The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29

When yer the Judge of the district court or
any district elected under the provisions of
this Constitution shall have qualified in his
office, the several causes 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 juris-
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shall be superseded in the manner afore-
said, the said district court and the judges
| thereof shall continue with the same juris-
| diction a d power to be exercised in the
| same judicial districts respectively as here
toforr constituted under the laws of the
Territory.
Sec. Until otherwise provided by law,
the seals now in use in the supreme and
| district courts of this territory are hereby
declared to be the seals of thes supreme and
district courts respectively t the state.
go into effect, the books, records and papers
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
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 and 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 county
shall be the seal OF the county court there
in, until the said court shall have pro-
cured a proper seal.
SEC. g.. The terms "probate court or
probate judge" whenever occurring in the
statutes of the territory shall, after this
Constitution goes into effect, be held to
apply to the county court or county judge.
SEC. 10. All territorial, county and pre-
cinct officers, who may be in Office at the
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-.
scribed in this Constitution, until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified in &C.
stitution, and official bonds of all such Off
GERS shall continue in full force and effect
as though this Constitution had not been
adopted; and such officers for their term of
service, under this Constitution, shall re-
ceive the same salaries and compensation
as - ny CulS COuStItuClOn, VI Wy Ciic laws VI
the territory, provided for like officers;
provided, that the county and precinct
officers shall hold their offices for the term
for which they were elected. There
shall be elected ain each organized
county in this state, at the election to be
held for the ratification of this constitution,
a clerk OF the district court, who shall hold
his Office under said ~e!eciin" ""fi' "'s sue
cessor is duly Ell. :rteu 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 in 1890 and until his successor is
elected and qualified. ,.
SEC. IL. This Constitution shall take ef-
feet n be in full force Immediately upon
the admission of the territory as a state.
Sec. IL. Immediately upon the adjourn
ment Of this Convention, the Governor, of
the Territory, Or in case of his absence or
failure to act, the Secretary of the Terri
tory, or in case OF his absence or failure to
which shall BIZ published and a copy there
of mailed to the chairman of the board of
county commissioners of each county, call
ing an election by the people on the first
Tuesday in October. 1889, OF all the state
and district officers created and made cleo
| VVO W AA SoAoUAVUVIOAs xulS OOI0VAVu-
ton shall be submitted for adoption or re-
lection at said election to a vote of the
electors qualified by the laws of this terri
tory to vote at all elections. At the cleo
ton provided for herein the qualified voters
shall vote directly for or against this Consti-
ately submitted. II
SEC. IS. The board of commissioners of
the several counties shall thereupOn order
such election for said day, and shall cause
notice thereof to be given for the period
Of 20 days in the manner provided by
law. Every qualified elector of the terri
tory, at the date OF said election, shall be
be conducted in all respects in the same
manner as provided by the laws of the
territory for general elections, and the re.
turns for all state and district officers, and
members Of the Legislative Assembly shall
be made to the canvassing board here
matter provided for. ,
SEC. IA. The Governor, Secretary and
Chief Justice or a majority of them, shall
constitute a board of canvassers to canvass
the vote of such election for all state and
district Off GERS and members of the Legis.
lative Assembly. The said board sha al
assemble at the seat Of government of the
territory on the fifteenth day afeer the day
such day fall on Sunday, and proceed to
canvass the votes on the adoption of this
Constitution and for all state and district
officers and members Of the Legislative
4 Assembly in the manner provided by the
laws Of the territory for ~canvassing the
vote tor Delegate to Congress, and they
shall issue certificates of election to the
persons found to be elected to said Offices
Severally, and shall make and file with the
Secretary of the territory an abstract GER
titled by them, of the number Of votes cast
for or against the adoption of the Constitu:
ton, and for each person for each Of said
Offices and of the total number of votes cast
in each county. Oh
SEC. Is. All officers elected at such cleo
I ton shall, within sixty days after the date
of the executive proclamation admitting
the State Of North Dakota into the Union
I take the oath required by this Constitution
and give the same bond required by the Law
of the territory to be given in case of like
} officers of the territory and districts, anC
shall thereupOn enter upon the duties 81
their respective offices; but the Legislative
. Assembly may require by law all sucf
, officers to give other or further bonds as Z
condition Of their continuance j n Office.
SEC. Is. The judges Of the district court
who shall be elected at the election hereir
provided for shall hold their offices unit
the first Monday In January, 1893, and unit
their successors are elected and qualified.
All other state officers, except judges OF
the supreme court, who shall be elected O.
the election herein provided for, shall hold
their Offices until the first Monday in Janu
| arv mol and until their Successors arr