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District No. 33 shall consist of the county of Brown, and be entitled to two Senators.

District No. 34 shall consist of the county of Marshall, and be entitled to one Senator.

District No. 35 shall consist of the county of Faulk, and be entitled to one Senator.

District No. 36 shall consist of the counties of Edmunds and McPherson, and be entitled to one Senator.

District No. 37 shall consist of the counties of Walworth and Campbell, and be entitled to one Senator.

District No. 38 shall consist of the county of Lawrence, and be entitled to two Senators.

District No. 39 shall consist of the county of Pennington, and be entitled to one Senator.

District No. 40 shall consist of the counties of Meade and Butte, and be entitled to one Senator.

District No. 41 shall consist of the county of Custer, and be entitled to one Senator.

Representative Districts.

District No. 1 shall consist of the county of Union, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 2 shall consist of the county of Clay, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 3 shall consist of the county of Yankton, and be entitled to four Representatives.

District No. 4 shall consist of the county of Bon Homme, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 5 shall consist of the county of Lincoln, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 6 shall consist of the county of Turner, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 7 shall consist of the county of Hutchinson, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 8 shall consist of the county of Douglas, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 9 shall consist of the county of Charles Mix, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 10 shall consist of the county of Minnehaha, and be entitled to seven Representatives.

District No. 11 shall consist of the county of McCook, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 12 shall consist of the county of Hanson, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 13 shall consist of the county of Davison, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 14 shall consist of the county of Aurora, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 15 shall consist of the county of Brule, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 16 shall consist of the county of Moody, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 17 shall consist of the county of Lake, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 18 shall consist of the county of Miner, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 19 shall consist of the county of Sanborn, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 20 shall consist of the county of Jerauld, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 21 shall consist of the county of Buffalo, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 22 shall consist of the county of Brookings, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 23 shall consist of the county of Kingsbury, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 24 shall consist of the county of Beadle, and be entitled to five Representatives.

District No. 25 shall consist of the county of Hand, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 26 shall consist of the county of Hyde, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 27 shall consist of the county of Hughes, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 28 shall consist of the county of Sully, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 29 shall consist of the county of Deuel, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 30 shall consist of the county of Hamlin, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 31 shall consist of the county of Codington, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 32 shall consist of the county of Clark, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 33 shall consist of the county of Spink, and be entitled to five Representatives.

District No. 34 shall consist of the county of Faulk, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 35 shall consist of the county of Potter, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 36 shall consist of the county of Grant, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 37 shall consist of the county of Roberts, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 38 shall consist of the county of Day, and be entitled to three Representatives.

District No. 39 shall consist of the county of Marshall, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 40 shall consist of the county of Brown, and be entitled to eight Representatives.

District No. 41 shall consist of the county of Edmunds, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 42 shall consist of the county of Walworth, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 43 shall consist of the county of McPherson, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 44 shall consist of the county of Campbell, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 45 shall consist of the county of Fall River, and be entitled to one Representative.

District No. 46 shall consist of the county of Custer, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 47 shall consist of the county of Pennington, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 48 shall consist of the county of Meade, and be entitled to two Representatives.

District No. 49 shall consist of the county of Lawrence, and be entitled to six Representatives.

District No. 50 shall consist of the county of Butte, and be entitled to one Representative.

ARTICLE XX.

Seat of Goverment.

Section 1. The question of the location of the temporary seat of government shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the proposed State of South Dakota, in the same manner and at the same election at which this Constitution shall be submitted, and the place receiving the highest number of votes shall be the temporary seat of government until a permanent seat of government shall be established as hereinafter provided.

Sec. 2. The Legislature, at its first session after the admission of this State, shall provide for the submission of the question of a place for a permanent seat of government to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election thereafter, and that place which receives a majority of all the votes cast upon that question shall be the permanent seat of government.

Sec. 3. Should no place voted for at said election have a majority of all votes cast upon this question, the Governor shall issue his proclamation for an election to be held in the same manner at the next general election to choose between the two places having received the highest number of votes cast at the first election on this question. This election shall be conducted in the same manner as the first election for the permanent seat of government, and the place receiving a majority of all the votes cast upon this question shall be the permanent seat of government.

ARTICLE XXI.
Miscellaneous.

Section 1. Seal and Coat of Arms.-The design of the great seal of South Dakota shall be as follows: A circle within which shall appear in the left foreground a smelting furnace and other features of mining work. In the left background a range of hills. In the right foreground a farmer at his plow. In the right background a herd of cattle and a field of corn. Between the two parts thus described shall appear a river bearing a steamboat. Properly divided between the upper and lower edges of the circle shall appear the legend, "Under God the People Rule," which shall be the motto of the

State of South Dakota. Exterior to this circle and within a circumscribed circle shall appear, in the upper part, the words "State of South Dakota." In the lower part the words "Great Seal," and the date in Arabic numerals of the year in which the State shall be admitted to the Union.

Sec. 2. Compensation of Public Officers.-The Governor shall receive an annual salary salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; the judges of the Supreme Court shall each receive an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; the judges of the Circuit Courts shall each receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars: Provided, That the Legislature may, after the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety, increase the annual salary of the Governor and each of the judges of the Supreme Court to three thousand dollars, and the annual salary of each of the Circuit Court judges to two thousand five hundred dollars.

The Secretary of State, State Treasurer and State Auditor shall each receive an annual salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars; the Commissioner of School and Public Lands shall receive an annual salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars; the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall receive an annual salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars; the AttorneyGeneral shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars; the compensation of the Lieutenant-Governor shall be double the compensation of a State Senator.

They shall receive no fees or perquisites whatever for the performance of any duties connected with their offices. It shall not be competent for the Legislature to increase the salaries of the officers named in this article except as herein provided.

Sec. 3. Oath of Office.- Every person elected or appointed to any office in this State, except such inferior offices as may be by law exempted, shall, before entering upon the duties thereof, take an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of this State, and faithfully to discharge the duties of his office.

Sec. 4. Exemptions.- The right of the debtor to enjoy the comforts and necessaries of life shall be recognized by wholesome laws; exempting from forced sale a homestead, the value

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