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STATEHOO DBILL.
Full Text of the EnaSlieg Act Grant
ing the Territories of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory—A Right to
Adopt a Constitution and Vote en
Admission to Union.
A Bill to enable the people of Oklah.
ma and of the Indian Territory to
form a constitution and sts-e govern-
ment and be admitted imo The Un.on
on an equal footing with the origina!
■tates: airi ti enable the people of
New Mexico ard of Arizona o form
a constitution and state poveromer
and be admitted into the fnion on an
equal footing with the original stater-
Be it enaced by the Se-ate an!
House of Representatives of th<> Uni'-
e<5 States of America in Congress a*
senibied. Ttat the inhabitants of a-.'
Thai part of the area of the Uni:eJ
S-a:-s noa constituting the Terr .'v
and rot in conflic: with this act, in signed by a regular practicing pbys
eluding the penal laws of said Terr , clan, which prescription s^all not be
tory of Oklahoma relating to elections . filled more than once. Each sale shall
and illegal voting, are hereby extend
e*' over he Indian Territory for th<*
purpos- of the elections provided for
in this ac. The capital of said state
shall temporarily I>e at the City of
Guthrie, in the present Territory of
Oklahoma, and shall not be change I
-herefrom previous to an-o Domini
nineteen hundred and thirteen, but
said capi al shall, after said year. be
located by tho electors of said state
at an election to be prvided for by
the legislature: Provided, however.
be duly registered, and the register
thereof, together with the affidavits
and the prescriptions pertaining there-
to. shall be open to inspection by an-,
officer or citizen of said sta-'e at all
times during business hours. Any
person wbo shaH knowingly make a
false affidavit for the rvirpoee afore-
said shall be deemed ruilty of perjury.
Anv physician who shall prescribe aav
such liquor, except for treatment of
disease which after his own personal
diagnosis he shall deem to require
■ha" 'he Vsis'ature of said state, ex j such trM-ment. sha:i. upon conviction
cep- as shall e necessary for the con thereof. be ounisbed for each offens-
tppr pria'H, out of any money in th
treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the defraying of the expenses of
the elections provided for ia this act.
and said convention, and for the pay-
roent of the members therreof. under
the same rules an-J regulations and
at 'he same rates as are now provid-
efl by law for the payment of the terri
torial legislature of the Territory of
Oklahoma, and th? disbursements of
the money appr pristed by this sec-
tion shall be made by the secretary
of the Territory of Oklahoma.
Section fi. That until the next gen-
eral census, or until otherwise pro-
vided by law. the said State of Ok-
lahoma shall be entitled ^o five repre-
sentatives in the h-use of representa-
Mvt-s of the United States, to be elect-
ed tro mthe following described dls
venieni transaction of pub::c business hy a cf ro, jess than two hnn-
of said state a: said capital, shall notj.,^ ,loi]ars or by Imprisonment fo-
appropriate any public ro neys of t>-.•: no. j,,,, ji,an thirty days, or by both __
s*at, for the erec'ior. of buildings forJ fnoh Pne impri-- nment and *n> .he boundaries"of which shall
capi'ol purp->s^s during sr:ch 7 -rio<5 person ci-ected with anv such ager. !...niain the game until the next gen-
Section 3. Tha" the delegates to cv shai] ^ coovic'ed cf making nnv I raj TOD8g!;:
sale or other disposition of liouor con- j That r;ct numbered one shall
trarv to these provisions shall be ,n,pr|W ,he counties of Grant. Kay.
punished br imprisonment f not less . irfjeI(1 >;<>ble. Pawne-. Kingfisher.
