The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
sessions are very short, as North Dakot.

mission on the goth. The subject con.
sidered was the disposition of records
Three of the North Dakota members were
absent.
Nothing was accomplished in the joint
session on the s23d. There was reall,
no session, not enough North Dakota
members being present to make a quorum
The joint commission on.the 26th about
reached an agreement, although there il
$25, 900 difference, but the Hartman O
each commission was authorized to adjust
this difference. The bonded indebtedness
on public institutions will be assumed by
the states in which ..they are located re-.
s"ectively. The public library will bt
Sid at auction between North and South
Dakota, going to the state bidding the
highest. The records pertaing especially
to South Dakota will go to the south ant
those OF interest only TO North Dakoti
remain in North Dakota. Those essential
to both will be copied, n keeping the
original. and the other taking a copy.
making permanent improvements on in.
situations will be charged to the state il
which the institution is loo ted, and ad-
justed accordingly. The state taxes to be
refunded to purchasers of railroad lands
along the line of the Northe,n Pacific will
be paid proportionately by the two states.
The joint commission has practically
reached a settlement. The chairman Of
each commission was appointed to formu-
late a basis for settlement, and their re-
port was adopted, The proposition of the
north some days & was that the south
pay 500, 600, but this was whitfield down
to $42,5O0. The south gets the library
for 1000.
Each state shall take the public institu-
tons locate within its boundaries, with
all appurtenances, furniture, etc., and shall
assume payment of all indebtedness against
the territory. founded or funded on account
OF such institutions, respectively. All
otter items OF personal property and mis-
cellaneous effects belonging to the terrific
nv, except the territorial library and terri
toria archives, shall be divided as nearly
equal as possible between North and South
Dakota. The state Of South Dakota shall
pay to the state Of North Dakota $40, 500
on account of excess Of territorial appro-
priations for permanent improvements on
territorial institutions, which under this
agreement will 80 to South Dakota, and in
full settlement of the unbalanced account
and for all claims against the territory of
Whatever nature, legal or equitable, arising
out OF the alleged erroneous or unlawful
taxation of the Northern Pacific RAILROAD
land, and the payment of said amounts
shall discharge and exempt the state of
South Dakota from all liability for or on
account of the several matters hereinbe-
fore referred to; nor shall either state
be called upon to pay or answer to any
portion of any liability hereafter arising
on account of the transactions heretofore
had, which liability would be a law liabi ity
OF the territory OF Dakota had such terri
tory remained in existence. and whic
liability grew out of matters connect ed
with any public institutions of the terri
tory situated or located within the boun-
diaries Of either state. Neither state shall
pay any portion Of any liability of the
territory arising out of erroneous taxation
Of property situated. in the other state.
II On investigation it appears that the
militia property is. divided between the
North md South Dakota Companies in
proportion nearly equal, hen the property
IS to remain i'll that state within the limits
OF which it now is, otherwise it shall be
divided as nearly equally as possible.
The first adjustment of accounts shall
be upon the following basis: Nor. h Da-
kota shall be charged with all sums paid
to public institutions located within it's
on account of the current ap-
preparations since the Same became n
state, and South Dakota charged with nil
paid to public institu ions located
its boundaries, on the same ac-
'onh1, ana during the same time; each
state to be charged with .one-half of The
expenses during the same time;
hat all moneys paid into the territory
during this period-from about March II
10 the time of final adjustment-from
North Dakota shall be credited to North
Dakota, and all such Gums paid in from
Dakota for the same time, shall be
credited to South Dakota. Except thu all
railroad taxes paid into the territorial
treasury since the date above named for
the Years prior to 1SS9-that is between
North and South Dakota and the railroad
tax Of 1S99-shnil be distributed as already
provided by law, except that so much of
lbe taxes as go to the territorial treasurer,
shall be divided as follows: North Dako-
ia shall have as much thereof as is paid by
the railroads in North Dakota and South
Dakota SO much thereof as is paid by the
railroads in South Dakota.
If there shall be an indebtedness at the
time of the final division, OF if there shall
be a surplus at the time of such division,
each shall be entitled to the amount it has
paid in, over and above the amounts il
stands charged with.
The payment from South Dakota to
North Dakota, or as much of it as posi-
bic, shall be made by South Dakota as
summing North Dakota's share of current
liabilities at the time Of the final adjust
ment, including North Dakota's share of
cost of copying the records.
1t is further recommended that Soutt
Dakota and North Dakota pay one.-hal1
each of ali liabilities now existing, but not
a1Ilital and 111pyra1 oy,a,s {Lono a,.
red on account of public Institutions.
Each state shall succeed 10 all the rights
OF the territory upon contracts for public
works within such state, or bonds to Sc
cure the completion of such contracts.
Each state shall receive all unexpenGet
balances of the bonds which it is to pay
back into the treasury or not.
North Dakota.
The constitutional convention was giver