Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-07
The Dakota Legislature.

the Black Hills providing for consti-
tuuonal convention for South Dakota.
The preamble reads as follows:
Whereas, experience has abundantly
demonstrated that the welfare of the
people is promoted by the establishment
among them ofa permanent government
sovereign in character an republican in
form and whereas, the territorial sys-
tenn Of government has no stability, is
temporary in character, possesses no
powers, and meets neither the require
ments Of the people, nor in the case Of
Dak ota the rapidly increasing demands
of its various and growing interests; and
whereas, il has ever been and still re-
mains the wise policy of the parent
government TO foster and encourage the
dcvelnpment and settlement Of the ter
ritories until such time as their popula-
tion shall be sufficiently numerous to
entitle the people to become admitted
into and become a part of the United
States on an equal footing with the states
which compose the union and. where
as, that part of the territory of Dakota
south of the forty.sixth parallel of lati-
tude now contains population sufficient
to ertitle it to admission into the Union,
and such population now being de'irous
Of being fully enfranchised and of en-
ioying all the privileges of American
citizenship; and, whereas, public opin-
ion in the United States has decided,
and the congress Of the United States,
by their action upon the bill for the ad-
mission Of such part Of Dakota into the
Union, has admitted that that portion
Of Dah ota south Of the forty-sixth paral-
lei does possess the requisite population
and all other qualifications necessary to
entitle it TO admission into the Union as
a state therefore,
BE it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, Of the Territory of Dakota:
Section THAT for the purpose Of en-
abling the people Of that part Of Dakota
south of the forty-sixth parallel to or
ganize and form a state government and
make application for admission into the
Union OF states. 4 delegate convention
is hereby called to meet at the city Of
Sioux Falls in the county OF Minnchaha
in said territory of akota on Tuesday,
the 29th day of September, A. ID. 1885,
at - o'clock meridian, for the purpose of
framing constitution, republican in
form, and performing all other things
essential to ihc preparation of the terri.
tory for making application to the gen
eral government for the admission Of
such part Of Dakota into the Union OF
states.
The bill further provides that the con-
ven.ion shall consist of III delegates, to
be chosen at a special election, to be
held Sept. |, and any counties to be or
ganized after the passage of the act to
be entitled 10 one delegate.
Other bills we're introduced as follows:
By Mr. Wills-Providing for the
maintenance of uniform system of
common schools in the territory. BY
Mr.. Westover-Relating to the appoint
ment of judges of election. By Mr.. Two
mey-Amending the code relating TO
the mortgage Of personal property.
Council bills passed Mr.. Gamble,
chairman Of the council committee, APP
pointed TO confer with like committee
from the house concerning Council Bill
No 65. memoralizing congress for the
division of the territory, reported that
the house would be requested to recede
from its position disagreeing with the
council amendment Recommending divis-
ion on the forty-sixth parallel or the
seventh standard parallel, as congress
should decide. House bills introduced
By Mr.. Smith, creating territorial de-
partment Of agriculture, to consist of one
president and one vice president from
each legislative district. The board
shall appoint secretary and treasurer,
keep an office at Huron, have charge Of
all affairs. and report annually to the
governor, BY Mr.. Helvig, making hours
of labor on the public highway eight
hours instead Of ten, aud exempting af-
ter ninety years of age instead of sixty.
BY Mr. Martin, abolishing the necessity
for proof of existence of corporations
unless their existence is expressly deni-
ed. BY Mr.. Huetson, confirming the
election of district attorneys to counties
where court is held, providing the salary
is not less than 500; repeating the law
for the election Of clerks of court, and
re-enacting the law in relation to their
appointment. BY Mr.. Runkel, estab-
fishing an asylum for the blind at Salem
House bills passed: Enabling physi-
clans TO collect bills two months after
they become due; providing that mar.
ried woman holding property in her
own name, allowing her husband to
make improvements thereon, shall be
held liable for the amount Of improve
ments. The committees on railroads Of
the two houses have practically agreed
to report recommending the passage of
law providing for the appointment of
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