Payre. Line In. and the terri
the convention thus elected shall meet
a: the seat f government of said Ok-
!he second Tnes-
cf Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
as at present described, may adopt a I jaj,on3a Territory
constitution and become the State of jdaj. af,er their election. Excluding the I ye-.r and one d-*v. Upon the j i_os;an
Oklahoma, as hereinafter proro!« ; ,ay of election In case such day shall a^c,:?aion 0f S,H «,ate into the Union ' tory coap'rising the Osage and Kan- j horlty of said state, and said sfatfc !1
Provide*!. That nothing contained in j ^ Tuesday. but they shall not receive J Drori,v ns shall be Immediate!* J ^ jndlen reservations sha" not entitled to select indeiu '
Springs reservation as now
defined i interest of which only shall be expend-
or as may be hereafter defined or
extended, or the power of the United
States over it or any ther lands em-
brace] in the state hereafter set aside
by congress as a na'ional park.game
preserve, or for the preservation of
objects of archaeological or ethnoig
ed in the support of such schools. But
sai i lands may, under such regulatloes
as the legislature may prescribe, bo
leased for periods not k> exceed ten
years; and such lands shall not bo
subject to homestead entry or any
o ber entry under the land laws of
OOJWJIS U1 ai\.uacviu6iMii " i .,
ical interest: and nothing curtained in ; the United States, whe her surveyed
this act shall interfere with the rights or unsurveyed. but shall be reserved
and ownership of the United States la
for school purposes only.
Section 10. That said sections thir-
teen and thirty-three, aforesaid. If sold
any land hereafter set aside by con-
gress as national park, game preserve.
or other reservation, or in the sai ij may be appraised and so d at public
Sulphur Springs reservation, as it j sale, in one hundred amIsx ty ^
now is or may be hereafter defined or Tacts or less, under "< ^ «les and
extended by law: but exclusive legls j regulations as .he leglslaturt .f sald
latlon in all cases whatsoever, shal: may present prefercne right
be exercised by the Uni ed ,States, 'o purchase at the highes bidI beIng
which shall have exclusive control an-1; KJven ,h« ' a 1
jurisdiction over the same; but noth- j « e. but such lands may^ bo toMjtf
ng in this provision he service within ,peri, ds of not more "
„ .. under such rules and regulations as
said Sulphur Spr.ngs reservation or unucr ,
, * he legislature shall prescribe, and un-
national parks, game preserves, and "1 s . , ha.i
, , ' . v > Ml - ich time as the legislature snail
other reservations hereafter estab-
lished by law. of civil and
criminal prescribe such rules these and all oth-
' er lands granted to the state shall be
processes lawfully issued by the au-;er la,1"s ^ra"
The said constitution' shall be r
strued to limit or impair the rights
person or property pertaining to
Indians of said Territory (so 1 ng
such rights shall remain unex'
guisbed ( or to limit or affect the an
thority of the Government
United Sta-es to make an?
I compensation for m -re than sixty
jdavs of services, and. after organiza.
J tion. shall declare, on behalf of the
(people of said proposed state, that
j they adopt 'he cons-itution of thai
enforceable 'n the courts of said state That district numbered two shall
Third. Tim the people inhabiting conlpriSP the counties of Oklahoma,
saiil proposed state rlo agree and de canadian. Blaine. Ca<Ho, Custer,
i clare that they forever disclaim all j pewey. Day. Woods. Woodward, and
rieh? and 'itle in r to atv unaporo-
oriated public lands Ivine wl'hln the
boundaries thereof, and to all land*
lying within said limits owned or held
bv anv Indian, tribe or nation: anl
that until the title to anv such public
land shall have been extinguished bv
• — ' - - —^ nwcr. i urn laiiM — i :ia' m irin uuuiut?it?a lour aum\
ge of twen're years. whjiciara!j n of Independence. And sa^Len, of be United States resMing mmprise all thst territory now oon
is of the United States, or convention shall provide la said con- wi;hin ,he limits of said state shall Ltimtlng-the Choctaw ration .that par-
United States: whereupon the said
,he I convention shall, and is hereby au-
or I thorizel to. form a constitution and
resnlati:n Tespecting such Indians, j =tate eovernment for said propse state.
their lands, property, or other rights j constitution shall be republican
by treaties, agreement, law. or othet- in fonn an<j make no distinction In
•wise, which—it would have been c jclTiI or political rights n account I the United States, the same shall be
petent to make if this act had neve- . or ^or and shall not be repusr-1 an(1 rPTrajn subject to the jurisdiction,
been passed. ' nant to the constitution of the United j a„^ control of the United
Section 2- That all male persons' states and the principles of the De-|Slate)! Tha, ]an,i belonging to clti-j
over the a
are citizen
who are members of any Indian na-1 titution—
tjon or tribe in sail Indian Territory j First. That porfqet toleration of
and Oklahoma, and who have resided i religious sentiment shall be secured,
withir tbe limits of said prtposed anij ^ inhabitant of said state
state for at least six months next pr- . nihall ever be molested in person or
ceding the election, are hereby au- j property on accooct of hie or her
thorized to vote for and cbo s*• del^ (rncrie of religious worship, and tha'
fates to form a constitutional conver.- polygamous r plural marriages are
tion for said proposed state, and a" j forever prohibi'ed.
persocs qualified to vote for said de Second That the manufacture.
egates shall be eligible to serve a^ , j^je. barter, giving away, or otherwise
delegates and the deleza'es *o form | fnrnishlng. except as hereinafter prc-
vuch convention shall be one hundred 1 Df intoxicating liquors within
Beaver.
