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  1. Overview: South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1889-07-10 14:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

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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Session 14708: 1889-07-10 14:00:00

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Resolution for the Purpose of Memorializing Congress

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A Memorial to the Congress of the United States requesting the appointment of a Commission for the purpose of making a geological and hydrographic survey of the State:

To THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

The Constitutional Convention of the State of South Dakota duly assembled, would respectfully represent to your honorable body that it has been demonstrated that within the limits of South Dakota there exists what is known as an artesian basin or system, but that its extent has not been fully determined. And that a desire is being generally expressed by the people of South Dakota that the matter be investigated and the extent of the system fully determined and its availability for the purposes of agriculture and manufactures be determined.

Now, therefore, the said Convention would respectfully memorialize your honorable body and request you to appoint at the earliest possible time a Commission for the purpose of making, and with power to make, a thorough and complete geological and hydrographic surveyof the State, including the mineralogical formation of the Black Hills and the artesian basin of South Dakota, and that you make the necessary appropriations therefor.

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