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  1. Overview: South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  4. Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00

South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889

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.

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Session 15672: 1889-07-17 14:00:00

Communications were read and referred to the appropriate committees. An invitation from the State Penitentiary was received. The Committee on Rules and Order of Business presented a form on committee reports. The Committee on Judiciary and the Committee on Rights of Married Women presented their reports which were read and made special order for tomorrow. It was moved the committee reports of the previous day be recommitted. Resolutions were then presented and referred to the Committee on Judiciary before adjournment.

Membership (at session start):

R. C. Anderson, I. Atkinson, Andrew J. Berdahl, Lyman T. Boucher, S. F. Brott, Christian Buechler, E. W. Caldwell, E. E. Clough , Clark G. Coats , William Cook, George C. Cooper, Dighton Corson, Peter Couchman, Harry T. Craig, George H. Culver, J. G. Davies, W. G. Dickinson, T. F. Diefendorf, Joshua Downing, H. W. Eddy, A. J. Edgerton, Edward G. Edgerton, William Elliot , H. F. Fellows , J. A. Fowles, C. S. Gifford, W. H. Goddard, David Hall, C. J. B. Harris, C. G. Hartley, Martin R. Heninger, L. H. Hole, Charles A. Houlton, H. A. Humphrey, S. F. Huntley, S. D. Jeffries, John L. Jolley, A. G. Kellam, J. Kimball , T. W. P. Lee, R. F. Lyons , W. H. Matson, William McCusick, A. B. McFarland, Valentine T. McGillicuddy, W. H. Murphy, Henry Neill, William S. O'Brien, Sanford Parker , S. S. Peck, Chas. H. Price, S. A. Ramsey, A. O. Ringsrud, John Scollard, Carl G. Sherwood, Robert A. Smith , I. R. Spooner, Thomas Sterling, William Stoddard, M. P. Stroupe, Thomas W. Thompson, C. H. Van Tassel, S. B. VanBuskirk, William VanEps , C. R. Wescott, S. A. Wheeler, John F. Whitlock, William T. Williams, H. M. Williamson, J. V. Willis, Chauncey L. Wood, J. F. Wood, F. G. Young , Joseph Zitka (74 total)

Representing 25 delegations:

01. First District, 02. Second District, 03. Third District, 04. Fourth District, 05. Fifth District, 06. Sixth District, 07. Seventh District, 08. Eighth District, 09. Ninth District, 10. Tenth District, 11. Eleventh District, 12. Twelfth District, 13. Thirteenth District, 14. Fourteenth District, 15. Fifteenth District, 16. Sixteenth District , 17. Seventeenth District, 18. Eighteenth District , 19. Nineteenth District, 20. Twentieth District, 21. Twenty-first District, 22. Twenty-second District, 23. Twenty-third Delegation, 24. Twenty-fourth District, 25. Twenty-fifth District

Imported Documents

Imported Amendments

Exported Documents

  • Communication on Prohibition from George A. Shufeldt (e931623)
  • Communication on the Name of the State from E. Chadwick (e931626)
    • Imported by 'Communication on the Name of the State from E. Chadwick' (e931628) in Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government,
      on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
  • Resolution on the Signatures of the 1885 Constitution (e931698)
  • Report of the Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution (e907013)
    • Imported by 'Report of the Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution' (e931731) in Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution,
      on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
  • Report of the Committee on Executive and Administrative (e907009)
  • Resolution to Instruct the Committee on Judiciary (e931761)

Exported Amendments

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1889-07-17 Debates of SD - (file)

Digital scan of the original Debates of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

1889-07-17 Journal of SD - (file)

Digital scan of the original Journal of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

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