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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 15713: 1889-07-24 14:00:00

The Convention read and approved the Journal of the preceding day. The reports of standing committees along with a communication from L. K. Church were then read. The Report of the Committee on Judiciary was heard, debated and made a special order for the next day.

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Report from the Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment on Article XIX

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SIOUX FALLS, July 24, 1889.

MR. PRESIDENT:

Your Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment, to whom was referred Article XIX of the Constitution having had the same under careful consideration, beg leave to submit the following report relative thereto, and in which report there are no changes of the Constitution, except as relates to the reapportionment of districts as provided for in the Omnibus Enabling Act, and adding thereto a provision that the State shall constitute one congressional district, from which two (2) congressmen shall be elected at large. All of which changes are within the provisions of the Enabling Act, and herewith report Article XIX with said changes incorporated therein and respectfully recommend the adoption of the changes and the resubmission of the article as amended.

ARTICLE XIX.

CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT.

SECTION I. 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 AND MEMBERS.

Dist. Counties Senators.

I Union....................................................................................... I

2 Clay.......................................................................................... I

3 Yankton.................................................................................... I

4 Bon Homme............................................................................ I

5 Lincoln .................................................................................... I

6 Turner..................................................................................... I

7 Hutchinson............................................................................... I

8 Charles Mix and Douglas........................................................ I

9 Minnehaha............................................................................... 2

I0 McCook.................................................................................. I

II Hanson...................................................................................... I

12 Davison................................................................................... I

13 Aurora...................................................................................... I

14 Brule....................................................................................... I

15 Moody....................................................................................... I

16 Lake.......................................................................................... 1

17 Miner....................................................................................... I

18 Sanborn.................................................................................. I

19 Jerauld and Buffalo.................................................................. I

20 Brookings............................................................................... 1

21 Kingsbury................................................................................ I

22 Beadle......................................................................................... I

23 Hand....................................................................................... I

24 Hyde and Hughes..................................................................... I

25 Sully and Potter.......................................................................... I

26 Deuel..................................................................................... I

27 Hamlin.................................................................................... I

28 Codington............................................................................... I

29 Clark........................................................................................ I

30 Spink........................................................................................ 2

31 Grant and Roberts.................................................................... I

32 Day......................................................................................... I

33 Brown...................................................................................... 2

34 Marshall................................................................................... I

35 Faulk......................................................................................... 1

36 Edmunds and McPherson........................................................ I

37 Walworth and Campbell........................................................... I

38 Lawrence................................................................................... 2

39 Pennington................................................................................. I

40 Meade and Butte......................................................................... I

41 Custer and Fall River,.............................................................. I

Representative Districts with number of Representatives to each

district—

Dist. Counties. No. Representatives.

I Union......................................................................................... 3

2 Clay ........................................................................................... 2

3 Yankton ..................................................................................... 4

4 Bon Homme .............................................................................. 3

5 Lincoln ..................................................................................... 3

6 Turner ........................................................................................ 3

7 Hutchinson ................................................................................ 2

8 Douglass .................................................................................. 2

9 Charles Mix .............................................................................. 2

10 Minnehaha ................................................................................ 7

11 McCook .................................................................................. 2

12 Hanson ....................................................................................... 2

13 Davison .................................................................................... 2

14 Aurora ........................................................................................ 2

15 Brule .......................................................................................... 3

16 Moody ....................................................................................... 2

17 Lake .......................................................................................... 3

18 Miner.......................................................................................... 2

19 Sanborn ................................................................................. 2

20 Jerauld ......................................................................................... I

21 Buffalo ........................................................................................ I

22 Brookings .................................................................................. 3

23 Kingsbury .................................................................................. 3

24 Beadle ........................................................................................ 5

25 Hand ......................................................................................... 3

26 Hyde ............................................................................................ I

27 Hughes ....................................................................................... 1

28 Sully ............................................................................................ I

29 Deuel ....................................................................................... 2

30 Hamlin ...................................................................................... 2

31 Codington ............................................................................... 3

32 Clark ......................................................................................... 3

33 Spink ......................................................................................... 5

34 Faulk .......................................................................................... 2

35 Potter ........................................................................................... I

36 Grant .......................................................................................... 2

37 Roberts ........................................................................................ I

38 Day ............................................................................................. 3

39 Marshall .................................................................................... 2

40 Brown ....................................................................................... 8

41 Edmunds ................................................................................... 2

42 Walworth .................................................................................. I

43 McPherson ................................................................................ 2

44 Campbell ..................................................................................... I

45 Fall River .................................................................................. 1

46 Custer ........................................................................................ 2

47 Pennington ................................................................................ 2

48 Meade ....................................................................................... 2

49 Lawrence .............................................................................. 6

50 Butte .......................................................................................... I

Total ...................................................................................... 124.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

C. H. VANTASSELL, Chairman.

W. H. MATSON,

J. V. WILLIS,

R. F. LYONS

A. O. RINGSRUD,

JOSEPGH ZITKA,

M. P. STROUPE,

WM. S. O'BRIEN,

SANFORD PARKER,

E. E. CLOUGH,

M. R. HENINGER,

I. ATKINSON,

C. R. WESTCOTT,

T. W. P. LEE,

E. G. EDGERTON,

C. A. HOULTON,

J. G. DAVIES,

H. M. WILLIAMSON,

S. F. HUNTLEY,

J. A. FOWLES,

GEO. H. CULVER,

T. F. DIEFENDORF,

C. G. COATS,

T. W. THOMPSON.

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