Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19
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rOds in the ste, and for the election
M three railr(sd commissioners by the
Iqualitieti EDITORS of the different dis
tricts, To be Imale rs nearly equal in
population H. practicable, whose duties
1t shall beto see that the railroad laws
are faithfully complied with; the COM
missioners to be qualified electors of
the state and district from which they
are elected, and who shall not b. in
terested in any railroad corporation or
other transportation company as stock
holder. creditor. agent, attorney or en-
ploye.
UNORG AIMED COUNTIES.
j. II. Westover of Sully and Potter
offered the following. which was re-
ferresi to the committee on county and
township organizations:
Whereas. n number Of unOrganizetl
counties lying within the boundaries OF
| the proposed state of Dakota contain
more than the requisite number of resi-.
dent voters to entitle them to county
| organization under the territorial law
and some ut them Il greater population
than counties which have been organ.
lied by the favor of the territorial eX.
ecutlVe; and
Whereas, The qualified voters OF such
unorganize,l counties have petitioned
in vain for such organization. and are
bv reason of such want of organization
practically disfranchised and the in
habltants thereof are unjustly deprived
OF the many advantages derived from
such organization; and
Whereas. All of such counties are
Justly ana equitably entitled to organi.
cation and to recognition as such in the
! proposed state of Dakota: therefore be
ResolN ed, That at the first election OF
state or county officers the counties OF
Hyde. .jerauid. Buffalo, Potter, FaulL
ami Campbell, with the territory lying
between the north line thereof and the
forty parallel, and the county of
Mcpherson. with the territory living be.
tween the north line thereof and the
said iorty-SiNth parallel, he authorized
to participate in the election OF state
officers and to proceed to the election OF
county officers in every respect rs such
elections may be held in any other
county in said state. and that such
counties may be considered organized
AS fully and completely as though pre-.
vio,sly organized by favor of the ter.
ritorial executive, and that the proper
committee be requested to consider the
means Of accomplishing the object OF
this resolution.
CONTEST AGAIN.
The election contest from .Jeraul,
county was again called up. and d
motion was made that George Whalen
be allowed seat in the convention
and that that he considered the report
OF the committee to whom the contest
WAS referred.
Would that exclude the sitting
member:' inquired three or foul
voices
They were informed that it would
not-that it gave Jerauld county one
more delegate than contemplated b,
apportlOnment.
\. &. Mellette Of CUlington Offered
an amendment TO the motion, tina,
each of the delegates from Jerault
county be allowed Il half vote in tn,
convention. He thought that as on.
vote was allowed to .Ierauld county il
would be improper by this prOcedur,
to double that vote.
Robert Dollard of BOnIlomme sale
that ii the gentleman in question (th,
contestant) was not given Il seat that h,
should have his sympathy. and vet h,
urged that the ordinance of the Huron
convention I've followed.
On motion of W. W. Bookings OF
Minnehaha the matter was recOmmit
ted to the committee.
TO REDUCE THE ROLL.
y motion was made. which the pres
ident ruled out of order, that the secre
tary strike from the roll the names OF
all delegates who have not taken thu
required oath.
ELECTIONS AND SUFFRAGE.
On motion of III. j. Campbell ot
Nankton the report of the committe,
on elections and rights of suffrage wa'
taken mp for passage. 1t WAS voted
upon 10y single sections.
j. II. Gamble OF Yankton moved t.
amend 10y making the required citizen
ship OF the United states one instead
Of three years. lie said it was il mat
ter OF policy. The large number o
| foreign-born citizens here would b,
pleased if one year was substituted
and we should make no mistakes.
\ delegate contended that if tn,
| three-year requirement was maintaine,
many who had already exercised the
right to vote would be disfranchised
| lie thought three wears il long prOba
ton.
| Robert Dollard of Bon Hommt
thought the section should he amended
to include "Ali electors ut the time thu
constitution goes into effect
j. r. Gamble of lankton showed
that in many states the time required
to make one Il citizen was only SIX
months. and in some one year.
A.C. Mellette of COdington favored
the amendment. While it is IA fact
said he. That a great number of foreign
ers came here who We're not competent
to vote under three years. it was IA fact
that many of them were not competent
to vote after they were here twenty
years. and vet many come here pos.
sessed already of the competency. \
residence of one year was enough. He
thought the motion OF the gentleman
from BonlI0mme Mr.. Dollard not ap.
ropos to the original motion to amend
lie offered Il subsection. reading, ".And
all persons who shall be qualified elect
Ors under the laws OF this territory at
the time of ratification of this consti-
tuition at the polls
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