Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-30


and the state executive committee, to
be appointed as hereinafter prescribed
are hereby authorized, empowered and
required, and the several county clerks
Of the several counties Of the territory
are hereby requested and the several
county boards herein provided for are
hereby authorized and required to is
sue notice Of such election ut least ten
days prior to, by publication in the
newspapers of each county, stating the
obiecs of such election and the number
Of delegates TO be chosen in each, and
shall otherwise substantially conform
as near AS NAV be, to the notice of elec
ton provided by law for general elec
tions.
Sec. 4. The president of the state exc
cutive committee shall receive all cer,i
fcates SO transmitted 10 him by the sew
eral county boards and shall preserve
the same, and ii is hereby made the
duty of the said state executive commit
tee to enter the names of all persons 50
certified TO them rs such delegates in 4
book which they shall provide for that
pIrpose and it is made the duty of the
said state executive committee within 20
days after the said elections TO canvass
and compile all certificates and ret rls of
said elections, and ascertain the names
Of the several delegates who shall have
been duly elected in their several coun-
ties, and to make proclamation thereof
in the newspapers of the several coun.
ties, and to issue certificates of election
to the several delegates elect
Sec. 5. The delegates 50 elected at
such election shall meet at the time and
place appointed by the ordinance, and
in such room as the state executive com
mittee or convention may provide, and
at the hour heretofore named the
president ofsaid state executive commit
tee or some member elect of the said
convention shall call the convention to
order and shall call the roll of its mem
DtIS IIOUl lIic DUN IltIclO.oIt ~
if such book can be obtained, and if not
from the official returns of the said clec-
ton and the certificates of election of
each member in such manner as the
convention shall prescribe and the sew
cral delegates as their names are called
shall take their seats in the said conven
ton.
Sec. 6. The said convention, after its
organization, shall proceed to draft n
constitution for the state Dakota, repub-
lican in form. in which shall be defined
the boundaries of the proposed state of
Dakota 1t shall be the further duty of
:hc said convention TO provide for AN
election by The people Of the proposed
state to be held on the day OF the gen.
eral election in 1888 or any such other
nate, at which election the usual consti
tuition shall be submitted TO the people
for ratification or rejection; and the said
convention shall have the power To pro-
vide all necessary means for holding the
said election and carrying into effect all
the purposes Of the said constitution.
The convention shall have power to
provide for all the expenses Of the said
election held under the provisions of
this ordinance and Of any ordinance of
the said convention.
Sec 8. The said convention shall hold
a ses sion for period Of not TO exceed
forty days, but shall have power to ad-
journ from time to time, or meet at the
call of the president Of said conven-
ton.
Sec. TO- The said convention shall
provide the manner Of presenting the
said constitution 10 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 adj
mitted into the union OF the states.
Sec IL. That the said convention shall
have power to appoint state treasurer
and state auditor, and TO define and pre-
scribe their duties and pay, which Off
GERS shall serve Professionally until the
state government shall go into opera
ton.
Sec IL. In case Of the refusal neglect
or inability Of any member Of any coun-
ty board to act, the remaining members
or member of such county board shall
nave power to appoint member or
members to take the place of any one SO
refusing, neglecting or being unable TO
act, the president of the state executive
committee shall have power to appoint
county board In all other cases
where, for anv reason there is no county
board, and there may not be time for
the state executive committee to act, the
citizens may appoint county board pro
tenn. In case of the refusal neglect or
inability Of any Judge or judges of cleo
tion to act. the remaining judge or judges
Of election shall appoint others to act in
their places; and in case of the refusal
neglect or inability to act Of all the
judges Of election, the county board may
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