That district rumbered three shall
■ with the exception of that part of
recording dis-<ict numbered twelve
which is in the Cherokee and Creek
nations! contirise all *he territory
now constituting the Cerokee. Creek
and Seminole nations, and the Itrllan
reservations lying northeast of the
Cherokee nation, within said state.
Tha- district numbeied four shall
now known
part
never be taxed at a higher rate than ; .f recording district numbered twelve
land belonging to residents thereof ; .vhich is In tho Cherokee and Creek
that no taxes shall be Imposed by th- i «rons. that part of recording dis-
s'ate oc lands or property belonging rjCt numbered twenty-flve which Is la
to er which may hereafter be pu. 1 he Chick^s«w nation, a-d tbe terri-
chased by the United States or resen | ory o.-mprising recording vllstricts
ed for its use. I 'lumbered sixteen, twentv-one. twen
Fourth. That the debts and llablli v two an(J twentv-six. in the Indian
ties of said Territory of Oklahoma : Terrltorv
shall be assumed and paid by sal ! That district numbered five shail
state. | -omprise the counties of Greer. Roger
Fifth Tha- provisions shall b- Mj,|s Kiowa Wa#hl'a. Comanche,
made for tbe establishment and main- , cleveland and Pottawatomie, and the
enance of a system of public schools. :prri(or>. comprising recording dis-
! leas ti under existing rules and regula
and shall no' be subject Ur
. ( homestead entrv or anv other I entry
nitv school lands f-^r the thirteenth:" ' ,
, v, , , . . . . , ! under the land laws pt the I niteil
sixteenth, tterty-thtrd and thirty-slxih . . . / .
.... States whether surveyed or unsurvty
sections that mav be embraced within 1 , .
. . ed. but shall be reserved for designat
the rnetes and bounds of the nat.onal , es on, and until SUch time
park, game preserve, and other r«e-| ^ ,p&igla;ilre shall presrr,be as
vatlon or the sa.d Sulphur Spring, , ^ ]and8 sha„ b(a ,eage(1
reservation, as now defined or may j ^ rulj>s: Provlde.J, That
be hereafter defined. , bfefore & . of tht. Mi(1 ,and8 sha„ bo
Section S. Tha, section thirteen In , ^ ^ lded ',n scions nine and
the Cherokee Outlet, the Tonkawa In- . ^ Qf thu ^ ^ ga,(1 ,anfts aD(,
dlan reservation, and the Pawnee In | ^ ,m m<,ntg therwn shall be
and twelve in number, fifty-five °f tboB<. parg „f tat =
whom shall be elected by the peoi>; • , aji ^ jn4jan Territory and the Osage! «-bich shall be open 'o all the chll-1- i.rfcta numbered seve-teen. eighteen
of tbe Territory of Oklahoma, and j {adUn reservation and within any oth- hen of said state and free from sec njneje(-,n an() tWentv. in. the Chicka
ty-five by tbe people of Indian t*> ■ •-, er Indian reservation existing Ln the >arian control :a-.d said schools shall j saw nation in jjan Territorv-
tory. nd two shall be elected bv! Territory f Oklahoma parts of sail'always be conducted in English ; A„d the said representatives togeth-
| state wbicb existed as Indian reserva j provided, that nothing herein shall , (>r w,.h fhp ecverT,or an,| other officers
tions on the first day of January, nine- preclude the teaching f o her lan j for jn sajd (vo-stitution. shall
M-n hundred and six, is prohibited guages in said public school: And I «..eCtp,| f r tt)e ratlflca i'n or rejec
for a period of twecty-one years from | provide.1. further. Tha, this shall not Uon ^ (ho oon8tlt,.tion; and until taid
sslon of sai.l state in-|be construed to prevent tbe establish-1 r
and two shall be elected
tbe electors residing in the Osage In-j
dian reservation in the Territory of
Oklahoma: aa-1 the governor tbe chief
Justice, and the secretary o< the Ter-
ritory of Ok^ahtrra a?por; >n
the Territory of Oklahoma into flf' -
six districts, as nearly equal In popu-
lation as may be. except that such
apportionment shall include as one dis-
trict the Osage Indian reservation, and
the governor, 'he chief justice, and
tbe secretary of the Territory of Ok-
lahoma shal! appoir< an election com-
missioner wzo shall establish votinsg
precincts in said Osage Indian reser
vatlon, and shall appoint tbe judg
V.T election in said Osage Indian re
erva.ion: and two delegates shall bel
elects 1 from said Osage district its I
such manner as may be provided by I
said governor, chief Justice and the I
secretary of the Territory of Oklaho-
ma: and the Judges of the United
States court of appeals for the Indian
Territory shall apportion the said In
dian Territory into 55 districts, as
nearly equal in population as may be.
