Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature. January, 1890

Journal Company, Pierre, SD, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition. Book In spite of the title, the journal actually begins with the initial meeting of the South Dakota Senate, which began at noon on Oct. 15, 1889, and met until Thursday, the 17th (pp. [3]-15). The first session largely consisted of the swearing in of the first governor and other officers (pp. 4-5), the election and certification of the first U.S Senators for the state, R.F. Pettigrew and Gideon C. Moody (pp. 8-9, 11-14), and the first two resolutions: (1) to urge Congress to pass a bill providing “an appropriation for the purpose of making necessary surveys and of boring experimental artesian wells” as an initial step in creating “a system of irrigation” (p. 10) and (2) to have the governor, “as soon as the State is admitted into the Union,” appoint committees to “visit, investigate and examine each and every public, penal, charitable and educational institution in South Dakota” (p. 15). WordCat shows only one holding for the stand-alone volume at The British Library (OCLC 503943854), however there are other holdings for the series, including this first volume. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). Item Type: Book. The text block is tight and unmarked. The thin paper is tanned, especially around the outer edges. Quarter bound in a thin textured leather that is heavily worn and marbled paper over boards. The leather has worn through on the front hinge, though the underlying cloth is stll holding. The top 1 1/2" on the rear hinge is broken, as well. The leather at the corners is worn, exposing the boards. The title on the spine is barely legible. Light foxing in the rear Index pages, but the body of book is clean and unfoxed. The original owner has written his name with a fountain pen at the top of the title page, along with the dates 1889 & 1899 and a number code of 1039. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; South Dakota; United States; 19th century; Law & Criminal Studies. Main Picture: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 3: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Title page. Picture 4: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - First page of the October 1889 session entries. Picture 5: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Two-page spread including swearing in of Governor Arthur C. Mellette. Picture 6: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Two-page spread of the second day of the October 1889 session. Picture 7: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Two-page spread of the October 1889 session entries. Picture 8: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - - Two-page spread of the third day of the October 1889 session. Picture 9: South Dakota, Journal of the Senate of the First Session of the Legislature (Pierre, SD: 1890) - Errata and authentication notice. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1236. .