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South Dakota

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One of the states of the United States. It was admitted to the Union under the act of Feb. 22, 1889, which included also North Dakota, Montana, and Washington, which together constituted the territories of Dakota, Montana, ancl Washington. The constitution was amended, in 1913, by providing for a new primary law, for equal suffrage, for the organization of irrigation districts, and for the initiative and referendum. See North Dakota.