Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-07
HOUSE BILL No. Gs55.
A Bill 10 Enable the, People Of Dakota
10 form q Constitution.

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The following is the full text of tn
bill introduced Dec. 81, 1856, by Coz
gresham Frederick, read twice and re
ferred to the committee on territories, t,
enable the people of the territory Of Da
kota to form constitution:
BE it enacted by the senate and hons,
of representatives of the United States o
America IN congress assembled, that al
persons residing within the limits Of tn,
territory OF Dakota qualified by the law
OF said territory to vote for delegate tt
congress are hereby authorized to vot,
for and choose delegates to form a con
stltntional convention; and the qualifica
tlons for delegates to such convention
shall be such as by the laws Of said terri
tory persons are required TO possess 10 bt
electors; and the aforesaid delegates tt
form said convention shall be apportioncc
among the several counties as follows
Each county organized prior to the cleo
ton hereinafter provided for shall cleo,
one delegate, and one additional delegate
for every four thousand population re.
turned at the census taken in eighteen
hundred and eighty five; and the election
for choosing delegates to such conven.
ton shall be held throughout the sand
territory at the general election on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, ammo Dominl eighteen hun
dred and eighty-six; and such election
shall be conducted, the returns made, the
results ascertalned, and the certificates to
the persons elected to such convention
issued in the same manner as IS prescribed
by the laws of said territory regulating
elections therein for delegate to congress.
SEC. Q. That the members OF the CON
yention thus elected shall meet at Bis
marck, the capital of said territory, on
the first Tuesday in December, eighteen
hundred and eighty six, at twelve O'Clock
meridian, and shall organize by the elec
ton of president, secretary, and other
necessary officers, and proceed to frame
such aform of government or constltu-
tion as the convention may see fit to pro-
vide for the consideration of congress.
Sec. 3. That the governor OF sald ter
rlto'y shall certify the action of said con-
vention to the president Of ethe United
States, together with copy Of ali or
dinances adopted by the convention;
whcreupon it shall be the duty of the
president Of the United States to trans
init the same to congress for its further
-ac.ian a:asi approval ~.
Sec. q. That there shall be, and here
by is, appropriated, out Of any money In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum of twenty five thousand dollars,
which shall be applied t, and used for
defraying the expenses of said conven-
ton, and for the payment of the members
and officers thereof, under the same rules
and regulations and rates as are now pro-
vided by law for the payment of the ter
ritorial legislature and its officers: Pro-
vided, That any money hereby approprl-
ated not necessary for such purpose shall
be covered into the treasury of the United
States.
DIED-At his residence in this city ear
ly on the afternoon of Jan. lst, 1856, Mr..
Robert Davidson, in the 42nd year of his
age. Mr.. Davidson was q carpenter by
trade and had occupied the week previous
to his sickness and death in putting his
tools in order preparatory TO commencing
another years work. lie came to this
city in 1879 and prepared home for his
family who came out the following year
and have resided here ever since. The
family now consists of the bereaved wife
and three children, namely, Ralph aged
II, Bertha aged II, and Willie aged 211s
years. Miss Sadie Davidson, sister of the
deceased, and one of the teachers in our
public schools, also makes her home with
the family. Mr.. Davidson was taken
sick on Monday, his illness soon develop
ing into an unyielding case OF typhoid
pneumonia iram which he died on the
following Friday-New Year's-the an
niversary of his marriage eighteen years
before with Miss Annie McKerracher, a
lady who is highly esteemed by all and
who now has the sincere sympathy of our
people IN her sorrow and bereavement.
A short funeral service was held at the
house on Sunday at IL O'Clock conducted
in pathetic and impressive manner by
Rev. W..F. Cook, pastor of the Methodist
church of which MIR. Davidson had for
many years been an active and leading
member, Immediately after which the re-
mains, followed by large number OF
friends, were conveyed to the new ceme-
terry on Capital hill and committed to that
final abode which is the heritage OF all.
Somebody has stolen book from the
office of the treasurer Of Barnes county
described as ledger for which county
treasurer Benson offers reward of $500.
The book Is said to contain the accounts
of the defaulting county treasurer Pease.
1t will be dull time when Valley City
goes over month without sensation OF
some kind.
The mission band, composed OF chill
dren of the Presbyterian congregation,
held ITS annual meeting at the church
last Sunday evening, the exercises OF
which were highly pleasing and interest
ing to all present. The mission band was
organized about year ago by Mrs. N. y.
Tanning who has been assisted in bring