Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-09-14

pealed
Passed Sept Sd, 1883.
| Approved Sept. 10th, 1883.
| Published Sept. 18th, 1883.
JEROME J, FLINT. Mayor.
JOE d. MILLS, City Clerk.
The State Makers.
| Sioux FALLS, Sept. IL Prohibition pe-
| tillons were received from the counties Of
Bcadlo, Mnnehaha, Lincoln and Turner.
sentsd by Porter Warner, and afterwards
secretary and caused much merriment.
They were all referred to the legislative
committee. Ward Hughs, BY permission
took the oath of delegate.
The report of the committee on county
state and municipal Indebtedness pr0vi-
ded first, the state shall not loan on it,
credit OF make a donation except in case
Of public calamity, in aid of any indi-
vidual association or corporation, nor
subscribe to or become owner of the capi-
tai stock OF any association or corpora
tion nor engage in any work OF internal
improvement.
Section 2 provides for defraying ex-
traordinary expenses and making public
Improvements, but stlpulatcs that the
aggregate amount shall not exceed $780,
600. This amount may be exceeded,
however, to protect the state or United
States.
Section 4 provides that no county or
town, city, or school district shall incur .
debt to exceed the amount of per cent.
of assessed valuation.
Section provides that cities and towns
mourning any Indebtedness shall provide
for the collection of an annual tax suff-
cient to pay interest and principal when
due. All laws or ordinances providing
for the payment of interest and principal
OF any debt shall be lrrepealable
A report was received from the COM
mittee on public accounts and expendi-
lures. Sectlop4 of the report provides
that the legislature shall not grant extra
compensation to any public officer nor
authorize the payment of any claim
against the state. 1t, however, provides
that the Legislature may make apprepria-
tlons for all expenses incurred for sup
pressing lnsurrectlon and repelling inva-
sion.
The committee to name boundaries
recommended that the name of the new
state be Dakota, gave proposed bounda-
ries, which are the same as the present
territory would be divided on the 46th
ment at Yankton.
The report Of the committee on bill Of
rights is very lengthy. Among clauses
embraced are liberty Of the press, free
religion, trial by jury, etc.
The suffrage committee presented
substitute for section s which was pre-
viously struck from the report as follows:
Any woman having the qualifications
enumerated in Sec. Is Of this article as to
residence and citizenship may vote at any
election held for school purposes and
may hold any Office relating to schools In
this state
The impeachment committee presented
their report, a long one, and containing
many alterations from their former one.
The following report was received from
the committee on rights OF married
women and referred to committee on
printing. The real and personal estate
of every female acquired before marriage
and all property which she may after
wards become entitled shall remain the
estate of such female and shall net be
liable for the debts Of her husband; that
the wife shall have the absolute one
third of the real estate of her husband
owned by him at the time of his death Is
her dover. Minority report OF same
committee: All real and personal pro-
perty and all earnings of every married
man or woman shall remain his or hers,
and the property of the husband or wife
shall not be subject to the control nor be
liable for the debts of the other, and may
be devised by will by either, the same as
If unmarried,
Judge Moody offered the following res
olution, which was referred to the execu-
tive committee:
Resolved, That the committee on ex-
ecutive department be instructed to take
into consideration the report of the propo-
sltlon Of Incorporation into the constitu-
ton providing for limiting the pardoning
power of the governor by creating .
board of pardon upon whose recommen-
dation only, after investigating, shall
pardon be granted.
Mcdonald, Of Klngsbnry, offered .
resolution that the president appoint .
special conference committee Of seven to
draft and report prohibition section of
the constitution recommending the man
ner in which it should be submitted to
the people.
judicial elections. The following was
offered.
Resolved, That the Judiciary committee
be requested to consider the expediency
of providing for the election of all judges
at some other time than that prescribed
fer the election Of governor and members
Of the legislature. Referred to the judi
ciary committee.