The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08
NOTICE.

the sid day of November -. l,aG. ut lic
several 20 ling precincts In the county OF Duf-
iaio, State oi South UakO II. II general election
will be held + rae purpose OF voting upon
the four proposed CONSTITUTIONS Ameidniehts
Ms herein fer state . and Tor tie Glowing
Presidential Electors and Safe Distiicr, Leg
slaHve, County and Pee nct officers .to-wit:
Proposed Amend ueut 10 the Constitution OF
the State of South Dako n:
-: hall art Gle twenty-iour OF the constitution
be ri ealed:'
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution OF
the Suite of South Dakota:
Article II OF the constitution to be amended
hy addin at the end thereofthe i~otlow ing:
~. MOn1poiies and trus : shal never be
allowed IN this state and no Incorporated
company, partnership or association OF
persons in this state snail Directly or indirect
~ combine .r make any contract wlth any
inc operated company, foreign or domestic:
through their stockholders or the Trustees or
assigns otsuch stock holders, or vita any CO.
part ersh1o or association" OF persons, or In
any manner whatever to fix the prices, limit
the pi Oductlon or regulate the ransportatIon
OF any product or conn odity so as To prevent
competition in such piices, production or
Trans Ortaton or 10 establish excessive prizes
there or.
The legislature shall Pass laws for the en-
forcement of tins section by adequate penal.
ties and in the case OF Incorporated com
panies. if necessary for that purpose may. rs II
.enalty, declare u forfeiture Vt tueir iran
cListe
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Of
the State OF Souih Dakota:
81. Amendment IhAt 81 ction three 81
OF article fourteen 40 OF the Constitution be
amended so rs TO read as follows:
So. The state university, tie AGRICULTURAL
college, the normal schools and all othe,
educational lnstIt ltions that may be sustained
either y molly or 10 part BY the state shall be
the control of d board OF tive members az.
pointed ny the governor nd confirmed by the
senat. under such rules and restrictions as
the legislature shah provide. the legislature
may increase the number OF memhers to nine.
So. Amendment That article fourteen
OI) Of the constitution be amended by striking
out section Tour (4l OF the same,
So. Term OF ottic : From the time or the
taking effect OF this amendment the terms Of
Office ofall the trustees heretofore appointed
shall cease and determine.
Proposed Amendme MT TO the Constitution of
the State OF SCUM DaKOt.
81. Amendment That Section 4, of Arti-
Gle IL, OF tae constitution OF the state OF South
Dakota, be amended as to real rs follows:
section 1 The debt of any county, city,
town. school district, civil township, or other
subdivision. shaiI never exceed five 6 per
centun upon the assessed vulne OF the taxable
property therein. In estimating the amount
of indie btedness which a municipality or sub
DIVISION may incur the amount OF indebted
ness contracted prior TO tne adoption OF tuis
constitution shall be included.
Provided, that any county, municipai cor
poration. civil township y, district Or other sub.
division may incur an additional indebtedness
not exceeding ten per centum upon the AS
scSfcU value OF the tdEdDle property therein
for the puf pose OF providing water Tor lr "a.
tor and domestic uses" Provided further
that no county, municipal corporation or civil
township shall be included within any such
district or subdivision without u majority VOC
IN favor thereof OF the electors of The county,
municipal CORPORATION or civil township, as
the case may De which is proposed 10 tc In
c!uded therein, and no -uch debt shall ever be
incurred Tor any of he purposes in this sec
uon provided; unles $ authorized by a vote in
IaVor 'hereoi OF a IN ajOrity of the electors of
such county, municipal corporation, civil
township, district or subdivision mourning
the same.
All OF The said proposed amendments will
DC printed upon each ballot, followed by the
words:
SHAH the above amendment TO the consti-
tuition ne approved aud ratiiiei:'
Immediately 10 the left of which shall be
printed m words "I5>" nd 80" .c5 pre-
crdDl 90. tNIb.r. g. VIr an Get Cau
"a " Zee - At g.. az oi e .
desiring oNole"les' wal place u cross be
fore the word "Ie.,' ant tao.e desiring to