05426nam 2200697 450 991078787070332120200520144314.00-19-937872-X0-19-937871-1(CKB)2670000000545027(EBL)1647160(SSID)ssj0001131162(PQKBManifestationID)11640322(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131162(PQKBWorkID)11111042(PQKB)10307304(MiAaPQ)EBC1647160(Au-PeEL)EBL1647160(CaPaEBR)ebr10843314(CaONFJC)MIL579721(OCoLC)873140106(StDuBDS)EDZ0001019623(EXLCZ)99267000000054502720150113d2014 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe South Dakota state constitution /Patrick M. Garry[electronic resource]New York :Oxford University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (344 p.)Oxford commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United StatesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-992667-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; The South Dakota State Constitution; Series Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART one The History of the South Dakota Constitution; THE DRIVE TO STATEHOOD; Territorial Status; Pressures for Territorial Division and Statehood; Debate over the Territorial Capital; Factors Pushing for Statehood; Obstacles to Statehood; Statehood Achieved; CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS; The 1883 Huron Convention; The 1883 Sioux Falls Convention; The 1883 Ratification Campaign; The 1885 Convention; Additional Areas of Convention Debate; The 1889 ConventionTopics of Significant Debate at the 1889 ConventionStatehood Achieved; THE 1972 CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION; PART two The South Dakota Constitution and Commentary; Preamble; Article I Name and Boundary; Section 1Name of State; Section 2Boundaries of State; Article II Division of the Powers of Government; Article III Legislative Department; INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY; Section 1Legislative Power-Initiative and Referendum; The Legislature and Legislative Power; Initiative and Referendum; Section 2Number of Legislators-Regular Sessions; Section 3Qualifications for Legislative Office-Officers IneligibleSection 4Disqualification for Conviction of Crime-Defaults on Public MoneySection 5Legislative Reapportionment; Section 6Compensation-Regular Sessions; Section 7Convening of Annual Sessions; Section 8Oath Required of Legislators and Officer-Forfeiture of Office for False Swearing; Section 9Each House as Judge of Qualifications-Quorum-Rules of Proceedings-Officers and Employees; Section 10Filling Legislative Vacancies; Section 11Legislators' Privilege from Arrest-Freedom of Debate; Section 12Legislators Ineligible for Other Office-Contracts with State or CountySection 13Legislative Journals-Recording of Yeas and NaysSection 14Elections Viva Voce; Section 15Open Legislative Sessions-Exception; Section 16Adjournment of Legislative Houses; Section 17Reading of Bills; Section 18Enacting Clause-Assent by Majority-Recording of Votes; Section 19Signing of Bills and Resolutions; Section 20Origin of Bills-Amendment in Other House; Section 21One Subject Expressed in Title; Section 22Effective Date of Acts-Emergency Clause; Section 23Private and Special Laws Prohibited; Section 24Release of Debt to State or MunicipalitySection 25Games of Chance Prohibited-ExceptionsSection 26Municipal Powers Denied to Private Organizations; Section 27Suits against the State; Section 28Bribery and Corrupt Solicitation of Officers-Compelling Testimony-Immunity from Prosecution; Section 29Legislative Powers in Emergency from Enemy Attack; Section 30Power of Committee of Legislature to Suspend Administrative Rules and Regulations; Section 31Convening of Special Sessions upon Petition; Section 32Term Limitations for United States Congressmen; Article IV Executive Department; Section 1Executive PowerSection 2Qualification, Election and TermSouth Dakota was the first state in the nation's history to adopt the Initiative and Referendum, making it permissible for the people to initiate a constitutional amendment, on a statewide level in 1898. While it continues to be a controversial procedure, Patrick Garry discusses this in depth while providing the only definitive reference resource on the South Dakota Constitution, including all significant court decisions interpreting each Section.Oxford commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States.ConstitutionsSouth DakotaConstitutional lawSouth DakotaConstitutional historySouth DakotaConstitutionsConstitutional lawConstitutional history342.78302LAW018000LAW001000bisacshGarry Patrick M.902602South Dakota.StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910787870703321The South Dakota state constitution3864251UNINA