The Wahpeton times., 1889-08-08
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primaries, notably in Grand Forks, stuts
man and La Nours counties.
TEE c0uRTs.
The judiciary committee has completed IL
labou aad has reported to the convention
The committee recommends that . Supreme
court Of three judges b established; that
there bs six judicial districts with - many
judges, and that the present system Of jus
tices Of the peace be retained. The commit
tee sits down ON the proposed plan Of the
establishment Of county courts, and this, II
Is believed, will draw considerable fire from
the convention, a. minority report on this
question will bs submitted. The question Of
whether the supreme court shall hold al ito
sessions at the capital or whether one ses-
sion each shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo
and Grand Forks, has been settled BY the
committee in favor OF holding all terms at
the capital. The terms of the judges Of the
supreme court are to be eix years, any va
cancy by death or otherwise to be filed by
appointment of the governor, the appointee
to serve until the next general
election. 1t 10 provided that no person
shall be eligible to the Office Of supreme judge
thirty years Of age and a..citizen of the state
at least five years. To be eligible to the
judgeship Of the district court the candidate
must 30 twenty-five years of age and q resi-
dent OF the state two years prior to the day
OF election. The judicial districts are created
as follows
First-The counties Of Pembina, Cavalier,
Walsh, Nelson and Grand Forks.
Second-Counties of Ramsey, Towner, Ben.
son, Pierce, Rolette, Bottineau, McHenry,
Church, Renville, Ward, Stevens, Mountraille,
Garfield, Flannery and Buford.
Third-Counties of Cass, Steel and Traill.
Fourth-Counties of Richland, Ransom,
Sargent, Dickey and Mcintosh.
FifthnCounties Of Logan LaMoure, stuts;
Gnggs.
Sixth-Counties of Burleigh, Emmons,
Kidder, Sheridan. Mclean, Morton, Oliver,
Billings, Mckenzie, Dunn. Wallace and
Alfred, and that portion Of the Sioux Indian
reservation lying north OF the seventh
standard parallel.
the judicial department. was submitted and
was signed by Bartlett Of >Ghggs, Moer,
johnson, Robertson, Stevens and Rame. It
provides for the election of q county Judge
In each organized county, whose term Of Of.
fee shall be two years. It gives the county
courts original Jurisdiction In all matters Of
probate, guardianship and settlements Of
the estates Of deceased persons, and in all
cases oflunacy. In countries having apoPu-
have concurrent jurisdiction with the district
courts in all civil cases wherein the amount
In controversy does not exceed 1000. It
also provides for the allowance Of writs of or.
ror or appeal to district courts. The quail
6cation for the position Of county judge in
counties with over 1000 population are the
same as those Of district judge and the SAL
Office Of justice Of the peace is virtually abol.
ished. These are the main points In the
minority report Of the judiciary committee,
and as the convention is pretty evenly
divided on the question it Is the subject of
much discussion.
SCHOOL LANDS.
The committee on schoollands has reported
its proposed article. 1t provides that the
proceeds from the sale Of school lands shall
be II trust fund, the principal Of which shall
forever remain inviolate and may be in.
creased but never diminished, the state to
make good all losses thereon; the interest
and income shall be used for the support Of
the schools only, and after one year from the
assembling of the first legislature the lands
may be disposed Of a. follows: No more than
one.fourth Of the lands shall be- sold within
Eve years, NO more than one-half Of the re-
mainder In ten years. The remainder may
be sold rs soon as salable at not less than
e1U per acre.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGIsLArURE.
the senate shall consist of not less than
thirty nor more than fifty members, and that
the house shall have not less than sixty nor
more than 14O, the senators to be divided
int o two classes to be elected for two and
four years, respectively. 1t also provides
that the trading OF votes among members
shall he considered bribery. The sessions
shall not exceed ninety days, for which the
compensation paid shall be $500 and the
mileage 10 cents. No act shall take effect
until sixty days after the adjournment. In
nearly all respects the proposed article is in
harmony with the provisions of the com.
plete constitution introduced by Williams
IMPEACHMENT.
The article proposed by the committee on
impeachment provides that tallimpeachmsnts
shall be tried by the senate. When the
governor and lieutenant governor is on trial
The presiding Judge of the supreme court
shall preside. All officers not liable to i'm.
parchment shall be subject to removal for
ness ssorincOmpstency. or No person shall be liable
for impeachment twice for the same offense.
II the governor receives q bribe for his off,
cial act or shall promise his official influence
in confederation that any member Of the
legislature shall give his vote on any meas.
are, or who menaces any member by the
threatened use of his veto power, or promises
appointment for legislature votes, he shall
BE- punished in the manner provided by Law.
OTHER PROVISIONS.
The committee on education prohibits Sec
tarianism in the schools and leaves to the
legislature the establishment ofa uniform
system. The committee on executive pro.
vides that the governor shall hold his Office
two years, or until hia successor il qualified
No person will be eligible for governor or
lieutenant governor who is not thirty years
Of age, citizen OF the United States, and q
resident OF the state at least two years.
The governor is given power to disapprove
Of any item or part Of any bill making ap-
'pr0priations, and the parts approved shall
become law.
The governors salary shall be $3, 900 per
year, the lieutenant governors $1,000; the
secretary Of state, auditor, treasurer and
superintendent Of public instruction, commits.
sioner Of schools and publ: lands, commits.
sioner of Insurance., commissioner ofrailroads
and attorney general shall each receive an
annual salary of 81. 900. The suffrage com.
mittee introduced an article providing that
ell male citizens may vote, and that the ques-
ton Of female suffrage be submitted to
vote OF the male electors one year from next
fall The proposed articles ore all the result
Of the consideration of proposed articles on
the subjects and will nearly all be incorpo-
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