Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-19


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MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Chairman Ccrson OF the committee on
state. county and municipal indebted
ness. reported:
Section prohibits the state from
its credit or donating aid. or en-
gaging in internal improvements.
Section limits the states indebted
ness to $500, 600, except for repelling in.
vasions and in similar emergencies.
Section 3 prohibits any city, coun-
ty, town or municipality from aiding
any corporation.
Section 4 limits municipal indebted
ness to five per cent of the value of tax
able property, the amount of debt prior
to the adoption of the constitution not
to be included.
Section 6 gives consent that congress
may make such provisions for payment
by this state as the existing indebted
ness of the territory of Dakota, as it
shall deem Just and equitable, and this
state shall assume and pay 30 much
thereof as congress may provide.
SEPARATE SUBMISSION.
Chairman Moody from the committee
on Judiciary, made q report upon the
question submitted by Kanouse of San
born whether proposition if separately
submitted, would without doubt become
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The report cites the precedents of Ohio,
Nebraska, Illinois and West Virginia,
and holds that proposition SO submit.
ted and adopted could, "without the
shadow OF doubt" become part OF
the constitution.
REVENUE AND FINANCE.
Chairman Reed of the committee on
revenue and finance made report.
Section provides for state tax not
to exceed one and one-half per cent. on
the assessed valuation, and special tax
IN case OF deficiency; also bond inter.
est tax of oue.half of one per cent.
Section 2 provides that all taxes shall
be uniform on all real and personal
property of corporations and individ.
uals.
Section 3. The power to tax corpora.
tions and corporate property shall not
be surrendered by any contract or grant
to which the state shalI be party.
Section 4. ALI moneys, credits, in.
vestments in bonde, stocks, notes, bills,
etc., are to be taxed, so that property oi
banks shall be taxed the same as that oi
individuals.
Section S prohibits levying q poll tax
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tural societies, schools, churches, Gene
teries, ETC., from taxation, and persona
property of individuals when less thar
$500.
Section s. One thousand dollars ol
land and Improvements to be exempt
from taxation to encourage tree plant
ing.
Section prohibits any other exemp.
tiops than those enumerated.
Section IL relates to municipal au.
thority to levy taxes special and gen.
eral.
Section 10. The making of profit
directly or indirectly. out of public
funds ID made a felony.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE
Chairman Westfall of the committee
OF elections and right of suffrage re.
ported:
Section makes male citizens vino are
twenty-one years of age electors, under
certain restrictions-lf residents of the
Uuited States one year, the state Biz
menths, the county thirty days, and
the precinct ten days.
Section Q. Suffrage may be extend.
ed to other classes of citizens by law
ratified by majority of the electors at a
general election.
Section grants suffrage to women
at elections for school purposes and
parmits them to hold school offices.
Section 9 provides for q separate sub
mission of the question of making no
distinction as to sex.
This report is signed by eight of the
committee. McCallum, of Beedle, sub.
mitted minority report as follows:
Section 2. The legislature may ex.
tend the right of suffrage, by general
law, to any class or classes of citizens oil
this state not enumerated in section !
of this article, provided they shall have
the same qualifications as to age, resi-.
dence and citizenship as the electors
named IN section of this article"
COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.
Chairman Brookings of the commit.
tee on compensation reported:
Section l. Annual salaries: cover.
nor, $500; judges of the supreme court,
$2,500; judges OF circuit court, $4,000;
these salaries may be increased $500 af.
ter 1890; secretary of state, treasurer and
auditor, $I,800; superintendent of pub.
lie instruction 81 800; attorney general,
$1,000; lieutenant governor, double the
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perqaisites permitted for any duties
connected with their Offices.
BANKING AND CURRENCY.
Chairman Beebe of the committee on
banking and currency reported.
Section l. II general banking Law
shall be enacted it shall provide for the
registry and countersignine of an officer
of this state of all bills or paper credit
designed to circulate as money, and
require security to the full amount
thereof to be deposited with the state
treasurer.
Section limits the existence oi
banks to twenty years.
Section 8 holds stockholders indivi
dually responsible for all contracts
debts and engagements of corporation
to the extent of their stock.
AMENDMENT AND REVISION.
Chairman Dow, of tie committee OF
amendment and revision of the consti
tuition reported:
Section l provides that when an &C
for amendment passes the legislature, i
shall be submitted for ratification of
majority of the electors, after publica
tion for twelve weeks.
Section provides for constitutions
convention by vote of two-thirds of III,
Legislature, if ratified by majority o
the electors. The convention shall con
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