The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Oh

PROPOSED Amendment to the Constitution OF
the State ofSou.h DaKot.
81. Amendment That Section q, Of Art'.
Gle l3, octae constitution of the state OF south
| Dakota, be amended - as to read rs follows:
''Section4 The debt Of any county, CITY,
Town. school district, civil township, or DINER
subdivision. shat never exceed hve (o' per
| centun upon the assessed value ofthe taxaole
property therein. In estimating the AMOUNT
of inde btedness which a municipality or SUP
| division may incur the amount OF ind ,nted.
ness contracted prior to the adoption OF tois
constitution shall be included.
Provided, shat any county, municipal! cor .
poration, civil township p, district Or other SUB
division may incur An additional Indebtedness
not exceeding ten p er centum upon the as
sessed yalue OF the taxable property therein
for the purpose OF providing water for lrr'ga-
tor and domestic uses" Provided fnrther
that no county, municipal corporation or clVl'
township shall be included within any such
district or subdivision without n majority vote
in fnyor thereof ofthe electors Of the county,
municipal corporation or civil township. as
the case may be which is proposed TO be in.
cludcd therein, and no such debt shall ever be
incurred for any of the purposes In this Sec
ton provided; unless author lied by a vote In
favor thereof of a m al oritv Of the electors OF
such county. municipal corporation. civil
township, district or subdivision ring
the same.
All Of the said proposed amendments VIII
be printed upon each ballot, followed by the
words:
"Shall the above amendment to the consti-
tuition be approved and ratiietT'
Immediately 10 the left Of which shall be
printed the words "Yes" and NO" each pre-.
coded by o square In which the elector can
place a cross TO indicate his vote. Electors
| desiring to votc"Yes'' will place a cross be.
fore the word Yes" ana those desiring to
vote mo" will place q cross before the word
NO"
Four Presidential Electors.
Two Representatives in Congress.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Secretary OF State.
One State Auditor.
One Stale Treasurer.
One Attorney General.
One Superintendent Of Public Instruction:
One Commissioners of School and Public
Lands:
Three Railroad Commissioners
One State Senator for 10th senatorial Dis
trlct.
One State Representative for 10th Represen.
tative District.
One County Judge.
One County Auditor.
Cne County Register Of Deeds.
One County Treasurer.
One County Sheriff.
One County Clerk Of Courts.
One States Attorney.
One County Superintendent OF Schools.
One County Assessor.
One County Surveyor.
One County Coroner.
Four County Justice of the Peace.
-Four County Constables.
One County Commissioners for District No. 8
of Buffalo county, ). ID. (by the legal voters OF
said Distiict)
which election will be opened at 8 O'Clock in
the morning and will continue open until Ayc
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.
Precinct No. l Is the same as Commissioner
District No. l with polling place at the school
house on NEA 23-l0s-7O.
Predict No. 2 is the same az Commissioner
District No. 2 with polling place at the school
house on SEX 2O-l08-os.
Precinct No. 8 Is the same as Commissioners
District No. 8 with polling place at the court
house in Gam Valley, s. d.
Dated at Gam Valley, s. D.. this 3rd day Of
October A. d. 1896.
SrILLMAN MoULToN,
County Auditor.