Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19
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considered a huge joke.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A protest was received from Sully
and Potter counties, against excluding
from the constitution "a section giving
to women the right Of suffrage.
1 The president ordered the protest en-.
tered upon the journal, to which }. r.
Gamble of iankton objected. The
president,rea from the rules u para
graph showing that it was in orler Ia
enter all protests in the journal.
SWORN IN.
James \. Ward OF Hughes was sworn
as delegate.
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
r. +. Pettigrcw of Minn"haha. from
the committee on state. county and
municipal indebtedness. submitted a
report. The report says the state shall
not loan its credit or make donation eX.
cept in case Of of public calamity in aid
Of any individual or corporation, nor
subscribe to or become the owner Ot
the capital stock Of any association or
corporation, nor engage in any work Of
internal improvement. The state can
not incur over 100000 Indebtedness
except for the purpose of repelling in.
vasion, suppressing il,surrection or de-
Tending the state or United States in
war. No town, city or county munich
\ patty or other subdivision shall ever
make donation to or loan its credit in
aid of OF subscribe to the capital stock
OF any ASSOCIATION or corporation or
engage in any work of internal i'm.
prOVempnt or become responsible for
the debts of any individual. association
or corporation. No debt of any coun.
ty, city or school district shall ever eN-
coed five per centum of the assessed
value of taxable property.
ACCOr MS AND EXPENDITURES.
The report from the committee on
public accounts and expenditures wa,
rendered by \. Bovnton OF Lincoln
There is little new matter in the report
1t forbids the legislature to grant extra
compensation TO any public officer
agent OF contractor after service has
been rendered or IL contract made. moi
authorize the payment Of any such
claim.
NAME, BOUNDARIES. ETC.
Joseph Allen of Turner reported from
the committee on name, boundaries
aad seat of government. Yankton is
selected as the capital of the state. and
the boundaries encOmpassed in the lines
below the fOrty.siXth parallel.
) BILL OF RIGHTS.
\ report from the committee on bill
of rights was rendered by 4. B. Mel
Vile of Beadle. 1t gives free thought
on all religious matters, free speech and
freedom in sentiment in newspaper
publication; grants the usual rights OF
trial by jury, habeas corpus proceedings
etc. No distinction shall be made by
law between resident aliens and citi.
zens in reference to the enjoyment OIL
descent of property. No law shall evel
be enacted granting to any citizen Oh
class of citizens privileges or immune
ties which upon the same terms shall
not equally belong to all citizens.
IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL.
The report from the committee on
impeachment and removal from Off ct
possesses no feature not usually found
in such articles.
COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
{. \. Keith of Splnk reported bach
from the committee on county ant
township organizations the preambl.
and resolution regarding the organiza
: ton of new counties and it was refer
ed to the committee on schedule.
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.
Majority and minority reports wer.
made by the committee on rights OF
married women. The majority report
says the real and personal estate OF
every female, acquired before marriage
{ and all the prep srty to which she ma,
r become entitled by gift. grant, inheri
/ lance or devise. shall he and remain
the estate and property of such female
and shall not be liable to the debts an(
, obligations of her husband. The mi
nority report is signed by Scion NJ. Da
, boil OF Hutchinson. and holds that al
, real and personal property and all earn
ings of either husband or wife shall bt
. his or hers after marriage and Subjec,
to full control and personal response
bility the same AS before marriage. and
not liable to the individual liability ri
| the one in whom the title is not vested
. but the homestead of any family, not
[ exceeding 100 acres. not inluded in any
| city or village nor exceeding 5000 in
value and owned by either husband OF
wife shall not be sold by one without
the consent of the other, and in ease OF
the death of one the other shall becom.
sole owner of such homestead.
ELECTIONS AND SUFFRAGE.
From the committee on elections ant
rights of suffrage a section was report
ed to take place of the eighth section
stricken from the report adopted yes
terday. 1t read:
ANY woman having the qialitica
tions enumerated in section one OF this
article as to residence and citizenship
may vote at any election held solely fol
school purposes. and may hold any Of
flee relating to schools in this state
PARDONING POWER.
q. {. Moody of Lawrence submitted
"A resolution. which was referred, di
recting that the committee on exec,,
; tive he instructed to, take into consid
GRAFTON and report a proposition for in
cooperating into the constitution sec
, ton providing for the limitation of the
partoning power Of the governor by
creating hoard of pardon, upon whose
| recommendation ou1v affar inyocfiuo