Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20


the Srn,s earnings of the year 1888,
shalf he distributed as already pr0yid-
Cd nv law. except that so much these
If a. goes to the territorial treasury
shall he divided as follows: North Da-
kota shall have 80 much thereof as shall
he or has been paid by railroads within
the limits of the proposed state of
North Dakota. and South Dakota so
mnch thereof as shall be or has been
paid by railroads within the limits of
the Droposed state of South Dakota;
each state shall be credited also with
all balances of appropriations made by
the seventeenth legislative assembly OF
the Territory of Dakota for the account
of public Institutions, grounds or build
ings situated within its limits, remain
ING unexpended on March 8th, 1889.
If there be any Indebtedness except the
indebtedness represented by the bonds
and refunding warrants hereinbefore
mentioned, each state shall at the time
of such final adjustment OF accounts,
assume it's share of said indebtedness
as determined by the amount paid on
account of the public institution,
grounds or buildings OF such state in
excess of the receipts from counties,
municipalities. railroad corporations or
persons within the limits OF said state
as provided in this article; and if there
should be surplus at the time of such
final adjustment, each state shall be en-
titled to the amounts received from
counties, municipalities, railroad cor
porations or persons within its limits
over and abeve the amount charged to
it.
Sec. Z. And the state of South Da-
kota hereby obligates itself to pay such
part of the debts and liabilities of the
Territory Of Dakota as is declared by
the foregoing agreement to be its pro-
portion thereof. the same as if such pro-
portion had been originally created
by said state Of South Dakota as its
own debt or liability.
Sec. 8. The territorial treasurer is
hereby authorized and empowered to
issue refunding bonds to the amount
of S1O7, 10000, bearing interest not to
exceed the rate of four per cent per an
mum, for the purpose of refunding the
following described Indebtedness of the
territory OF Dakota, to-wit: S17, $4,000
per cent bonds, date May LIST, 1883, is
sued for the construction of the west
wing of the insane hospital at Yank-
ton, and S3O,OOO.OO per cent bonds,
dated May lst, 1858, issued for perman-
ent Improvements Dakota penltentiary,
at Sioux Fails, such refunding bonds
if issued, to run for not more than
twenty years. and shall be executed by
the governor and treasurer of the terri
tory, and shall be atteSted by the sec
rotary under the great seal of the terri
tory. In case such bonds are issued by
the territorial treasurer as hereinbefore
set forth, before the first day of Octo-
Der, 1899. then upon the admission of
South Dakota as a state it shall assume
and pay said bonds in lieu of the afore-
said territorial Indebtedness.
ARTICLE XIV.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Sec. I. The charitable and penal in
stitutions Of the state of Sonth Dako-
ia shall consist OF a penitentiary, in
sane hospital, a school for the deaf and
! dumb, a school for the blind and a re-
| form school.
Sec. 9. The state institutions pro-
vided for in the preceding section
| shall be under the control Of a state
board of charities and corrections. I'M
der such rules and restrictions as the
legislature shall provide; such board to
consist OF not to exceed five members,
to be appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the senate. and whose
compensation shall be fixed by law.
Sec. B. The state university. the
| agricultural college, the normal schools
and all other educational institutions
that may be sustained either wholly or
in part by the state shall be under the
control of board of nine members.
appointed by the governor and confirm
eel by the senate to be designated the re-
gents OF education. They shall hold
their office for six years, three retiring
every second year. The regents in con
nectlon with the faculty OF each insti-
tuition shall fix the course of study in
the same. The compensation OF the re-
gents shall be fixed by the legislature.
Sec a. The regents Shall appoint a
board Of five members for each institu-
ton under their control, to be designated
the board Of trustees. They shall hold
office for five years, one member retiring
annually. The trustees Of each institution
shall appoint the faculty of the same, and
shall provide for the current management
OF the institution, but all appointments
and removals must have the approval of
the regents to be valid. The trustees of
the several institutions shall receive no
compensation for their services, but they
shall be reimbursed for all expenses in.
Cured in the discharge of their duties.
upon prescribing I'LL lleMlZeQ account of
the same to the proper officer. Each
board of trustees, at its first meeting, shall
decide by lot the order in which its mem
beers shall retire from office.
Sec. S. The legislature shall provide
that the science OF mining and metal.
lurgy be taught in at least one institu-
ton OF learning under the patronage of
! the State.
ARTICLE XIV.
| MILITIA.
Sec l. The militia of the State of Sonth
Dakota shall consist of all
aole- bodied male persons resid-
ing in the state, between the
ages OF eighteen and forty-tive wears ex.
cept such persons as now are or hereafter
may be. exempted by the laws of the
United States or of this state.
Sec 3 The Legislature shall provide
by law for the enrolment. uniforminc
equipment and discipline Of the militia
and the establishment of volunteer and
such other organizations or both, as nav
De deemed necessary for the pro1ection