Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-15

gate his power to act on the commltte TO an
other member thereof.
SIC Is. Should this constitution be adopted
and ratified by the votes of the people ut the
election ordered by this ordinance, the state
executive committee shall be vested with 1uii
power and authority to do and perform all
things necessary to carry out the objects OF this
convention.
They shall make all necessary arrangements
fer rooms for the legislature, and for the inau-
,snration of the state government.
SEC. IA Said committee shall have power to
provide the necessary funds to defray all neces-
cary expenses connected with the performance
of their duties. and to issue certificates there
for But itemized account OF all such ex-
penses. sworn to by the president and secretary
Of The committee shall be presented by them
to The legislature at it's first meeting, and the
legislature shalt provide for the payment OF SO
10 UGH thereof as they shall find to have been
properly ard necessarily expended in the due
performance of their dutles.
SEC Is. The election provided for herein
shall be conducted in oil respects as elections
are under the general laws of the territory. Ihe
president of the state executive committee IS
hereby authorized empowered and required TO
Issue notices of the election herein provided Tor
at least ten days prior thereto, by pubilcatl0n
in the newspapers in each county, stating the
object of such election and the officers to be
chosen at the same, and shall otherwise con
form, as near as may be, to the notices OF cleo
ton provided by law for general elections
Said notices shall also be posted by the several |
sheriffs and by the county boards of their re-
spective counties, i'll the manner required by
law. Tho election precircts and polling places
shall be the same as now provided by law, tor
the general election. The judges and clerks OF
election for said election. shall be appointed in
the manner prescribed by law. But in
case for any reason the said judges and clerks OF
election are not appointed as above provided,
or i'll case of the refusal, neglect or inability to
act of said Judges clerks OF election in the |
election herein provided for, the quall1ied cleo
tors present at the polls may elect said Judges
and clerks of election. No mere technlcaliJy or
ipformality in the manner or form of the cleo |
ton or neglect of any officer to perform his
duty with regard thereto, shall be deemed to
vitiate avoid the same, it being the true in |
tent and object OF this ordinance to ascertain |
and give effect the true will OF the people OF
the state of Dakota as expressed by their votes
at the polls.
SEC 16 The president of the state executive
committee shall appoint In each county
county board, consisting OF three members,
which county board shall have and exercise the
powers and duties prescribed by this schedule
and ordinance.
SEC IT, The Judges and clerks of election |
hereiu provided for, shall have authority to do
and perform all things with regard to said cleo
lions that are now required by law of such
judges aud clerks at general elections, and the |
canvass and return OF the votes shall be in the
manner and form now required by law in the
case OF general elections, or as provided herein
SEC. Is. Immediately after the election here
in provided for the indges of election at each
voting place shall make a true and complete
count of all the votes duly cast at such election
and shall certify and return the result OF the |
same with the names of all the candidates and
the number of votes cast for each candidate
and the number OF votes cast for and against
the cons titution, and he number of votes cast
Cor and against prohibition and tho number of
votes cast for and against minority representa-
zion, and the number of votes cast for each city,
town, or place, the Temporary seat of gov
ern,ilent, to the board of county canvassers of
election provided for by law of their respective
counties, and to the county boards provided by
with oil the ballots, poll lists und election books
used in said election.
SEC 49, Within ten days after such election.
t1,a l1,D,,
by law for the canvassing OF the results of cleo
-tions, aud the several county boards provided
for by this schedule and ordinance, of their
several counties, shall either both make and
certify under oath, TO the president of the state
executive committee true and honest return
OF tie total number OF votes cast for the consti-
tuition and against the constitution, of the
number of votes cast for and against prohibit
tlon. and the number of votes cast for and
against minority representation, and the
number OF votes cast for each city, town or
Place us the temporary seat of government, and
OF the number of votes cast for each person
voted for at such election, and shall transmit
the same to the president of the state executive
committee by mail, and shall file for record a
duplicate and certified copy of said return with
the county clerk of said county.
SEC. 20. The president of the state executive
committee shall receive all returns of the cleo
lion transmitted to him as above provided, and
shall preserve the same Within twenty DAYS
after said election the president of the said state
executive committee, together with such men,
Sers of said committee as may assemble with
TERRITORY.
the chief Justice of the territory. if they will SO
act, and with such other officers of the terri
cory as he may associate with him, who shall
consent to act, shall canvass md compile the
certificates and returns OF such elections and
sLall thereby ascertain the total number of
votes cast at such election, the total number of
votes for the constitution and against the con-
.stitut1on; the total number of votes cast for
and against prohibition" and the total num-
Der OF votes cast for and against minority rep
@resentation, and the total number of votes
0QCn person. TOWN q fho tom
.Porary seat of government" ana the total num-
Der OF votes cast for each person voted for, for
any Office at the said election, and shall declare
the result OF said election in conformity with
such VOTE and shall make proclamation thereof
IN the newspapers of the territory.
They shall also make and certify list of
votes SO cast for Sc atOrS and representatives
60 the legislature and q list of names of the
senators and representatives who shall thus be
ascertained to be duly elected, and also list
" OF the names of all officers, who shall thus be
nscertainod to be duly elected. They shall also
make and transmit to the state legislature
upon the first day of its assemblage, O true re-
turn OF said election, and OF the names of all
officers and all representatives and senators of
the Legislature SO elected ana of the number of
votes cast for such. Said list of senators and
representatives. SHALL constitute tho roll with
winch the senate and house of representative
shall be organized. They shall also make and
transmit to the state legislature Immediately
upon it's organization, list of all the state and
Judicial officers who shnll thus be ascertained
to have been Only elected, with return of the
s1ulnDef OF votes cast for and against each. And
II snail thereupon be the duty OF the legislature
IN Joint session to canvass aud compile said re-
Turns for all the said officers and to declare the
result of said election to said state and Judi
cIal officers
SEC. 81. The president of the state executive
committee shall issue certificates of election to
all persons who shall be ascertained as above
provided, to have been duly elected to any Office
ct such election. The person receiving the high
est number of votes at such election for each
said Office. "
SEC. %. ANY vacancy in the effce of the state
executive commit 90 shall be filled by the state
executive committee, or quorum thereof IA
soon as may be after said vacancy ut O meet
ling to be hold at the place designated as tho
official quarters of the said committee
SEC 49, The apport1onment made in this con-
stitution shall govern the elections above pro-
pided for, for members of the state legislature
At the first election held under this ordinance
Cor senators and representatives of the leoisla-
tUre, there shall be elected thirty-tnree SEM
tors and ninety-nine representatives and these
shall be the members of the senate and honse
of representatives. Of the state legislature. re-
spectively.
SEC. "a. The first legislature assembled. after
the adoption of this constitution shall have the
power to continue in session longer time tha.,
sixty days, or to adjourn from time to time and
Hreassemble at the call of such officers as thew
may prescribe, until the state shall be admitted
into the union, or their term of Office shall ex
pire
SEC. 25. The ordinance and schedule enacted
by this convention shall be held to be valid for
all the purposes thereof.