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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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Article XIV: State Institutions (Sioux Falls Constitutions)
ARTICLE XIV
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
SECTION 1. The charitable and penal institutions of the State of Dakota shall consist of a penitentiary, insane hospitable, a school for the deaf and dumb, a school for the blind and a reform school.
SEC. 2. The State institutions provided for in the preceding section shall be under the control of a State Board of Charities and Corrections, under such rules and restrictions as the legislature shall provide; such board to consist of not to exceed five members, to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the senate, and whose compensation shall be fixed by law.
SEC. 3. The State university, the agricultural college, the normal schools and other educational institutions that may be sustained either wholly or in part by the State shall be under the control of a board of nine members, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the senate, to be designated the regents of education. They shall hold their office for six years, three retiring every second year.
The regents in connection with the faculty of each institution shall fix the course of study in the same.
The compensation of the regents shall be fixed by the legislature.
SEC. 4. The regents shall appoint a board of five members for each institution under their control, to be designated the board of trustees. They shall hold office for five years, one member retiring annually. The trustees of each institution shall appoint the faculty of the same, and shall provide for the current management of the institution, but all appointments and removals must have the approval of the regents to be valid. The trustees of the several institutions shall receive no compensation for their services but they shall be reimbursed for all expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, upon presenting an itemized account of the same to the proper officer. Each board of trustees at its first meeting shall decide by lot the order in which its members shall retire from office.
SEC. 5. The legislature shall provide that the science of mining and metallurgy be taught in at least one institution of learning under the patronage of the State.
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- Article XIV: State Institutions (Sioux Falls Constitutions) (introduced on 1889-07-23 14:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e1063179) [This document]
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