, 1889-08-29
ARTICLE VIII.
sTArE. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL IspEnrr,
Ness.

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SECTION /, The state may 10 meet cayua,
deucits or failures In i9vCnucs. or FOR OK.
reuses, not provided for contract dlLts, but
IN the argiogatc, shall not 1T any time OK.
recd 800, 900 and the moneys Arising from
thc 70 ms G eating such debts shail be ap.
obtniEed or TO repay the debt so contacted.
ana 10 no other purpose Whatever.
SIC. 2, In addition 10 the above limited
power % contract debts the state may con.
tract debts TO rp,l invasion, suppress in.
sursoctior. or 70 ucfond the state In war, but
the money atisiug from. the contracting OF
such debts sha be applied TO the purpose
pose whatever, ''
SIC. 3. Except the debts specified I'm sec.
lions aud cf this article. no debts shall
hereafter he contracted by or on b,hnif oi
this state, unless such debts shall be- author.
ICED by law Tor some single work or object TO
pc IiSuneiy specified therein, which law
snail provide ways and means. exclusive OF
debt as u falls due, and also To pas and dis
chlrg1 the principal uf such debt within
twenty years from the time OF the contract.
No such law shnll take effect untiiit shall.
az general election, have been submitted
to the people and have received majority
OF all the votes cast for and against IL ut
such election, aud all moneys raised by
authority of such lnw shall be applied only
70 the specific object therein stated or to
and such law shall be published In ut least
one newspaper IN each county, Ii one ba
published therein, throughout the state, for
three months next preceding the election at
which II II submitted to the people.
SEC. 4. No moneys shall ever be paid out
Of the treasury Of this state or ary Of us
funds, or any OF the funds under It's man.
agcment, except ii pursuance Of an appro.
priau0n by law; nor unless such payment
be made within two years from the Ist day
OF Nay next after the passage OF such ap.
propriatioi act, aud every such law making
n new appropriation, or continuing or re-.
riNins an appropriation, shall distinctly
speeiIy th9 sum appropriated, and the oh.
not bu sufficient for such law to refer TO any
other law to FIX such sum.
sac. D. The credit OF the state shall not I'm
any manner lc given or loaned To, or In aid
OF, any individual, association, company or
corporation.
SEC d. No county, city, town, school dis.
trict or other municipal corpor0tiOn shall
Tor any purpose become indebted in any
manner TO an amount exceeding ~ Der
ccntum Of the taxable property In su.h
county, city, town, school district or othcr
municipal corporation, witht ut the assent
OF thrce-iiiths of the voters therein, voting
at an election to be held for that purpose
nor ~ eases requiring such assent shall the
total Indebtedness at any time exceed . per
ccentum on the value OF the taxable property
therein, TO be asccrtamed by the last assess
ment FOR state aud county purposes previous
to the mourning Of such indebtedness, ex.
cspt IN Incorporated cities the assessment
shall be taken from the last assessment for
city purposes. Provided. that no part OF tho
Indebtedness allowed In this section shall
DC Incurred for any purpose other than
strietlycounty. city, town, school district or
other municipal purposes. provided fur.
may be allowed to become indebted to a
larger amount. but not exceeding per
ocntum additional for supplying such city
or town with wafer. artificial
light and sewers, when the
works for supplying such water
light and sewers shall be owned and con.
trolied by the municipality.
SIC, z. No county, city, town or other
municipal corporation shall hereafter give
any money or property, or loan it's money or
creoiit To, or In aid OF, any individual, asso.
citation, company or q rporation. except for
the necessary support OF the poor ana iiiirm
or lie iomc directly or indirectly the owiicr
OF stock In, or bonos, OF any association
company or incorporation.