The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-15

the management of schools. we're
stricken out. A motion To strike the
word 9male' IN the first section re
ceived three affirmative votes. show
ing eonclusigcly the strength Of wom-
an sutfragists in the convention.
The article on military affairs was
adopted without material amendment.
An effoFt was made to take up for
adoption the report on education, but
it was ordered printed first. The
feature covering the disposition Of
school landsls interesting if not new,
because it affects large bodies Of lana
in the proposed State. No schoo
land can be sold for less than SO al
acre and thafsold within ten years
shall not exceed one-third of all LAND
set apart for the use of schools, and
no school officers shall be allowed t.
be interestedSin the sale, rental or 9TH
er disposition of public school lands
PREAMBLEiro TIE CONSTITUTION.
Following is the preamble to the
constitution as reported from the
committeei
1--WE, the people of the Territory of Da-
kota, having the right of admission into
Union as one of the United States of Amer
ica by virtue Of the ordinance of 1887 and
the treaty made by France 80 the United
States of the Province of Louisiana, and
by virtue Of the guarantees osthe consti-
tuition of the United States, ell necessary
conditions of the said compacts and treat
les of session having been fulfilled on the
part of the. people Of Dakota Territory,
and we of rihgt being entitled to chang e
from our Territorial condition 10 the en-
joyment of all the rights of State govern
ment as free aud independent State OF
the union. do new. in convention assembled,
in order to establish Justice, promote the
welfare and secure tEe blessings of liberty
to ourselves and to our posteiity, ordain
and establish the following constitution.
and form ourselves into free and indie
pendent State, by the name Of the State
Dakota"
Delegate Westoyer OF Sully and
Potter counties, arraigned Gov. Ord
way by Introducing series Of preanl.
bles concluding with a resolution, th,
whole setting forth that there are i
number Of pn9rganized counties lynn
within the boundaries Of the proposed
State OF Dakota, containing NOR,
than the requirement number of res
ldent voters to entitle them to county
organization under the territorial
laws, and some of them greater pop
ulation than counties which have
been organized by the favor of til,
territorial executive that the qaahified
voters OF such unoFganized counties
have pesitioned in vain for such ali.
organization, and are, by reason oi
such want of organization PRACTICAL,
disfranchised, and the Inhabitants are
anjustly deprived Of the many advan.
tages derived from such organization
and to recognition as such in the pro
posed State OF Dakota at the first
election of State or county officers Of
Hyde, Geranld, Buffalo, Potter, Faux
and Campbell counties, with the ter
ritory lying between the north line
thereof and the forty-sixth meridian,
and the county Of Mcpherson with.
the territory lying between the north
line and the forty sixth parable. me-
ridian, it is asked that they be au-
thofizcd to participate in the election
OF county officers IN every respect as
such elections may be- held in other
counties in the State, aud that such
counties may be considered organized
as fully and completely as though By
favor of the Territorial executive.
Another resolution was referred to
tne committee on corporations other
than banking and municipal, request
Ing that committee to take into con-
llderation the expediency Of provid !
lng that the legislature shall pass laws
establishing reasonable maximum
rates Of charges for the transporta
ion Of passengers and freight On the
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