rits I 1 a and u d ordered to be printed fraba it enacted by senate and dna suse house of representative of 0 f the united states of america in congress assembled that tha the I 1 inhabitants of the territory of utah included in the tho boundaries hereinafter designated be and they are hereby authorized to form for fur themselves out of said territory a state government with the name of the state of deseret which State when formed shall be admitted into the union upon an equal footing with the original drI ginal states friall iq respects pe ets whatsoever ba ils hereinafter pr provided V ded I 1 SEO seb 5 0 that thea the wa said W a state of Deseret shall consi consist stor of all ali the territory inc included within the I 1 follow lafit n boundaries to wit bommen com m en cang eing at a point formed by the tile intersection ter of the thirty second degree of longitude west from washington with the thirty seventh degree of north latitude thence due west i along i said thirty seventh degree of no north rth the intersection ter of the ame with the fhe thirty seventh degree e of longitude west front Washington due north along side thirty seventh degree of west longitude to the intersection of the same with the fo forty r ty gacond ond degree of north lati jati t tude u dej del thence ence once due cast along baid said fo forty r ty second degree of north latitude t u d a to the intersection of the same iame with tho the thirty fourth degree of longitude ude west est from washington thence h e cc due no south alon aion along said bald thirty fo fourth u it degree ebreo of west longitude longitude to the h e I 1 intersection of the same with the forty first degree of north latitude thence due east along said forty rt first degree of north latitude tot to the e intersection of the same with mhd the thirty second degroe degree of longitude west from washington bu thence due south along said thirty second degree of west longitude longi tudo to the place of beginning SEC 8 thae thai all persons quarried by law to vote for representatives depre to tha general assembly of said territory at the date ot 0 the passage of bf this act shall bb qualified to lie elec H B i jy ted tedd id and t tiey ie are here heie hereby by authorized to ate bt foa to and aud andLe choose booso represent z form jonm a convention under uch such rules annd aund regulations as the governor of said territory the pres den t P n cil ell and the speaker of the territorial house of representatives thereof may drw pre cribe and also to vote upon the or rejection of such huch as may be formed by py imd said under auch such rues rules and regulations assaid assaf d convention n may prescribe and the aforesaid representatives to form the aforesaid convention ballal be apportioned the several counties countie s in sad jd territory in proportion to the vote polled in each af said sald counties attebe at the last general election as near i a as may be je andraid and said apportionment shall be mado made for said territory by the gov cov governor arnor 11 the president of the council and he speaker of the territorial hou bou house so afre of representatives ares ii thereof or affy two Q of nhem rhem them and uhe the governor of sald said territory Teril terii tory shall by proclamation order an eledo election ii odthe of representatives aforesaid to be held throughout the tor ter time as shail shall be fixed by the 06 governor r the tho president of the legislative council and ahe bhe speaker of the t territorial arri ferial house oe of re representatives thereof or aily any two dipre of th them in which proclamation shall bo be issued within ninety days from the tile passage of this act and at it least thirty days prior to the time of said paid election and such election shall be conducted in the bame same man mannerns manner as 19 is is 19 r L by the laws of said tr territory i regulating elections s therein ly for members of tile tho hous house 1 e of representatives and the number of members to said convention shall be lie the same as now know both branche branches of the legisla legislature of the aforesaid territory f SEC sed 4 that the henhe rs I 1 R athe the convention thus elected shall shail meet at the fhe capital of paid sald on a day to bo fixed by sald baid covern governor or the president of the legislative council and aud the tho speaker of the territorial nit rit orial bouso of representatives thereof not mom than sixty days subsequent bent to thu day of e election lection which thino time of meeting shall shail be contained in the aforesaid proclamation mentioned in lif the thia third section of this act and after organization shall declare an on behalf of the people of said territory they adopt tho the constitution of the united states state whereupon the scald con shall be bei and baud is thereby bierey A authorized to form a 66 constitution I 1 I 1 and state for said bald territory provided that the ebb sti shall be republican in form and jakeno malm no distinction in IncI civil yil VII or political rights on account of race or color coor except indians indiana ngi no taxed and not mot te be repugnant to the constitution of the tho united states stati and the principles piea plea I 1 ea I 1 0 of f the declaration of independence and provided further thab that said baid convention shall shail provide by an ordina ordinance ned irrevocable without the consent of the united states and the people of said state first that there shall bo be neither slavery nor nog involuntary servitude inthe in ihie itie said state otherwise than in the punishment of c crimes ames whereof tho the b party arty shall b bave have ave been duly convicted vj 6 secondly that thit perfeto perfect toleration of religious senti Benti sentiment ment shall be secured and no inhabitant of sald said state shall ever be molested in person per sort or property on aado account u of hl his V or aher her mode of rell reli kidi th thi i wor ship thirdly that tha tho iho people I 1 inhabiting ha said kaid territory do azree agree aua aha anu ana declare that they teley forever dial disclaim all right and tit leto tho the public lands antis alyin lying 9 within isaid territory and tha that t the same skomo shall be and remain at the solo and entire