The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-09-25

OF suffrage report dS ASALO"9'
Male citizens twenty one years OF age electors
suffrage NAV be exteL ded to other classes OF clii-
zens hy a law ratified by a majority Oh IHo
electors at a general election; women alioWSu w
vote at school elections and holo sCho1l nos
provide for a separate submission OF Vne qu''
ton of making no distinction III sex
The following minority report was SUI
mitted by McCallam of Beadle's:
The legislature may extend the right OF SUI.
trace nv general law to any class or classes OF
nit;IenS 0f This state not enumerated III section
one of this article, provided they shall nave !no
same qualifications as to age, residence anu CIV
zenship as the electors named IN secIlon Il "
this article.
Section l of the report Of the committee
on the compensation OF public ofncers hAes
the salaries of the state officers as follows:
Governor, 81, 300; judges Of the supreme
court, 50, 800; judges Of the circuit Go4rt, -, CIV,
these salaries may be lncreaseu @9oo az
1890; secretary of sta e, treasurer ana AUDITOR
81, o superintendent OF public INSTRUCTION.
ST, 800; attorney general, $1,000; lieutenant
governor, double the salary OF a state senator
no fees or perQuis1tes permitted 1or any uuVloS
connected with their offices.
The following sections are taken from the
report Of the on
BANKING AND CURRENCY:
Section l. If a general law shall be enacted,
it shall provide for the registry and counter
signing by an officer of this state of ali bills or
paper credit designed to circulate as money, ana
require security to the full amount thereof to be
deposited with the state treasurer.
Section 2 limits the existence OF banks 10
twenty years.
Section 3 holds stockholders indefinitely re-
sponsible for all contracts, debts and engage
ments Of corporators TO the extent OF thelr
stock.
The committee on amendment and revis-
ion of the constitution recommended that
when an act for amendment passes the leg
~islature it shall be submitted for ratification
of a majority of the electors, after
publication for twelve weeks, and provides
for a constitutional convention by vote
OF two-thirds Of the legislature if notified by
a majority of the electors. The convention
shall consist of as many members AS the lower
house. A resolution was adopted to-
day providing for evening sessions,
but even with this PROVISION
the work of the convention can hardly be
completed within a week. The president
announced the following standing commit
tees to-day:
To draft a memorial to congress-Moody,
Booth. More, Updyke, Laybourne.
To drafe an address to the people of Dakota /;
Campbell, Brookings, Kanonse. Gault, Miller.
Sioux FALLS, Oak. Special Telegram, Sept
17.-More business was transacted by the
convention to-day than at any previous time
since it's assembling. There is a growing
feeling among the delegates that they must
complete the work before them and adjourn
at an early date. The reports of two stand.
ing committees-judiciary executive and
administrative-were considered, adopted
and sent TO the engrosstng committee. The
provisions of these reports are substantially
the same as when reported to the conven-
ton.
The supreme court is to consist Of three
judges, with power to increase the number to
hve, as occasion requires; the term of office to
be six years; judges to be elected from districts
by popular vote; the state to be divided into
three districts, as follows: ..
First District-Al that portion of the state
lying west of the Missouri river.
Second District-All that portion Of the state
lying east of the Missouri and west of the Da-
kota river. .-
Third District-An that portion of the state
lying east of the Dakota river. .
The state is to be divided into five circuits,
with a judge for each, whose term shall be four
years.: each county to have a judge with probate
powers-term of office two years.
The remaining provisions are similar to
those OF other constitutions. The executive
and administrative apportionment consists
of the usual officers, the terms of office of
each to be two years. The duties of all
officers except governor and lieutenant gov
ernor are to be prescribed by law. In COM
mittee of the whole, Haines of Turner in the
chair, the report of the committee on bill of
rights taken up during the afternoon, but
the consideration was not completed. The
clause relating TO eminent domain, SO far as
concerned the granting of the right of way
70 railroads, called out a spirited discussion.
Several reports of standing committees were
made during the day. The committee on
naming boundary and seat of government
recommended that the state be called Do
kota, and that the northern boundary be the
forty-sixth parallel.
THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
AS to the location ( the seat of govern
ment, the report reads as follows:
Section 3. The question of the location Of a
temporary seat of government shall be submit
ted TO a vote OF the electors OF the proposed
state OF Dakota, In the same manner and at the
same election at which this constitution shall be
submitted, and the place receiving the highest
number OF votes cast on this question shall be
the temporary seat of government until q per-
manent seat of government shall be established,
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. A. The legislature, at it's first session
after the admission of this state, shall provide
for the submission or the question of q place for
q permanent seat Of government TO the qualified
voters OF the state, and that place which receives
q ma Jority Of all the votes cast upon that ques-
tion shall be the permanent seat Of government.
The committee on exemptions submitted
the following report:
LUG Ilkut OF Tue ItDtOr 10 enjoy bne coWIorIS
and necessaries OF life shall be recognized by
wholesome laws exempting from forced sale a
homestead. the value OF which shall be limited
and defined by law. to all heads OF families, and
q reasonable amount OF property the kind and
value of which shall be faxed by general laws;
but no change in the exemption laws shalt be
effective In the collection OF any debt contracted
prior TO the adoption OF this constitution.
A minority report provides that the
amount Of real estate exempted shall in no
case exceed So. 200. nor the amount of per-
sonal property $1,000, and that real prop
erty shall not be exempted from executions
for labor performed thereon. or for the pur-
chase price thereof Tn chairman of the
standing committees on bill Of rights re-
ported W additional provisions, one that
no person shall be required to perform any
service for the public on any day sci apart
by his religion as q day Of rest, and the
other fha5 The principles of government AT a