Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-01

GERS was adopted The provisions with re-
vard TO salaries are as follows;
Governor g,..........., .+...t..t, ., 9vo
judges supreme court.-.,,... ..s..'...., sS,99oo
JUDGES circuit court .;,s,,cr 40
Superintendent public instruction i'a"o
Lieutenant governor, salary double that
com,nissionsr Of school and public lands. 1.so0
The legislature is granted power 70 m
crease salaries of governor and Judges SUI
preme court to IS, 900 and judges circuit
court TO 81, 800 after the year lsVo. Inc
report OF the committee on state, county
and municipal Indebtedness was adoptea'
The report prohibits the state from loanlng
Its credit TO or subscribing 70 the CAPITA 5000
~ any cortoration allows the state 70 Incur
debts not exceeding IN the aggregate Toupou1Vu
TO defray extraordinary expenses, pronip,ss
cities towns and municipalities from Ioahlhg
their credits; limits county, CITY, town OF scHout
district debts TO per cent upon assessed value
of taxable property therein; provides for the col
lection OF an annual tax suiiicient 10 pay tno
interest and principal OF debts.
The provisions OF the report OF the COM
mittee on municipal Corporations, as
adopted, are as follows:
The legislature shall provide by general laws
for the organization and classification OF munici-
raj corporations. not TO exceed TOUR IN nutinet'
no tax assessment to be levied or cohecteu, OF
debts contracted Wv municipal corpofatlons,
except ia pursuance Of law; no street PASSENGER
railway or telegraph or telephone lines 70 DC
constructed within the limits OF any village
without the consent Of its authorities
Sioux FAILS, Oak Special Telegram, Sept
93 The feature of to-day's session OK inc
constitutional convention was the considera-
ton of the reporG OF the committee ON ex-
emptions. and the section adopted IN ths
following form:
The right OF the debtor TO enjoy the comforts
avid necessaries of life shall be recognized by
wholesome laws exempting from torced safe
homestead, the value OF which shall De lmiIed
ana defined by law, and TO all heads Of tam.les
n reasonable amount OF property, the kihu anu
value OF which to be fixed by general laws
RAILROAD TAXATION.
The committee ON revenue and finance, to
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 properly ao-
cording TO its value In money, 70 he ascettAiheu
by such rules of appraisement ana assessmc men
al NAV be prescribed by the legislature BY gem
cral law, so that every person and corporation
shall pay tax In proportion u the value OF ms;
her or Its property And the legislature shaii
proyide by general law for the assessing ana
ieyying OF taxes on corporation property a. near
as may be by the same rules a. are provided Tor
the assessing and leyying OF taxes on lndiylaual
property.
This settles the question, and leaves the
power TO assess the Valae OF all railroad
property with the local authorities The
report Of the committee on state institutions
az adopted this morning contains the follow
ing provisions;
The charitable aud renal institutions of the
state to consist OF pcnitentiary, insane hos
pital, school for the deaf and dumb, school for
the blind anu 70 Storm school; said institutions
TO be under the control OF state board OF chari'
ties and corrections, not TO exceed nye mem beers,
appointed by the governor and confirmed By the
senate; all state educational institutions 30 be
under the control Of n board OF regents consist
ing OF nine members appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the senate; each institution
TO be governed by board OF trustees Of five
members appointed by the regents, said trustees
TO appoint faculties aud provide for manage
ment; all removals subject TO the approval OF
the regents: the regents 70 serve six years and
trustees hye years
The report of the committee on mines,
mining and water rights was all stricken
out with the exception OF the section refer
ring 10 instruction in Mining aud metallurgy.
The report OF the committee on banking and
currency, adopted without change, contains
the following provisions:
All general banking laws hereafter enacted 20
provide for the registry and couutersigning by a
state 0Hlcer OF all bltS OF tfedlt, aud 10 require
Sc urity to the full amount thereof in state or
United States securities: every banking aou-
pany to cease operations Within twenty years
from the time OF organization; the legislature %
have power TO provide Tor the reorganization OF
such banks, shareholders or stockholders OF
banking corporations TO be held individually re-
spcnsiblc for all contracts Of snch corporations
10 the extent Of their stock st par value, such
liability TO continue for one year after trans
"a. sale CT stock.
The committee on roads, bridges and other
internal improvements reported that in their
Judgment the interests of the people do not
require any special provisions ON the sub
ject, except proper limitations TO the power
of the legislature to contract debt or expend
public funds The report of the committee
on amendments and revision OF the consti-
tuition was adopted. 1t contains the follow
ing provisions:
Amendments may be proposed in eithof house
OF the legislature, and when passed by both
houses shall be transmitted to the people a vote
OF majority OF eieotora being necessary &c
adoption 81 the ssine$ or . convention for fran
ing amendmeats may he called by vote OF two
thiFds at the members of the legislature subjec,
"a toteOt the people.
AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE
motion introduced by Moody of law,
renee was adopted, providing for the ap
pointment OF a commission of fifteen to take
into consiaegaSioa the measures necessary to
carry ont the law OF tho legislature and the
proceedings OF this convention relating 70
the holding of the election at which the con.
stitution is to be submitted and officers to be
provided for be elected This committee
will act until tho executive committee OF
seven provided for ia the schedule shall be
appointed Immediately after the opening
81 the evening session the committee was
announced, as follows:
Campbell, Booth, Frank, Grant, Geilam, Ka.
mouse, Neiil Alexander, GauIt Haines, Brook
and Owen,
A resolution was adopted that when the
convention adiourns after drafting a con
stitution, It adjourn TO the first Tuesday in
May, the members then converting to have
the power co adjourn from day to day or Go
day certain The committee on education
and school Janis submitted supplemental
report embodying the Iowa plaa of invest.
ing school funds
This suthorizes tho state 20 lend the public
schoo. funds W the several counties, the amount
apportloped 70 zach county to be In proportion
70 pepulatlon counties 10 pey per cent intercst
LOT tine use OF the funds and 70 have authority 10
invest the same la farm mortgages, state OF
Unitod State bonds at rate OF interest not to
exceed per cent
Inc report was adopted, aud section z
amended so that that the rate OF interest on
lands sold shall be fixed at q instead OF 4
per ceat The repart OF the committee on
tho rights OF married women. recommending
that all property, real and personal held ii
title by women before marriage continue 80
after marriage, was adopted A resolution
was adopted extending the thanks of tn,
convention TO Territorial Secretary Telle,
and Auditor Caldwell for courtesies ten.
derad
Sioux FAILS, Oak, Special Telegram, sept
Z4-The convention spent the greater part
OF the day in consideration of the report 81
the committee ON schedule long discus
sion occurred over section u, relating TO thu
counting OF votes asst at the election "a
ratify the constitution. The report by the
committee provided for a ballot, containing
the words, 4For the constitution" and
Against the constitution as well as ~Foi
the article and against the article" TO be
used in voting for an article separately sub.
mitted; also blanks for the insertion of name,
OF persons to be voted for for state officers.
In counting the votes, Judges. according tc
the report, were authorized to count for tbs
constitution all votes upon which neither tn,
words For, nor against" should b,
erased, the same rule to apply II
counting votes cast for articles scparatel,