Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-12
WEusrKR, August II, 1886.
LtnIrIEo LEeIsLArIoN.

4kAL LNA 101 A0Ath 4AQAs
Below we publish the recent law pass
"a BY congress, limiting legislation. As |
win be seen. nnder It's operation. the |
of Dakota haye no rights as citi-
zeps Of the republic. We do not wonder
at this, however. when We reflect on the
ocvars,ice of tile Sioux Falls convention
in refusing to submit the repeal of the
restraining clause of the constitution TO q
vote of the peDple-ne wonder congress
concluded we were no longer worthy to
rank as yassels. II is now in order Tor
them to put M on a reservation with the
balance of the Indians whoare incapable
Of taking care eftheinselves. Talk about
iIagrant usurpltion and Capitalization OF
poweri
Be il enacted by the Senate aifsl House
Of Represent atives of the Unitesi States
of America in Congress assembled, thai
the legislatures of the territories OF the
United States now or hereafter to De
oryanized, shall not pass local or special
laws in any of the following enumerated
cases, that is to say:
Changing the names OF persons or pia-
ces. Laying out. altering and WORKING
roasis or highgays. Yachting roads. town
Mats. streets, allrys and public grounds.
Locating OF changing county seats. Reg
Mating county ami township affairs.
Regulating the practice in courts Of jus.
tice. Regulating the jurisdiction and
duties Of Justices of the peaeT. police
magistrates and cnnstables. Providing
for changes OF venec in civil and criminal
cases. incorporating cities, towns, on
villages. or changing or amending the
charter of afy town, city, or village.
For the punishments OF crimes and mis-
sle.aeanors. For the assessment and col
lection of taxes tpr territorial. county,
township or road purposes. Summonine
or i,npaneling grand or petit juries. Pro
yiding Scr the management OF common
schools. Regulating the rate OF Interest
ON money. The opening or conducting
of any election or designating the place
of Voting The sale or mortgage Of rea
estate belonging TO minor OF others un
der disability. The protection Of gam,
or fish. Chartering or licensing ferries
or toli-bridges. Remittiisg fines, penal
ties. or foriritures Creating increasing
or decreasing fees, percentage, or allow
ances of public officers during the tern
for which said officers are elecset or ap
nointed. Changing the Law II descent
Granting to any corporation or assocla
ton or individual anv special or exclIl
slye privilege, immunity or franchise
whatever. In all other cases where
general law can be made applicable. M
special law shall be enacted la any of tn,
territories OF the United States by tn
AL s..tta l.fs thereof
Sac. .. That no territory ofthe Unite,
States now or hereafter TO be organized
or anv political or municipal corporation
or subdivision of any such territory shal
hereafter make any subscription to tn
capital stock Of any incorporated com
panv. or association having corporate
powers, OF in any manner loan its cred.
20 or use il for the benefit of any sucl
company or association, or borrow al.
unotiey for the use of any such coiHpan.
or association.
Src. 3 That no law OF any Territoria
legislature shall authorize any debt to b
contracted by or on behalf Of such terri
tory except In the following cases: Il
meet u casual deficit in the revenues, I
pay the interest upon the territorial deb
10 suppress instructions. or to provid
for the public defense, except IN addition
20 any Indebtedness created for such pun
poses, the legislature may authorize
loan for the erection of penal, charita1l
or education institutions for such terri
tory. IL tile total indebtedness for the ter
Titory is not thereby made TO exceed on
per cent. upon the assessed ralue OF TIN
taxable property IN such territory, a
shown by the last general assessment 70
taxation. and nothing in tins act shall b
constructed TO prohibit tie reiunlIng o
any existing indebtedness Of such terri
tory or of any political or municipal cor
poration, county OF other subdivision
therein.
SEC. !. That no political or municipal
corporation, cnunty or other sul,-slisistol
In any Of the territories of the Unite,
States shall ever beeonle indebted in an,
manner or for any purpose to any amour
IN the aggregate, including existing III
debtedneas, exceeding five per cenium Of
the value of the taxable property within
such corporation, county or subdivision
10 he asceftained by the last ass essnen
for territorial and county taxes. preyiou
GO the incurring of such indebtedness
and all bonds aud obligations in excess o
such amount given by such corporation
shall be void; provided. that n8thing il
this act continued shall he 80 eonstriis,
as TO affect the validity Of any act of an
territorial legislature heretofore enrcted
or of any obligations existing ur con
tracted hereunder, nor to preclude tn
issuing of bonds already contracted 70
in pursuance Of express provisions oflaw
nor TO prevent any territorial legislatun
from legaiizing the acts of any county
municipal corporation or subdivision Q
any territory as 10 any bonds heretofor
issued or contracted TO be issued.
SIC. ). That section eighteen hundre'
and eighty-nise, title tweniy-three, of tn
revised statutes of tie United States, b.
amended to read as follows:
"The legislative assemblies Of the rev
sral territories shall not grant privat
charters or special privileges, but the,
mar, by general Incorporation acts, per
snit persons 10 associate themselves 10
getbsr as bodies corporate for mining
manufacturing and other intiust rial pur
suits, and for conducting the business o
Insurance, banks of discount and deposi
tbut not of issuel, loan trust and guaraDt.
associations, and for the construction o
operation of railroads, wagon roads, irri
eating bitches, and colonization and i'm
provemeat of lands in connection there
with, on for colleges, seminaries. churches
libraries or any ether beneyolent CHART
able or scientific ASSOCIATION"
SIC. q. That nothing in this act con
tanned shall be construed 90 abridge ia,
power of congress to annul any law
passed by u territorial legislature. or (,
modify any existing law requiring in an,
case that the laws of any territory shal
he submitted TO congress-
SEc z. That all acts and parts Of act!
hereafter rassed by any territorial legis
lature in conflict with the provisions o
this act shall be null and void.
WEBSTER Dax., Aug. 3. 1886.
To THE TEACHERS or DAY Co.,
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