disposition of the united states and that the lands belonging ng to t 0 citizens of the united states residing without the said eald state shall never be taxed higher than the lauds lands belonging to resident residents 4 thereof and that no taxes shail bo be imposed by the state on lands or property properly therein bb belonging longing to or W h ic hereafter ba be purchased by the united states SEC ISEC 5 that in case ease a constitution and und state govern government mulat shall be formed bothe people of bf said sald tory of utahan butali in compliance with the provisions of this act said convention forming the same shall shail shai provI provide deby by ordinance for submitting said constitution to the tho people of said state for their ratification or rejection at an eleb tion to be held at such time and at such places and under such regulations as may be proscribed prescribed by said conventi which election ithe fhe lawful voters of said now new state shall vote directly forror for fon or against the proposed cons titu tion flon and the returns of i said sald al dele election S 1 shall bo made to the 6 acting governor of lot the territory who who with th the e president president deni of die dio the legislate iye ive and the speaker of the territorial up gif representatives ther eor arany or twy two ahall cail cali canvass vAss the same and if amabor itye f thale th edeal gl votes filkill filu til ill be casi cast for said ca constitution n in said propos said acting governor shall certify the same to the denhof the united states to together ether ethen with a copy of said sald c aid eaid constitution and ordinances where uppa it shall be the duty of the president of the united states toisie ue his proclamation declaring the state admitted adt adi bitted into the union onan ouan on an equal footing rooting with the original states without any further action whatever anthe on the part of Cong congress ress tess SEO sla 6 at that until the next nemi general ce census ibus said state shail ahall be enticed tone toone tono representative in ill the houle house of representatives of tiie tha united states representative together with the governor and state and other officer s provid ed for in said constitution shall be elected ona on a day subsequent to the adoption of tile the constitution and und to be fixed by ald said aid constitutional nal nai con ven tion and until til said state officers are elected and qualified under the provisions of the constitution the territorial off officers shall con eon continuo continue to discharge the duties of their respective spec tive etive off office SEC 7 that sections numbered sixteen and thirty alx six in every anywhere and aud chero such sueh sections have been or ether wise ie di disposed pos of by any act of con Cou congress gress other lands equivalent thereto in legal subdivisions of not nut more than ene one quarter section and as contiguous as maybe maylie are hereby granted to said state for the support of common schools SEC 8 that provided the state of deseret shall be admitted in the union in accordance with tho the foregoing provi bidna alona of this act fifty entire sections of the public lands lauds within said state to lie lle selected and located by the legislature thereof anil unit with the the president on or before the first lay day jay of january eighteen hundred and seventy eight be and are hereby granted in legal of not nut less than one quarter section to isaid said stute state for the purpose of erecting public buildings at the tiie capital of said state for legislative tive and judicial purposes in itt such manner up a the shall prescribe SEC 9 that nifty fifty other entire sec gec sections iiona tiona of land as aforesaid to be selected and located and with ohp th approval as afore aforesaid aio alo in legal subdivisions alvis givis lons ap shall be and they are ilee lije hereby reby redy granted to said state for the purpose of or er erecting a suitably suitable building for a i penitentiary or lithe lil iii a nn et aforesaid SEC 10 that sevc seve wv v two other sect sections idna of land and shall bl bu i act t and reserved for tho use and hup sup port of a state university to bo be selected and approved in manner mannen as aforesaid and to be appropriated and applied as the legislature of said state may prescribe for the purpose named and for no other purpose SEC 11 all sil balt salt in said state not exceeding twelve in number num berwith Mth nth six sections of land adjo adjoining haing and as contiguous as may he be to each shall bhail be granted to said state for its use tho tha said land tabe to by be the governor vernor ol 01 said state within isreals years after the admission of jha flici state and when wiled 60 so elected to ba med wed aud on su such Q h terms conditions and regulations as the tile legislature shall shail direct provided that thai no salt sait springs springe or oz land lands the hight right whereof is 3 now vested it iq an any y individual dr individuals or hereafter shall be confirmed or clr adjudged to any individual or india t by this act pg ranted to said h slate tate I 1 sad sp 12 per of f the proceeds af pf the 41 tural public lands JV lying lilg ilig within said state which shall shail bo be sold by the united states subsequent to the admission of said sald state into tho uni ing all ali the eapen ses sep incident to the same shall be paid to the said state for the purpose of making such internal im ments within athin said state as the legislature thereof may direct provided this section shall not apply to any lands disposed of df under the homestead laws aws of the united states or to any lands lauds now or hereafter reser reserved ved vea for public or other uses I 1 SEC 13 that the two sections of land lil in bauh township hertin herein granted for the i support aa of common schools shall suoi bo be bisp of only at saie sale and at ht a price not less thau two dollars aud and fifty cents per acrey acre the proceeds to constitute to a permanent school fund the inter inters talf es tJ lf which to be expended in the tha support port of common schooly sebo ola tsee SEC 14 that all mineral lands chalue excepted tire op ra tion lion and gr grants a ats of thia this act f r |