Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
from taxation, other than that enumerat
ed in sections and of this article, shall

ed in sections and 8 of this article, shall
be void.
Sec. 8. Notax shall be levied except
in pursuance of law, which shall dis
tinctly state the object of the same, 20
which the tax only shall be applied.
Sec. 9. All taxes levied and collected
| for state purposes shall be paid into the
state treasury. No Indebtedness shall be
incurred or money expended by the state,
and no warrants shall be drawn upon the
state treasurer eXceptin pursuance of an
appropriation for the specific purpose
first made The legislature shall provide
by suitable enactment for carrying this
section into effect.
Sec. TO- The legislature may vest the
corporate authority of cities, towns and
villages with power to make local i'm
provements by special taxation of con
tiguous property or otherwise. For cor
porate purposes, all municipal corpora
lions may be vested with authority to as
sess and collect taxes; but such tax shall
be uniform in respect to persons and
property within the jurisdiction of the
body levying the same.
Sec. IL. The making of profit, direct
town or school district money, or using
by law, shall be deemed felony and
shall be punished as provided by law.
Sec. -. An accurate statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the public
moneys shall be published annually in
such manner as the legislature may pro-
vide.
ARTICLE XII.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Sec. l. No money shall be paid out
of the treasury except upon appropria-
ton by law and on warrants drawn by the
proper officer.
Sec. 2. The general appropriation bill
shall embrace nothing bat appropriations
for ordinary expenses of the executive,
legislative and judicial departments of
the state, the current expenses of state
institutions interest on the public debt,
and for common schools. All other ap-
preparations shall be made by separate
bills, each embracing but one object and
shall require two-thirds vote of all the
members of eacl branch of the legisla-
ture.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall never
grant any extra compensation to any pub
lie officer, employe, agent or contractor
after the services shall have been render
ed or the contract entered into, nor au-
thorize the payment Of any claims or
parts thereof created against the state,
under any agreement or contract made
without express authority of law, and all
such unauthorized agreements or con-
tracts shall be null and void; nor shall
the compensation of any public officer be
increased or diminished during his term
of office; provided, however, that the leg
islature may make appropriations for ex-
penditures incurred in suppressing insur-
rection or repelling invasion.
Sec. 4. An itemized statement of all
receipts and expenditures of the public
moneys shall be published annually in
such manner as the legislature shall pro-
| vide, and such statements shall be sub
mitted to the Legislature at the beginning
of each regular session by the governor
with his message.
ARTICLE XIII.
| PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
Sec. 1. Neither the state nor any
county, township or municipality shall
loan or give its credit or make donation
to or in aid of any individual association
or corporation except for the necessary
support of the poor, nor subscribe to OF
become the owner of the capital stock OF
any association or corporation, nor pay OF
ity OF any individual, association or cor
sumo or pay such debt or liability when
incurred in time of war for the defense
of the state. Nor shall the state engage
in any work of internal improvement.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of defrayins
extraordinary expenses and maxim" pub
lie improvements, or to meet casual def
cts or failure in revenue the state ma,
contract debts never to exceed with pre-
vious debts in the aggregate 100000
and no greater Indebtedness shall be in
CURED except for the purpose of repell
ing invasion, suppressing instruction, OF
defending the state or the United State!
in war, and provision shall be made BY
law for the payment Of the interest an
nually, and the principal when due, b,
tax levied Tor the purpose or from othel
sources OF revenue; which law providing
for the payment Of such interest and prin
clpal by such tax or otherwise shall be ir
repealable until such debt is paid; pro
vided, however, the state of South Dako
ia shall have the power to refund the ter
ritorial debt assumed by the state of Soutl
Dakota, by bonds Of the state of Soutl
Dakota.
Sec. B. That the indebtedness of tin
state of South Dakota limited by section
2 of this article shall be in addition to tn,
debt OF the Territory of Dakota assumed
by and agreed to be paid by South Dako
ia.
Sec. 4. The debt of any county, CITY
town, school district or other subdivision
shall never exceed five per centum upo1
the assessed value of the taxable proper
ty therein. In estimating the amount O
) Indebtedness which a municipality o.
sub division may incur, the amount of in
debtedness contracted prior to the adop
ton of this constitution Shall be included
Sec. S. Any city, county, town, schoo
district or any other subdivision incur
ring Indebtedness SHALL at OF before til,
. time Of so doing, provide for the collect
ion of an annual tax sufficient to paw til,
interest and also the principal thereo
when due, and all laws or ordinance
providing for the payment of the interes
or principal of any debt Shall be irrepeal
able until such debt be paid.
Sec. g.. In orde' that payment of til,
debts and liabilities contracted or incur
red by and in behalf OF the Territory O
Dakota may be justly and equitably pro
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