Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
specifed. All changes in county bound.

aries in counties already organized, be-
fore taking effect, shall be submitted to
the electors of the county or counties to
he affected thereby, at the next general
election thereafter and be adopted by a
majority of the votes cast in each county
| at such election. Counties now organic
ed shall remain as they are unless chang
ed accordingto the above provisions
Sec. 9. In counties already organized
where the county seat has not been To-
Gated by majority vote, it shall be the
duty of the county board to
submit the location of the county seat to
the electors of said county at general
election. The place receiving majority
of all votes cast at said election shall be
county seat of said county.
Sec. 3. Whenever a majority of the
legal voters of any organized county shall
location of the county seat which has
once been located by a majority vote,
specifying the place to which it is to be
changed, said county board shall submit
the same to the people of said county at
the next general election, and if the pro.
position to change the county seat be rat
flied by two-thirds of the votes cast at said
election, then the county seat shall be
changed, otherwise not. A proposition
to change the location of the county seat
of any organized county shall not again
be submitted before the expiration of
four years.
Sec. 4. The legislature shall provide
ny general law for organizing the coun-
ties into townships, having due regard
! for congressional township lines and nat
ural boundaries, and whenever the popu-
lation is sufficient and the natural
boundaries will permit, the civil town
ship shall be coextensive with the congress
sional townships.
Sec. 5. In each organized county at
the first general election held after the
admission of the state of South Dakota
into the union,and every two years there
after, there shall be elected clerk of the
court, sheriff, county auditor, register of
deeds, treasurer, states attorney, surveyor,
coroner, and superintendent of schools,
whose terms of office respectively shall
be two years, and except clerk of the
court no person shall be eligible for
more than four years in succession to any
OF the above named Offices
Sec. 6. The legislature shall provide
by general law for such county, township
and district officers as may be deemed
necessary, and shall prescribe the duties
ship and district officers.
Sec. Z. All county, township and dis
trict officers shall be electors in the coun-
| ty, township or district in which they are
elected, provided that nothing in this sec
ton shall prevent the holding of school
offices by any person as provided in Sec
ton 8, Article VII.
ARTICLE X.
MUNICIPAL, CORPORATIONS
Sec. l. The legislat ure shall provide
by general laws for the organization and
classification of municipal corporations.
The number OF such classes shall not eX-
ceed four and the powers of each class
shall be defined by general laws, so that
no such corporations shall have any pow
ers, or be subject to any restrictions other
than those OF all corporations of the same
class. The legislature shall restrict the
power OF such corporations to levy taxes
and assessments, borrow money and con-
tract debts, so as to prevent the abuse of
such power
\ Sec. 9. Except as otherwise provided
In this constitution, no tax or assessment
shall be levied or collected, or debts con
tracted by municipal corporations, excep
In pursuance Of law, for public purposes
specified by law; nor shall money raised
by taxation, loan or assessment, for one
purpose ever be diverted to any other.
Sec. 3. No street passenger railway OF
telegraph or telephone lines shall he con
stTucted within the limits of any village
town or city without the consent of it:
local authorities.
ARTICLE Nj.
REVENUE AND FINANCE.
Sec. /. The legislature shall provide
| for u n n mn mol tay 4 AZ.
estimated ordinary expenses OF the state
for each year, not to exceed in any on,
year two mills on each dollar of the as
sessed valuation of all taxable property il
the state, to be ascertained by the last as
sessment made for state and county pur
poses.
And whenever it shall appear that sucl
j, ordinary expenses shall exceed the in
come of the state for such year, the legis
lature shall provide for levying a tax TO
the ensuing year, sufficient with othe
sources OF income to pay the deficiency o
the preceding year together with the es
timated expenses of such ensuing yeal
And for the purpose of paying the publ
debt, the legislature shall provide TO
levying tax annually. sufficient to pa,
the annual interest and the principal o
: such debt within ten years from the tina
, passage of the law creating the debt. pro
r vided that the annual tax for the pay
/. ment OF the interest and principal of tn,
| public debt shall not exceed in any on,
: year two mills on each dollar of the as
/, sessed valuation of all taxable propert,
in the state as ascertained by the last as
e sessment made for the state and count
i purposes.
: Sec. 2. All taxes to be raised in thi
! state shall be uniform on all real and Del
t sonal property, according to its value ii
money, to be ascertained by such rules o
g appraisement and assessment as NAV b
! prescribed by the legislature by genera
D law, so that every person and corporation
e shall pay tax in preparation to the valu
4 OF his, her Or its property. And the legi:
y lature shall provide by general law fo
e the assessing and levying of taxes on al
corporation property, as near as may b
;. by the same methods as are provided TO
d assessing and levying OF taxes on individ
e ual property.
+ Sec. 3. The power to tax corporation
l. and corporate property shall not be sun
e rendered or suspended by any contract O
/ grant to which the state shall be party