Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-22

Of any ordinance Of said convention.
Sec. z. The delegates to the said con-
stitutional convention shall each receive
. per diem Of two dollars for each days
upon said convention, and
i've cents per mile necessarily Travelled
in!going to and returning from said con.
vention, said per diem aud mileage to be
paid by the provisional state treasurer,
upon the warrant Of the provisional
state auditor, who are hereinafter pro.
vided for.
Sec. 8. The provisional state auditor
is hereby authorized to. audit and allow
the accounts Of the several delegates to
said convention, upon certificates of the
presiding officer OF said convention,
countersigned by the secretary thereof.
Sec:9. The said convention shall hold
session for period not to exceed forty
days, bat shall have power to adlonrn
from time to time. or to meet ut the call
of the president Of the convention.
Sec. 10. The said convention shall
provide the manner of presenting the
said constitution to the congress Of the
United States, and do, and ordain all |
things necessary to be done for the pur.
pose OF carrying into effect the govern
ment of the state when it shall be ad. |
mittsd into the union of the states.
Sec. IL. That said convention shall !
have power to appoint state treasurer,
and state auditor. and to define and
prescribe their duties and pay, which |
officers shall serve Professionally until the
state government shall go into opera
ton.
Sec. IL. In case of the refusal, neglect
or inability of any county board to act,
the remaining members or member OF
such county board shall have power to
appointa member or members to take
the place of any one so refusing, neglect
ing or being unable to act. Aud in the
case of the refusal, neglect or inability
of any county board to act, the president
OF the state executive committee shall
have power to appoint a county board.
In all other cases, where for any reason,
there is no county board to act and there
may not be time for the state executive
committee to act, the citizens may ap-
point county board pro tenn.
In case of the refusal, neglect or ina.
bility of any Judge or judges Of an elec.
tion to act, the remaining Judge or
Judges shall appoint others to act in
their place. And in case of the refusal,
neglect or inability to act of all the
judges of election, the county board may
any reason this is lmpracticable, the
qualified electors present at the polls
may appoint judges Of election. No mere
technicality nor informality in the form
of the election shall be deemed to vltiste
or avoid the same, it being the sole in.
tent and object of this ordinance to as.
certain and give effect to the true will of
the people Of Dakota, as expressed by
their ballot at the polls.
Sec. l3. There shall be appointed by
the president of this convention, before
this convention shall adjourn q state
executive committee consisting of.........
..... members, who shall serve
until the meeting and organiza.
ton of the constitutional convsn.
ton. Said committee shall have full
power to do and perform all thing,
i, necessary to the carrying into effect o.
the provisions of this ordinance; they
shall appoint county board in eaei
! county of the proposed state; make anc
issue instructions and regulations will
: regard to the details Of all elections helt
in pursuance of this ordinance; fill al
. vacancies in their own number, or in th
. county boards; call all adjourned meet
ings of this convention, or order nev
/ elections for another convention; orde
new or special elections in case of neces
3 sity for the constitutional convention
| and perform and exercise such othe
o duties and powers as may be imposed O
g conferred upon them by this ordinanc
' or convention. They shall fix their ow
o times and places of meeting; and thre
i. members shall constitute quorum wit
Z power to transact business.
;. More than one unexcused absenc
d from any regular meeting by any men
' Der thereof shall be deemed to work
1 vacancy in his Office, which may be file
4 ct the discretion of the committee; br
,s any member may by writing delegat
70 his power to act on the committee
J. any member thereof.
IF The state executive committee sha
q, meet and organize on 1.-THE day of the
70 appointment, and before this conventit
adjourns, by the election Of . presiiel
at and secretary. and shall keep record ,
ID their proceedings: They may emplc
d all necessary clerical assistance.
10 AoCOs AZ. ~ SAdkl Oo tuC 1uTkuSI III
e, of the several county boards, within t,
le days after such election, to certify to Il
d. secretary of the territory, the names
n. all persons voted for as such delegat
n. from their respective counties, with t
rs number of votes cast for each, and
if transmit the same to said secretary; a,
1t, the several county clerks are hereby
N, quested to sign said certificates, but 50
ch certificates will be sufficient and valid
n. made and signed by the county boar
e. alone. In case it shall for any reas
ke be found impracticable for the secreta
en- of the territory to receive and preser
all said returns, the president of the Sc
all executive committee may direct su
an certificates to be sent to the clerk of t
be supreme court of the territory.
NJ. Sec. Is. The secretary of the tel
lie. tory or clerk of said supreme court
til requested te receive all certificates
es. transmitted to him, and to enter
i've names Of all persons 30 certified to !:
er. as such delegates, in book which
he will provide fer that purpose.
en And he is further requested to act y
a the state executive committee in the e
ON vass and compilation of the returns
fl the election and to sign all certifica
an and proclamations of the result of
la. election, with SAID executive commit
,is- He is further requested to make to
me constitutional convention. a separate
the and certificate of the result of the el
m ton. signed and certified by him.
of Sec. l6. In all matters mot her
ibe provided for, especially, the btate exc
lis tive committee shall have power
of maka all neceaaarv rnlea and ra0l