The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-02
The Joint CommIt,ccs.

time will be required 10 conclude the work
OF the convention.
The Jnsnt Committees.
Tie joint Communication FOL, division Of
territorial property between states at work
on books discovered that instead of No tn
Dakota having received more money ont
of the general funds than South Dakota,
Sout , Dakota has received $22, 600 more
than North Dakota.
South Dakota proposed that each state
take its institutions and nay their bonds.
North Dakota demands she be given credit
for the overdraft by the South. The daily
sessions are very short, as North Dakota
is engaged iu convention work.
It has been agree that the matter of
records and archieves he FIRST taken up aud
disposed of. On this point the commits
sion is agreed and no trouble will result.
mission IN the Goth. The subject con-
sidered was the disposition of records.
! hree of the North Dakota members were
absent.
Nothing was accomplished in the joint
session Oh the 23d. There was really
no session, not enough North Dakota
members bel 6 present to make a quorum.
The joint commission OIL the 25th about
raa, he'd an agreement, although there is
$4,000 difference, but t e chairman of
each commission was authorized to adjust
this difference. The bonded indebtedness
On public institutions will be assumed by
spectively. The public library . will be
sold at auction between North and South
Dakota, going TO the state bidding tho
highest. The records portaing especially
to South Dakota will go to the south and
those of interest only to North Dakota
remain in North Dakota. Those essential
to both will be copied, one keeping the
original and the other taking a copy.
Money paid out Of the general fund in
making permanent improvements on ill.,
situations will be charged to the state in
which the institution is loo ted, and adj
jnsted accordingly. Tho state taxes to he
along the line OF tho Northe II Pacific will
be paid proportionately by the two states.
The joint commission has practically
reached a settlement. The chairman Of
each commission was appointed to formu-
late a basis for settlement, and their re-
port Was adopted. The proposition of the
forth some days g was that the south
lay Slan,00D, but this WAS whitfield dow,
TO S42,5un. lhe south gets the library
for $4,000.
Each state shall take the public institu-
WI lOtutO I MltulkI IS OOullNtlIlSSs WIFI
all a-ppurtenances, furniture, etc., and shall
assume payment of all Indebtedness against
the territory, founded or funded on account
OF such institutions, respectively. All
OF er items of personal property and mis-
celianeous effects belonging to the terrific
Nv, eN cpt the territorial library and terri
toria archives, shall be divided as nearly
equal as possible between North and South
Dakota. The state of South Dakota shall
pay to the state of North Dakota $40, 800
on account of excess of territorial appro-
priations for permanent improvements on
territorial institutions, which under this
agreement will go to South Dakota, and in
full settlement Of the unbalanced account
and for all claims against the territory of
whatever nature, legal or equitable, arising
out of the allegel erroneous or un!awrul
taxation of the Northern Pacific rnilroal
land, and the payment of snii amounts
shall discharge and exempt the state of
South Dakota from all liability for or on
account of the several matters hereinbe-
fore referred to; nor shall either stute
be called upon to pay or answer to any
portion of any liability hereafter arising
on account of the transactions heretofore
had, which liability would be q law liabi ity
of the territory of Dakota had such terri.
tory remained in existence, and whic
liability grew out of matters connected
with any public institutions of the terri
tory situated or located within the boun-
dnries of either state. Neither state shall
pay any portion of any liability of the
territory arising out of erroneous taxation
of property situated in the other state.
If on investigation it appears that the
militia property is divided between the
North and South Dakota c,mpauies in
proportion nearly equal, then the property
;y 40 mo ,> $o,rk "a ~ ,.:4t:--l H. t:.-sas
of which it o is, otherwise it shall lie
divided as nearly equally as possible.
TIL first adjustment of accounts shall
be upon the following basis: Nor h Da-
kota shall be charged with all sums pail
to public institutions located within its
boundaries on account of the current ap-
preparations since the same became a
state, and South Dakota charged with nj
sums paid to public institu ions located
within it's boundaries, on the same ac-
count, and during the same time; each
state to be charged with one-half of the
general expenses during the same time;
during this period-from about March ii
to the time of final adjustment-from
North Dakota, shall be credited to North
Dakota, and all such sums paid in from
South Dakota for the same time, shall be
credited to South Dakota. Exceptthat ali
railroad taxes paid in o the territorial
treasury since the date above named for
the years prior to 1SS9-that is between
North and South Dakota and the raj road
tax of 1889-shall be distribute as already
provided by Law, except that SO much Of
the taxes as go to the territorial treasurer,
shall be divided as follows: North DaLo-
tn shall have as much thereof as is paid by
the railroads in North Dakota and South
Dakota SO much thereof as is paid by the
railroads in South Dakota.
If there shall he an indebtedness mt tho
time of the final division, or if there shall
be a surplus at the time of such division.
each shall be entitled to the amount it has
paid in, over and above tho amounts ii
stands charged with.
The payment from South Dakota to.
North Dakota, or as much of it as possi-
BILE, shall be made by South Dakota as
summing North Dakota's share Of current
liabilities at the time of the final adjust
ment, including North Dakota's share of
cost OF copying the records.
1t is further reconlmen ed that South
Dakota aud North Dakota pay one-half
each of oil liabilities now existing, but not
audited and allowed, except those incur
red on account of public institutions.
Each state shall succeed TO all the rights
OF the territory upon contracts for public
works within such state, or bonds to se-
cure the completion of such contracts.
Each state shall receive all % led
balances of the bonds which it is to pay,
whether said balances have been covered
back into the treasury or not.
North Dakota.