The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-21
demonstration second to none ever seen ii
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Arthur Calvin MeIlette was born on farm in
Delaware county, Ind in 1914 While boy he
left college to join the army, being a private IT,
the Ninth Indiana regiment. After the war he
practced law ut Muncie. where he elected
unity superintendent Of schools. He was
elected to the legislature and IL known the
father Of the present Indiana school of law. ii
went To Dakota in 1873 and was appointed rt Z.
lister If the SPRINGFIELD land Office. which was
soon moved t" WatertOwn, where he has since
lived. In $50 he was elected governor Of the
State OF 5, nth Dakota. Gov. Mellette IL hnC
specimen of manhood, large and brHiny, and has
an excellent record as u statesman.
Luther Is Richardson has been prOspe Gus
and influential farmer near Grand Forks tor
several years The position OF secretary Of Da-
kota will be the first public office he has ever
held Ar Richardson is n graduate Of Cornell
university. Nj. AcCDrnaCk, the retiring seCre'
tary is Il tlrm friend Of his successor.
BISMARCK, OAK, Special Telegram, March /
Coy. Mellette will find on his arrival at Bis
marck that his predecessor has filled all the
offices by issuing commissions and forwarding
tho sane to the apppntees, There have been
busy times il he governors room In some
cases, like the superintendent Of pubic in
struction, he has removed them, to take effect at
some future date, and appointed a successor tc
begin from that GIte. In the commissions of
attorney general, treasurer and auditor the COM
mission reads like this: During and until the
end of the heXt legislative council" The gov
ernOr CONSTITUTES the second section Of tn tenure
of office act as favoring his appointces. 1t
reads:
All vacancies created by death, resignation,
removal, or under the provisions Of this act,
shall be filled by appointment by the governor,
and the terms Of Office of such appOintceS shall
expire at the end of the legislative assembly
next ensuing unless sooner terminated nuder
provisions OF this act.
The third section, running follows. is broad
enough to cover all officers, ana is the language
of the carefully drawn act it Sed the house.
In the council it was tackled on to a bill pre-
acribiHg the terms of the Offices but the lite in
1t was not killed.
That all officers OF the territory appointed by
the governor, bv and with the adViDe and con-
sent of the council, or such as may be appointed
by him to fill vacancies, shall be subject to Ie-
mOval at the Pleasure Of the executive without
assigning any cause therefor, and the vacancies
thus cfoated shall be filled bv the GOVERNOR rO-
vided, however, that tAIs act shall not be con
strued rs applying to the governor Of any state
created out of this territory.
TO WHOM IT APPLIES.
Subsequent act provided for the government
of The Tub ic institutions and in whom vested
1t Is erted in administration circles tha5 the
tenure OF office act could not apply i'll any event
to these officers. but that must he bad con-
struction, as the foregoing says all officers are
subject to removal: time of creation is inmate
rial The text of the trustee act is as ;OllOws:
The gov rlor shall nominate and, by and wit!
the advice aud consent of the council, shall APP
p int at this session OF the legislative ,sembly
five trustees tor each of said institutions
manning all the public institutional. two OF
whom shall hold Their office for the period Of
two wears and three for rod of four years
and until thetr. successors are appointed anc
qualified, except TO Till vacancies, which APP
lointments shall be made by the governor anC
shall extend only to the end of the next Sess !Or
of the ieglstatiEe as ,embLy, during which session
the COVE nor shall nominate, and by and witt
the atVice and consent of the council, appoint
some person. to til the said vacancy for the rc
mainder OF the term un" XpiiDd
This act limits the number Of sessions OF
board to twelve in one year, and tine total mum
Der of DAYS in session to twenty-four. The pei
diem is fixed at SO.