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  1. Overview: The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889
  2. Full Record: The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889
  3. Committee:The Joint Commission
  4. Session: 1889-07-30 10:30:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property began on July 16, 1889 and dissolved on July 31, 1889. It allowed for delegates from both the North and South Conventions to meet in Bismarck and negotiate the splitting of the Territory of Dakota.

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Session 15644: 1889-07-30 10:30:00

The Committee on the Disposition of Public Records presented their report. Resolutions on the division of the territorial records were then proposed and discussed.

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Mr. Kellam's Resolution for the Division of the Records Pertaining to Exclusively to One of the States

There is 1 proposed amendment related to this document on which a decision has not been taken.

This Commission shall agree upon a division of all records, papers, files and books not already provided to be copied, in manner following, to-wit:

All records and files pertaining exclusively to institutions in South Dakota shall be the property of South Dakota, and all records and files pertaining exclusively to institutions in North Dakota shall be the property of North Dakota.

All other records, etc., not provided to be copied or divided as above shall be divided and grouped into two lots, as nearly of equal importance and value as possible, but so that the records of no office shall be divided by such grouping. Each State to have one of such two groups, to be determined by lot by this Commission.

All records shall remain at the Capital of North Dakota. South Dakota may at any time take possession of such of the records, files, etc., as under this agreement becomes the property of South Dakota, giving North Dakota reasonable time to make copies or abstracts thereof.

If either State requires copies or abstracts of the records which under this agreement go to the other State, the expense thereof shall be borne equally by the two States.

It shall also be determined by lot which State shall take the originals and which the copies of such records as are arranged by this Commission to be copied.

Decisions yet to be taken

  • Motion to Adopt the Mr. Kellam's Resolution for the Division of the Records Pertaining to Exclusively to One of the States (introduced on 1889-07-30 10:30:00 - PROCEDURE - e932781)

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