and one delegate shall be eiectei
from each of said districts ; arrj th-J
governor -,f the said Oklahoma Terri-
tory, together with tbe judge senior
in service of ih« United States court
of appeals for the Indian Territory.
a dm
in. and thereafter until the
said stale shall otherwise
amendment of said consti-
! tution and proper state legislation.
I Any person, individual or corporate,
1 vho shall manufacture, sell, barter,
I gve away, or otherwise furnish any
I iniox:eating liquor :f any kind, inclufl-
; I ing beer, ale, and wine, contrary to
^ j he provisions of this section .or who
"" shall, within tbe above described por-
tion of said state, advertise for sale
oiicit the purchase of any such
liquor who shall ship or In any wa>
convey such liquors from other parts
of said state Into the portions herein-
before described, shall be punished
by fine of not less tttin fifty dollars
and by imprisonment not less than
thirty days for each offense: Provid-
ed. that the legislature may provide
by law for one agency under the su-
pervision of said state in each incor-
porated town of not less than two
tbouwfnd population, in the portions
of said state hereinbefore described,
land if there be no incorporated town
I be
! nient and maintenance of sejvarat-
schools for white and colored chil !ren.. fh
Sixth. That sa.d sta'e shall never I
rs are elected and qualified under
provisions of suffi constitution
said state is a imitted into
U ion the Territorial officers of
• of ivo thousand population in any
•hall by proclamation In which such f • . . , , gtale
' . . . # ,. county in said portion of said state
hpport: nmett sha,. be fully specifie 1
and announced, order an election >f
dian reservation, reserved by the, ^ by three dlf(llllere!,tea ap-
presldeB' of the United States by ; is(,r, who sha!, n,,n-residents
proclamation issued August nine- ; Qf ,h<> whereln the lan(| )g .
te-enth eighteen hundred and ninety-1 tQ b0 lles,Kua,e,| as the legislu-
tbree opening to settlement the said j ^ Qf saM Rtalp ,,regcrlb<,, an,|
lairls antl by any act or acta,, f congress ^ apprats,.rs 8hali make a tru-
slnce said date, and section thirteen in appral8enient f ian4a a, ,he ac
all other lands which have l.een or r(|a| ca>h va)up h,.reof exclusive o"
may be opened •■ • sett enient In th- lmprovementlt aD(| „ha„ se,irately
Territory of Oklalwma. and In lieu | appraise a„ permanent Improvenn-nts
•hereof, is hereby reserved and grant- j !h(lre<jn a, their fair and reasonable
«i to said state for the use and ben. ! va,ue ani, jn case the leaseholder
fit of rhe University of Oklahoma j does nof bt.come the purchaser, the
and the University-Preparatory school. ; purchaB(.r at said sale shall, under
one-third: of the normal schools ow i uch ru)es an(, regulations as the
established or hereafter to be estab- j 1,.KigIatllre may prescribe, pay to or
Ished, one,hird: and of the Agricul- j for tht. leaseholder the appraised val
fursl and Mechanical college and the ue f improvements, ami to tho
Colored Agricultural Normal unlver s,ale ,be amount bid for the said
sity. one-third. The said lands or the ]an(|s exclusive of the appraised value
proceeds ihereof as above approtlon- Qf improvements: and at said sale
ed shall be divided between the Insti- ; !t„ bid for any tract at less than the
tut:ons as the legislature of sai.l gt^t < appraisement thereof shall be accept-
may preferilie: Provided. That the ! ed.
