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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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Session 14708: 1889-07-10 14:00:00
The Convention reads the 1885 Constitution then refers each article to the appropriate committee for approval.
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Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution)
ARTICLE XIX.
CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT.
SECTION 1. Until otherwise provided by law, the members of the house of representatives of the United States apportioned to this State shall be elected by the State at large.
SEC. 2. Until otherwise provided by law, the senatorial and representative districts shall be formed, and the senators and representatives shall be apportioned, as follows:
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
District No. 1 shall consist of the county of Union and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 2 shall consist of the county of Clay and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 3 shall consist of the county of Yankton and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 4 shall consist of the county of Bon Homme and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 5 shall consist of the county of Lincoln and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 6 shall consist of the county of Turner and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 7 shall consist of the county of Hutchinson and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 8 shall consist of the counties of Douglas and Charles Mix and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 9 shall consist of the county of Minnehaha and be entitled to two senators.
District No. 10 shall consist of the county of McCook and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 11 shall consist of the county of Hanson and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 12 shall consist of the county of Davison and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 13 shall consist of the county of Aurora and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 14 shall consist of the county of Brule and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 15 shall consist of the county of Moody and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 16 shall consist of the county of Lake and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 17 shall consist of the county of Miner and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 18 shall consist of the county of Sanborn and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 19 shall consist of the counties of Jerauld and Buffalo and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 20 shall consist of the county of Brookings and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 21 shall consist of the county of Kingsbury and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 22 shall consist of the county of Beadle and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 23 shall consist of the county of Hand and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 24 shall consist of the counties of Hyde and Hughes and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 25 shall consist of the counties of Sully and Potter and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 26 shall consist of the county of Deuel and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 27 shall consist of the county of Hamlin and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 28 shall consist of the county of Codington and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 29 shall consist of the county of Clark and be entitled to one senators.
District No. 30 shall consist of the county of Spink and be entitled to two senators.
District No. 31 shall consist of the counties of Grant and Roberts and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 32 shall consist of the county of Day and shall be entitled to one senator.
District No. 33 shall consist of the county of Brown and shall be entitled to two senators.
District No. 34 shall consist of the county of Marshall and shall be entitled to one senator.
District No. 35 shall consist of the county of Faulk and shall be entitled to one senator.
District No. 36 shall consist of the counties of Edmunds and McPherson and be entitled to one senator.
District No. 37 shall consist of Walwarthand and Campbell and shall be entitled to one senator.
District No. 38 shall consist of the county of Lawrence and shall be entitled to two senators.
District No. 39 shall consist of the county of Pennington and shall be entitled to one senator.
District No. 40 shall consist of the counties of Meade and Butte and shall be entitled to one senator.
District No. 41 shall consist of the counties of Custer and Fall River and shall be entitled to one senator.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
District No. 1 shall consist of the comity of Union and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 2 shall consist of the county of Clay and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 3 shall consist of the county of Yankton and be entitled to four representatives.
District No. 4 shall consist of the comity of Bon Homme and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 5 shall consist of the county of Lincoln and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 6 shall consist of the county of Turner and he entitled to three representatives.
District No. 7 shall consist of the comity of Hutchinson and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 8 shall consist of the county of Douglas and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 9 shall consist of the county of Charles Mix and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 10 shall consist of the county Minnehaha and be entitled to seven representatives.
District No. 11 shall consist of the county of McCook and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 12 shall consist of the county of Hanson and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 13 shall consist of the county of Davison and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 14 shall consist of the county of Aurora and lie entitled to two representatives.
District No. 15 shall consist of the comity of Brule and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 16 shall consist of the county of Moody and be entitled to two representatives
District No. 17 shall consist of the county of Like and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 18 shall consist of the county of Miner and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 19 shall consist of the county of Sanborn and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 20 shall consist of the county of Jerauld and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 21 shall consist of the county of Buffalo and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 22 shall consist of the county of Brookings and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 23 shall consist of the county of Kingsbury and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 24 shall consist of the county of Beadle and be entitled to five representatives.
District No. 25 shall consist of the county of Hand and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 26 shall consist of the county of Hyde and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 27 shall consist of the county of Hughes and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 28 shall consist of the county of Sully and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 29 shall consist of the county of Deuel and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 30 shall consist of the county of Hamlin and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 31 shall consist of the county of Codington and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 32 shall consist of the county of Clark and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 33 shall consist of the county of Spink and be entitled to five representatives.
District No. 34 shall consist of the county of Faulk and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 35 shall consist of the county of Potter and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 36 shall consist of the county of Grant and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 37 shall consist of the county of Roberts and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 38 shall consist of the county of Day and be entitled to three representatives.
District No. 39 shall consist of the county of Marshall and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 40 shall consist of the county of Brown and be entitled to eight representatives.
District No. 41 shall consist of the county of Edmunds and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 42 shall consist of the county of Walworth and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 43 shall consist of the county of McPherson and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 44 shall consist of the county of Campbell and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 45 shall consist of the county of Fall River and be entitled to one representative.
District No. 46 shall consist of the county of Custer and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 47 shall consist of the county of Pennington and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 48 shall consist of the county of Meade and be entitled to two representatives.
District No. 49 shall consist of the county of Lawrence and be entitled to six representatives.
District No. 50 shall consist of the county of Butte and be entitled to one representative.
Decisions yet to be taken
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- Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution) (introduced on 1889-07-10 14:00:00 - CREATE - e909963) [This document]
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