Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-14
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The Dakota Constitutional Contention.

The Dakota Constitutional Contention.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
Sioux FALLS, D. T., Sept. 13.-The most
Important report of to-day's proceeding:
was that made by the Judiciary committee
the most salient features of which are the
provisions controlling courts and terms OF
judges of the supreme court which are
fixed as follows: For those elected at the
first election in state and at all subsequent
elections the term shall be four years, and
in the districts: First, all that portion OF
the state lying welt of the Missouri river.
Second, that portion lying east of the Mis-
souri, river. Third, all that portion of the
state east of Dakota river. The judicial
circuits are arranged as follows:
First-Counties of Union, Clay, Lincoln.
Turner, Hanson, Lake, Alinnehaha, Nc
Cook, Miner.
STANDARDIZATION, Ro1homme, Charles
Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Dawson, Au-
rora, Brule, Buffalo, Jeraulo.
Third-Brookings, Moody, Kingsbury,
Clark, Hamlin, Deule, Grant, Coddington,
Day, Roberts, the Wahpeton and Sisseton
reservations, and ali that strip Of territory
now undivided between the north line of
Day county in the 46th parallel of north
latitude.
Fourth-BeadIe, Hand, Hyde, Hughes,
Spirit, Brown, Sully, Sanborn, Potter, Ed
munds, Faux, Walworth, Campbell, Nc
Pherson aud including all that portion of
the state lying north of the counties and
south of the 46th parallel of north latitude
and including all such portion of the
state lying between those counties and not
bordering part Of either.
Fifth-All that portion of the state lying
west of the Missouri river, provided that
all parts of the state not included in the
foregoing boundary and description Of
circuits shall be attached to and form a
part of the second circuit.
There shall be elected in each organized
county county judge to be judge of the
county court; term two years, until other
wise provided by law; their compensation
to be fixed by law. County courts shall be
courts of record, and shall have iurisdic-
ton in all matters of probate, and no one
shall be eligible to the Office OF county
judge unless he be learned in law, at least
twenty-five years of age, and having the
qualification OF an eIector No county
judge can, at the same time, act as attor-
ney-at-law. To the legislature is left the
creation of any Offices relating to public
courts and other details.
The committee on state, county and
municipal Indebtedness made a report
which caused a great deal of discussion in
the adoption of clauses which forbid the
legislature voting aid to any corporation
and prohibiting county, town and NUM-
cipal corporations doing so. This pre-
vents aiding railroads into counties and
towns, and was unsatisfactory to larg e
element from new districts, was finally
adopted, however.
This afternoon the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic marched to
the hall in which the delegates were as
sembled, and serenaded them. A very
earnest speech was made on behalf of the
commander. In ending he said: clay it
broad and deep, and futare generations
will call you blessed" President Bartlett
Trip responded, saying he hoped the same
patriotism shown to-day would go forward
with the constitution adopted by the con-
vention, and had no doub it would.