Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
aI5E STATE
Hhe Ordinance Adopted at the Huron
Convention providing 70. the Election
of Delegates.

nize and form IL State government. and
make application for admission into
she Union of the states. a Delegate
Convention is hereby called to meet at
on Tuesday. September 4. \. d..
1883. at IL o'clock meridian, for the pur-
pose of framing 4 State Constitution,
Republican in form. and doing and per
forming all other things essential to
The preparation of the territory for
making application to the general GOV
eminent for the admission of such
part of Dakota into the Union OF the
States.
After much discussion section 2 Of
the report referring to the number of
delegates OF Which the constitutional
convention shan be composed MAS
amended so as To fin the nunher ut lao
for all that portion OF the Territory
south Of the 46th parallel.
Sec. 3. An election Tor the purpose
Of choosing said delegates Is hereby ap-
pointed to be held IN August |. 1888. ut
which time the delegates to said Con-
rtitutional Convention shall be chosen.
said election shall be conducted in all
respects as elections under the general
laws of the territory; anathe state En-
ecutive COMMITTEE. to he appointed as
hereinafter prescribed, are hereby all-
ih0rj4etl, empowered and required. and
The several county clerks Of the sever
I'll county boards herein provided for
gre hereby autF priZed and required to
issue notice Of such election lit least 30
,lays prior thereto. by publication in
the newspapers Of each county stating
the object of such election. and the
number of delegates to be chosen in
each. and shall otherwise substantially
conform as near as may be 10 the no
lice of election provided by law for
general elections. which notice may be
posted by the Sheriff or the county
boards hereinafter provided for. OF by
both in the manner required by law
for posting notices Of election. The
election precincts and polling places
nay be the same as NOW provided UNI
der the law in reference thereto. But
the county boards, to be appointed as
hereinafter provided. may.g if they
deem it %eNpedient, at least II days pri-
or to such election, establish new pre-
cincts for the whole of any part of
their respective counties and fix the
polling places therein, and said county
boards are hereby authorized and IN
powered at the same time or thereafter
TO appoint Judges Of election, and such
iudges.of election shall have authority
10 do and perform all things that are
now required Of Judges of election. by
Jaw, in case Of general elections: and
the canvass and return OF the votes
shall be in the form now required by
law in the case of general elections:
and it is hereby made the duty of the
several county boards to issue certiti-
Gates of election to all persons Who
shall be declared elected: provided
that the persons receiving the highest
Number Of votes at such election shall
be declared elected as such delegate s.
1t shall be the further duty Of the sew
cral county. boards, within 10 days If
ter such election, to certify to the pres
ident of the State Executive Commit
tee the names Of all persons, chosen as
such delegates from their respective
counties and 10 transmit the same to
said President Of said State Executive
Committee by mail.
Sec. d. The President of the State
Executive Committee shall receive all
certificates so transmitted to him by
the several county boards and shall
preserve the same and it is hereby
made the duty Of said State Executive
Committee to enter the names Of all
persons SO certified to them as such del
ygates in q book which they shall pro-
vide for that purpose. And it is made
the duty of said State Executive Com
inittee Within 20 days after said cleo
lions, to canyass and complete all GER
tiicates and returns of said elections,
and to ascertain the MONIES of the sew
yrn1 1p1nrDtno yuhn oh NJ howe hnnn DIN
~ elected in their several counties. and
to make proclamation thereof in the
newspapers of the several counties,
and to issue certificates Of election to
The several delegates elect.
such election shall meet at the time
and place appointed by this ordinance.
and in such room as the Executive
vide, and at the hour hereintofore
ecutiye Committee or some member
Convention to order, and shall call the
roli Of it's members from the book here
tofore provided, if such book a be
obtained, and if not, from the official
returns Of said elections. and the certi-
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such manner as the convention shall
prescribe, and the several delegates as
their names are called. shall take theil
seats in said convention. When the
calling of the roll Of members shall be
completed, the several delegates shall
be required to take and subscribe al
oath to support the Constitution of the
United States. and tofaithfullyand i'm
partially discharge their duties as dele
gates to said convention. Said oath
may be administered by said President
or said Executive Committee the cIie1
Justice Of the Territory, or by any
member. or by any judicial officer 81
the territory. The Convention shall
then proceed to organize by the elec
tion Of Il president, who shah be cho
sen from among the delegates. for the
other officers herein provided for. Sale
convention shall adopt such rules an(
regulations for theirgovernlnent as are
provided in like case of legislative bod.
les: it may adjourn from time to time
and shah be the sole judge OF the cleo
ton and qualifications OF its members
The President and I'LL officers Of sale
Convention shall take and subscribe al
oath to faithfully and impartially dis
charge the duties Of their respective
offices.