Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-06-13

| Whereas, Public opinion in the Unit
ed States has decided and the congress
of the United States, by their actor
upon the bill for the admission Of such
part of Dakota into the Union, has adj
mitted that that portion of Dakota south
of the forty-sixth parallel, does possess
the requisite population and all Other
qualifications necessary TO entit.e it to
admission into the Union as state
therefore,
BE ii Enacted by the Legislative Assembl,
ofhe Territory Of Dakota:
section /. That for the purpose OF
enabling the people of that part of Da
kota south Of the forty sixth parallel to
organize and form a state government,
and make application for admission into
the Union of states, a delegate conven.
ton is hereby called TO meet at the city
Of Sioux Falls, in the county of Mime
haha in said Territory of Dakota, on
Tuesday, the Sth day Of September, A.
ID. 1885, at twelve o'clock meridian, for
the purpose Of framing a constitution,
republican in form, and performing all
other things essential to the preparation
Of the territory for making application
to the general government for the ad-
mission Of such part of Dakota into the
Union of States.
Section gives the apportionment of
delegates Of each county and a,Iots one
from Custer, to Fall River, to Butte,
2 to Pennington and s to Lawrence
county.
Sec. 3. An election for the purpose of
choosing said delegates is hereby ap-
pointed to be held on Tuesday, the
30th day of June, 1885, at which time
the delegates to said constitutional con-
vention shall be chosen; said election
shall be conducted in all respects as
elections under the general laws Of this
territory, and the several county clerks
Of the several counties Of the territory
required 10 issue notice of such election
at least twenty days prior thereto, stat
irg the object Of such election and the
nnmOer and character of the officers to
he chosen, and shall deliver the same to
he sheriff, who is required to post the
same as the law now requires and the
several boards of county commissioners
are required to establish precincts for
such election, and to appoint polling
places and Judges Of such election, and
to 10 and perform all things that are
now required OF them by law in case of
general elections; and the canvass and
return of the votes shall be as now re-
quired by law in the case of county
officers; and il is hereby made their
duty of The several county clerks to is
sue certificates Of election 10 al persons
who shall be declai ed elected provided,
that the persons receiving the highest
number Of votes at such election shalt
be elected as such delegates 1t shall be
the further duty of the several county
clerks, within ten days after such elec-
ton, to certify to the secretary Of the
territory the names of all persons chosen
as such delegates from their respective
counties, and to transmit the same to
said secretary by mail.
Sec. 4. The secretary Of the territory
shall receive all certificates so trans
nitted to him by the several county
clerks, and shall preserve the same. and
it is hereby made his duty to enter the
names Of all persons so certified to him
as such delegates is book which he
shall provide for that purpose.
Sec. 5. The delegates so elected at
said election shall meet at the time and
place appointed ty this act, and in such
room as the secretary Of the territory or
the convention may provide, and at the
hour heretofore named the secretary OF
the territory, or some member.elect OF
said convention, shall call the conven-
ton to order, and shall call the roll OF
the members from the book heretofore
provided, if such book can be obtained,
and if not. from the official returns OF
said election, and the certificate Of cleo
ton of each member i'm such manner as
the convention shall prescribe. and the
several delegates as their names are
called, shall take their seats in said con.
venhon. When the calling Of the roll
of members shall be completed the sew
eral delegates shall be required to take
and subscribe an oath to support the
constitution Of the United States, and to
faithfully and impartially discharge
their duties as delegates to said conven-
ton. Said oath may be administered
by said secretary or bv any judicial
officer Of the territory. The convention
shall then proceed to organize by the
election Of a president (who shall be
chosen from among the delegates) and
the other officers herein provided for
Said convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for their government as
are provided in the case of legislative
bodies, it may adjourn from time tc
time, and shall be the sole Judge of the
election and qualifications Of it's mem.
bers. The president and all officers o