The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

~. The returns OF the epumerator,
are to be made in writing. giving name, age AN,
sex to the county enumerator who shall col
Ia'o All returns and turn them over to the chic
enumerator, who shall colate ell return
from counties and place them il
possession OF the chairman Of thu
census committee The committee are
70 compla1e their work sod make returns be.
| fore NOV. 1, ana The chief enumeralor mn.
make report 10 the chairman Of the commit
lee before Dec j. The payo the enumerators
cents for each inhabitant enum-
Grated by them, and the county
enumorator is u receive cent for
hye persons enumerated III his comuuty. and
the chief enumerator cent for every zen
persons. The chairman OF the commit
Tee Is instructed to issue a
certificate OF the amount due
| each person employed in the work when I'm
| lshed, and the first legislature after the adnp-
tion OF the constitution will make provisions
ior thelr payment During the consideration
of The report Of the committee on
COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
vast deal Of discussion was directed 10 the
subject OF reducing the area of counties found
TO be too large, aud how it could be
done, a1d what TO do with the
fractions of counties TO be made on the north
erh Ioundary OF the State by division on the
forty-sxth parallel How the deb.s of
the consolidated or divided county were
entered INTO ihe enigma 1t was proposed that
II be left 10 ma jority vote OF counties
aHtctei lbe section. as adopted leaves
the matter TO the gislature regarding
acb'S OF counties divided or consolidated
but decrease Of the area of a county may b.
tHecteu by majority vote Of electors of the
G. unity Effected ana petition 70
the legislature Majority representation
III the legislature occupied great deal OF time
IN debate lhe subject had been referred to
the legislative committee, and was reported
back without recommendation Delegates from
the sparcrly settled counties supported minority
representa- ION, or the ground that II was their
only saivallon 10 get representation at all
IL was hpally decided that il was
All governmental matter; that it had not
proven success i'll States whore it
had been tried aud that inasmuch az the
. 'edent had been established in the out
set to lhcorI otate 10 new Wrinkles
Es one delegate put il, II was
defeated, and Dakota is 10 have no minorln
representation IN the legislature A. C.
"ellette, from the committee on cor
pofauons other than banking and munici |
The committee. This report has been antici |
pa'ed with more than ordiaary interest on |
account OF the effect il must have upon the |
TAXATION OF hAILRoAD PROPERTY
The property OF all CORPORA ions, except re. |
Iigious ard educational, is placed upon the |
samo footing 80 far a. taxation IL concerned AZ |
All other plolcty. The State cannot become |
stocktolder III any corporation or assume |
lhe liabilities Of any corporation, nor
grant subsidies. The coat Of arms and the seal |
of Dakota were designed--a shield wrapped |
with the American flag, depending from The
leak OF an eagle In the back
ground of the shield range
II hills aud the chimney Of I'm, Ting furnace:
II The center of the shield river, bearing q
teamboat, on either bank Of the river
ram OF cars; III the middle fore
round field OF wheat and |
field of corn; in The immediate right fore
round white man st hI- plow; in tue lett
o oieground an lndlan and lepee Both the
'hlie man aud Indian are looking a,
rift III the clouds, where appears the legend
rear God and take your own part;" this
fEehd u be the motto OF the State OF Dakota |
Il adopting the report, the boundary line
! The State, the forty SIKH parallel was not
ispu,ed, but HE north line of the State OF |
'ebi aska was substituted for the Mis-
our river on The south, on ac- |
cunt of the shifting river bed
was accused Of already attemutinp |
} purloln an island or two which have turned |
p from the ever-changng channel Of the Mis-.
}Sit tlIt 9pt 9 tbs. erFtagv seBb unAaipbhe
nd rights Of ffiage giving Woman the ballot | ,
elections and making them eligible to hold | !
u ccs pertaining TO school management came |
p aud was passed motion 10 ,
ake women eligible 10 hold any office, but ,
ote only ~ school elections, received & out of
bont 130 votes While the subject was under
lscnssion, Judge Moody OF the Black Hills !
elivered All ardent speech 7