Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

of the number of votes cast tor each peIson , tn
for at such election, and shall transmit the same l "
~. arss;dent of the state executive committee ny
mail. and shall file for record a duplicate ana ~
tilted copy of said return with the county ei'" "
SEC. 40. The president of the state eSeenuou
committee shall receive all returns OF the eics shaiii
Transmitted to hun as above PROVIDED, af,.r said
preseryc the same. Within twenty days atter 800
election the president of the said state eAe." sa;;d
committee, together with such members ni IN
committee as may assemble with MN a,;cc Of
the secretary of the territory, the CHIEF ]usuee
the territory, il they will SO act, and WIN su,n
other officers of the territory as he may associa.s
with him. who shall consent to act, shall g r'' snch
elections, and shall thereby ascertain me to,.i
number of votes cast at such election the .osat
number of votes for the constitution u anu as of
votes cast for and against "prohlo'oom,
and the total number OF votes cast
IL, TOR" AND AND the t asain number Of votes cast for each
city, town or place as the Temporary scar OF S9s.
crn,nent'' and the total number OF votes cast iof
each person voted for, for any Office at the said elee.
ton, and shall declare the result of said election
in conformity with such vote and shall make pro
clamation thereof in the newspapers OF the TERRI
They shall all also make and certify a listof
votes 50 cast for senators and representatives TO
the legislature, and a list of names OF the senators
and representatives who shall thus be ascerta,nea
to be duly elected, and also a list OF the names OF
ali officers who shall thus be ascertained to be duly
elected. They shall also make and transmit to the
SIatf leGlSlHIGIe upon IAG MS Qh} VA -. "sSNs'
blage, a true return of said election, and OF the
names of all officers and all representatives. ana
senators Of the legislature SO elected, and OF inc
number of votes cast for each. Said list of sena.
tors and representatives shall constitute the roll
With which, the senate and house OF representa-
tives shall be organized. They shall also maze
and transmit to the state legislature, immediately
upon its organization. a list of all the state and lu-
dicial officers who shall thus be acclaimed to have
been duly elected, with a return OF the number shs Of
thereupon be the duty of the Legislature in JOINT
session to canvass and compile said returns for all
the said officers, and to declare the result of said
committee shall issue certificates of election to all
Ipsnxs n who shall i he S,v. ,"sce been du as
The person receiving. the highest number Of
votes at such election for each office lice herein named
SEC. az. Any vacancy in tho office of the state
executive committee shall be filled by the state ex-
ecutive CO eommitt ss;a or quorum thereof srse, as IS soon on
held at the place designated as the official quar-
tiers of the said committee.
SEC. 49,. The superintendent made in this con,
%stitution shall govern the elections above provided
for, for members of the state legislature. AT the
first election held under this ordinance for sena-
shall be elected thirty-three senators and 90 repre-
sentativcs and these shall be the members of the
senate and house Of Representatives of the state
SEC. A.. The first legislature assembled. after
the adoption Of this Constitution, shall have the
power to continue in session a longer time than
sixty days, or to- adjourn from time to time, and
rcassemble at the call of such officers as they may
prescribe, until the state shall be admitted into
the union, or their term Of office shall expire.
SEC. IS. The ordinance and schedule enacted
by this convention shall be held to be valid for all
the purposes thereof.
SEC. 10. The governor, representatives to con.
gress. and senators of the United States, whose
election is provided for in this schedule and ordin-
anee, shall. together with two other persons to BIZ
selected by the state executive committee, const,.
ths ratification Of this constitution by tho people,
to present this constitution to the president and
congress of the United States, and request adnis-
sion of the state hereunder into the union of
states. And they shall have power to do and per.
form all things necessary and proper, to carry into
effect the purposes for which they are thus APP
pointed.
SEC. 81: The first Legislature elected under this
constitution shall, at an early day, take steps to
ritoriai funds. and the Territorial = in.
adoption Of the constitution between the state Of
not included within the boundaries Of the state,
such division to take into account the value and cost
of the various public institutions located in the
given that congress may make such provision for
the payment by this state OF the existing indebted
ness of the territory Of Dakota. as it shall deem
pay so much thereof as congress may provide.
SIC. 2S. A!t the existing archives, records and
books belonging to the territory of Dakota shall
state of Dakota, and be deposited at the seat of
government of the said state with the secretary of
state.
and deposited in the Office of the secretary of
state, and printed copies thereof shall be prefxed
to the the,ab,oso li;t containing the laws of the state, and
SEC. 80. The following form OF. ballot is adopt.
CONSTITUTIONAL TICKET.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
All persons desiring to vote for the constitution
or for any Of the articles .lcls . submitted to a separate
Al persons who desire to vote against the con.
stitution. or any, articles separately submitted, may
erase the word Yea"
For the Constitution, Yes. No.
For Prohibition, Yes. No.
For Minority Representation, Yes. No.
or...............a as the temporary seat of govern
For Governor,
For Lieutenant Governor,
For Secretary Of State,
For Auditor.
For Treasurer.
For Attorneys General,
For Superintendent of Public Instruction,
For Commissions Of School and Public Lands,
For Judges of the Supreme Court,
Second district. 49,.
Third district. .,....
For Judge Of the Circuit court. circuit.
ForJudse Of the County Court.
For Representatives in Congress,
For State Senator, :.
For Representatives in the Legislature,
SEC. 81. The failure to use this form of the
ballot herein prescribed shah not yitiate the vote,
# the intent of the voter is clearly ascertainable