Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-03-07

ut least tan days prior thereto, by publication
In the news apers In each county, stating the
object Of such election, and the officers to be
chosen at the same and shall Otherwise con-
form, near as may be, to the notices OF cleo
Said notices ehali also DO posted BY the several
sheriffs and by the county boards of their re-
spective counties, In the manner required by
law. The election precincts and polling places
snail be the same now provided by law, for
the general election. The judges and clerks OF
election for said election. shall be appointed in
case for any reason the said judges and clerks OF
election are not appointed as above provided,
or IN case of the refusal neglect or inability to
act of said judges OF clerks OF election in the
election herein provided for, the qualified cleo
tors present at the polls may elect said judges
and clerks Of election No mere technicality or
ton. or neglect of any officer TO perform his
duty with regard thereto, shall be deemed to
vitiate or avoid the same, It being the true in
tent and object of this ordinance to ascertain
and give effect 10 the true will Of the people OF
the state Of Dakota as expressed by their votes
at the polls
committee shall appoint in each county a.
county board. consisting Of three members
which county board shall have and exercise the
powers and duties prescribed by this schedule
and ordinance.
SEC H. The judges and clerks of election
hereiu provided for, shall have authority to do
and perform all things with regard to said cleo
tons that now required by law of such
judges and clerks at general elections and the
canvass and return of the votes shall be in the
manner ard form now required by law in the
case of general elections or as provided herein.
SEC. 10. Immediately after the election here
in provided for, the judges OF election ct each
count Of all the votes duly cast at such election,
and shall certify and return the result of the
same. with the names OF all the candidates and
the number Of votes cast for each candidate
and the number Of votes cast for and against
the constitution, and he number Of votes cast
| for and against prohibition, and the number of
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tion. and the number of votes cast for each city,
| town. or place, as the Temporary seat of gov
| ernment" to the board of county canyassers of
election provided for by law of their respective
counties, and to the county boards provided by
| this schedule aud ordinance, jointly together
with all the ballots, poll lists and election books
used In said election.
SEC 49, Within ten days after such election.
| the several boards of countyeanvassers provided
by law for the canyassing Of the results of cleo
lions, and the several county boards provided
| for by this schedule and ordinance, of their
| several countless shall either or both make and
certify under oath, to the president Of the state
executive committee a true and honest return
of the total number of votes cast for the consti-
| tuition and against the constitution, of the
number of votes cast for and against "prohibi-
| ton" and the number of votes cast for and
| against minority representation" and the
| number of votes cast for each city, town or
place as the temporary seat of government, and
| OF the number OF votes cast for each person
| voted for at such election and shall transmit
the same to the president OF the state executive
committee by mail. and shall file for record g
| duplicate and certified copy of said return with
| the county clerk of said county.
| Sec. 90. The president of the state executive
committee shall receive all returns of the cleo
| ton transmitted to him as above provided, and
| shall preserve the same Within twenty days
after said election the president of the said state
| executive committee, together with such MEM
bers OF said committee as may assemble with
him. and with the secretary of the territory
the chief justice of the territory. If they will SO
| act, and with such other officers of the terri
1 a hQ MAY aa aiQfa Wit I'M nn hai
consent to act shall canvass and compile the
| certificates and returns of such elections, and
| shall thereby ascertain the total number of
| votes cast at such election, the total number of
| votes for the constitution and against the con-
| stitutfon; the total number of votes cast for
| and against prohibition" and the total num-
| Der of votes cast for and against minority rep
resentation. and the total number of votes
cast for each person. town or place as the -tem-
porafy seat OF government" ana the total num-
Der of votes cast for each person voted for, for
| any office at the said election and shall declare
the result OF said election in conformity with
| such vote, and shall make proclamation thereof
| in the newspapers of the territory.
They shall also make and certify list of
| votes so cast for set ators and representatives
to the legislature, and a list of names OF the
| senators and representatives who shall thus be
| ascertaned to be duly elected, and also list
| of the names of al officers, who shall thus be
ascertained to be duly elected. They shall also
| make and transmit to the state legislature
upon the first day Of it's assemblage, a true re-
| turn of said election, and of the names of all
officers and all representatives and senators OF
the legislature so elected, ana of the number of
votes cast for such. Said list of senators and
| representatives shall constitute the roll with
| which the senate and house of representatives
shall be organized. They shall also make and
| transmit to the state legislature Immediately
upon it's organization list OF all the state and
judicial officers who shall thus be ascertained
to have been Only elected, with n return Of the
| number of votes cast for and against each. And
it shall thereupon be the duty of the legislature
| in joint session to canvass aud compile said re-
turns for all the said officers, and to declare the
| result of said election as to said state and judi
cial officers.
SEC. 81. The president of the state executive
committee shall issue certificates of election to
all persons who shall be ascertained, above
provided, to have been duly elected to any Office
! at such election. The person receiving the high
| est number OF votes at such election for each
office herein named shall be declared elected to
| said Office.
SEC o. Any vacancy in the effice of the state
executive committee shall be filled by the state
| soon as may be after said vacancy, at a meet
| ing to be held at the place designated the
official quarters of the said committee.
Sec. %. The apportIonlnent made in this con-
| stitution shall govern the elections above pro-
| vided for, for members of the state legislature.
At the first election held under this ordinance
| for senators and representatives of the legisla-
| ture, there shall be elected thirty three sena-
tors and ninety-nine representatives and these
! shall be the members of the senate and house
of representatives of the state legislature, re-
| spectively.
SEC. "a. The first legislature assembled, after
the adoption OF this constitution, shall have the
power to continue in session O longer time than
| sixty days, or to adjourn from time to time, and
| reassemble at the call of such officers as they
may prescribe, until the state shall be admitted
| into the union, or their term of office shall ex-
| pire.
SEC %. The ordinance and schedule enacted
| by this convention shall be held to be valid for
| all the purposes thereof.
Sec. 26. The governor. representatives to con.
| gresB ana senators of the United States whose
election is provided for In this schedule and
| ordinance, shall, together with two other per,
sons, to be selected by the state executive com.
mittee. constitute committee whose duty 1t
| shall be, in case OF the ratification OF this con-
stitution by the people, to present this con.
stitution to the president and congress
| of the United States, and re-
| the union of states. And they shall have power
to do and perform all things necessary and
proper, to carry into effect the purposes fol
which they are thus appointed.
SEC "a. The first legislature elected under this
constitution shall, at early day, take steps to
obtain equitable and proper division OF the
| territorial funds and the territorial indebted
ness existing at the TINA of the adoption of the
constitution, between the state of Dakota and
that portion of the territory of Dakota not in.
cluded within the boundaries of he state, such
division to take into account the value and cost
of the various public institutions located In the
! two sections respectively, and consent is hereby
| given that congress may make sach provision
for the payment by this state of the existing in
| debtedness of the territory of Dakota as it shall
deem just and equitable, and this state shall
| assume and pay SO much thereof as congress
may provide
SEC. %. All the existing archives, records and
books belonging to the territory of Dakota shall
the state OF Dakota, and be deposited at the
| seat of government of the said state with the