North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889

The Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of North Dakota from July to August of 1889.

Committee of the Whole

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 137: Minority Report of the Committee on Judicial Department Copy

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

The File as amended by Mr. CARLAND's motion was adopted.


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 36: Amendments to the Constitution (as amended by the Committee of the Whole)

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

The File was then adopted.

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 63: Article on County and Township Organization


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 63: Article on County and Township Organization (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 23 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 120: The Constitution of South Dakota as it Appears in Long's Legislative Hand Book


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 124: Article on Education


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 124: Article on Education (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 126: Article on Impeachment


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 126: Article on Impeachment (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 130: Article on School Lands


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 130: Article on School Lands (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 125: Article on Municipal Corporations


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 125: Municipal Corporations (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)

People: Alexander D. Flemington


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 123: Article on Elective Franchise


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee on Elective Franchise


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Minority Report of the Committee on Elective Franchise


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Council Bill No. 60


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 123: Article on Elective Franchise (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 131: Minority Report of the Committee on Judicial Department


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00

Motion to Resolve into the Committee of the Whole


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 106: North Dakota Constitution Copy


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 133: Article I: Declaration of Rights Copy


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 134: Article on Corporations Other than Municipal (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 140: Article on State Deficits


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 140: Article on State Deficits (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee on County and Township Organization on File No. 63


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 139: Article on County and Township Organization


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 139: Article on County and Township Organization (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report from the Committee on Revenue and Taxation


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 132: Article on Revenue and Taxation (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 142: Proposed Articles


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 36: Amendments to the Constitution


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 59


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 71


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 86: EXEMPTIONS


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 109


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 59 (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 142: Proposed Articles (as amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 72 (as amended by the Committee of the Whole)


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 130: Article on School Lands


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 130: Article on School Lands (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00

Rules of the Convention

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on the Rules of the Convention


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 25


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00

Resolution on Printer's Copies


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00

Resolution on the Compensation of the Official Stenographer


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report on the Committee on Reporting and Publication


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 3: Compact with the United States


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 64: Report on File No. 3


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on File No. 64

People: John Emmet Carland


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00

Resolution on the Publication and Distribution of the Debates and Proceedings


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole Regarding Mr. Selby's Resolution

People: Samuel H. Moer

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00

When the Committee rose the following report was presented:


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 63: Article on County and Township Organization

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 23 Jul 1889, 14:00

[Editor's Note: This file was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee of the Whole.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00

[Editor's Note: This Report is Presented in the Convention on 1889-07-19.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 22 Jul 1889, 14:00

Progress Report of the Committee of the Whole on File No. 25

People: Patrick McHugh


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 23 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on Files No. 25 and 63

People: James F. O'Brien

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 23 Jul 1889, 14:00

[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-24.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Section 8 of File No. 129: Article on Legislative Department


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Section 2 of File No. 129: Article on Legislative Department


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole on Sections 8 and 2 of the Article on Legislative Department

People: Erastus A. Williams


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee on Temperance


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Article on Prohibition


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 5

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 7

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 9: Prohibition

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 14

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 24: Prohibition

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 27

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 30

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 57: Preamble

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 58

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 81

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 93

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole on the Report of the Committee on Temperance

People: Samuel H. Moer

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-25.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Article on Militia

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

[Editor's Note: This article was considered alongside the report from the Committee of the Whole.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole on the Article on Militia

People: Wiliam S. Lauder

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00

[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-25.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole on Files No. 124, 125, 126, and 130

People: Lorenzo D. Bartlett


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole for July 26

People: Lorenzo D. Bartlett


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole 1889-07-30

People: Albert Samuel Parsons

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole on Elective Franchise

People: Frederick B. Fancher

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00

When the committee rose the following reports were presented:


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole 1889-07-30


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 121: Article on Judicial Department



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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00

File No. 121: Article on Judicial Department (as Amended by the Committee of the Whole)

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 20:00

[Editor's Note: This Article was considered alongside the Report of the Committee of the Whole.]


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on Judiciary Department


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 20:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole 1889-07-31 20:00:00

People: Therow W. Bean

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 20:00

When the committee rose the following report was presented:


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole

People: David Bartlett




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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 133: Preamble


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 133: Article I: Declaration of Rights


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 106: Constitution of North Dakota


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 74: Preamble


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 14:00

File No. 89



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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 20:00

Majority Report from the Committee on Corporations Other than Municipal


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 134: Article on Corporations Other than Municipal


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 135: Minority Report from the Committee on Corporations other than Municipal


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on Files No. 134 and 135

People: William E. Purcell


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 20:00

Mr. Johnson's Additional Section to File No. 134

People: Therow W. Bean Martin N. Johnson


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on Files No. 134 and 140

People: John F. Selby


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 14:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on Files No. 140 and 139

People: Burleigh Folsom Spalding


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 20:00

File No. 132: Article on Revenue and Taxation


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole on File No. 132

People: Eugene Strong Rolfe


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole on Files No. 36, 59, 86, 141, 142, 92 and 72


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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 20:00

Report from the Committee of the Whole

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North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 20:00

[Editor's Note: This report is presented to the Convention on 08-08-1998.]