Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-15
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and Officers ana their Residences.
/. Organized at the city OF Sioux
Falls, Dakota, May 9th, 1886, by author
ity OF the constitutional convention
therein assembled.
2. For the purpose Of securing the
division of the territory of Dakota on OF
near the 46th degree of latitude. and
the admission OF the southern portion
into the union as q state under the
sioux Falls constitution.
B.. The officers of the Dakota state
league shall be o president, one vict
president for each county, q treasurer
secretary and M executive committee OF
five, consisting OF the president, treas
nrer, secretary and two other members
whose terns OF Office shall be one yea
and until their successors ale elected.
A.. The general direction OF tho af
iails Of The state leagu e Is entrusted tt
tho control OF the executive committee
s.. Any resident OF the territory OF DA
kota, mails orfemaie, may become q nam
Der by signing this conatitution, paying
u membership fee OF twsnty-6 cenrs
and subscribing to Tho following pledge
Ipledge may sacred honor to ths fifth
full performance Of the following obliga.
ton.
g.. lat TO exert my influence on al
occasionB In behalf oh the divislon OF the
territory Of Dakota on the forty-aixtl
degree Of latitude, or seventh STANDARD
pAralldl. unsil 80 divided.
2nd-To labor for the admission OF
the southern portion into the union as q
state, under the Sioux Fails cssstitu ion
until the same shall be admitted into
the union.
3rd-Ta use every honorable endeayor
to secure the election of men for all
county, territorial ind state officers,
who are known to be unqualifedly in
favor Of the state government, as pro-
yided for in the Sioux Falla constitution
until the same shall be admitted into
the union.
Charters for township or local
leagues will be issued upon application
Of five or more persons, to tho secretary
Of the state league, accompanied with
ten cents forsuch application.
s. Charters for county Leagues Will a
Issued upon application OF ten or mars
persons in like manner with like ices.
2. Ten cents for each new name
added te the membership Of iecsl and
county leagues during the month to-
gether with five cents for capital dues,
shall be forwarded to hi secretary Of
tho stale isagus on or before the 10th
day of each month.
10. County and local leagues will
make their own ruJas and regulations,
conforming TO this constitution and ia.
~stractions from tko state executive com
mittss.
III Tkayiea presidents in the several
countiss sAsll have general supervision
Of the afaira Of tho league in Their
copatiss under ths direction of the state
executive committee.
Local and county leagues shall
Acid one meeting during the first week
Of each monthiand at such other times
as they may a~everally determine.
ID. The secretary OF localga and county
Aleague.:shall report to the secretary Of
the state league the names and p~ostofics
address Of all membsrs on the 10th day Of
July 1886. aud Of all new members added
during tbs month on or before tho 10th
day OF each month thereafter.
IA All money received by the secrs-
..sy et the state league shall be duly
rsSeiptsd, and on or before the Goth dag
Of each month forwarded to the treas-
urer, whoshall receipt to the secretary
for the aame.
10 The secretary shall keep an item
izsd account OF all money received and
orders drawn upon the treasurer, and all
other financial transactions oil th . sscrs
tary, and report tile same to the presi.
dent on July 18th. 1886. and quarterly
thereafter.
10 Money shall be drawn fsom the
treasury only upon order of the presi-
dent duly attested by the sacrstary.
II. The second regular meeting Of the
Dakota stats league will be held at
Sloux Falls, July 18th. 1885.
County and local leagues will each be
sntitlsd to one representative and m adj.
ditional representative for every ter
members.
- Every friend of division on the
forty-sixth, and admission under the
Sioux Falls constitution is cordially in
vited TO become q member Of the state.
lsa2ue and participate in the second
regular meeting at Sioux Falls, July
18Th, 1886
MEMBERS MAJ 6TH, 1856
Theodore .. Kanouse. Waensoctet.
II. q. Sheets, lEsmond.
J.K. F. McCallum, Huron.
Willis Y. Stone. Copp.
]. p. Patten, Carthage.
ia. Moore. Winthrop.
Geo. IL Wright. Winsrcd.
Y. ". Wright, volga.
R.5toner Walton, Aurora.
Fred ceaio, Huron.
John A. Owes. DeSmet.
A. Frizzeli, sloux Ralls.
Thomas Mcconnell, Casthages
Z. 4. Commit, Bradguatsr.
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