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  1. Overview: The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889
  2. Full Record: The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889
  3. Committee:The Joint Commission
  4. Session: 1889-07-20 10:40:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property began on July 16, 1889 and dissolved on July 31, 1889. It allowed for delegates from both the North and South Conventions to meet in Bismarck and negotiate the splitting of the Territory of Dakota.

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Session 14901: 1889-07-20 10:40:00

The Commisssion discussed the division of the public records and bonds of the territory. Several resolutions were presented on the matter before a committee of three was appointed in order to create a joint resolution. The Commission then informally discussed the meeting times of the Commission before adjournment.

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Mr. Price's Substitute Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

There is 1 proposed amendment related to this document on which a decision has not been taken.

Resolved, That it is the sense of this Joint Commission that the Commission should make disposition of the records, archives and books of the Territory, as provided in section six of the Enabling Act; that they determine what records each of the new States should have, and when a final disposition thereof should be agreed upon an agreement shall be drawn and incorporated in the Schedule and Ordinance of the Constitution of the States of North Dakota and South Dakota and submitted to the people for ratification or rejection.

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  • Motion to Adopt the Amendment (introduced on 1889-07-20 10:40:00 - PROCEDURE - e911059)

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