The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-10-31

che word Eyes" and those desiring to vote NO
Will place a Cross before the word mo"
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of
the State OF South Dakota:
"That Section 4 of 10 OF the Constitu ton of
the state of South Dakota be amended to read
as follows:
''Section 4-That the debt of any county,
city, town, school district, civil township or
other subdivision, shall never exceed five (5)
per centum upon the assessed valuation OF the
taxable property therein for the year preced-
ing that in which said Indebtedness Is in-
CURED. "
In 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. = fa .
provided, that any county, municipal cor
pora'ion, civil township, district or other sub.
division may incur all additional Indebtedness
not exceeding ten per centum upon the assessed
valuation o. the taxable property therein for.
the year preceding that III which said indebted
ness is incurred, for the purpose OF providing
water and sewerage for irrigation, domestic
uses, sewerage and other purposes; and
Provided, further, thai in a city where the
populatio Is 5000 or more. such city may incur
an idebtedne IS not exceeding eight PEI Centum
| upon the assessed valuation of the taxable
property therein for the year next preceding
chat in which said Indebtedness is incurred, for
the purpose OF constructing street railways,
electric lights Or other lighting plant.
"PA divided further, that no county, munich
| pal corporation, civil township, district OF
subdivision shall be included within sucn dis
| trict Or subdivision without b mai )rity vote in
favor thereof, OF the electors of the county, mu-
nicipal corporation, civil township, district or
other subdivision as the case may be, which is
proposed to be included therein, and no such
debt shall ever be incurred for any OF the pur-
poses in this section provided unless authoriz-
id by a vote In favor thereof by a majority of
ton. civil township. district or subdivision in
curing the same.
9Th proposed amendment will be printed
upon tt 9 ballot, followed by the words:
"ShaH the above amendment to the Consti.
tuition in relation to the increase in limitation
Of the Indebtedness Of any county, municipal
corporation, civil township, district or other
subdivision for certain purposes be approved
and ratified?'
Immediately to the left of which shall be
printed the words "Yes'' and '"No,' each pre-
cedei by a square in which the elector can place
a cross to indicate his vote. Electors desiring
to vote eyes, will place q cross b.fore the
word Eyes" and those desiring to vote Mo-
will place a cross before the word mo"
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of South Dakota: !
"The rate of interest on all investments o.
the permanent school or ether educational ul6
mentioned in section II Of Article VIII OF the
Constitution OF this state is hereby changed
and reduced from 6 per centum per annum to
per centum per annum wherever the words 'si1
per centum per annum' occur Ill said section
That If the foregoing amendment shall be. ap
proved and ratiIed by the people at said cleo
ton as provided by Article XIII Of the Con
stitutlon, said Section II of Article VIII of tn
Cons %aitution shall be thereby amended b,
striking out the said words six per centum pc
3 annumN wherever hey occur in said section II
and substituting IN lieu thereof the words "fiv
per centrum per annum.'' &&t e
The proposed amendment will be printed uI
ION the ballot, followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to The COnst
tuition in relation to the reduction in the rat
!; o interest upon the investments OF the perms
nent school or other educational fund of thi
state be approved aud ratified?'
Immediately to the left of which shall b
printed the words EYES, and NO." each pre-
ceded by q square In which the elector ma
{ place 8 cross to indicate his vote. Electol
desiring to vote Yes will place D cIo ss befor
the word "Yes'' and those desiring to vote M
will place across before the word "No,''
Question OF changing and defining the bonnt
v airy OF Pennington and tn: counties OF Mead
and Lawrence,
- t%%fECAGiA eh0 ~ INV ohO SSAhS
OF Pennington ard the counties OF Meade. an
Lawrence be changed as follows:-Commencin
at the intersection OF the line between section
f z and ls, Township 2 north of Black Hill
base line OF Range i, east Black Hills Meridial
+, with the boundary line between The states
y South Dakota and Wyoming; thence east {
o the lire between the sections z and 1S, 8 ar
II, 8 and16, 10 and 15, 4 and IA, and ~ ar
" 49, In said Townshis q north. and throus
It Ranges IL 3 A, S {, I, s, 81 10, II, 10, ]
d and through Range II to the intersection oft
10 line between sections II and IA OF said ran
e with the center Of the Cheyenne river, as d
m scribed In tins act?n-An Act changing and d
ii hning the boundary line between the county
Pennington and the counties of Lawrence Al
Meade,ApprovedM March 8, 17O1.
The question will be printed on the bale
Of followed by the words:.aShaI the bounda
line between the county OF Penningtona and {
counties o. Lawrence and Meade be changed
immediately to the left Of which shall be prIl
ed the words ssYess, and stsE {, y each proceed
BIS q square inssVhich the eiector can place
cross to indicate his Evoteg Electors desiring
be vote s.Yess.' will p1acs cross before the VI
re- Yes, :, and those desiring tcsyote aNon i
an place a eroas befese the word t.NS.r
In witness whereof have hereunto set
ire Aand and aiixed the seal Of the county Of p