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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 180. 1889. 677 political rights on account of race or color, except as to Indians not taxed, and not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence. And said conventions shall provide, by ordinances irrevocable without the consent of the United States and the people of said States: · First. That perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be se- Relizioustreedom. cured and that no inhabitant of said States shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship. Second. That the people inhabiting said proposed States do agree Reuunciaciou or and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unap· pubm ]“”‘1S‘ proprxated public lands lyinlg within the boundaries thereof, and to all ands_lying within said imits owned or held b any Indian or Indian tribes; and that until the title thereto shall have been extinguishedby the United States, the same shall be and remain sub`ect to the disposition of the United States, and said Indian lands shall remainunder the absolute jurisdiction and control of the Congress of the United States; that the lands belonging to citizens of the United rumen or mas States residingawithout the said States shall never be taxed at a . higher rate t n the lands belonging to residents thereof; that no taxes shall be imposed by the States on lands or roperty therein belonging to or which may hereafter be purchased? by the United States or reserved for its use. But nothing herein, or in the ordinances herein provided for, shall preclude the said States from taxing 1¤¤<1¤ ¤f Inas other lands are taxed any lands owned or held by an Indian who has severed his tribal relations, and has obtained dom the . United States or from any lperson a title thereto by patent or other grant, save and except suc lands as have been or may be granted to any Indian or Indians under any act of Conigress containing a provision exempting the lands thus granted rom taxation; ut said ordinances s ll provide that all such lands shall be exempt from taxation by said States so long and to such extent as such act of Congress may rescribe. Third. 'llhat the debts and liabilities of said Territories shall be ren-1:m-m ams assumed and paid by said States, respectively. Fourth. That provision shall be made for the establishment and Public mmm. maintenance of systems of public schools, which shall be open to all the children of said States, and free from sectarian control. Sec. 5. That the convention which shall assemble at Bismarck shall N<>*"=¤ D¤k<>¤•· form a constitution and State government for a State to be known as North Dakota, and the convention which shall assemble at Sioux Falls shall form a constitution and State government for a State to be known as South Dakota: Provided, That at the election for delegates }*;*:,l}£¤k°¤· to the constitutional convention in South Dakota, as hereinbefore ` provided, each elector may have written or printed on his ballot the words “For the Sioux Falls constitution,’ or the words " against vm on*‘SiouxFa1ls the Sioux Falls constitution," and the votes on this duestion shall be °°‘"""“"°“· returned and canvassed in the same manner as for t 19 election pro- - vided for in section three of this act; and if a majority of all votes cast on this question shall be " for the Sioux Falls constitution" it shall be the duty of the convention which may assemble at Sioux Falls, as herein provided, to resubmit to the people of South Dakota, robuesuummea for ratification or rejection at the election hereinaftepproviderl for in _ this act, the constitution framed at Sioux Falls and opted November third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and also the articles and propositions separately submitted at that election, including the ques tion of locating the temporary seat of government,with such changes only as relate to the name anc boundary of the proposed State, to the xeapportionment of the judicial and egislative c istricts, and such amendments as may be necessary in order to comply with the provisions of this act: and if a majority of the votes cast on the rati cation or rejection of the constitution s all be for the constitution irrespective of the articles separately submitted, the State of South Dakota