The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

ton Of the Territory north OF said counties and
Sf s o 'i 'Sy;9 y''ts Ss Of s@''s sp"s a
three representaives: No "a. CoddinS.
ton. three representalivea: No, 70, Dnell.
one repr er.stiv'; No. 90, Hamlih. ono repre-
.enstve: No. -. Grant, one represent s,iveS No.
2s, Roberts. one represenrauves NO, -. Browu.
and III that porionot the Territory north OF
said county and south OF the for;h.sixth parallel
tives: No. 80, Day. and al. that portion
OF The Territory north OF saii county
ara south OF The forty-sxih parallel 81 north ld'.
representatives; No, ~, Custer aud Fan River, one
representative: No 3D. Lawrence, Bate and Man
dan, five representatives.
EDUCATION AND scroOy LANDS
All school lands may be offered Tor sale or rent
after one year from ihe assembling of the FIRST
legislature. superinieni icnt "f public instr uc-
,on, sla'e auditor aud treasurer constituting a
bo'r1 TO apprsise and hx the minimum prics for
sale or ren al. but in no case can land b' sold for
lees than <l0 per acre. aud the amount
Of school lands offered for sale within ten
years from date OF ne, ssls shall not exceed one
third Of all the lands set apart for ihe OF the
public 81 oos sixty days notice m,is 'c mad, o.
sales & oo lands. the notices To be ~ de h.. gb
newspapers OF general circulation 10 lie vicinity of
the lands offered for sale. The Lands shall be APP
praised for four years.
SCHEDULE.
All laws now in force In this Territory not re-
pu-nant to this Constitution shall remain in force
until they expire by their own limit be altered
rerealcd by the leg Stature All fines, penalties,
# Dakota shall atcta w the use of the State. AL
officers civil and military, ,io~ holding their offices
and appointments n hi. 1trritory under the an-
tbority of The Uned States or endrr the
authority OF this Territory, shall continue
10 hod ana exercise their respective
offices and appointments -uiil superseded under
this constitution. The first lGeeihg ~ the egisla-
ture shall be AT the city of Nank ton, on t.e frat
Monday Of December next, with power to adjourn
TO aEy other place All county aud township
officers spall continue to hold their respective
OH res unless ta'soyed by competent authority
un II the egisatdfe shell,iH conformity to the
provisions Of this constitutions rrsvide for the
hodHg of elections MI III ii Offices 'eeyee'iyey.
This constitution shall bs submitted, 1t the
election To b. bed on tue Tuesday bext after
TIE first Monday in November, A. ID, 1882. 10
the eieciors quaiei by ihi. Constitution 10 vote at
oil alec'ious Ii it snal appear that majority OF
The votes pole al the said election are Tor the con-
s,ltnun, then II shall be The constitution o! the
State Of Dakeai but IL it shal appear tina, ma
jori'y Of he voes po,Ic are auainst the constttu-
iion then II stall be rejected aud be- null and VOID
Nc'h,ng In this cons tuition or schedule contained
shall be so cons rued as to authorize auy officer
elected under the provisions Of this constitution TO
undertake ths exercise or discharge OF
his oflcal duties, or be entitled to
any pas or by virtue OF such Office until his cons-
tuiiou shall take effect by the admission Of the
State into tue U1on. except only that the leei>la-
tute may meet aud elect Cnited States senators
and the proper SAFE officers iaay Ger ~ thor cleo
i6u All State officers shall be elected Mt III mex
genera ecton aad tho election OF judicial officers
shall be lr ,yded for by the ntrt legislature after
this con4,tn IL ratified br congress-
MINES. MINING AND WATER RIGHTS.
The right To- divert and appropriate the uaappro-
piated waters OF any natural stream In the State
TO Beneficial Uses shall never be denied. Priority
of abprupfiatiuns shall give the better right TO the
extent 10 which susi waters shall be used, or
intended In good faith 10 he used, for such bene
fetal pu poses Vested and accrued water rights
shat be recognized and protected. provided that
noth,ae IN this article contained shall change the
rule OF riparian ownership In that portion OF the
State east Of the Missouri river. All person: and
corporations shall have the exclusive right Qt way
across pubic aud private corporate lands. for The
construction Of ditches canals aud fumes for the
purpose of conveying watrr for domestic purposes,
for the irrig lon of sgri uitnra lands and for min
ing, m ling ami ma ut uring purposes, and Tor
drainage, upon payment OF jus. conpansation.
AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF The coNsrITU-
lI0S
II 5000 legal voters ia al petition ths fret leg.
isaturc sitting after this constitution shall be rati-
fed by congress-, TO amend tire constitution In any
particu ar. then The legislature rhal submit such
Proposed ameniment or amen i.nents to the peo-
pie al a general or special election thereafter, In
such manner ihc legislature shall prescribe, and
II the people shall approve aud ratfy such amend
meht or Amendments by majority OF the electors
voting thereon, such amendment or amendments
shall becon- part of the constitution.
CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL AND
BANKING.
All railroads cauas, and other transportation
companies, are declared to be common carriers,
and subject 10 egisa,i i've control. and the legisa-
ture shil have power to enact laws r. 2ulaing ana
controlling the rates of charges for transportation
OF passengers or freight OF slcn common carriers
from one point 10 another in the State. The legis-
lature shall provide by law that IN all elections
for directors or managers Of fncorpora ed
companies every stoc kholder shall have the right
70 vote in person or by proxy the number Of shares
Of 81 'ock owned by HIM foI many persons as
there are directors managers ~ be elected TO
cumulate said suares and give Que candidate aa
many votes as the number OF directors multiplied
by the number of his shai's OF stock shall equal.
or to distribute them on he saule principle among
the manv candidates as he shall see nj: ana such
directors or MANAGERS shalt not be elected in any
other manner. The property OF all corporations.
hxcep reli rus and charitable, shall be subjected
10 unif rm rate of tax ton
COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC oFFIcERs
The saias les Of executive officers shaIl.te:
A Year
Governor. $1,000
State Treasurer. Auditor sud Attorney
Superintendent of Public Iustru ton and
The Iegi.laiure will fix the salaries Of judges OF
the supr me court
CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE
There shalt ue two reprtsen atives TO congress
from a, large, and the legislature shall choose two
UniteG States senators.
1hS resume covers the salie points Of tho
constitution, aid gives the reader fair com
prehensio Of whatit contains. The document
would occupy egnt or nine columns OF the
PIONEER PRESS, ana is being classified into
about twenty hve articles The convention
has ordered In, 900 copies of the constitution
tn be printed In the English language aud
900 each in the Scandinavian and German
hntuagcs, 10 DO dis rbuteI among the voters
of the proposed STATE, With the following
ADDRESS.
We. your delegates. have done the work which
you committed To our hands, and as a result pre-
sent the constitution which IL now sent forth for
your approval or reisction No action was taken
in forming the constitution uaiil by careful re-
search into all authorities a1d prrceden's we
were fully satisfied that We had tns
right to take every step here provided.
There is no doub, remaining that we have full war
rant for all our actions, not only in our sense of
justice, hu, in formal euactments and decisions by
the highest Authorities known under onr courts
and cons,iuions In the progress of our work, as
was TO tie expected. OPPOSING views have been
warmly urged. but the result fnally reached has
been heartily adopted. II therefore remains for
you TO set you. seal upon this instruments b"
declaring through your ballots that you accopt this
as ihe constitution of yoar state. You ard you
alone breathe the breath OF life into this work
which W. have done in your nanis by yonr voice
Of approval you mske 1t Instinct with life, and. a,
the same time, iiit yourselves ont OF bondage into
the condition of frsemeu, exercising all your own
ghta OF Sc < gpvernment, we're no one can abridge
your eninym mt of llie, liberty aud the pursuit Of
happines~
TIE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
was selected to-day, and is composed as fol-
lows:
Bate; s W. Duncan, B,ulr: James II. stevens
Bon Homme: Le-oy W. White. Brookings: T..
a. erm.u, Buffalo: john IL Drake.
Bowen: T.. VI. Flvan. Custer; A. B
Lucas, Charles Mix; c, J. sherwooi. Clark; +. b
Dawson, Clav: Z. O. William, CodinetoD; A. w
Hager. DAWSON: II. Rasgles. Day: +. A. Gaiehell.
Due: J. +, Cadahan, DOUGLASS: H. =,
ReclI. Edmnpds: A. (. Stswarr. Fall River: T.
L. Kn6I, Fanlk: \. l. Lothian. Grant: Henry
Miller, Hani: T. c. Johuson Hyde; +. ID. Foster.
Hanson: J. B. Cheever, Hamn; S,on NJ. Daboll.
Hutchinson: James Ward. Hughes: c.
w. Mcdonald. Jerauld: G. B. Mac
donald, Kngsbury: Arthur +. Smith,
Lake: Frank j. wa.habaugh. Lawren ;:
o. r Clifford, Lincoln: =. ii Bronsoo, Minor; r.
r. Pettigrew. Minnehahs; H. NJ. Williamson,
Moody: J. T. Ratan. MeCook: c. l.. Woal. Pen
ningtou; ID. NJ Hunt, SpInk; John +. Whiting.
Sanborn: jams Bryson, Potter: J. IL Wes,over
i,ul'y; Vail .. Thielman. Turner; e. +. Wallshan,
Union: w. S. Bowen, Yaukion.
The convention virtually closed mp all the
work to night and mauy Of the delegates will
ltave the G ty on the morning trains The
rep ri of tho committee on arrangement and
PHI "a .c..'ogy will BE- made to- -morr.w, however.
rendering she const tufon IN IT'S Dn,i compile
lion, aud lite adoption will DO but \
matter OF form. Al to-nighrs session the
mat er of the election of Statu and legislative
n sals A.