- Monday, 05 August 1889, at 13:00
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 16200: 1889-08-05 13:00:00
Various resolutions were presented and adopted. The President raised an order of business regarding the settlements of the accounts with the Secretary. The President addressed the Convention, thanking them for the portrait. The Convention adjourned sine die.
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 of the Committee on Securing the Publication of the Constitution and Schedule (e944473) imports from Committee of Five on Securing the Publication of the Constitution and Schedule,
on Monday, 05 August 1889, at 13:00 - Constitution of the State of South Dakota (e946174) imports from Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment,
on Monday, 05 August 1889, at 13:00 - Report of the Committee of Three to Meet with the Clerk of the Secretary of the Territory (e948715) imports from Committee of Three on Mileage,
on Monday, 05 August 1889, at 16:30 - Report of the Committe on Expenses of the Convention (e949326) imports from Committee on Expenses of the Convention,
on Monday, 05 August 1889, at 13:00
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