The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-23
Proposed Constitutional Amend
mentS.

The following proposed Amendments
to the Constitution of the State of Idaho
were duly authorized by the Legsla-
tive Session of 1905 to be submitted to
the electors OF the State at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday the
Sixth day of November, 1906
The same are six IN number and as
follows, to-Wit:
/. That sect on of az icle OF the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village or
other subdivision of the State shall in
cur any Indebtedness or liability in
any manner, or for any purpose, ex-
ceeding in that year the revenue and
income provided for it for such year,
without the assent of majority OF the
qualified electors thercf, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose,
nor unless, before or at the time of
mourning such Indebtedness provision
shall be made for the collection of an
annual tax sufficient to pay be inter
est on such Indebtedness as it falls
due, and also constitute sinking fund
for the payment of the principal there
OF, within twenty years from the time
of contracting the same. Any indebt-
edness or liability incurred contrary
to this provision shall be void:
PROVIDED That this section shall not
be construed to apply to the ordinary
and necessary expenses authorized y
the general laws of the State.
2 That section of article s of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village, mu-
nicipality or other subdivision of the
State shall ever make donations TO any
railroad or other works of internal
improvement, unless propositions soto
do shall have been first submitted to
the qualified electors thereof at an
election by authority of law: Pro-
vIDED, That such donations of county
with the dona ions OF such subdivis-
tons in the aggregate shall not exceed
ten per cent of the assessed valuation
of such county: PROVIDED FURTHER,
That any city or county may, by a
two-thirds vote, increase such indebt.
edness five per cent IN addition to
such, ten per cent; and no bonds or
other evidences of Indebtedness SO is
sued shall be valid unless the same
shall have Endorsed thereon a certif-
cate signed by the Secretary and Au-
ditor of State, showing that the same
is issued pursuant 20 law.
g. That section 10 of article 18 of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as fellows:
The board of county commissioners
shall consist of three members, who, e
term of Office hall be fur years; the
commissioners for commissioner dis
trict No. and No. z in each county
shall be elected at the regular election
in 1908 for term of four years, and
the commissi cner for the commits
sioner district No. 3 in each county
shall be elected at the same election
for term OF two years; and their sue
cessors shall be cleo ed for term of
tour years at regular elections there
after.
4. That section of article Is of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
The Legislature by general and uni
form laws shall provide for the cleo
ton biennially in each of the several
counties of the State, of such county,
township and precinct officers as may
be provided by law and shalt prescribe
their duties. For the purpose of de-
termining what officers shall be provi-
ded in the different counties of the
State, the Legislature is empowered to
classify the different counties of the
State in proportion to the population
in each, if necessary.
5. That section of article of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
The power to tax corporations or COR
, porate property, 10th real and personal,
shall never be relinquished or suspend
ed, and all corporations in this State or
doing business therein shall be subject
to taxation for State, county, school,
municipal, and other purposes, on real
and personal property owned or used
by them, and not by this constitution
exempted from taxation within the
territorial limits of the authority levy
ing tho tax:
PROVIDED, That the Legislature may
by law exempt the right of way, sta
ton, and other necessary grounds,
super-structures upon such right of
way, station and other necessary
grounds, and all other immovable
property pertaining thereto, and used
in connection herewith, of any steam
or electric railroad and branches there
of, hereafter to be constructed in this
State, from any and all charge or tax
whatsoever for period not exceeding
ten years after the construction OF
such railroad or of such branch rail-
road shall have begun:
PROVIDED, FURTHER, That no such ex-
emption shall extend beyond the year
1926.
6. That section of article Z of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be