Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-03-14
A. BILL

For an act to provide for the
location OF the Seat ot Govern.
ment of the Territory Of Dakota
and for the erection Of public
buiidings thereat.
BE 1t enacted by the leeisla-
tive assembly OF the Territory
OF Dakota:
Section /. The seat of govern.
ment ofthe Territory of Dakota,
is hereby removed from the cItyof
Yaskton, in the county OF Yank
ton and Territory Of Dakota, and
10 located and established as
hereinafter provided.
See. 2. The Governor shall
nominate and by and with the
advice and consent OF the lcgis-
lutive council, shall appoint
nine commissioners, each OF
whom shall possess the qualiica-
,lons OF an elector for the .pur-
pose of locating the permanent
seat of Government, aud the
pubic buildings OF the Territory
ot Dakota.
Sec. 8. Said commissioners
shall, before entering upon the
discharge of their duties, enter
Into bonds in the cum OF forty
thousand dollars (s40,0 ,000) each,
with good and sufficient sure
ties, 10 be approved by one OF
tie Justices OF the Supreme
Court, payable to the Territory
Of Dakota, and conditioned, for
the faithful performance OF their
duties under this act, to fully
account for all moneys that may
come into their hands rs such
commissioners, and they shall
also take and subscribe an oath
to fully, faithfully aud impair
tally. carry out the provisions
ot tins act. which said oath shall
he endorsed on their bond, aud
the same shall be filed N the
,fflce OF the Territorial Treas
urer. II any Of the commission
ers fail to quality, as provided in
this section, within thirty (3O)
days after the passage of tins
act, or should vacancy occur ut
any time, the Governor shall fill
the vacancy by sprointment,
aud the person so appointed
shall qualify In the manner pro-
vided in this act, after having
qualified and within thirty days
after the passage OF this act, the
commissioners shall meet in the
city Of Yankton, aud proceed to
organize by electing a president,
eecretary aud treasurer, each OF
which officers, except the secre-
tary shall be member OF the
CON mission herein provided for.
The treasurer of the board OF
commissioner shall give a good
and sufficient bond, payable to
the Territory Of Dakota, and
conditioned for the faithful per.
torrance OF the duties Of his Of
fee. iaid bond shall be III the
sum OF one hundred thousand
aonars (Sl00,000.00) to be ap-
proved as above provided.
Sec. 4. On or before the first
day ofJuly, A. d. 1883, the COM
missioncrs, or a majority of them,
shall select suitable site tor the
seat OF government of the Terri
tory of Dakota, due regards be-
ing had to it's accessibility from
all portions of the territory, and
its general fitness for q capital,
when Ut least, one hundred
thousand dollars (S100, ,000.00)
shall be paid or guaranteed IN
money, or in land, or in both il
the amount be not paid in mon
ey, then its payment to the ter
ritorial treasurer shall be secured
by bond with good and SUITE
lent sureties, payable to the ter
ritory, which bond shall be ap-
proved by said commissioners OF
majority thereof. And after
the site is determined upon as
aforesaid, SAID commissioners
shall secure good sufficient title
deeds of at least y twenty acres
of land upon which the capital
bui,uings shall be erected, and q
snfficicntamopnt OF said grounds
shall be laid cut into squares,
and suitable landscapes, and the
same ie hereby declared to be
the permanent seat OF govern
meut OF the territory Of Dakota
at which all Of the public offices
OF the territory shall be kept
aud ut which all OF the sessions
of the Legislature shall hereafter
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