- Thursday, 25 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 15730: 1889-07-25 14:00:00
Report from the Special Committee of Five regarding the communication from the officers of the American Sabbath Union was adopted. The Resolution to clarify the rules of the Convention was then read and referred to the Committee on Rules.
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
- Report from the Committee on Printing on the Publication and Distribution of the Constitution (e932486) imports from Committee on Printing,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Majority Report on the Committee on Judiciary on the Election of a Circuit Clerk (e932489) imports from Committee on Judiciary,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article III: Legislative Department (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e936259) imports from Committee on Legislative,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Committee on Legislative on Article III (e932586) imports from Committee on Legislative,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Article XXII: Compact with the United States (Committee on Schedule) (e1080893) imports from Committee on Schedule,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committee on Schedule on Article XXII (e953429) imports from Committee on Schedule,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Motion to Appoint a Committee of Five and Refer the Communication from the American Sabbath Union (e977856) imports from Committee of Special Reference on the Communication,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report from the Special Committee of Five Regarding the Communication from the Officers of the American Sabbath Union (e932613) imports from Committee of Special Reference on the Communication,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e984296)
- Imported by 'Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1077767) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1077767) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
- Article VIII: Education and School Lands (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e949727)
- Imported by 'Article VIII: Education and School Lands (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1077851) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Article VIII: Education and School Lands (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1077851) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
- Article I: Name and Boundary (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e937999)
- Imported by 'Article I: Name and Boundary (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1070094) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Article I: Name and Boundary (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1070094) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
- Article XX: Seat of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution) (e939243)
- Imported by ' Article XX: Seat of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1070102) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by ' Article XX: Seat of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution)' (e1070102) in Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology,
- Resolution to Clarify in the Rules that "Chief Clerk" and "Secretary" are Used Interchangeably in the Journal (e953927)
- Imported by 'Resolution to Clarify in the Rules that "Chief Clerk" and "Secretary" are Used Interchangeably in the Journal' (e959452) in Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
on Thursday, 25 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Resolution to Clarify in the Rules that "Chief Clerk" and "Secretary" are Used Interchangeably in the Journal' (e959452) in Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Exported Amendments
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