The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-10
Proposed Amendment,

To the Constitution Of the State of South Dakota
Io the People Of the State OF South Dakota.
Dakota, at the Session thereof begun and held q
Pierre, the capital. on January s, 4. d. 1901, an,
conciuded on March :, 1901, proposed the follow
VIZ: "A Joint resolution proposing and agreein,
to an amendment to the Constitution of tn
State of South Dakota, and submitting suel
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s. l.. mat at the next general election in Thu
state, the 1olloWing proposed amendment to tn,
constitution of the State of South Dakota, which
Is hereby agreed to, shall be submitted to tn,
electors OF the state for their approval, which
amendment when approved and ratified, shall be
come a part OF the Constitution as an amendment
to Section 4 of Article ID of the Constitution O.
the State OF South Dakota.
$ 2. Amendment. That Section 4 of Article
IL, OF the Constitution OF the State of South Da
kota be amended so as to read as follows:
SECTION 4.-The debt OF any county, city. town
s sfdn district. civil township or other sub divl
the assessed valuation of the taxable property
therein for the year preceding that in which said
Indebtedness is incurred.
I'm e timating 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 in.
cluded.
provided, That any county, municipal COT.
p%oration, civil township, district or other sub.
not exceeding ten per centum upon the assessed
valuation Of the taxable property therein for the
year preceding that in which said Indebtedness is
incurred, Tor the purpose of providing water and
sewerage fOrirrigatiOn, domestic uses, sewerag
and other purposes: and
PROVIDED FURTHER, That in a city where the
population is 5000 or more, such city may incur
an indebtedness not exceeding eight per centum
upon the assessed valuation OF the taxable pro-
perty therein for the year next preceding that in
which said Indebtedness is incurred, for the pur-
pose OF constructing street railways, electric
lights or other light plants.
PROVIDED FURTHER, That no county, munich
Ull COrDOr9tjDn- civil toWOShin district or S,,h
division shall be Included within such district or
subdivision without a majority vote in favor
thereof of the electors of the county, municipal
corporation. civil township, district or other sub
division as. the case may be, which is proposed to
pc incurred for any of the purposes in this sec
ton provided, unless authorized by vote in IA
v0r thereof by a majority of the electors OF such
county. municipal corporation, civil township,
district or subdivision mourning the same"
The above proposed amendment will be voted
upon by the people at the general election to be
held in this state on Tuesday, the 4th day of No.
vember, A. D.. 1902.
The proposed amendment will be printed upon
the ballot followed by the words:
tion In relation to the increase of limitation of
the Indebtedness OF any county, municipal cor
pOrat1on. civil township, district or other sub
division for certain purposes. be approved and
ratified
Immediately to tine left of which shall be print
ed the words ''Yes'' and NO., each preceded by
Il square IN which the elector can place a cross to
Indicate his vote. Electors desiring to vote Yes
VIII place a cross before the word Yes and
mos sh desiring sir to vote Mo- viii place a cross be-
Dated at Pierre, the Capital, this LIST day OF
August, A. ID. 1902.
O.C, BERG
secretary of State.