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,~araller or north, ,ar,uue. three representatives

parallel or north latitude. three representatives
No. Fl. Hughes. two representatives; No. %.
south Of the forty.sixth parallel of north lati-
tS1s: two .ep.esentstivesN No; %, co sgiIak.
one representatite No. 26; Hamlin. one repre.
sentative. No. %. Grant; one rep.esontatiya No.
and all that portion Of the Territory north OF
said county and south Of the fcrth-sixth parallel
tiyes the No. n? 81 b i%'s,itna aaa ' af that 1spF ecl9ioa
and south of the forty-sixth parallel of north lat
itude. one representatige; No. 81, Pennington sn1n two
representative: No. SO. Lawrence, Butte and Man
dan, five representatives
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL LANDS.
All school lands may be offered for sale or rent
after one year from the assembling of the first
legislature, the superintendent Of public instrut-
ton. state auditor and treasurer constituting a
sale or rental, but in no case can land b. sold fcr
Of school lands offered for sale within ten
years from date of first sale shall not exceed one
public SCI ools. Sisty days notice must be made Of
sales Il school lands. tho notices to be made Though
newspapers of general circulation in tie vicinity Of
the lands offered for sale. Tkslands shall be APP
praised for four years.
SCHEDULE.
All laws now in force in this Territory not re-
| pugnant to this constitution shall remain in forco
until they expire by their W limit or be altered or
repealed by the Legislature. All fines, penalties.
forfeitures and escheats acGruing to the Territory
Of Dakota shall accrue to the use q this State. All
officers, civil and military, now holding their Offices
aud appointments in this Territory under the au-
safhhs . o. Of fne this HD''S Territory stasys shall Dn %eontia nue.
to hold and exercise their respective
offices and appointments until superseded under
turs shall be- at the city Of Yanktons on the first
Monday of December next. with power to zdjourn
to any other place. an county sN's and township
Officers shall, shall continue continue to to- hold coan their respective om,n e
until the legislature shall, in conformity to the
provisions of this constitution. provide for the
holding of elections to fill such offices respectively.
election to bs held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday, in November, A. D.. 1889. to
all elections. If it shall appear that a majority of
| the votes polled at the said election ATE for the con-
| %stitution, then it shall be the constitution Of the
State of Dakota; but if it shall appear that a mas
jority Of the votes polled are against The c%onstitu-
tion, then it shall be rejected and be null and void.
Nothing in this constitution or schedule contained
elected under the provisions of this constitution TO
his hHa'f' Official dut ae,'''s Or be entitled to
amy ,M;Id pay yh or BY wi yirt etss Of such SS office off, , %ntjl.his c 81 ST.
l at2oo SAuti " eNS tS
| State into tho Union, except only that the legisla-
ture may meet aud eject TWO United States senators
and the proper State officers may certify their cleo
ton. All State officers shall be elected at the mex!
general election and the election of judicial officers
shall be provided for by the first legislature after
| this constitution is ratified by congress.
MINES. MINING AND WATER RIGHTS.
The right to divert and approximate the unappro-
priated waters of any natural stream in the State
TO beneficial uses shall! never be denied: Priority
of appropriations shall give the better right to the
extent TO which such waters shall be used, OF
intended in good faith to be used, for such bene-
fetal pu; poses. Vested and accrued water rights
| shall be recognized and protec.ed: provided that
\ nothing in this article contained shall change the
rule Of riparian ownership in that portion of the
State east Of the Missouri river. All persons and
corporations shall have the exclusive. right 81. way
across public and private corporate lanas, for The
construction of bitches; canals and fumes for the
purpose of conveying water for domestic prrposcs
for the irrigation of agricultural lands and for min
ing, milling and manufacturing purposes, and for
drainage, upon payment of just compensation.
AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF THE coNsTlTU'
If 5000 legal voters shall petition the first leg
islature sitting after this constitution shall BIO rati-
fed by congress. to amend the constitution in any
| particular, then the legislature shall submit such
proposed amendment or amendments to the peo-
| pie at a general or special election thereafter, in
such manner as tho legislature shall prescribe, and
if the people shall approve and ratify such amend
ment or amendments by a majority of the electors
| voting thereon, such amendment or amendments
shall become part OF the constitution.
l CORHONAI1ONS OldER IdAN MONAC1IAL AMI
BANKING
All railroads, canals. aud other transportation
companies, are declared to be common carriers,
and subject to legislative control, and the legisla-
ture shall have power to enact laws regulating and
controlling the rates of charges for transportation
of passengers or freight of such common carriers
from one point to another in the State. The legis-
lature shall provide by law that in al elections
for directors or managers of incorporated
companies every stockholders shall have the RICH
to vote in person or by proxy the humble of shares
of stock owned by him for as many persons a
there are directors or managers to be elected, or Il
cumulate said shares and give, one candidate al
by the number of his shares of stock shall equal
or to distribute them on the same principle among
the manv candidates as he shall see fit; and sucl
directors or managers shall not be elected in any
other manner. The property of all corporations.
except religious and charitable, shall be subjected
to a uniform rate of taxation.
COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
The salaries Of executive officers shall be:
4 Year
State Treasurer, Auditor and Attorney -
Superintendent Of Public instruction and
Secretary of State 800
The legislature will fix the salaries of judges OF
CONGRESSIONAL n LEGISLATIVE.
There shall be two representatives to congress
from at large, and the legislature shall choose two
United States senators.
This resume covers the salien points of the
constitution, and gives the reader a fair com.
prehension of whatit contains. The document
would occupy eight or nine columns Of the
PIONEER PRESS, and is beng classified into
about twenty five articles. Tho convention
has ordered 10000 copies Of the constitution
to be printed in the English language and
1000 each in the scandinavian and German
languages, to be distributed among the voters
of the proposed State, With the following
ADDRESS:
We, your delegates, have done the work which
you committed to our hands, aud as a result pre-
sent the constitution which is now sent forth for
your approval or rejection. No action Was taken
in forming the constitution until by careful re-
were fully. satisfied that We had tbs
right to take every step here provided
There is no doubt,remaining that we have full war
rant for all our actions. not only in our sense 81
justice, but in formal enactmects and decisions by
the highest authorities known under our court.
and constitutions. In the progress of our work, as
was to be expected. opposing views have been
warmly urged, but the result finally reached has
you to set your seal upon this instruments BY
declaring through your ballots that you accept this
as the constitution of your State. You and you
alone can breathe the breath of life into this work
Which We have done in your name. By your voice
of approval you make it instinct with life, and, at
the same time, lift yourselves out of bondage into
the condition of freemen, exercising all your own
rights OF self-goyernment. were no one can abridge
your enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness"
THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
was selected to-day, and is composed as fol-
lows:
S. L. Baker of Aurora county: E. NJ. Bowman,
Bon Homme: Leroy w. White, Brookings: E.
A. Herman, Buffalo: John H. Drake.
Bowen; =: H.: Flyan; Custer; A. 3.
| Hager. Dawson: r. Ruprles. Day. p. A. GatchelI.