The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-10-01

4 court to So, 500 after the year 1890. The
report Of the committee on state, county
and municipal Indebtedness waa adopted
The report prohibits the state from loaning
Of any corporation; allows the state to incur
i debts not exceeding in the aggregate $500 900
TO- defray extraordinary expenses; prohibits
their credits limits county, city. town or school
district debts to 5 per cent upon assessed value
Of taxable property therein; provides for the COL
lection o. an annual tax sufficient to pay tho
Interest and principal Of debts. f55Sifssiiss5i
The provisions Of the report of the COM
mittee on municipal n corporations, as
adopted, are as follows: Is:.f & "a, ii5i !,
The legislature shall provide by general laws
Tor the organization and classification OF munici-
no tax assessment to DO levied or collected, or
| debts contracted by municipal corporations
except In pursuance q law: no street PASSENGER
constructed within the limits Of any village
without the consent OF its authorities. y,
4 Sioux FALLS, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept.
23.-The feature Of to-day session of the
constitutional convention was the considera-
ton of the report of the committee on ex-
emptions, and the section adopted in the
following form: tS IS. 55t Ks ssil 3. u
The right of the debtor to enjoy the comforts
and necessaries Of life shall be recopnized by
i
/ homestead. the value! of which shall be limited
and defined by law. and to oil heads OF families
| q reasonable amount OF property, the KIND and
value OF which to be fixed by general laws n
4. RAILROAD TAXATION. IS
The committee on revenue and finance, to
A which was referred yesterday the matter Of
railroad taxation, reported the following
section, which was adopted:
All taxes to be raised In this state shall be
uniform on all real and personal property &C.
eordlng to its value IN money, to be ,ascertained
MS may he prescribed by tho legislature by gem
ieral law, SO that every person and corporation
her or is properly And the i Ell y shall
4 provide by general law for tho assessing and
leyying of taxes on CORPORATION property as near
the assessing and leyylng Of taxes on individual
property. "a n ~ n q
Il This settles the question, and leaves the
power to assess the value OF all railroad
property with the local authorities The
4 report Of the committee on state institutions
as adopted this morning contains the follow
Ing provisions: sf55.;s
The charitable and penal institutions OF the
pisa School for the deaf and dumb s school for
the blind and reform school; said institutions
to be under the control OF state board OF charl-
j appointed by the governor and confirmed ~ the
senate; all state educational institutions to be
under the control Of q board OF regents consist
ing Of nine members appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the senate; each institution
to be governed by q board OF trustees Of five
4 members appointed by the regents, said trustees
ment; all removals sub ect to the approval of
the regents; the regents TO serve SIX years and
trustees five years. IS III
The report of the committee on mines.
mining and water rights was all stricken
out with the exception Of the section refer
fs{
The report Of the committee on banking and
currency, adopted without change, contains
the following provisions: 3 AZ
All general banking laws hereafter enacted to
provide for the registry and counterstgni bya
state officer Of all bills Of credit and to REQUIRE
g. tnrity 70 the full amount thereof in state or
| pany 70 ccase operations within twenty years
from the time Of organization; the Legislature IS
hays power to provide for the
banking corporations to be held individually re-
sponsible for all contracts OF such corporations
to The extent OF their stock at par valuc such
liability to continue for one year after trang-.
/ feror sale OF 4tock s
s :3s i AN IMPORTANT cosIMrTTEE s III
a motion introduced by Moody Of Law
renee was adopted, providing for The al al
pointment of commission: Of fifteen to take
into consid Iteration the measures necessary to,
carry out the law OF tho Legislature and the
proceedings Of this convention relating to
the holding of the election ut which the con-
stitutton Is to be submitted and officers to be-
provided for be elected. This committee
VIII aots until the executive committee oil
seven provided for In the schedule shall be
appointed Immed iately after the opening
| Of the evening session the committee wns
announced. ms follows: e
Campbell. Booth, Frank Grant, Kellam. Kas
iass Doilard. Wrisht ii Bgacla sse #i Rh19a
olntion was adopted that when the
Econve ntion nd ourns after dfaf tiae con- On
1 stitu tfon, 1T adjourn TO the first Tuesday In
May, the members then conyening to have
4 the power 60 adjourn from day to day. Or to
i day certain The commit ee on education
4 and school ian1s submitted d supplemental
i report embody the Iowa plan Of invest-
Ing school funds n 4
Tbs authorizes the state to lend the public
scnoo! inndS 70 the several countfes tile amount
apporttoned to each county TO be III prunortion
20 population counttcs to pay pcr cent interest
ior the use Of the funds and TO have authority to
i invest the eame In farm smortgnges, state or
i Uaitep State bonds at d rate or interest not to
1 exceed per cent. al az
4 The report was adopted, md section 4
4 amended 80 that TINT the rate OF interest on
i lands sold Khnll De fixed at 8 instead 81 4
4 per Cent The report OF this colnmitte on
i the rights Of married women, recommending
that all property. real aud personal, held Id
i titie br Women before marriage continue SO
4 after marriage was adopted "a + resolution
A was adopted extending the Thanks Fpf tho
convention TO Territorial Ses rstary Teller
dered ss
i Sioux FALLS, Oak Special Telegram. Sept
4 14-The convention spent the greater part
4 Of the day In conBlde ntlon OF the report OF
4 the committee on schedule. a long Discus
i, sion occurred over section 8, relating TO the
4 counting OF Ayotes cast nc the election to
A ratify the constitution. The report by the
committee provided for d ballot, containing
the words, For \ the const tion, \ and
Against the consd don, 8 as well as, sFor
the article, and q gainst the article, = 10 be
used In voting for an article separately sub
mitted also blanks for the insert Hon Of names
4 OF persons to be voted for for state officers.
4 In counting the votes. Judges, according to
\ the report, were authorized to count for tho
constitution all votes upon which neither the
words For, nor e gainst, should be
/ erased, the same rule II to apply In
II counhng votea cast for arti0lea separately
4 submitted, The discussion called out opin-
4 Ions from nearly every member Of the con-
4 yenHon, numerous suggestions being offered
4 as to the proper hdjnstuant of the matter.
4 The section under discussion wAs referred
4 back to the committee with Instructions to
i revise the game mud report to the cOilyeu-