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Author Garry, Patrick M., author.

Title The South Dakota State Constitution / Patrick M. Garry
Published New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Series The Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States
Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States.
Contents 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 Convention
Topics 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 Ineligible
Section 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 County
Section 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 Municipality
Section 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 Power
Summary "South 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. The South Dakota Constitution features the rich history and development of constitutionalism in the state. It provides the complete text of the state's current constitution, with each section accompanied by commentary that explains the provision and traces its origins and its interpretation by the courts and by other governmental bodies. Offering in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, it shows the many significant changes within the state of South Dakota that have been made since the constitution's initial drafting. The book concludes with a bibliography, a table of cases cited in the volume, and a topical index making this volume a highly detailed historical companion for students, scholars, practitioners, and all readers interested in state constitutional issues and the history of South Dakota's statehood. The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Constitutions -- South Dakota
Constitutional law -- South Dakota
Constitutional history -- South Dakota
LAW -- Constitutional.
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW -- Public.
Constitutional history
Constitutional law
Constitutions
South Dakota
Form Electronic book
Author South Dakota. Constitution.
ISBN 9780199378715
0199378711