The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-10-24

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Constable forsKeystone.
@ by the. Democratic Party.
Henry Bierman;s residence, Keystone, S d.;
business address, keystone. S D.
Proposed Amendent to the Constitution of
the State Of South Dakota:
ghWhenegersa majority OF the legal voters of
d y&orgaIiized county shall petition the board
to change the location of the county seat
which has once been located by q majority
vote, specifyingthe place to WHICH it Is to be
changed, said; board shall submit the anne to
the people D the said county at the next gem
eral election, and ii the proposition to change
the courty seat be ratified by two.thirds OF the
votes cast at SAID election Except as hereinaf-
ter provided, then the county ssat shall be
changed, otherwise not; provided. however,
that in cases where the county seat is not loca-S
tod at q railroad station and 1t is proposed to
remove the same to asraiiroad STATION, then
the proposition to change the county seat may
be ratified by three-ffths of the votes cast at
said election upon the question OF such reno
val, and in such case if the proposltionsto
change the county seat be ratified by three
ffths OF the votes cast at said election upon
ths question OF such removal, then the county
seat shall be removed; otherwise not. n
t.A~ proposition to change the location of the
county seat OF any organized county shall not
again be submitted before the expiration OF
years.
The proposed amendment wa be printed up
on the ballot, followed by the words:
.Shall the above amendment to the Consti-
tuition in relation to change Of location of coun-
ty seats be approved n ratlf1ed?n
Immediately to the left of which shall be
printed the words ,'Yesl' and NO. each pre-
c ededb by o square in which the elector can
place a cross to Indicate his vote. Electors e
string to vote Yes" will place q cross before
the word Eyes" and thoss desiring tosvote. No
will place d cross before the word Mo-
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution OF
the State OF South Dakota: 9
THAT Section 4 OF 10 of the Constitution OF
the state of South Dakota be amended to read
as follows: s54
Section THAT the debt OF any county,
city, town, school district, civil township or
other subdivision, shall never exceed five (5)
per centum the! assessed valuation Of the
taxable property therein for the year preced-
ing hat in which said Indebtedness Is in-
CURED.
I'm estimating the amount OF indebtedness
which a municipality Or subdivision may incur
the amount Of Indebtedness contracted prior
to the adoption OF the Constitution shall be
Included.
provided, that any county, municipal cor
poration, civil township, district or other sub
division may incur on additional indebtedness
not exceeding ten per centum upon the assessed
valuation oil this taxable property therein for
the year preceding that i'll which said indebted
ness. is incurred for the purpose OF providing
water and sewerage for irrigation, domestic
uses, sewerage and oIner purposes; and 5 80
Provided, further, that in a city where the
%populatio is s, 1000 or more, such city may incur
an idebtedne IS not exceeding eight PEE centum
upon the assessed valuation of the taxable
property therein for the year next preceding
that in which saldlndebtedness is incurred, for
the purpose of constructing street railways,
electric lights or other lighting plant.
"P4 oyided further, that. no county, munich
pal corporation, civil township. district or
subdivision shall be included within sucn dis
~trict:or subdivision without a majority vote in
favor thereof, OF the 5~eleetors of the county, mu-
nicipal corporation, civil township, district or
other subdivision as tho case may be, which is
proposed to be included therein, and no such
debt shall ever be incurred for any OF thespur-
poses in this section provided unless authoriz.
id by a vote in favor thereof by q majority OF
the electors Of such county, municlp al corpora.
ton, civil township. district or sub-dlyisionin-
curing the same. 5zSs
1.-THE opposed amendment will be printed
upon tie ballot, followed by the words:
atShan the above amendment to the Consti.
tntionsin relation TO the increase in limitation
of the Indebtedness. OF any4$county, municipal
corporation, civil township, district or otlhe,
subdivision for certain purposes be approved
and ratifieden
Immediately to the left of which shall be
printed tho words "Yesnn and !, ~ each pre-
csded by asquare in which the electorca place
a cross to indicate his vote. Electors desiring
to vote Yes will place q CROSS btfore th.
word YES, and those desiring to vote "No'
will place q cross before the ord"No.n
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF South Dakota: 5s&
1.-THE atesof interest OF all investments O
/ the permanent schoolor ether educational unt
mentioned IN section II OF Article #VIIIsof thu
Constitution OF this state is hereby changed
andreduced from s per centum per annumStoe
per centuIn per annum Whereyer the words III,
I perscsntum; per annum' occur In said section
IThatslf the foregoing amendment shall be al
proved and ratified by the people at said cleo
ton as provided by Artici XIII Of the Con
stitutIon, said Section II OF Article VIM Sof TIL
Cons 6itntion shall be thereby amended b!
striking out the said words six per centum pc
annum, wherever hey occur in said section II
land substituting 10 lieu thereof the words "iv
per centrum per annunl. =.
The proposed amendment VIII be printed up
on the ballot, followed by the words:
SHALT the above amendment to The Consti
tuition in relation to the rednction!in the rat
osinterest upon the investments of the perma
nent schoo or other educational fund of thi
state be approved q ratified2'' @Ss
{mmediatelyto the left OF which shall b
printed the wordssaYes'' and No. each pre-
ceded by q square IN which the elsstor ma,
place across to indicate his vote. ElectoE
desiring to vote stYes'' Will place u cIoss hefer
the word Eyes, and those desiring; TO votesNo
will place q cross before the word Mo-, a
Question Exchanging and5deiningthe bound
arysof Pennington and tn. counties OF Mead,
and Lawrence. sSSs s8R
tsshali the boundary line between the count!
of bennington andthe counties Of Meade an,
Lawrence be changed as folloWs:-ComInenGinl
at the intersection oil the line between section
4 and Ii, Township !, northS or Black Hill
base line Of Range u east BLACK Hills Meridian
with The boundary line between The stntes q
Il South Dakota and Wyoming; thence east d
the line between the sections q and 18, s an
IN. 8 md 6, 10 and 1911 and II, and IL IN,
IS, In sad Townsfis 2 north and bbrougl
Ranges i, {, 81 #. 81 ss 7,6ii 4 ossIi yis12 Ill