Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-10-03

! valuation; and whenever the taxable
property in the State shall amount to
three hundred million dollars $500, 00O,.
0oOO, tho rate shall pever thereafter
exceed one and coe-kaf Q3) mills on
each dollar OF valuation, unless PROPOSE
ton to increase ouch rate, specify iny the
rate proposed and the time during which
the same shall be levied, shall have been
submitted to the people at general
election, and ehall have received major.
ity Of all the votes cast tor and against
il at such election.
Sec. 10. The making Of profit,
directly or indirectly, out Of State, county
city, town, township, or school district
moscy, or using the same for any pur.
pose not authorized by law, BY any public
officer. shall be deemed q felony, and
shall be punished as provided by law.
SEC. IL. No appropriation shall be
made, nor any expenditure authorized by
the Legislature, whereby the expenditure
by the state during any fiscal year shall
exceed the total tax then provided for by
law and applicable to such appropriation
or expenditure, unles the Legislature
making such appropriations shall pro-
vide for levying a sufficient tax not
exceeding the rates allowed in section
nine 10y of this Article, to pay such ap-
preparation or expenditure within such
fiscal year. This provision shall not
apply to appropriations or expenditure to
suppress iosurrec.ion, defend the State,
or assist in defending the United States
in time of war.
SEC. IL. There shall be a State
Board Of Equalization, consisting Of the
Governor, Secretary Of State, Attorney
General, State Auditor and State Treas.
urer, whose duties shall 30 prescribed by
law The Board Of County Commits.
sioners for the several counties of the
State shall constitute a Board of Equal
ization for their respective counties,
whose duty it sha! be to equalize the
valuation Of the taxable property in the
county under such rules and regulations
as shall be prescribed BY law.
SEQ. Is. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury but in pursuance of
appropriations made by law.
SEQ. IA. No money shall be drawn
from the county treasures except upon
the warrant Of duly authorized officer,
in such manner ard form as may be
prescribed by the Legislature.
SEC Is. The Legislature shall pro.
vide such system of county finance as
shall cause the business Of the several
counties to be conducted on cash basis.
1t shrll also provide that whenever any
county shall have any warrants out.
standing any unpaid, iol the payment of
which there are no funds 10 the county
treasury, the County Commissioners, in
addition to ether taxes provided by law,
shall levy special tax, not to exceed ten
QO) mills 90 the dollar of taxable
as shown by the last preceding
for the creation of a special
fund for the redemption Of said warrants;
and after the levy Of such special tax, ali
warrants issued before such levy shall be
paid exclusively on, Of said fund. All
moneys in the county treasury at the end
Of each fiscal year not needed for current
expenses, shall be transferred to said
redemption fund.
Sec. Is. Tho Legislature shall pass
all laws necessary to carry out the pro.
visions Of this Article.
ARTICLE VIII.
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS AND SUBSIDIES,
Sec. l. The Legislature shall not, in
my manner, create any debt or debts,
liability or liabilities, which shall sinely
" in the aggregate, exclusive OF the debt
If the Territory at the date Of its ad
mission as State, exceed the sum of
'ne and one hall per centum upon the
assessed value Of the taxable property in
he State, except in case of war TO repeal
IN invasion or suppress instruction,
Unless the sam, shall be authorized BY
aw for some single object or work to be
distinctly specified therein, which law
hall provide ways and means, exclusive
IT loans, for the payment Of the interest
# such debt or liability as it falls due,
Ind slao for the payment and discharge
If the principal of such debt or liability
within twenty years Of the time OF the
contracting thereof, and shall be irrepeal-
Ible uutil the principal aud interest
hereou shall be paid and discharged
'ut no such law shall take effect until at
he general election it shall have been
unlimited to the people, aud shall have
eceived majority Of all the votes cas-.
or and agains, it at said election; and all
moneys raised by the authority or such
aw shall be applied Gully to the specific
tject therein stated, or to the payment of
be debt thereby created, and such law
hall be published in at least one news
aper in each county, or city and county,
one be published therein, throughout
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