- Wednesday, 24 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 15713: 1889-07-24 14:00:00
The Convention read and approved the Journal of the preceding day. The reports of standing committees along with a communication from L. K. Church were then read. The Report of the Committee on Judiciary was heard, debated and made a special order for the next day.
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 XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e984296) imports from Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment on Article XIX (e931954) imports from Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article XXV: Minority Representation (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e984305) imports from Committee on Schedule,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Schedule and Ordinance Regarding Article XXV (e931951) imports from Committee on Schedule,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article XXIV: Prohibition (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e949412) imports from Committee on Schedule,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committe on Schedule and Ordinance: Article XXIV (e949413) imports from Committee on Schedule,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article XI: Revenue and Finance (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e985008) imports from Committee on Revenue and Finance,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Revenue and Finance on Article XI (e931957) imports from Committee on Revenue and Finance,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Rules on Rule 46 and Rule 47 (e931961) imports from Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- Communication from L. K. Church on the Australian System of Voting (e931902)
- Imported by 'Communication from L. K. Church on the Australian System of Voting' (e949232) in Committee on Schedule,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Communication from L. K. Church on the Australian System of Voting' (e949232) in Committee on Schedule,
- Bill on the Australian System of Voting (e977455)
- Imported by 'Bill on the Australian System of Voting' (e977457) in Committee on Schedule,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Bill on the Australian System of Voting' (e977457) in Committee on Schedule,
- Article V: Judicial Department (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e937829)
- Imported by 'Article V: Judicial Department (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1067873) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
on Wednesday, 24 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Article V: Judicial Department (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1067873) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
Exported Amendments
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1889-07-27 The Sully County Watchman pg. 2 (Discussion of July 24th) - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, The Sully County Watchman.
1889-08-01 Turner County Herald (Discussion of Second and Third Week of Convention) - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Turner County Herald.
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