The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-08-02

ton IL all matters OF probate
guardianship and ths 1stllsment of estates !;
IN couattcs having ,lorulatioT Of 5000 Or
over these courts shall SO have q concurrent
jurisdiction With the district courts IN ali
civil cases wherein the amount III controversy
does not exceed 81 coo; provides for the III
iowanCe OF wtts ot etr1r or rappesl "a the dis
tiict court; the ofllce of luetice of the peace
is virtually abolished.
The committee on revenue and taxation
submitted report with 3 proposed article fni
the cor st!tuton. 1t gives the Legislature
power to provide for raising revenues sulli
cit Mt to defray the expenses of the state fo
each year, not TO sxeeed mills on the dollar
on the assessed vsittntiou Of AL the prop
erty; provides that laws shall be pa. aed
taxing by uniform ra,e all property accord
| ipg 10 its true valne In money, but the prop
er.y of the United stafes and OF State,
county and municipal corporations shall he
exempt, the legislature shall exempt flom
taxation all property used exclusively for
| schools, religious, cemetery or charitable
| purposes, anu personal Property TO any
| amouNt not to exceed 2G0 acres of land and
fhe i'm rovemcpts thereon; Gu ty ted and
uneultivdtcd land OF the same qualify shall
be sa' nsed ut The same value; rainead prop
erty shall be assessed t. the stale b5G.i nj
not less than $4,000 per mile.
BISMARCK, N. ID. July 27.--The Joint com
mission has practical y reached settlem, nt
The Chairman of each commission was ap-
pointed to formulate basis for stttlemenI,
aud their report was adopted. The PROPOSE
lion of the north some days ago was Jhai
the south nav 100000, but tn,s VAS Whitfield
town to S42 SEQ. The south gets the lib faIy
for "a coo In view Of all the circums anccs,
he final settlement l. far better than SCUM
Dakota expected The commission Is jnFil-
snr oyer the result. The following is the
agreement adopted;
Ea, SAFE shai take the public Institutions
located within Its boundaries, with al ap
rurteuances, Iurniture, etc, and shall AS
sumo payment of all Indebtedness against
she territory, founded or funded on account
of such institutions respectively. All other
Items OF personal property and miscellanc-
| GUS effects belonging to the territory, except
The territorial library and territorial archiv"s,
snail be divided as nearly equal as pos. ible
between North and South Dakota. The
| state OF South Dakota shall pny to he state
of North Dakota s42,500 on account OF oy-
cess of territorial appropriations for p.rna
nent Improvements en- territorial inetitu-
| lions, which under this agreement will
go to South Dakota, and In full settlement
| of the unbalanced account and Tor all claims
/ sgainst the Territory of whatever nature.
| legal or equitable, arising ont of the ailese
erroneous or unlawful taxation OF the North
ern Pacific railroad land and the payment OF
| state of South Dakota from all liability for or
on account of the ecvcral matters hercinhe-
| fore referred to: nor shall either atate be
called upon to pay or answer TO any porti IN
| OF any liability heretofore arising on account
OF the transactions heretofore had, which
| liability would be law liabi ity Of the teri
tory OF Dakota had such territory remained
in existence, and which liability grew out O,
matters connected with any public institu-
tors of the territory situated or located
wi hin the boundaries of either state.
Neither state sUail pay any portion OF auy
| liability of tie territory arising out Of err0-
neons taxation of properly situated in the
| other state. Each committee snsli make Il
sealed statement of he amount OF its Will
| lngness to pay for the undivided half Of the
| pubic library, ard the one Offering the larger
SUN shall take the library at the sum 20
ifered III on srvesdgation 1t appears that
| the militia property is divided between tht,
| North and South Dakota companies in pro.
portioa nearly equal, then tue property is to
| remain in that state within the limits OF
s.wh ch it now is, otherwise 1t shall be divided
/, as nearly equally as po slble.
| The first adjustment OF accounts shall be
upon the following basis: North Dakota
| shall be charged with all sums paid to pubiC
| Institutions located within its boundaries on
account of the current appropriations sirce
the sane became g state, and South 0akota
! charged with all sums psid 10 puniic ~
situations located within Its bounda
ries, on the same account, aDd dur
lug the same time, Zach state to 3t
charged with one-falf cf the general e.i
penscs during the same time; that al money
paid into the territory during this pernG-
rom about March III, to the time II lima
a5iustmcnt-fro North Dakota, shall b.
creditedto Moth Dakota, and all snch sum
paid in from South Dakota for the sam
time, shall be credited to South Dakota
. Eypnyf hut all ,,.+,, Ia
territorial treasury sincc The date abov
named for the Years prinr to 1889 that is
between North and South Dakota AID III
railroad tax for lSS9-shall be iistripu,el n
already provided by law, except that $
much OF the taxes as 60 TO be territoriel trcas
urer, shall be divided rs follows: Mort
Dakota shall have so much thereof as is pat
. by the railroads in Norh Dakota and Sjut
Dakota so much thereof as is paid by in
. railroads In South Oak ta
. II there shall be nn Indebtedness at th
time Of the final division, or If there shall b
d surplus at the time OF such division, eac
shall! be entitled TO the amount IL has pa
. In, over and above the amo&n.s 1t stand
charged with.
/ NO BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
BISMARCK, $ D July 2T Over twothirf
: Of the mefnhcrs Of The constitutional conyel
tion departed from their home last vonip.
aud there was not quorum this Afternoon
!, aud no business could ne transacted.
, The int commission for the iivisisn ,
: he territorial properly Is rapidly roachiug a
agreement. The plan is about as reporte,
, but there NAV be few changes before II
maiority of the commission will agree
TIE payment from South Dakota to Nott
Dakota or as much Of it IS possible, shall |
. made by South Dakota assuring North d
= X tas share Of current linoi!ittcs at the tin
= =, of the final adiu tment, including Nor
Dakota's share or the cost OF copying t.
!, records
1t ,e further recommended that South y
!, u kota and North Dakota psy one-half each
II all Hal illttes now cxis,ing, but not audit,
y and allowed, except those incurred on a
= court Of public institu ions.
+. :. Each state shall succeed to all the rights
y the territory upon contracts for unblic wor
:, within such state, or bonds to secure the col
. pletion of such contracts. Each state shI
% . receive all expended balances of the bon
! which 1t is TO pay, whether said balances ha