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Following the rejected 'Sioux Falls' Convention of 1885, the South Dakota Convention met and began the drafting process in July of 1889. They used the articles of the Sioux Falls Convention as starting propositions to begin the amendment process. The South Dakota Constitution was ratified in October 1889.
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889
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Resolution on the Signatures of the 1885 Constitution | No decision | Wednesday, 17 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution to Instruct the Committee on Judciary | No decision | Wednesday, 17 July 1889 | - |
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Report from the Committee on Judiciary | No decision | Friday, 26 July 1889 | - |
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Communication from John J. Cushing on Artesian Wells | No decision | Thursday, 01 August 1889 | - |
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Message to the Committee on Boundaries | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Communication on the Name of the State from E. Chadwick | No decision | Wednesday, 17 July 1889 | - |
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Communication from the Commander of the G. A. R. on the Name of the New State | No decision | Wednesday, 31 July 1889 | - |
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Communication from J. M. Simmons on the State Name | No decision | Thursday, 01 August 1889 | - |
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Resolution on Public Indebtedness | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Report of the Joint Committee: B: Territorial Debts and Liabilities | No decision | Friday, 02 August 1889 | - |
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Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution) | No decision | Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | - |
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Report of the Committee on Executive and Administrative | No decision | Wednesday, 17 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution on Amending Section III of the Constitution | No decision | Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | - |
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Report of the Committee on Legislative [Draft] | No decision | Tuesday, 23 July 1889 | - |
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Article VI: Bill of Rights (Sioux Falls Constitution) |
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Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | Thursday, 18 July 1889 |
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Report from the Committee on Bill of Rights on Article VI |
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Thursday, 18 July 1889 | Thursday, 18 July 1889 |
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Resolution to Amend Section IX of Article VIII of the Sioux Falls Constitution | No decision | Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution on School Lands | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution on Amending Section I of the Constitution | No decision | Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | - |
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Report of the Committee on Rules on the Joint Commission | No decision | Saturday, 06 July 1889 | - |
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Petition from the Mennonites on Exemption from Military Duty | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Report of the Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution | No decision | Wednesday, 17 July 1889 | - |
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Motion for the Report of the Judiciary Committee to be Referred to the Committee on Amendments and Revisions of the Constitution | No decision | Friday, 19 July 1889 | - |
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Seal from Mr. John Banvard | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Design of the Great Seal | No decision | Saturday, 13 July 1889 | - |
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Article XXI, Section I: Seal and Coat of Arms (Sioux Falls Constitution) |
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Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | Friday, 19 July 1889 |
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Report of the Committee on Seal on Article XXI |
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Friday, 19 July 1889 | Friday, 19 July 1889 |
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Report of the Committee on Manufactures and Agriculture |
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Friday, 19 July 1889 | Friday, 19 July 1889 |
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Communication from the Committee on Expenditures |
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Thursday, 11 July 1889 | Thursday, 11 July 1889 |
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Report of the Committe on Expenses of the Convention |
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Monday, 05 August 1889 | Monday, 05 August 1889 |
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Memorial on School Lands from the Committee on Education |
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Thursday, 11 July 1889 | Monday, 22 July 1889 |
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Constitution of the State of South Dakota |
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Monday, 05 August 1889 | Monday, 05 August 1889 |
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Report from the Committee on Rules on Rules 33 and 45 | No decision | Wednesday, 10 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution on Discussing Current Matter | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution Authorizing the President to Excuse Absentees | No decision | Tuesday, 09 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution for the Standing Committees to Show Changes and Amendments to the Constitution | No decision | Thursday, 18 July 1889 | - |
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Resolution to Clarify in the Rules that "Chief Clerk" and "Secretary" are Used Interchangeably in the Journal | No decision | Thursday, 25 July 1889 | - |
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Motion to Refer the Resolution to the Committee on Federal Relations | No decision | Thursday, 11 July 1889 | - |
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OLD Report of the Committee on Federal Relations on Article XXII | No decision | Friday, 19 July 1889 | - |
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Report of the Committee on Proofreading |
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Thursday, 11 July 1889 | Thursday, 11 July 1889 |
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Report of the Committee on Securing the Publication of the Constitution and Schedule |
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Monday, 05 August 1889 | Monday, 05 August 1889 |
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Report of the Committee of Three to Meet with the Clerk of the Secretary of the Territory |
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Monday, 05 August 1889 | Monday, 05 August 1889 |
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Judicial Article of the Sioux Falls Constitution (TEST) | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article X Municipal Corp | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article XXI, Section II | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article XII: Public accounts and Expenditures | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article XXIII: Amendments and Revisions of the Constitution | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article XVII Corporations | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article VI Bill of Rights | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article XVI: Impeachment and Removal from Office | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Article XVIII Banking and Currency | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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Schedule and Ordinance Sioux Falls Constitution | No decision | Thursday, 04 July 1889 | - |
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