said lands so reserved or the proceeds Section 11. That an amount equal
of the sale ihereof shall be safely kep: . to five per centum of the proceeds of
•r Invested and held by «a'd state an 1 ,ihe sales of public lands lying within
the income thereof, interest, rentals. ■ said state sliall be paid to the said
therwise. only shall be usfd ex-; sta'e. to be us,-.! a« a permanent fund
citisively for the bt'nefi, of -ai I wiuca the interest only of wjiich shall be
tlonai institutl ns Such educational exp^nled for the suppwrt of the cotu-
instltu'ions shall remain tinder the > mon schools within said state .
xcluslve control of said state, and no ; Section 12. That in lieu of tho
part of rhe proceeds arising from th- grant of land for purposes of internal
sale or disposal of any lands herein improvement made to new states by
grliuted for educational purposes, r the eighth section of the act of Sep-
tbe income or rentals thereof, shall b - ten^ber fourth, eighteen hundred and
used for the support of any religion* forty-two. which seellon is hereby re-
or sectarian school, college, or univer-, ;>ealed as to said state, and In lieu of
pity. ' any claim or demand ..f the State of
That sectl n thirty-three, and all, Oklahoma under tbe act of Septein-
lands heretofore selected in lieu there-! ber ■ twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred
of. heretofore reserved under said and fifty, and section twenty-four
proclamation, and acts for charita-1 hundred and seventy-nine of the re-
ble and penal institutions and public vised statutes, making a grant of
buildings, shall be apportioned anil ' swamp and overflowed lands, which
disposed f as the legislature of said j grant It Is hereby declared is not ex-
state may prescribe. j tended to said State of Oklahoma, the
Where any part of the lands grantel! following grant of land Is hereby made
by this act to the State of Oklahoma to said state from public lands of the
are valuable for minerals, which term United States within said state, for
shall also Include gas and oil. such the purposes Indicated, namely: For
lands shall not be sold by the state the benefit of the Oklahoma Unlversl-
prlor to January first, nineteen hun-, ty two hundred and fifty thousand
dred and fifteen: but the same may acres: for 'he benefit of the Unlverni-
be leased for periods rot exceeding ty Preparatory sch:ol. one hundred
five years by the stat" (Beers duly 'and fifty thousand acres; for the bene-
authorlzed for that purpose, such lea* fit of the Agricultural and Mechanical
ing to be made by public com pet i- college, two hundred and fifty thous-
tlon after not less than thirty days' , and acres; for the benefit of tho Col-
advertisement in the manner to be ored Agricultural and Normal Unlver-
prescribed by law. and all such less-1 «|tv. one hundred thousand acres. The
Ptat" of Oklahoma Mve here'ofor® , 'DK shall be done utrler sealed bids an I lands granted by this sec,Ion shall be
been confirm.-d to 'he Territorv f. awardel to the highest responslbl- selected by the b ard for leasing
Oklahoma for the p<irnose soecifi. • bidder The leasi-g shall require «nd school lands of -he Territory of Okla
In this ac. the amount so confirmed 'be advertisemen- shall specify In homa Immediately upon the approv
alcohol for scientific purposes to suchj^ ^ WH,,t,tution. .rtlciJ 1 ^ '"e quanM'v | esch case a fixed royalty to be paid .1 of this ««. «ald wlectiont as .om.
enact anv law restric.ing <r abri . "j|Oklahoma Territory shall continue to
the right of Ftiffra^ < n ° (dl?charee the duties of their respec-
race, color, or previous conditions of ^ offlc^ Jn m|<) tenitory
Section 7. That upon the admission
of the state into the union sections
numbered sixteen and "thirty-six. in
every township In Oklahoma Territor-,-
and all Indemnity lands heretofore
■elected in lieu the*>-f, are hereh-.-
Cranted to the state for the use and
benefit of the common scohols: Pro-
such county shall be entitled to have
one such agency, for the sale of such
liquors for medical purposes; and for
the sale for Industrial purposes, of |
alcohol which sin!I have been denat-j
servitude.
