The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-20


but shall neZer annul any OF the
foregoing restrictions.
The granting to successive legis-
latures the power to further ex-
pand or contract the right of stuff
rage, is giving them a dangerous
power, and one which demagogues
and political hacks will not be
slow to grasp. The constitution
should. clearlydefne who shall and
who shall not be voter, and any
further questions that arise can be
reached by constitutional amend
ment. But to leave this important
trust to the average Idaho legisla-
ture, is idiotic in the extreme
A GEM.
Among the nomination speeches
FOR attache of the Convention / find
the following gem which is certainly
deserving a place in history. 1t is
here reproduced for the benefit OF
the gentleman's many friends and
admirers:
Mr.. Mcconnell, of Latah county.
Mr.. Chairman, I desire to place in
nomination as candidate for door
keeper, gentlemen whom you all
know; a gentleman who has distin-
guished himself in letters, and on
the rostrum, and who will be re-
membered and honored in the State
of Idaho as long as the high stars
! shall shine! (Applause) l nomin-
ate for the position Hon. J. D.
Flenner.
The vote stood; Flenner, is;
Caravan, Is.
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS AND sUBs1-
+ SECTION The Legislature shall
not, in any manner, create any
debt or debts, liability or liabilities,
which shallsingly or in aggregate,
with any previous debts or liabili-
ties, exceed the sum of one per
centum upon the assessed value Of
the taxable property in the State,
! except in case of war to repel an
invasion or suppress instruction,
unless the same shall be authorized
by law for some single object or
work to be distinctly specified there
in, which law shall provide ways
and means, exclusive of loans, for
the payment of the interest of such
debt or liability within twenty
years of the time of the contract
ingsthereof, and shall be irrepealable
until the principal and interest
thereon shall be paid and discharg-
ed; but no such law shall take
effect until at the general election
it shall have been submitted to the
people, and shall have received the
majority of all the votes cast for
and against it at such election;
and all moneys raised by the auth
ority of such law shall be applied
only to the specific object therein
stated, or to payment of the debt
thereby created, and such law shall
be published in at least one news
paper in each county. or city and
county, if one be published therein,
throughout the State, for three
months next preceding the election
at which it is submitted to the
people. The Legislature may at
any time after the approval of such
law by the people, if no debt shall
have been contracted in pursuance
thereof, repeal the same.
SECTION 2. The credit of the
State shall not, in any manner, be
given, or loaned to or in aid of any
individual, association, municipal
ity or corporation; nor shall the
State directly or indirectly, become
stakeholder in any association or
corporation.
RESTRICTIONS UPON MUNICIPAL IN
DEFICIENCIES.
Section 3. No county, city, town
township, board of education, or
school district, or other subdivision
of the state, shall incur any in
debtedness or liability in any man
ner, or for any purpose, exceeding
in the year the income and revenue
provided for it for such year, with
out the assent of two-thirds of the
qualified electors thereof voting at
an election to be held for that pur-
pose, nor unless, before or at the
time of mourning such indebted
ness provision shall be made for
the collection of an annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on
snch Indebtedness as it falls due,
and also to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment of the prin-
cipal thereof within twenty years
from the time. of contracting the
same. Any Indebtedness or liza
bilits incurred contrary to this pro-
vision shall be void.
Section 4 IN The debt of any