Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18

h hours OF meeting OF the cunHen-
tion-4A \. NJ, 2 and 1870 r. NJ. The reso-
luton prevailed.
PROHIBITION.
\ prohibition petition was received
from citizens of Dakota, other petit
lions. asking that the subject of prohi-
bition be submitted to a popular vote
at the same time the constitution is
presented for ratification. were present.
ed, from BonHomme county and
another from the citizens of the terri
tory in general.
JUDICIARY.
q. c. Moodyof Lawrence submitted
the report of the judiciary. The report
contains the usual provisions c%ontroll-
ing courts. Terms of Judges Of the
supreme court are fixed as follows:
Five Years for thase elected at first
election in state. and at all subsequent
elections four wears; and the districts
are fixed as follows: First, all that
portion of the state lying west of the
Missouri river; second, that portion ly-
ing east Of the Missouri river and west
of the Dakota river: third. all that
portion of the state east Of
the Dakata river. The judicial cir
cults are arranged as follows: First
circuit, the counties OF Union. Clay.
Lincoln, Turner, Hanson, Lake, Min
nehaha, McCook, Miner; second, Yank-
ton. Bon Homme. Charles Mix. Doug
las, Hutchinson, Dawson. Aurora.
Brule, Buffalo and Jerauld; third,
Brookings, Moody. k%ingsbury. Clark.
Hamlin, Deuel. Grant. C%odington, Day.
Roberts, the Wahpeton and Sisseton res
ervations and all that strip OF territory
now included between the north line of
the county of Day and the torty-SiXth
parallel: fourth. Beadle. Hand,
Hyde, Hughes. Sphinx, Brown.
Sully. >anborn. Potter, Edwards,
Faulk. Walworth, Campbell. McPher-
son and including all that portion Of
the state lying north of those counties
and south OF the forty-siXth parallel of
north latitude. and including all such
portion of the state living between
those counties and not forming a part
of either:r fifth. all that portion Of the
state lying west of Missouri river. pro-
vided that all parts OF the state not in
cluded in the foregoing boundary and
description of circuits shall be attached
to and form part of the second circuit.
The report further provides that there
shall be electedin each organized coun-
ty Il county judge. to be judge OF the
county court, term two years or until
otherwise provided by law, their COM
pensation to he fixed 10y law. County
courts to be courts of record and shall
have jurisdiction in all matters OF pro-
bate and no shall be eligible to the
office OF county Judge unless he be
learned in law and at least twenty-five
Years of age and having the qualifica-
tions OF. an %elector, and no county Judge
can at the same time act as an attorney
at law. The creation of offices relating
to police courts, and the time of hold
ing I'LL courts, and other details are left
to the legislature to fix.
READING DISPENSED WITH.
On motion Of NJ. Grigsby of Mime
haha. the reading Of all reports at
the time they are presented to the con.
yention for reference to the printing
committee will be dispensed with.
ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT.
&C. Moody OF Lawrence moved that
a committee of three on enrolment and
engrossment be appointed. with
George IL. Hand Of Yankton
us chairman. The motion prevailed
and the president appointed Mr.. Hand
chairman, a. Il. Melville of Beadle
and G. W. Mcdonald of Jerauld.
.|. IMPEACHMENT.
The report of the committee on i'm
parchment and removal from Office was
called up for adoption by Charles Ster-
ling Of Sphinx. The report is not dis
similar from that found in common
state constitutions. One or two unim-
portant amendments We're made and
the report was adopted and referred to
the committee on ~phraseology.
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
+. +. Baum Of Aurora called up the
report Of the committee on state, coun-
ty and municipal Indebtedness.
j. II. Gamble of Yankton moved to
strike out the words except in case Of
public calamity in connection with the
section forbidding the state to make
donations in aid of any individual. as
Sociation or corporation.
r, +. Pettigrew! Of M%innehaha ex-
planned that the committee intended
the clause to cover such calamities as
had occurred in the states, by storm.
etc, and thought the legislature could
be trusted in such matters.
NJ. E. Rudolph OF Lincoln said he had
suggested the clause to the committee,
and that the history Of many states
showed that there are times When the
legislature should be allowed to aid
sufferers in calamitipS.
The motion Of J. r. Gamble prevail
ed and the words were stricken out.
CD. b. Harris of Yankton offered
an addition to section 3, prohibiting
city. town, county or other subdivision
OF the state assuming the liabilities Of
any individual, association or corpora
ton. The addition provided that the
assumption of such Indebtedness may
be made 10y a vote of the majority Of
the electors Of the municipality af-
fected.
G. G. Moody Of Lawrence thought
that would open the doors to all sorts
Of robbery OF the people; that the peo-
pie generally We're constantly being at
tracted by some ignis fatuus that never
realized.
Mr. Harris arnloiDol that tho vo+n