Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Election Notice.

precincts in Day County, South Dakota,
on Tuesday, the third day OF November,
A. n. 1896, for the purpose OF voting LOT
the following national, state, and coun
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, dst DIST.
Also the following proposed amend
ments TO the constitution OF the state
! of South Dakota, towit
Shall article twenty-four CAD of the
constitution be repealed ?
Shall article seventeen 40 OF the con
stitution be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following:
Z go. Monopolies and trusts shall
never be allowed in this state, and no
incorporated company co-partnershlp,or
association of persons III this state shail
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 olpersons
or I'M any manner whatever to TX the
prices, limit the production, or regulate
the transportation OF any product or
commodity so as to prevent competition
in such prices, production, or transpor-
tation, or to establish excessive prices
therefor. The Legislature shall pass laws
for the enforcement oil tins section by
adequate penalties, and III the ease Oh iii
corporated companies ii necessary Tor
that purpose may as a penalty declare a
forfeiture OF their franchise.
/. Amendment That section three
(3) OF article fourteen Ia OF the constl-
| tuition be amended so as to read as Oh
lows
8. The state university, the agricul-
tural college, the normal schools, and
the other educational institutions that
NAV be sustained either wholly or IN
pars Dy the state shall be under the on
troll OF a board OF five members appoint
! Ell ON lIt SONtihOi anu ~
the senate under such rules and r~estric-
tions as the legislature shall provide; the
legislature may increase the number of
members to nine.
s 2. Amendment. That article four
teen (14) OF the constitution be amended
by striking out section iour (4) OF the
same.
4 3. Term OF Office. From the time OF
toI;p,. nff foot ~ this ~omaulptput the form
OF office OF all the trustees heretofore
appointed shall cease and determine.
L. Amendment That section four
OF article thirteen of the constitution OF
the state OF South Dakota be amended
so as to read as follows: Section J..
The debt OF any county, city, town,
school district, civil township, OF other
subdivision, shall never exceed five (5)
per centum upon the assessed value OF
the taxable property therein. In esti-
netting the amount oil indebtedness
which a municipality or subdivision may
incur, the amount OF indebtedness con-
tracted prior TO the adoption OF this
constitution shall be included. Provi-
ded, that any county, municipal corpor-
alton, civil township, district, or other
subdivision may incur IN additional in
debtedness not exceeding ten (10) per
centum upon the assessed value OF the
taxable property therein for the purpose
of providing water Tor irrigation and
domestic uses. Provided further, that
no county, municipal corporation, or
civil township shall be included within
any such district or subdivision without
a majority vote i'm favor thereof OF the
electors oil the county, municipal corpor-
alton. or civil township as the case may
be, which is proposed to be included
therein, and no such debt shall ever be
incurred for any OF the purposes in this
section provided, unless authorized by %
vote iii favor thereof OF a majority OF the
electors OF 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 eyes" and
those desiring to vote mo- will place a
cross before the word "no.7
Also Tor the purpose OF electing the
following county officers:
One state senator.
Two representatives.
One sheriff.
One register OF deeds.
One county auditor.
One states attorney.
One county treasurer.
One county superintendent OF schools.
One county clerk OF courts.
One county judge.
One county ron
One county surveyor.
Four count. justices of the peace.
Four county c~onstables.
One county commissioners, Fad district.
5th
The polls at said election will be open
at the hour OF 3 o'clock a. m. and close
at 3 O'Clock p. m. on that day and date.
b. Ii. EGELAND, Go. Aud.