The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-10-24

County Commissioners let District.
County Commissioner End District.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The following proposed amendments to the
Constitution will be voted on:
Proposed amendment to the Constitution OF
the State of South Dakota
Whenever a majority of the legal voters of any
organized county shall petition the board TO
change the location of the county seat which
has once been located by q majority vote, specl-
flying the place to which 1t is to be changed. said
board shall submit the same to the people OF the
said county at the next general election, and II
the proposition to change the county seat be
election (except as hereinafter provided) then
the comfy seat shall be changed, otherwise not:
Provided, however, that in cases where the county
seat is not located ut a railroad station, and IT
Ia proposed to remove the same to a rail-
road station, then THE proposition to
change the county seat may be ratified by
three ffths of the votes cast at said
election upon the qnestison of such removal.
and in such case If the proposition to change the
county seat be ratified by three, hfths OF the votes
cast at said election upon the question OF euch
removal, then the county seat shall be changed,
otherwise not. "A proposition to change the
location OF the county scat of any organized
expiration Of four years" Shall the above
amendment TO the Constitution in relation to
changes OF location OF county seats be approved
and ratified!
Proposed amendment to the Constitution
ofthe State OF South Dakota:
ssThat Section 4 of Article Is Of the Constitu-
LIOu Oh the VI ~ DuhOeh OS NhN 81
as to read az follows:
SEcrIoN 4. The debt Of any county, city town,
school district, civil township or other sub
division, shall never exceed five ~ per centnm
unon the assessed valuation of the taxable
property therein for the year preceding that in
which said Indebtedness s incurred.
"In estimating the amount OF Indebtedness
which a municipality or snh-diyision may
incur the amount of Indebtedness con
tracted prior TO the adoption Of the
Provided. That any county. municipal corpor-
alton, civil township, district or other SUBJ
division may incur an additional Indebtedness
not exceeding ten t1Go rpr centum upon the
assessed valuation o the taxable property
therein for the /, ear preceding that iii which said
indebtedness lie incurred, for the pnfpost OF
providing water and sewerage for IRRIGATION,
domestic uees, sewerage and other purposes
and
population Ia eight thousand c. 0C0) or more
such city NAV incur an indebtedness not exceed
ing eight tSl per centnm npon the assessed
valuation of the taxable properly therein for the
ycar next preceding that In which said indebted
ncse is incurred. for the purpose of constructing
street railways, electric lights, or other lighting
plants,
corporation, civil tow nshit. district or sub
division shall be included wi,l.ln such district
Or subdivision without a majority vote In
favor thereof Of the electors Of the coun-
~. municipal corporation. civil town.
ship, distr Ct or other satb-diyislon, rs the case
may be, which Is proposed to he included
tueTcbus uuu uO SuCu uSpt II CtCI ne incurred
for any OF the purposes 10 this section provided,
unless authorized by q vote in favor thereof BY
a majority Of the electors of such county,
municipal corporation. civil township, district
or subdivision mourning tho same"
Shall the above amendment to the Constitution
In relation to the increase OF Limitation Of the
indebtedness of any county, municipal corpora
tion, civil township, district or other subdivision
for certain purposes, be approved and ratified.
Proposed amendment OF the Constitution OF
the State OF South Dakota;
ssThe rate of interest upon all investments of
the permanent school or other educational funds
mentioned in Section IL of Article VIII of the
Constitution Of this State 10 hereby changed and
reduced from six 10y per centuM to five (5) per
centum per annum, wherever the sald words six
60 per centnm per annum occur in said section.
That IL the foregoing amendment shall be
approved and ratified by the people at said
election rs provided by Article XIII Of the
Constitution. said Section ii of Article VIII of
the Constitution shall be thereby amended by
striking ont the eaid words six 10y per centum
wherever they occnr in said Section IL and
substituting in lien thereof the words five l5) per
ceDtum per annum."
Shsi, the shove amendment to the Constitution
in relation to the reduction OF the rate Of interest
upon all Investments of the permanent echOol or
other educational funds ofthis State. be Apr wed
and ratified.
Which election will be open at eight O'Clock in
the morning and will continue open until i've
O'Clock in the afternoon on tie same aav.
Dated this 9Th dav OF October. A. d 1909.
j. +. TRURAN. County Auditor.