Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-22
south Of the 46th parallel, to organize
and form state government, and make
application tor admission into the union
Of the states, delegate convention is
hereby called to meet at Sioux Falls

lereby called to meet at Sioux Falls
sss at IL O'clock merid.
an, for the purpose Of framing state
republican in form, and
loing and performing all other things
to the preparation OF the terri
;ery for making application to the gen.
.ral government for the admission of
Iuch part OF Dakota into the union of
he states.
Sec. 2. The said convention shall be
OF one hundred and fifty men,
1ers who shall be apportioned among
,he several counties of that part of the
territory south of the 46th parallel.
Provided that all organized counties
IN the territory south of the 46th parsl-
lei at the time of the election hereinaf-
ter provided for is held, to choose mem.
bers to said convention, and which
are not above named, shall be
entitled to one delegate, who shall be
given seat, and have vote in said con.
vention as other members thereof, and
said delegate shall be in addition to the
number heretofore provided for.
Sec. 3. An election for the purpose Of
choosing said delegates is hereby ap.
pointed to be held on first of August, |
A. ID. 1883, at which time the delegates |
to said constitutional convention shall |
be chosen. Said election shall be con-
Quoted in all respects as elections under
the general laws Of the territory; and the
state executive committee, to be appoin-
ted as hereinafter prescribed, are hereby
authorized, empowered and required,
and the several county clerks of the sew
eral counties of the territory are hereby
requested, and the several county boards
herein provided for are hereby authori-
zed and required to issue notice of such
election at least thirty day prior thereto,
by publication in the newspapers of each
county stating the object OF such cleo
ton, and the number Of delegates to be
chosen in each, and shall otherwise SUBJ
stantially conform as near as may be to
the notice of election provided by law
for general elections, which notice may
be posted by the sheriff or the county
boards hereinafter provided for, or by
both in the manner required by law for
posting notices ofelectlon. The election
precincts and polling places may be the
same as now provided under the law in
reference thereto. But the county
boards, to be appointed as hereinafter
provided may, if they deem it expedient,
at least twenty.days prior to such elec-
tion, establish new precincts for the
whole or any part of their respective
counties and fix the polling places there
in, and said county boards are
hereby authorized and empowered
at the same time or thereaf-
ter to appoint judges of election, and
such judges of election shall have author
ity and perform all things that are now
required of judges of election, by law, in
the case of general elections; and the
canvass and return of the votes shall be
in the form now required by law in the
case Of county elections; and it is hereby
made the duty of the several county
boards to issue certificates Of election to
all persons who shall be declared elected
provided that the persons receiving the
highest number of votes at such election
shall be elected as such delegates. II
shall be the further duty of the several
county boards, within ten days aftel
such election, to certify to the president
of the state executive committee tht
names of all persons chosen as such dele
gates from their respective counties and
to tranemit the same to said president oi
said etate executive committee by mail
Sec. 4. The president of the stat.
executive committee shall receive al
certificates 80 transmitted to him by tn
several county boards and shall preserv
the same, and it is hereby made the dat,
of said state executive committee t
enter the names of all persons 80 cert
| fed to them as such delegates in bool
which they shall provide for that pul
pose. And it is made the duty of sal
state executive committee within twent
j days after said elections, to canvass an
compile all certificates and returns Q
, said elections, and to ascertain the lame
, of the several delegates who shall hav
been duly elected in their several coul
ties, and to make proclamation theret
i'll the newspapers of the several countie
: and to issue certificates of election
l the several delegates elect.
' Sec. 5. The delegates so elected ,
such election shall meet at the time ar
place appointed by this ordinance, an
? in such room as the state executive con
J. mittee or the convention may provid
2 and at the hour heretofore named Il
{ president of said state executive con
: mittee or some member elect of said CO
}, vention, shall call the convention to Q
r der, and shall call the roll of its membe
4 from the book heretofore provided,
/. such book can be obtained, and if NJ
from the official aeturns of said electic
It and the certificates of election of ca
t member, in such manner as the conve
a ton shall prescribe, and the several del
Il gates as tLeir names are called shall tai
e there seats in said convention. VIII,
the calling of the roll of members sh,
ls be completed, the several delegates sh,
D be required to take and subscribe
]. oath to support the constitution of Il
e United States, and to faithfully and il
is partially discharge their duties as de
le gates to said convention. Said oa
3. may be administered by said pr,
it ident of said state executi
committee, or the chief justice of the t
is ritory, or by any judicial officer of
e. territory. The convention shall th
Of proceed to organize by the election OF
q. president, who shall be chosen fir.
le among the delegates, for the other o
It, GERS herein provided Tor. Said cow,
q. tion shall adopt such rules and regn
rt tions as are provided in the case OF leg
ID lative bodies; it may adjourn from II
al to time and shall be the sole Judge of
ta elections and qualifications Of its me
bers. The president and all officers
re said convention shall take and subscr
~ an oath to faithfully and impartlally {
,. charge the duties of their respective
Is. fees.
,g SEQ. 6. Said convention, after its
% ganization. shall proceed to draft c
stitution for the state of Dakota, rep
en- lican in form, in which shall be defil
OF the boundaries of the proposed stats
III. Dakota. It shall be the further duty
nd said convention to provide for an e
ise ton by the people of the proposed stl