Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-22
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
A Northern Lady Gets Herself DiSliksd
in the South.
NORTH DAKeTA'S CONSTITUTION.
The Trials of Minister in Omaha
Sunday Law in Missouri
and Ohio-Etc.
NORTH DAKeTA's CONSTITUTION.
ESPECIAL DIsPArcHEs TO THE RzooRD-usos.l
NORTH DAKOTA.
Some of the Best Points in Her Proposed
Constitution.

Some of the Best Points i'm Her Proposed
Constitution.
BISMARCK, July 2lst.-The Constitutional
Convention has been given a surprise by
the presentation of complete Constitu-
ton, which will be considered during the
present week. This Constitution is said to
have been prepared with great care and
after consultation with some of the greatest
constitutional lawyers in the Union. In
many respects it is identical with articles
already introduced. 1t is a compilation of
the best provisions of The Constitutions of
the different States and United States fitted
to North Dakota.
With regard to taxation it has no specific
provisions, embodying the Wisconsin con-
stitutional provision on this subject, which
provides that the rate of taxation shall be
uniform upon property made subject to
taxation by the Legislature, leaving the
power of regulating the method of taxation
with the Legislature.
1t also provides that the property of nom
residents shall not be taxed at higher rate
than residents. 1t gives the Legislature
power to tix passenger and freight rates of
railroads and transportation companies, the
rates to be reasonable, and the Courts to
decide what are reasonable rates.
1t prohibits the loaning of the credit of
the State to any association or corporation,
and vests judicial power in Court of I'M
peachment, consisting of the Senate, Su-
preme Court District Courts, County Courts
and Justices of the Peace, thus providing
for the establishment of County Courts.
1t limits the Judges of the Supreme Court
to three, which may be increased after five
years. 1t provides against female suffrage
The House of Representatives shall con-
ctct If 1ntl lac5 thn,, ,&,rG
than one-hundred and twenty members,
and the Senate shall be not less than one.
third nor more than one-half the size of
the House. Each organized county shall
be entitled to at least one member of the
House. Senators are divided into two
classes, one to sbe elected for two years and
the other four.
1t provides for biennial sessions of the
Legislature not exceeding ninety DAYS.
Two-thirds of the members elect may over
ride the veto power.
1t is against the minority representations
providing for the elections by plurality
vote.
1t gives the Legislature full power to
regulate the liquor license.
Any coal lands which the State may
acquire in the Congressional grant shall
never be sold, but NAV be leased. The
SSuOOl iuilu DG iuNtSlsu III
States bonds, bonds of the State or first
mortgage securities of the State at not more
than the value of the land. The school
fund shall be considered trust fund, the
interest to be used for the schools, and in
case of loss of any part of the principal the
State must make it good.
1t prohibits the passage of special laws
The property of the wife before marriage
and what she may acquire during marriage
shall be exempt from execution on claims
against the husband.
1t directs the Legislature to pass liberal
homestead laws, prohibits foreign corpora
tons from transacting business in the
State until they appoint an agent in the
State, who shall be subject to process by
law. 1t provides no foreigner shall vote
until two years after he has declared his
intention TO become a citizen, and that
the reading of the Declaration of Independ-
ence with facility shall be considerd test
of qualification of voter.
No Act of the Legislature shall take ef-
feet within sixty days after adjournment,
unless specially provided in the preamble
or body of the Act.
This Constitution will furnish abundance
of material for discussion, and those who
have read it predict it will be adopted with
very few changes.