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  1. Overview: South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1889-07-19 14:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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 15686: 1889-07-19 14:00:00

Multiple articles from the standing committees were made a special order for Tuesday afternoon. S.B. van Buskirk was elected as Chairman. The Committee of Judiciary presented a resolution pertaining to the signing of the Constitution, which was then adopted by the Convention.

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Further Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on the Petition Submitted by Jacob Schmidt

There are 14 proposed amendments related to this document on which decisions have not been taken.

Further: There was submitted to your committee a petition from Jacob Schmidt and other Russian citizens asking that Section 7 of Article XV be so amended as to at all times exempt persons having such religious scruples from doing military duty; the committee finds that it is not possible for this Convention to so amend said Section 7, Article XV.

E. E. CLOUGH,

Chairman Committee.

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