The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-16
Notice OF Election.

tNO6SS VI A-ttOhFOhs
Notice is hereby given that on the
first Tuesday, after the first Monday
in November next, at the usual polling
places in the various precincts in the
county of Hand, State OF South Dakota,
an election will be held for the purpose
OF filling the following Offices and to
vote on the following amendments:
STATE OFFICES:
Governor.
Lieutenant governor.
congressman.
Secretary OF State.
Treasurer.
Attorney general.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Auditor.
Commissioner of school and public
lands.
Railroad commissioner.
COUNTY OFFICES:
Senator for 23rd Dist.
Representative for 25th Dist.
Treasurer.
Auditor.
Register OF Deeds.
States Attorney.
Superintendent OF Schools.
County Judge.
Clerk OF Courts.
Coroner.
Surveyor.
Foar County Commissioners.
Constables and Justices OF the Peace,
and the following amendments:
Proposed amendment to the
constitution of the State of
South Dakota.
Whenever majority OF the Legal
voters Of any organized county shall
petition the board to change the To-
cation OF the county seat which las
once been located by a majority vote,
specifying the place to which it is to
he changed, said board shall submit the
same to the people OF the said county
at the next general election, and if the
proposition TO change the county seat
be ratified by two-thirds Of the votes
cast at said election Except as herein
after provided thea the county seat
shall be changed, otherwise not; Pro-
wde1, however, that lie cases where
the county seat is not located at a
railroad station, and it is proposed TO
remove the same to.a railroad station,
then the proposition to change the
county seat may be ratified by three
fifths Of the votes cast at said election,
upon the question of snch removal, and
in such case if the proposition to
change the county seat be ratified by
three-iifths OF the votes cast at the
said election upon the question Of such
removal then the county seat shall be
changed. otherwise not.
"a proposition TO change the loca-
ton OF the county seat OF any organ
lied county shall not lie again sub
mitted before the expiration Of four
years
Tie proposed amendment will be
printed upon the ballot followed by the
words:
"Shall the above amendment te the
constitution III relation TO change Of
location of county seats be approved
and ratified"
Immediately 10 the left Of which
shall be printed the words, Eyes and
No" each preceded by square in
which the elector can place cross to
Indicate his vote. Electors desiring o
vote . Yes will place cross before
the wore YES" and those desiring 10
vote "Nor will place a cross before
the word mo"
I r0poSed .4pleRHnient to the
( constitution OF the State Of
South Dakota.
THAT Section OF Article 10, Of the
Constitution OF the State Of South Da.
kota be amended so as TO read as fol-
lows:
Section 4. The debt Of any county,
city, town, school district, civil town
ship or other subdivision, shall never
exceed five (5l per centum upon the as
sessed valuation OF the taxable property
therein for the year preceding that in
which said Indebtedness is incurred.
In estimating the amount Of the in
debtedness which municipality or sub
division may incur, the amount OF in
debtedness contracted prior to the adop-
ton Of The Constitution shall be in
cluded.