The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. l.

otttS VI Duholh.
AMENDMENT NO. /.
Whenever a majority of the legal voters OF any
organized county shall petition the Doard 10
once been locate. by a majority vote, specifying
the place TO which it is to be changed, said board
shall submit the same to the people or the SAD
county at the next general election. and II the
proposition to change the county seat be ratified
by two-thirds of the votes cast at said election
Except as hereinafter provided then the county
seat shall be changed, otherwise not, provided,
however. that IN cases where the county seat Is
not located at a railroad station and it Is pro-
posed to remove the same to a railroad station,
then the proposition to change the county seat
may be ratified by three-tifths of the votes cast at
said election upon the question OF such removal,
and In such case if the proposition to change the
county seat be ratified by three-fifths OF the votes
cast at said election upon the question of such
removal. then the county seat SHALL be changed,
otherwise not.
A proposition to change the location of the
county seat of any organized county shall not
again be submitted before the expiration of four
years.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot, followed by the words:
"Shall the above amendment to the COnstitu-
ton in relation to change OF location of county
seats be approved and ratified?'
Immediately to the left of which shall be
printed the words eyes, and mo- each preceded
by Il squarein which the elector can place a cross
to INDICATE n1 his vote: Electors sn desiring to vote
those desiring to vote no, will place a cross before
The word no.
AMEN DMENT NO. 2.
That section 4 of article IL, of the Constitution
Of the State of South Dakota. be amended so as
to read as follows:
SECTION 1.-The debt of any county, city. town.
school district, civil township or other sub divi.
sion. shall never exceed five 90 per centum upon
the assessed valuation of the taxable property
therein for the year preceding that in which said
Indebtedness is incurred
'ln 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 cor
pOration, 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. for the purpose of providing water Ind
sewerage forirrigatiOn, domestic uses, sewerage
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-
which said Indebtedness Is incurred, for the pur-
pose of constructing street railways. electric
lights or other lighting plants.
"PROVlDED FURTHER. That no county. munich
pal corporation. civil township, district or sub
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, diStr ct or other sub
division as the case may be, which is proposed to
De Included therein, ana no Slcn OeDt SlaIl ever
be incurred for any of the purposes in this sec
ton provided, unless authorized by a vote In IA
vor thereof by a majority OF the electors OF such
county. municipal corporation, civil township,
district or subdivision mourning the same"
The proposed amendment will be printed upon
the ballot, followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the COnStitll-
ton in relation to the increase of limitation OF
the Indebtedness OF my county, municipal cor
poIatlon: civil township, district or other sub,
division for certain purposes. be approved ana
ratified
immediately to the left Of which shall be print
ed the words Yes and NO, each preceded by
a square IN which the elector can place a cross to
indicate his vote. Electors desiring to vote Yes
will place a cross before the word Yes and
those desiring to vote mo- will place a cross be-
fore the ward mo"
AMENDMENT NO. 3.
The rate of interest upon all Investments of the
permanent school or other educational funds
of this state is hereby changed and re-
duced from six per centnm per annum to five per- |
per annum wherever the said words six
pet centum per annum occur in said section.
That If the foregoing amendment shall be ap-
as provided BY article XIII Of the Constitution,
shall be thereby amended by striking out the |
said words six per centum per annum wherever
occur i'll said section IL and substituting in
thereof the words five per centum per an |
num-. |
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot, followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the COnstitu-
ton in relation to the reduction of the rate of
interest upon all Investments OF the permanent
school or other educational funds Of this state be
approved and ratified? Immediately to the left
Of which Shall be printed the words ''yes'' and
no each preceded by a square in which the
can place a cross TO indicate his vote.
Electors desiring to vote yes Will place a cross
before the word yes. 3nd those desiring to vote
no will place a cross before the word no.
Dated at Mitchell, South Dakota, this Doth day
Of October, 1902. II. B. ANDERSON,
lSeal. County Auditor.