Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-08
Election Notice.

l WI Il hNFNobf INV ~ IT, VI ANo
A. ID. 1896, for the purpose OF voting for
the following national, state, and oun
ty officers, towit
Four presidential electors.
Two representatives in congress.
One governor.
One lieutenant governor.
One secretary OF state.
One state auditor.
One state treasurer.
One attorney general.
One superintendent OF public instruc-
ton.
One commissioner OF school and public
lands.
One railroad commissioner, Ist dist.
End +"
Also the following proposed amend
ments TO the constitution oil the state
OF South Dakota, towit
Shall article tw~enty-four GA OF the
constitutions be repealed T?
Shall article seventeen 40 OF the con
stitution be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following
20. Monopolies and trusts shall
! never be allowed in this 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-partnership 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 SO as to prevent competition
in such prices, production, or transport
tation, or to establish excessive prices
therefor. The legislature shall pass laws
for the enforcement OF this section by
| adequate penalties, and in the case OF in
corporated companies ii necessary for
that purpose may as "a penalty declare a
forfeiture OF their franchise.
Z /. Amendment That section three
OBJ oil article fourteen (14) of the eonsti-
tuition be amended so as To read as fol-
lows grssa
B.. 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 shall be under the con-
troll OF a board OF five members appoint
cd by the governor and confirmed by
the Senatemndrr such rules and ~restric-
tions ~ the legislature shall provide; the
legislature may Increase the number OF
members to nine.
5 2. Amemiment.] Tint article four
teen (14) oi the constitution be amended
by striking out section lour Cd OF the
same.
Z 3. Term OF OHice.l From tho time OF
taking effrct,oi This amendm"n: he term
OF office of I'LL the trustees heretofore
appointed shall cease and determine.
l.. Amendment That section four
oi article thirteen oil the constitution Of
tlr state OF South Dakota he amended
40 ms to read as follows: Section T..
The debt Of any county, city, town,
school district, civil township, or other
subdivision, shall never exceed five t5)
per centum upon the assessed value OF
the taxable property therein. In esti-
mnting the amount OF indebtedness
which u municipality or subdivision may
Incur, the amount OF Indebtedness con-
tracted prior to the adoption OF this
constitution shall be included. Pr0vi-
dtd, that any county, municipal corpOr-
alton, civil township, district, or other
subdivision may incur an additional ia
debtedness not exceeding ten Q0) ler
Centnm upon the assessed value OF the
taxable property therein for the purpose
of providing water for irrigation aud
domestic Uses. Provided further, that
no county, municipal corporation, or
civil township shall be included within
any sucll district or subdivision without
n majority vote in favor thereof OF the
electors oil the county, municipal cOrpor-
alton, orcivil township as the ease may
be-, which is proposed to be included
therein, and no such debt shall ever be
incurred for any oil the purposes in this
sertion provided. unless authorized by a
vote in favor thereof OF a majority of the
electors oil such county, municipal cor
poration, civil township, or subdivision
mourning the same"
All electors desiring to vote "yes'' will
place "a cross before the word yes; and
those desiring 10 vote 'no" will place Il
before the word "no."
Also Tor the purpose of eAecting the
following county officers:
One state senator.
Two representatives.
One sheriff.
Que register OF deeds.
Oae county auditor.
One states attorney.
One county treasurer.
One county superintendent OF schools.
One county cleik of courts.
One county curonrr
One county surveyor.
-Four county justices ~ the peace.
-Four county c~onstables.
One comfy commissioned, 2ud district.
9th
The polls at aaid election will be open
Il tho hour OF s o'clock a. m. Uad close
t O'e3oca y. IN. on that day and date.
b. II. EGELAND, 90. Aud.