Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-09-29


ritory now included between the north
line Of the county Of Day and the forty
sixth parallel Of north latitude.
Fourth--Bcadle, Hand, Hyde, Hughes
Sphinx, Brown. Suliy, Sanborn, Potter
Edmunds, Fsulk, Waiworth, Campbell
Mcpherson, and including all that por.
ton Of the state lying north of those
counties and south Of the fody-siN'i
parallel Of north latitude, and including
all such portion Of the state lying hc
tween these counties and not forming
part of either.
Fifth-All that portion Of the state
lying west Of the Missouri river, provid
e,! that all parts OF the state not inclui
ed in the foregoing boundary and de
scri ption Of circuits, shall he attached
and form a part of the Second district.
There shall be elected in each organ
lied county county judge. The lcgi4
latnre shall fix the salaries Of all judge
and court officers. Justices Of the peace
shall have jurisdiction in Ill cases not
involving over 500.
All school lands may lie offered for
sale or rent after one year from the as
sembling Of the first Legislature. the su-
perntendent Of public instruction. state
auditor and treasurer constituting q
board to appraise and fix the minimum
price for sale or rental, but in no case
can land be sod for less than SiO per
acre, and the amount Of school lands
offered for sale within ten wears FROM
date Of first sale shall not exceed one.
third Of all the lands set apart for the
use Of the public schools. Sixty days
notice must be- uuade of sales Of school
lands, thu notices 70 be made through
newspapers Of general circulation in the
vicinity Of the lands offered for sale
The Lands shall DC appraised for four
years.
All laws now in force in this territory
not repugnant TO this constitution shall
remain in force until they expire by
their own limit or be altered or rrpealed
by he legislature. All fines. penalties
f,rf.'itnrcs and eschrats accruing to the
territory ot Dakota shall accrue "a the
use of the State Ali Ulcers, civil aud
ln!.it.r;, npT hu!ling heir Offices and
appointments in this teIri' .,ry under the
authority Of the Unilcl States or under
;ilr authority Of this territory. shall con
tinue to ho'd and exercise their respect
i've offices and appointments until super
srdcd under this constitution. The first
meeting of the legislature shall be at the
,ity Of iankton, on the first Monday Of
December next, with power To adjourn
TO any other place. all county and
township Officers shall continue to hold
their respective offices unless removed
by competent authority until T. G legis-
laturc shall, in conformity to the pro
visions Of this constitution, provide for
the holding of elections to fill such
Offices respectively. This constitution
oii'' NC ouohiI'Cu, at tbC SiCCtiOu W Oc
held OH the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, A. D., 1888, to the
electors qualified by this constitution to
vote at all elections. If it shall appear
that majority Of the votes polled at
the said election are for the constitution,
then it shall bc the constitution Of the
state of Dakota; but ii it shall appear
that a majority Of the votes polled are
against the constitution, then il shall be
rejected and be null and void. Nothing
in this constitution or schedule contain
ed shall be so construed as to authorize
any officer elected under the provisions
of this constitution TO undertake the
exercise or discharge Of his official du
ties, or be entitled to any pay or by vir-
tue of such office until this constitution
shall take effect by the admission Of the
state into the Union, except only that
the legislature may meet and elect two
United States senators and the proper
state officers may certify their election.
All state officers shall be elected at the
next general election and the election Of
judicial officers shall be provided for by
the first legislature after this constitu-
ton is ratified By congress.
If 5000 legal voters shall petition the
first legislature sitting after this consti.
tuition shall be ratified by congress. to
amend the constitution in any particular,
then the legislature submit such propos-
ed amendment or amendments to the
people ut a general or special election
in such manner AS the legis-
lature shall prescribe, and if the people
shall approve and ratify such amend
ment or amendments by q majority of
the electors voting thereon, such amend
ment or amendments shall become part
of the constitution.
All railroads, canals, and other trans
portation companies, are declared to be
common carriers, and subject to legis-
lative control, and the legislature shall
have power to enact laws regulating and
the rates of charges for
transportation Of passengers or freight
of such common carriers from one point
to another in the state. The legislature
shall provide by law that in all elections