Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that u general
election will be held in each OF the voting
preciacts in Day Couaty, SouthD Dakota,
on Tuesday, the third day of November,
A. ~ 1896, for the purpose of voting for
the following national, state, aud coun-
ty officers, towit.
Four presidential electors.
Two representatives ia congress.
One governor.
One lieutenant governor.
One secretary OF state.
One state auditor.
One state treasurer.
One attorney geaeral.
One superintendent OF public i~nstruc-
zion.
One commissioner of school and public
sands.
One railroad commissioners, list dist.
2nd "
Bird "
Also the following proposed amend
ments to the constitution OF the state
| OF South Dakota, towit
Shall article twenty-four (24) of the
constitution be repealed
Shall article seventeen 40 o. the con
stitution be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following
I 20. MoRopolies and trusts shall
never be allowed in sthis state, and no
Incorporated company co-partnership,o or
association OF persons in this state shall
directly or indirectly combine or make
any contract with any incorporated
company, foreign or domestic, through
their Stockholders or the trustees or
assigns OF such stockholders or with any
co-partnprship or associations of persons
or in any manner whatever to fix the
prices, limit the production, or regulate
the transportation oil any product or
commodity 80 rs TO prevent competition
in such prices, pr0dsrtion, or transport
tation, or to establish excessive prices
therefor. The legislature shall pass laws
Tor the enforcement OF this section 10y
adequate penalties, and in the ease of in
%corporated composites ii necessary Tor
that purpas. may AS II penalty declare IA
forfeiture oil their franchise.
4 /. Ameadment1 That section three
(3) of article fourteuu (14) of the cousti-
tuition be attended so as &c read as fol-
lows:
3. The state university, the agricul-
tural college, the normal schools, and
the other educational institutions that
may be sustained either wholly or in
part by the state Tlsall be under the con-
troll of n board OF five members appoint
I'd by the governor and confirmed by
the senate uader -ecll rules and ~rrstric-
tioms "a The l,-sl-lat.lsa shall provide; the
legislature max liar ,eise the number of
members to hine.
s 2. Amaadmeatl That article four
teen (14) OF the constitutions be amended!
by striking out section lonr (4) of the
Same.
3. Term of Office. From the time OF
taking effect of tiis amendment The term
eff office ol all isi- trustees heretofore
appointed shall ctS,Se and determine.
L. ~Amendmrntl That section ionr
al article thirtetqa 1f the constitution oi
the state OF South Dakota he amended
40 us to read az fellows: Section /.
The debt OF "a ,s1nnty, city, town,
school district, cira township, or other ,
subdivision, sliall s-syer exceed five (5)
I~r cpntum upOu tive ,assr~sed value of
tke taxable property therein. In esti-
ma, ting the ana0aAt oil indebtedness
wkicll a municipalitgsGr subdivision may
iacur, the amount OF indebtedness con-
trsGted prior to the adoption OF this !
constitution shall lee tincluded. Provi-
del, that any couaty, municipal corpor-
african, civil township. district, or other
sutsaivision may iucar an additional i'm
debtedne not excrtdtng ten (10) per
orntam upon the assessed value OF the
tnxaLle property therein for the purpose
of providing water i0r irrigation and
domestic uses. Provided further, that !
no cONnty, municipal corporation. or
civil township shall be included within
any saei, district or subdivision without
a majority vote in favor thereof OF the
electors of the county, sannicipal cOrp0r-
alton. or civil townships IA the case mug
b-, which is proposed to be included
therein, xnd no such debt shall ever be
incurred Gor any OF the proposes in this
section provided. unless aathorized by a
vote in favor thereof OF a majority OF the
electors OF sncli county, mEnicipal cor
poratiou, civil township, or subdivision
mourning the same"
All electors desiring to ~vOte"yes" will
place a cross before the word~Res'; and
those desiring TO vote mo" will place IL
cross before the word "no-"
Also Tor the purpose OF eaeeting the
following county officers:
One state senator.
Two representatives.
One sheriff.
One register OF deeds.
One county auditor.
One states attorney.
0ie county treasurer.
One county superintendent oil schools.
One county cleik Of courts.
One county judge.
One county o
Dne county surveyor.
-four count, Justices OF the peace.
Tour county constables.
Que county commissioners, End district,
The polls at s,,id election viii be open
at the honr oi = O'Clock u. M. and closs
III . o'c)oek !. NJ. an thnt day aud date.