South Dakota Constitution
Article 26 - Schedule and Ordinance.
- § 1 Continuation of prior writs, actions, claims, and bodies corporate--Validation of previously issued process.
- § 2 Fines, forfeitures, and escheats of territory to accrue to state.
- § 3 Recognizances, bonds, obligations, and undertakings--Criminal prosecutions and penal actions.
- § 4 Civil and military officers.
- § 5 Election of Constitution and state officers--Ballots.
- § 6 Election for temporary seat of government.
- § 7 Conduct of election.
- § 8 Election returns.
- § 9 Canvass of vote--Filing with county clerks or auditors.
- § 10 Certification of senator or representative from multi-county district.
- § 11 Delivery of returns to proper state officer--Certification to president--Proclamation of election result--Lists of elected officers--Certificates of election.
- § 12 Apportionment of state Legislature--Number of senators and representatives initially elected.
- § 13 First assembly of Legislature--Oaths of office.
- § 14 Election of two United States senators--Two representatives.
- § 15 Adjournment after election of senators--Next meeting.
- § 16 Legislature and officers to exercise necessary and authorized powers only pending admission of state into union.
- § 17 Validity of ordinances and schedule.
- § 18 Freedom of religion--Public lands--Indian lands--Uniformity of taxation--Territorial debt--Public schools--Federal reservations--Irrevocability.
- § 19 Tenure of elected officers.
- § 20 Time of general election.
- § 21 Form of ballot.
- § 22 Enrollment of Constitution--Delivery to secretary of state--Inclusion in state laws--Copy to President of United States.
- § 23 Agreement by joint commission concerning territorial records, books, and archives.
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