legates elected as afore^^said should, after they hud met and organ^^ised, declare on behalf of the ptsiple of^North Dakota that they adopt the const it u^tion of the I'nited States, whereii|s.n said^convention should he authorized to forma^constitiition and stjite government for the^propoM^-d state of North Dakota; and where^as, it was provided by said act that the con^^stitution so adopted should be republican^in form and make no distinction ill civil or^political rights on account of racu or color,^except as to Indians not taxed, and ma h.^repugnant to the const it ion of the I'nited^States aud the principles of the declaration^of independence; and that said convention^should be an ordinance irrevocable without^the consent of Hie I'nited^States and the people of said states mak^^ing certain provisions prescribed in said^act; ami whereas, it was provided by said^act that the constitutions of Norih Dakota^and South Dakota should respisrtivcly in-^corporute an agreement to Is- reached in^accordance with the provisions of the act^for an eouitalile division of nil public rec^onls, and also for the apportionment of tin^debts aud liabilities of said territorv, and^that eacluif said stall's should obligate it^self to pay its pro|s.rtion of such debts and
liabilities,the salts if they had been ere
utcdby such states respectively; and^win re is, it was provided bv said act that^the const Hut in ||^iis formed for the pcopl^of North Dakota should by ordinance of th^convention forming the s^iiue iK, ^ubiuitte^^to the people of North Dakota at an elec^^tion fo la held thereon the tirst 'Tuesday^in OMmMMC, UML fof ratification or rejec^^tion b) the qualified voters of said proposed^slate, and that the returns of said el. et .on^should U'made to the scrrrtary of llieter-^tory of Dakota who, with the governor and^chief justice therein, or any two of them,^should canvass the same, and if a majority^of the legal votes MMl should Is' for the^constitution, the governor should certify^the result to the president of the Tinted^States, together Willi u HMMMHrf of 111.'^vol. 