The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-28


~. Roberts. one representative: 80. 20, .'ro"n.
AID II that portion of The Territory pofih ~
sand county and south of the frrth-stSih parallel
of the north latitude, three representa-
tiyes: No. 80, Day. and nj! that portion
Of lha Territory north OF sad cnhn,S
ard south Of the forfy-six'h parallel "t norm iat-
itude, one representative: No, 81, Pennington, TWO
representatives; No. 81, Custer aud Fa,l River, ono
representative; No. 33, Lawrence, Bate anu aiah-
dan, five representatives.
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL LANDS.
All school lands may be offered for sale or rent
after one year from the assembling or the hts1
legislature, rue superintendent Of puoilc ihslFu c-
lion. staIe auditor and treasurer constituting a
bosrd to aporaiso and fix the minimum pfic9 Tor
sale or reutal, hut in no case eau la,ia "a sou it
less than $40 per acre. and the amount
of school lands offered for sala within ten
years from date of first sale shall not exceed one
third of al. the lands set apart lot lhe use OF lhe
ppblic schools. Sixty days notice must be made OF
sales of school lands, the noticesto be maze 'htousn
NEWSPAPERS of general circulation IN Tue t;c'nltS oil
the lands offered for sale. Ihelands s:al DC APP
praised for four years. |
SCHEDULE.
All laws now Ia force IN this Territory not re-
puenant to this constitution shall remain IN force
i1ntii they expire by their own limit or be altered or
repealed by the Legislature. All haes, penalties,
forfeitures ant eschea's accruing to the territory
of Dakota shall accrue to the USE OF the State. All
officers, civil and military, now holding their Offices
aud appointments in this Territory under the an-
thority of the United States or under me
authority of this Territory, shall continue
to hold and exercise their respective
offices and appointments until superseded under
this constitution. The first meeting OF The ieglsla-
lure shall be ut the city of Yanklon, on the first
Monday Of December next, with power to 1i]ourn
to any other place. All county aud township
officers shall continue TO hold their respective
Offices, unless removed by competent authority.
unit! the legislature shall, in conformity to tho
provisions of this constitution, provide Tor the
holding of elections to fill such offices respectively.
This constitution shall be submitted, nj the
election TO b. held on the Tuesday heAt alter
the first Monday in November, a. d., lSS". to
the electors qualified BY this constitution to vote at
all elections. Ii it shall appear that a majority OF
the votes pollei at thu said election are Tor the con
stitution, then it shalt be the constitution al tue
State of Dakota; but if it shall appear that u ma
lority of the votes pollei are against the constlta-
non, then i; shall be rejected and be null aud void.
Nothing in this constitution or schedule contained
shall be SO construed as to authorize any ollCer
elected under the provisions OF This constitution TO
undertake the exercise or DISCHARGE OF
his official duties, or be entitled 10
any pay or by virtue OF such office until this cnnsll-
iution shall take effect by tue admission of The
State into the Union, eXcep; only thai the !erlsta-
ture may meet aud elective United states senator's
tion. All State officers snail BE- elected at W. mex
genera. election and the election Of judicial officers
bhaII be provided for bY The first legislature alter
this constitution Is ratified b. congress.
NINE. MINING n WATER RIGHTS,
! The right 10 divert and appropriate tue ~Gahpnro-
ptiated waters ut any natural stream II the State
{ 10 b ncilcial usrS slaii never be denied, Priority
of approximations shall give The better whit TO The
exGeu, 10 which such waters SHAH be us.d, or
ln1tlleu III EDJU IAilIi 10 be uStp, AHt SHti boilt-
fclal pl poses. Vested aud accrued water rights
sla!! he recognized aud protected: %p7oytded mat
nothing in this article contained stall change rae
rule of r pariau ownership IN tnnt portion OF tho
State east OF the Missouri river. All persona and
corporations shall have the exclusive right of way
across pubic and private corporate ihnds' tor we
construction OF bitches, canals and fulies Tor tue
purpose of converting water for domestic PURPOSES,
for the irrigttioa of agri ultura! lands and tor tniu-
ing, milling and manutAc' urtng PURPOSES aud for
drainage, upon payment o. Just comp tn>t,tnn.
AND REVISION or THE CoNSIiTC-
TtoS.
= If 5000 legal voters shall petition iha tirst leg
stature sitting after this constitution snati be- rat,-
fed by congress, to amend the constitution u any
particular, then the Legislature snail submit such
proposed ameuiment or Amendments 10 the 9eo-
pI"at n general or special eiactton thereafter, IN
such manner AS the legislature shall prescribe, and
if the people shall approve aud ritity Sn il amend
ment or amendments by Ii majority o. the el"itorS
voting thereon, such amendment or amendments
shall btcom" part OF the constitution.
CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL AND
BANKING.
All railroads, Canals. md other transportation
companies, are declared to be comnou carriers,
aud subject TO legislative contfol, ana we ies'sta5
ture shall have power to enact laws regulating are!
controlling the rates of charges for transportation
o: passengers or freight of s1cn common carriers
from one point TO another i'll tue State. Tue legs
lature shall provide by las that III al elections
for directors or managers of incorpor.i' ed
companies every stockholder shall! have the tlght
to vote in person or by proxy the number of shares
of stock owned by INN for az many persons as
! there are directots or managers to be elected, or 10
cunuilte sad shares and give ono ca;hhaatt as
mary votes as the number OF directors multiplied
BY the number Of his shares OF stock shall equal,
or TO distribute tncm on Tie same principle among
the many candidates as ne shall SEQ ut: ana snGl
directors or managers shall not be elected in any
Other manner. The property of Nil corporations.
except religious and charitable, shall be subjected
10 a unif rin rate of taxation.
COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
The salaries OF executive officers snail BE:
a Year.
Governor. - .OOO
State Treasurer, Auditor and Attorney -
6tfierai 1.Duu
Superintendent of Public Instruction and
Secretary Of State I,5OU
The legislature viii fix the salaries Of judges OF
the supr me court.
CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE
There shall be Two reptrseni arves to congress
from al large, and tho legislature shall choose twv
United States senators.
THIS resume covers the sail en-, points of the
constitutions, aud gives the reader a fair com,
prehensiou of what it contains. The document
would occupy oight or nine columns of the
PIONEER Press, and is beng classified into
about twenty 1ve articles. The convention
has ordered 10000 copies OF the CONSTITUTION
to be printed i'll tue English language and
LOCO each in the Scandinavian and German
languages, to be disiributei among the voters
of the proposed State, with the following
ADDRESS:
We. your delegates. have done the work which
you comnittedt to our hands. and as a result pre-
sent the constitution which Is now sent forth for
your approval or rejection. No action was taken
in forming The constitution until by careful re-
search ia,o all authorities and pr.eeden,s We
light TO take every step here provided
There is no doubt remaining that we have full war.
rant for all our actions. not only in our sense 81
justice, hut III formal enac'meEts and decisions by
the highest authorities known under orr COURT
and constitutions, In ths progress of our work, as
3 was TO be expected, opposing views have beer
] warmly urged, but the result finally reached has
/ been heartily adopted. 1t therefore remains fo1
you TO set youc seal upon this instruments b,
declaring through your ballots that you accent this
as the constitution of your State. You and yol
alone Can breathe the breath of life into this wori
which We have done in your name. BY your voice
of approval you make it instinct with life, and, a
the same time, lift yourselves out of bondage int
: the condition OF freemeu, exercising all your own
= r'ghta OF self-goyernment. were no one can abridge
your enjoyment of life. liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness
> THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
wss selected to-day, and is composed as fol.
lows:
S. l.. Baker of Aurora county: f.. M. bowman
I Butte;s. W. Duncan. Blul-; James II. Stevens
Bon Homme; Leroy W. White. Brookings: E
. 4. Herman. Buffalo: John Il. Drake,
Lucas. Charles Mix; c. e.. sherw 1@siee Clark; F.. +
, Dawson. CLAY: @. 6. Williams, Codington: A. W
hagsr' Dawson; r. Rugs!S.' Day: 7. a. Ga,chel;
=. Knox, Faux: N. 1. Lothian, Grant: Hem,
M M''4s5; H j. 4. dle c; san Hs%ita ny9 sSid =; p. psiss5,
Hutchinson: James Ward, Hughes: q
W. Mcdonald. Jerauld: c. u. Mac.
donald. Kinusbury: Arthur r. Smith
Lake; Frank J. Washabaush, Lawren,.
j O.. S. Clifford. Lincoln: S. II Bronson, Miner: r
I. Pettigrew. Minnehaha; II. NJ. Williamson
Moody: j. E. Rutan. McCook: {. l.. Wood, Pen
%nington; D. NJ. Hunt, Splnk; John f. Within,
Sanborn: James Bryson, Potter: J. H. Westoyer
Sullr; Vail p. Thielman. Turner: g. +. WaIlahan
Union: w. S. Bowen. Yaukton.
The convention virtually closed M all III,
work tonight, and many Of the delegates vii
leave The city on tho morning trains. The
report of the committee on arrangement nd
phraseology will be made Tomorrow, however
rendering the constitution in Its final comple
ton. md its alantlon will Ia hnI