-Section 4. That in case a insti-
tution and state government shall be
formed in compliance with the pr vis-
ions of this act the convention form-
ing the same shall provide by ordi-
nance for submitting said constitu-
tion to ■'he people of said proposed
state for its ratification or r j ■cti n ^.har sections sixteen and thlr
an election to be held at a time nxeJ . ...
In said ordinance, at which election
the qualified voters for said prop sed
state shall vote directly for or aaalnst
the proposed constitut'lon. and for or
against any provisions separately sub-
mitted. The returns of said election
shall be maJe to the secretary of the
Territory of Oklahoma, who, with the
chief Justice thereof and the senior
Judge of the United Stales cour- of
appeals for the Indian Territory, shall
canvass the same; and If a majority
cf the legal votes cast on that ques-
tion shall be for the constitution the
governor of Oklahoma Territory and
the Judge senior In service of the
United States court of appeals for the
Indian Territ rv shall certi'v •' - re-
sult to the president of the U i'el|
the delegates aforesaid in said propos-
ed vate at a time designated by them
within four months after the approval
cf this act. which proclamation shall hv
be issuel a. least sixty days prior <"ized by "^L^onl of iw1,h 'b" °'l
tbe time of holding said election of :,be « nl,e,, 8 a,e,, of ,h" ^a,1, th"r,*°n- "nd ',IV'n T
delegates That he Judges of the ln,ernal revenue; ac J for the sale^ of | or propositions and
United States court of appeals for
the Indian Territory shall .for the pur-
p.«e of said election, establish and de-
fine the necessary election precincts
and appoint three judges of the elec-
tion for each precinct, not more than , . . ,
two of whom shall be the sa- e | h " h*ve executed a., *PProTed , lion thereof, it
, , , ... ijond In a sum not less than one tnons . DrPg|rtent
ty-six embraced In permanent reser
vatlons for national purposes shall no:
nt any time be subject to the grant
n-.r the indemnity provisions of this
act. nor shall any lands embraced in
Indian, military, or other reservation
of any character, nor shall land owned
by Indian tribes <fr Individual mem-
bers of any tribe be subjected to the
grants or to the Indemnity nrlvislons
of 'his net until the reservation shall
have been extinguished and sum
lamis be restored to and become i
part of the public domain: Provided.
That there Is sufficient untaken public
land within said state to cover th^
gra-t: And provided, tha' In case
nv of Vnfp fn
political party, which Judges may ap-
p -.rt tbe necesaary clerk or clerks;
that the said judges of election, so op
pointed, shall supervise the election
In their respective precincts, and can-
vass anl make due return of the vot^
cast to the Judges of the United States
court of appeals f r the Indian Terri
tory. who shall cons'ltute tbe ultimate
nod final canvassing board of said
election and whose certificate* of elec-
tion shall be prima facte evidence as
to the elect! n of delegates, and the
election for delegates In the Territory
of Oklahoma shall lie conducted, th •
returns made, the result ascertained,
nnd the certificate* «if nil peraons
elecuM to such convention Issued In
the aame manner aa la prescribed by
the laws of aal<! Territory regulating
elections for delegate to congress
scientific institution, universities, and ^ pr0pog|tion* and orllnance* And If
colleges as are authorized to procure , (h<> pollution and government of
the Mine free of tag under the laws J prrlt>oged state are republican In
of the United States; and for 'he 1 form an(1 tf ,be provisions In this act
sale of such llqu rs to any apothecary j hiy(, pomplie,! with In the forma
shall be the duty of
the president of the United States,
and dollars, conditioned that none of [ w,(Mn twenty days from the rec dp
such liquors shall be used or disposed j frf ,h<! rertificate of the result of slid
of for any purpose other than In the election and the statement of votes
<Mmpou-. *ing of prescriptions or other ; rast there n and a copy of said consll-
meJIclnes, the aale of which would not j tution. articles, propositions, and or
subject him the payment of *heLj|nanr(.l,i to |n*ue his proclamation
special tw* required of liquor dealers announcing the restil' of said election:
by 'he United States, and the pny- [ aDd thereupon the proposed Stat - f
inent of such special tax t y any per- oklahoma shall, be deemed admitted
son within the parts of said state i by congress In'o the Union, under and
hereinabove defined shall constitute^ bv virtue of this net. on an equal foot
Ing with the orlglonl states. The orig
Inal - f said constitution, articles, prop
oaltfona. and or<llnances. an.! the elec
tion returns and a copy of the state-
ment of the votea cast at svld elec
tlon, shall be forwarded n^d turned
over by the aeoretary of the Territory
f owiiboma to the sute authorities
-of said atate.
