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

ganization, shall proceed to draft con-
stitution for that portion Of Dakota
! south of the 46th parallel, republican in
form, in which shall be defined the
boundaries Of the proposed state south
of the forty-sixth parallel II shall be
the further duty of said convention TO
provide for an election by the people of
| the proposed state, at which election
| the said constitution shall be submitted
to the people for ratification; and at
which election the state officers, mem-
Der Of congress, members of the lecis.
lature and all other officers provided for
in said constitution shall be elected and
the said convention shall have power TO
provide all necessary means for holding
said election and for assembling said
legislature when elected, and for carry
ing into effect all the purposes of said
constitution; provided, that the ex.
penses Of all special elections under the
provisions of this act, and Of any or.
dinance of said convention, shall be paid
by each county in said territory re-
spectively.
Sec. 7. The delegates to the said con
stitutional convention shall each receive
per diem Of two dollars and fiftv cents
$3.50 for each days attendance upon
said convention, and five (5) cents per
mile for each mile necessarily travelled
in going TO and returning from said con.
vention, said per diem and mileage TO
be paid by the territorial treasurer,
upon the warrant of the territorial au-
ditor
Sec. s. The territorial auditor is here
by authorized TO audit and allow the ac-
counts Of the several delegates TO said
convention, upon the certificate Of the
presiding officer OF said convention,
coun;ersigned by the secretary thereof
Sec. 8. Said convention shall have
power to elect secretary, assistant
secretary, employ stenographcrs, a
chaplain, sergeant-at-arms, messengers
and clerks, and janitor, each OF whom
shall receive such compensation as the
convention shall determine, to be au-
diied and paid in the same manner as
the accounts Of the members OF said
convention are audited and paid.
Provided, that said convention, he-
fore is adjournment, shall ascertain The
entire expense of holding the same, in
cIudi IL ;hc per diem and mileage of its
members, compensation Of lis officers
and all necessary expenses, and shall
certify the same undcr the hand OF H. e
presiding officer OF said convention. ard
attestc'l by the secretary thereof, 10 the
secretary Of the territory, which shall
be filed BY the said secretary Of The ter.
ritory in his Office and be kept as II rec
ord thereof, and il is hereby made the
duty of the several boards of county
commissioners OF the counties named
herein, or represented in sail conven-
ton, TO cause 20 be levied and collected.
IN The same manner as other taxes are
levied and collected, special tax suili-
cient To pay all of said expenses, which
tax shall be appor;ioncd among the said
Counties in proportion to their assessed
valuation, and when said tax is collected
in each Of said counties, the same shall
be paid by said countie. into the terri
torial treasury.
Provided, that in case Of the division
of the the territory of Oak ota, or the adj
mission of the southern half as a state
before the collection and payment OF
said tax into the territorial treasury as
herein provided, then the treasurer OF
said state or territory formed from that
portion of Dakota south Of the forty
sixth parallel, as the case may be, shall
Ia such proportion Of said moneys as the
assessed valuation Of property in North
Dakota bears to the assessed valuation
Of property in South Dakota, in said
new state or territory.
Sec. TO- The laws now in force gov
erning elections and the canvass and
return of the votes cast therein, and the
qualifications of the voters. shall govern
in any election that may be held under
this act or under any ordinance Of said
convention; but said convention shall
designate the board OF state canvassers
and ordain the method by which the
result Of the state election shall Le
promulgated. The said convention
shall also provide the manner of pre-
senting the said constitution to the con-
gress Of the United States, and do and
ordain all things necessary to be done
for the purpose of carrying into effect
the government Of the state so soon as
it shall be admitted into the Union OF
States.
Sec. IL. That the members of said
convention shall not receive pay for q
session of more than thirty days; but
said convention may sit for longer
period and may adjourn from time tc
time.
Sec. IL. That for the purpose Of de
fraying the expenses Of said convention
there is hereby appropriated out Of any