Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19

tion--v A. NJ, 2 and $50 r. NJ. The resu-
luton prevailed.
PROHIBITION.
A prohibition petition was received
from citizens Of Dakota, other petit
lions. asking that the subject of prohi-
bition be submitted to popular vote
at the same time the constitution is
presented for ratification, were present
ed, one from BonHOmme county and
another from the citizens of the terri
tory in general.
JUDICIARY.
q. {. Moody Of Lawrence submitted
the reporteof the judiciary. The report
contains the usual provisions CONTROL.
ing courts. Terms of Judges of the
supreme court are fixed as follows
Five years for those elected at first
election in state. and at all subsequent
elections four years; and the districts
are fixed as follows: First. all that
portion of the state lying west of the
Missouri river; second, that portion ~.
ing east of the Missouri river and west
OF the Dakota river; third, all that
portion of the state east VI
the Dakata river. The judicial cir.
cults are arranged as follows: First
circuit. the counties OF Union, Clay
Lincoln, Turner. Hanson. Lake, Min
nehaha. McCook. Miner; second. Yank.
ton, Bon Hoinme, Charles Mix. Doug.
| las, Hutchinson. Dawson. Aurora
Bruie. Buffalo and Jerauld; third,
Brookings. Moody, kingsbury, Clark
Hamlin. deuel., Grant, Codington. Day.
Roberts. the Wahpeton and Sisseton res.
| ervations and all that strip of territory
now included between the north line OF
the county Of Day and the forty-sixth
parallel; fourth. Beadle. Hand.
Hyde, Hughes, Sphinx, Brown
Sully. Sanborn, Potter, Edwards,
Faux, Walworth, Campbell. McPher
son and including all that portion Of
the state lying north of those counties
and south of the forty-sixth parallel of
north latitude. and including all such
portion of the state living between
those counties and not forming part
OF either: fifth. all that portion of the
state lying west Of Missouri river. pro-
vided that all parts Of the state not in
Guided in the foregoing boundary and
| description of circuits shall lie attached
to and form part of the second circuit
The report further provides that there
shall be elected in each organized coun-
ty IA county judge, to be Judge of the
county court, term two years or until
otherwise provided by law. their com
pensation to be fixed 10y law. County
courts to be courts of record and shall
have jurisdiction in all matters of pro-
bate and no one shall be eligible to the
office of county Judge unless he be
learned in law and at least twenty-five
years of age and having the qualifica-
items of an elector, and no county Judge
can ut the same time act as in attorney
ut law. The creation of offices relating
to police courts, and the time of hold
ing all courts. and other details are left
to the legislature to fix.
READING DISPENSED WITH.
On motion of NJ. Grigsby of Mime
haha. the reading of all reports at
the time they are presented to the con-
vention for reference to the printing
committee will be dispensed with.
ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT.
&C. Moody of Lawrence moved that
a committee of three on enrolment and
engrossment he appointed. with
George Ill. Hand of Iankton
AS chairman. The motion prevailed
and the president appointed Mr.. Hand
chairman, A. B. Melville of Beaile
and c. W. Mcdonald of Jerauld.
IMPEACHMENT.
The report of the committee on i'm
parchment and removal from Office was
called up for adoption by Charles Ster-
ling of Sphinx. The report is not dis
similar from that found in common
state constitutions. One or two unim-
portant amendments were made and
the report was adopted and referred to
the committee on phraseology.
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
F. z. Baum of Aurora called up the
report of the committee on state, coun-
ty and municipal indebtedness.
j. X. Gamble of Yankton moved to
strike out the words "except in ease of
public calamity" in connection with the
section forbidding the state to make
donations in aid of any individual. as
sociatiOn or corporation.
X. f. Pettigrewi of Minnehaha ex-
planned that the committee intended
the clause to cover such calamities as
had occurred in the states. by storm.
etc, and thought the legislature could
he trusted in such matters.
NJ. 4. Rudolph OF Lincoln said he had
suggested the clause to the committee.
and that the history of many states
showed that there are times when the
legislature should be allowed to aid
sufferers in calamities.
The motion of j. II. Gamble prevail
ed and the words were stricken ont.
CD. B. Harris of Yankton offered
an addition to section g. prohibiting
city, town, county or other subdivision
OF the state assuming the liabilities of
any individual. association or corpora
ton. The addition provided that the
assumption of such Indebtedness may
be made by vote of the majority of
the electors of the municipality af-
fected.
&. &. Moody Of Lawrence thought
that would open the doors to all sorts
OF robbery of the people; that the peo-
pie generally were constantly being at
tracted by some ignis fatuns that never
realized.
Mr.. Harris explained that the vote
must be a two-thirds vote. and the debt
to he incurred could not be over five
npr cent Of the tayahle nronarfy