Section S. That the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars, or no much
prima fade evidence of hi* Intention
to violate the provisions of thlu sec-
tion. No sale shall be made except
upon the aw ra statement of the ap
.illcsn' In writing setting forth the
purpose for which the liquor Is to be
used, and no sale shall be made for
medicinal purposes except sales to
ap thecarles aa hereinabove provided
Th*t the electlnn laws of the Terri-Unlesa such statement shall be ncoofn
tory of Oklahoma, aa tar as applicable [ pnnled by a bonl Me preecriptlon
' stwc|fl,,,| |n this ac* t by 'he successful Udder, in addition as made shall be certified to the se>*
There s herebv aonrooria ed. out to any b nus offered for the lease, and retary of the Interior, and the lands
of anv monev in 'he tres ..,rv n-' o-h " proceeds from leases shall be cov , selected shall be thereupon with
erwUe snnronristed. the sum of five [ er -J Into the fund to which they shall drawn from homestead entry.
m||i|r- dollars for t^e n«e and ^>n' properly belong, and no transfer or; Section 13 Tha, sai.l slate when
«t r the r-ofrmon «^horii. ' aslsigtimen, of any lease shall be valid admitted as aforesaid shall constitute
atste In llett .,f «ectl ns sixteen anl "r eonfer any right In -he aaslgne«> J two judicial districts to be known us
Mrtv.-iY •.nd otwer lands of "ie in- wl,h "• ,he consent of the pr >per state ; the eastern district of Oklahoma and
dian Territorr < aid annror.ria Ion authorities In writing Pnivldotl. how-j the western district of ORlahoma.
•hiti be v the treasure/ of ever. That agricultural leasees In po«•. The said Indian Territory shall con-
United Slates at >ich 'Ime and •> "esslon of such la'ds shall be relm- ' stltule said, eastern district .and th<1
such n«'r« e- or nerso"s as mar an- hursed by the mining lessees for all said Oklahoma Territory shnll const'-
thtrlred hv mid state to rec |*e 'he damage done to said agricntlursl les-jtute said western district The circuit
iin.i,,, ; ,w . f.(. enscted 1 • ' sees" Interest therein by renson of | and district courts for the eastern *11*-
said state and until ssld sta'e shall •«"«> mining operation* The leglsla | trlct shall be held one term at Musko-
ensct such Iiws said aooroprlaflon 'ure of the state may prescribe addl | ge<-. one term at Vinita, one term at
shnll ro, be nal.i, hnt said s-ate -hall "onal legislation governing such Tulsa, one term at south McAlester
be allowed Interest thereon a' the b"' <n conflict herewith. |one term at Chickasha, an i one te-m
rate Of th re,. ,M.r centum n«r annum, I Section !• That Mid nectlons six nt Ardmore, each year, and the circuit
which shall be nald to .al l state for '"*■ n<l thlrty-sl* und land taken in , nnd dlstrlet courts of the western . -
the use srd benefit of its public "eu thereof, herein gran,.-l for the | trlct shall be held one term St Ouihrlc.
schools. Maid iionroprlstl n of flv> 'support of the common schools,
If
million dollars shall be held and In- j nol.l, mnv be appraised and sold at
ves'ed hv said state. In trust, for the | public sale In .>ne hundred nnd slxly
use and bencfii nf nni.l schocds, and the cre facts or less, under such rules
and regulations as the legislature of
Interest thereon shall lie paid qusrter
ly and use! exclusively In the suppor1
snd maintenance of said school*
the ssld state may prescribe, prefer
ence right to purchase at the highest
Provided. That nothing In this act Wd belug «iven to tbe lessee at tho
one term at Oklahoma City, ftud one
term at Knld. and one term at l.awtot.
each yenr, for the time be'ng. An I the
said districts shall, for lst P«>r
poses, until otherwise pro*Med. be
attached lo the eighth Judicial cttciili.
There shall b« appointed f.r each >'f
■aid dlstrlcta one dlstrlc' Judge, one
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Echols, R. C. The Mangum Star. (Mangum, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1906, newspaper, June 28, 1906; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc280534/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.