The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
When YER the Judge of the district cour, ,

SlilS SVilSlitutlNh Sllttll GsNS luultlltu III HIS
office, the several cause then pending in
the district court of the territory within
any county in such district. and the records.
papers and proceedings of said district
court, and the seal and other property per
tanning thereto. shall pass into the juri>-
diction and possession of the district court
OF the state for such county. except As pro-
vided in the enabling act of Congress.
until the district court of this territory
shall be superseded in the manner ature-
said. the said district court and the Judges
thereof shall continue with The SAM. iuris-
diction a d power To BIZ exercised in the
same judicial districts respectively as here
Territory.
f /. Until otherwise proviiedby law,
the seals now in USE in the supreme and
district courts of this territory are hereby
declared to be the seals of the supreme and
district courts respectively of the tate.
so into effect, the books, records and paptrs
and proceedings of the probate court in
each county, and all causes and matters of
administration and other matters pending
therein. shall pass into the jurisdiction and
possession OF the county court OF the
same county and the aid county
court shall proceed to final decree or judg-
ment. order or other determination
in the said several matters and causes as
the said probate court might have done if
this Constitution had not been adopted.
And until the election II qualification of
the Judges OF the county courts provided
for in this Constitution, the probate Judges
shall act as the judges of the county courts
within their respective counties. and the
seal of the probate court in each count
shall be the seal of the county court there
i'll. until the said court shall have pro-
cured a proper seal.
SEC. 9. The terms probate court" or
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statutes of the territory shall. after this
Constitution goes iutu effect. be held to
apply to the county court or county Judge.
SEC. III. All territorial, county and pre-
clnct officers, who may be in office ut the
time this Constitution takes effect. whether
holding their offices under the authority of
the United States or of the territory, shall
hold and exercise their respective Offices,
and perform the duties thereof as pre-.
scrloed III this Constitution, until their sue
ce>Sors sinai be elected and qualified in ac-
cordance With the provisions of this Con.
stltutlon, IL official bonds OF all such Off
GERS shall continue in fill force and effect
as though this Constitution had not been
adopted; and such officers for their term of
service, under this Constitution, shall re-
celve the same salaries and compensation
as is by this Constitution. OF by the laws of
the territory, provided for like officers:
provided, that the county and precinct
officers Shall hold their offices for the term
for which they We're elected. There
shall he elected in each organized
county i'll this state, al the election to be
held for the ratification of this constitution,
a clerk of the district court, who shall hold
his office under aid |rlerli"n n",', "is sue
ceSsor is duly el, rttu anu qualified. The
judges of the district court shall have
power to appoint states attorneys in any
organized county where no such attorneys
have been elected, which appointment
shall continue until the general election to
be held i'll 1870 and until his successor is
elected and qualified.
III. This Constitution shall take eff
feet and be in full force Immediately upOn
the admission OF the territory as Il state,
SEC. IL. Immediately upon the adjourn
mrnt of this Convention. the Governor of
the Territory, or iii case of his absence OF
failure to act, the Secretary of the Terri.
tory. or N cas-. of his absence or failure u
act. the President of the Constitutions
Convention shall issue a proclamation
which shall BIZ published and a copy there
OF mailed to the chairman OF the board oi
county commissioners of each county, call
ln:J an election by the people on the frs
Tuesday in October. 1889, of all the STATE
and district officers created and made elrc
tive by this Constitution. This Constitu
zion shall be submitted for adoption or IT.
lection ut said election to Il vote of tn,
electors qualified by the laws of this terri
tory to vote ut all elections. AT the rlcc
ton provided for herein the qualified voter.
shan vote directly for OF against this Comsti
tuition and for or against the article srpar.
ately submitted.
SEC. IL. The board of commissioners %
tile several counties shall tllereupun ordel
such election for said day, and shall calls,
of 20 days in the manner provided b,
law. Every qualified elector of the terri
tory. ut the date OF said election. shall b
entitled to vote thereat. Said election shall
BIZ conducted in all respects in the sam,
manner as provided by the avs of tn,
territory for general elections, and the re
turns for all state and district officers, aIlt
members of th,. Legislative Assembly ,slal
be made to the canvasSing board here.
matter provided for.
SEC. IA. The Governor. Secretary ant
: Nhief Justice or a majority of them. shall
constitute At board of caliVaSserS to canvas
+. the vote of such election for all state an,
district officer, and members of the Legis
lative Assembly. The said board sh VI
assemble at the seat of government OF til,
territory on the fifteenth day aftcr the da,
of such election Tor on the following day i
: such day fall on Sunday, and proceed I,
t canvass TIN. votes on the adoption OF tli
| Constitution and for all state and distric
/. officers and member, of the I.ryislaliv,
IL VIZ ihblI I'Nl'l' w VII
laws OF the territory for canvassing tn,
vote tor Delegate to Congress. and the,
: shall issue certificates of election to TIL,
persons found to be elected to said office.
T seyerally, and shall make and file with Til,
Secretary of the territory an abstract Ger
tilted by them, of the number of votes cas-
t for or against the adoption of the ConStitu
ton. and for each person for zach of sale
, offices and of the total number of votes cas-
in each county.
SEC. Is. All officers elected at such elec
ton shall, within sixty day, after the dat
, OF the executive proclamation admittin.
the state OF North Dakota into the Union
take the oath required bythls Constitution
and give the same bond required by the law
of the territory to be given i'm case Of like
officers Of the territory aud districts, ant
shall tlerrnpon enter upon the dutie, al
their respective offices: but the Lcgi,lativ,
/. Assembly may require by law all sucl
officers to give other or further bonds as
condition of their continuance in Office.
SEC. Ii. The judges of the district cour,
who shall BE- elected at the election herein
provided for shall hold their offices unit
the first Monday in January. 1888, and unit
their successors are elected and qualified
All other state officers, except Judges OF
the supreme court, who shall be elected a
the election herein provided for, shall hole
their office, until the first Monday in Janu
AIRY. 1891. and until their successors ar,
elected and qualified. Until otherwise
provided by law thu. Judges of the supreme
court shall receive for their services tn,
salary of folr thDu>auI dollars MGR annuIu