- Thursday, 18 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.
The Convention
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Session 15673: 1889-07-18 14:00:00
The Convention continues reading the reports from the standing committees. The remaining reports are made a special order for the following session. The reports from the Committee on Rights of Married Women is discussed and referred.
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
- Article XXI, Section II: Compensation of Public Officers (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e976804) imports from Committee on Compensation of Public Officers ,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committee on Compensation of Public Officers on Article XXI, Section II (e931707) imports from Committee on Compensation of Public Officers ,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article XII: Public Accounts and Expenditures (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e976811) imports from Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures on Article XII (e931715) imports from Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committee on Amendments and Revisions of the Constitution on Article XXIII (e931798) imports from Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article XVII: Corporations (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e976830) imports from Committee on Corporations Other Than Banking or Municipal,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Corporations Other Than Banking or Municipal on Article XVII (e931889) imports from Committee on Corporations Other Than Banking or Municipal,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article VI: Bill of Rights (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e976835) imports from Committee on Bill of Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Bill of Rights on Article VI (e932190) imports from Committee on Bill of Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article X: Municipal Corporations (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e976843) imports from Committee on Municipal Corporations,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Municipal Corporations on Article X (e932052) imports from Committee on Municipal Corporations,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- Resolution for the Standing Committees to Show Changes and Amendments to the Constitution (e932156)
- Imported by 'Resolution for the Standing Committees to Show Changes and Amendments to the Constitution' (e932160) in Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Resolution for the Standing Committees to Show Changes and Amendments to the Constitution' (e932160) in Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
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