The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-10-02

The provisions of the report Of The COM
mittee on municipal corporations, US
adopted are ~ follows:
The legislature shall provide by geReral laws
lai corporations. not to exceed four in number:
no TAX assessment to be lcvisai or collected, or
debts contracted by municipal corporations.
except In pursuance Ut law; lsO street passenger
railway or Telegraph or tekell.ione lin en- to be
constructed within the limits OF any village
without the consent Of its authorities.
Sioux FALLS. Oak. Special Telegram. Sept
@.-Tyie feature Of to-tlay's session Of tho
constf f.utiOnal convention was the cOnsidera-
ton Of the report of tho committee ON ex-
emp'.ions, and the section adopted in the
following form:
Tao right Of the debtor To- enjoy the comforts
snsi necesssries Of life slsall be recognized by
wholesome laws exempt ug from forced sale
homestead. the value Of W hich shall be limited
aesd 6y a and o. to oil hsa ds Of ans
value OF which to he fxed by geneIal laws
RAILROAD TAXATION.
The committee OH revenue and finance, to
which was referred yesterday the matter Of
railroad taxation, reported the following
section, which was adopted:
All taxes to bc raised In this state ahAll BIO
cording to its value in money. to be ascertain.d
by such rules. Of appraisement and assessment
uH may be prescribed by the legislature by gem
shall pay tax in proportion tn the value Of his.
her or its property. And the legislature shall
provide by general law for the assessing and
ievyinv OF taxes OH CORPORATION prOparty aS near
as may be by the snnle rules as are crowded for
the assessing and levying Of taxes on individual
property.
This settles the question, and lea.es tho
power to assess tho value of all railroad
property with tho local authorities Tho
report of the committee on state institutiSGs
as adopted this morning contains the follow
Ing provisions:
Tho charitable and penal Institutions of tho
state to consist Of . penitentiary, insane hos
IitaL school for the deaf and dumb. school for
the blind and reform school: said institutions
Ties ana corrections. not to exceed five members.
appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
senate: all state educational institutions to be
ing OF nine members appointed By, the governor
and connrined by the senate: ca ch institution
1e ~ hoard Of fs s.ees Of tive
70 apl'Oint faculties and provide for manager
inent; all removals subject to the approval OF
the regents; the regents To serve aix ycars and
trustees five years.
The report Of the committee. on mines.
mining and water rights was all stricken
out with the exception of the sec, ion refer
ring To instruction In mining and Ill stallurgy.
Inc report OF the committee on ban king and
currency. adopted without change, contains
the following provisions:
All general banking laws hereafter ,.na. ted to
providc Tor the registry md countersig nina bya
sca.e ocer OF al bills OF credit and TO re. uirc
re nrity to the full amount thereof in state or
United States securities: every banking cont
nany to cease operations within tive lty yeaL,
have power to provide for the reorga nization Of
such banks: shareholders or stocI holders OF
banking corporttions to he held indl, 1dualy
TO the extent Of their stock at par value such
liability to continue for ono year VI Ter trans-
fer or sale Of stock
AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE:
A motion introduced by Moody of Law
renee was adopted, providing foc tho up
pointment OF u commission of tiftees to take
into consideration the measures nee essary to
carry out the law Of the legslatup, and the
proceedings OF this convention N .ating to
the holding of the election at whiu the con-
stltution is to be submitted and of cers to be
provided for be elected. This committee
Will act until the executive con mittce of
seven provided for in the schedu lie shall be
appointed. Immediately after th e opening
OF the evening session the comr littce was
announced, as follows:
Campbell. Booth, Frank, Grant. Kellau. Ka-
mouse, Netil Alexander. Ga,llt, Nail ics, Brook
inss. Dollard. Wright OF BroOkings, Williams
A sa..,i.,.,
icso,ution was adopted that when the
convention ndjourns after drafting coll
stitution, it adjourn to the first Tuesday in
May, the members then conveninr to hav,.
the power co adiourn fr, n" ,,ov tn d.v ar "o :"
n d,v CERTAIN Tha @o,a % M" .s :" ,'..; us y. 10
a,,a 10y s,, IeiI'in me com mfttee on education
anu school ianis submitted supplemental
report embodying the Iowa plan of invest
ing school funds
This authorizes tho at: .to f., ,end tho nut,;,.
school funds to the scve :a counties. the amount
apl'ortioned to each county TO be iii proportion
to population: counties TO i.s per cent interest
oy i1yes se @ se o, tne nnds and TO have authority to
i!ni,nd t.s ~. SANE in iafm iortgages state or
exceed ,er c.ni tuS IT. a rate OF interest not 70
Tha r.,orr w,s ,a,n+.,, .,,a .,.+;o,
amended so .ha. ""n ~, auupuu ~, anu Ace'on
..,,, ~ .liu' .nae me fate OF interest on
iahas so!d shall be fixed at instead of 1
per cent The report OF the committee OH
the rights of married woman, recommending
that nil properly, real and Dersonal he'd in
title hy wona,, hotora ,na...pea ,s eu 'i
o,,.r s ..u;.As "u..n Do.ofe ,na.ase commune 80
..f ~as a,,an.s. a,..e, was adopted a resolution
convention to Territorial Secretary Teller