The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-09-21
Proposed Constitution
aAI Amendments.


Inc iOiioNinS pfOpoSeu Aiheuu-
ments to the Constitution of the
State of Idaho were dulv author-
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1900 TO De saDmtteu 10 the
electors of the State at the Cen
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l. That section of article of the
constitution of the state of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village or 9th
err subdivision of the State shall incur
any Indebtedness or liability in any
manner or for any purpose, exceeding
i'll chat year the revenue and income
provided for it for such year, without
the assent of a majority of the quail
fed electors thereof, voting at an cleo
ton to be held for that purpose, nor
unless, before or at the time Of incur
ring such indebtedness provision shall
be made for the collection OF an annual
tax sufficient to pay the interest on
such Indebtedness as it falls due, aud
also to constitute sinking fund for the
payment of the principal thereof, with
in twenty years from the time Of con
tracing the same ANY indehtedn. SIS
or liability incurred contrary to this
provision shall be void Provided,
That this section shall not be construed
to apply to the ordinary aud necessary
expenses authorized by the general
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3 That section of article s of the
constitution OF the State OF Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village, munic
ipality or other subdivision of the
State shall ever make donations to any
railroad or other rks of internal i'm
provement, unless propositions so to do
shall have been first submitted to the
qualified electors thereof at an election
by authority Of law Provided That
such donations OF a county with the do.
nations OF equity with the donations
OF such subdivisions in the aggr. gate
shall not exceed ten per cent of tile as
sessed valuation Of such county: Pro
vided, further, That any city or county
may, by two thirds vote. increase
such Indebtedness FIVE per cent in adj
dition to such ten per cent: and no
bonds or other evidence Of Indebtedness
so issued shall be valid unless the same
shall have Endorsed thereon a, certifi
cate signed by the Secretary and Aud
itor Of State, showing that the same i
issued pursuant to law.
g. That section 10of article is of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
The board of county commissioners
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term OF ONCE snail be Jour years; the
commissioners for commissioner dis
trict NO. | and No. III each county
shall be elected at the regular election
IN 1908 for term of four years; and
the commlssloner for the commissioner
district NO. In each county shall be
elected at the same election for term
OF Two years; and their successors shah
De elected ior a.term OF TOUR years at
regular elections thereafter
t. mat section OF arIlcle Is OF the
constitution OF the State OF Idaho be
amended 10 reaG as follows:
The Legislature by general and uni
form law shall provide Tor the cleo lou
olehnlally IN each OF the several coun-
ties OF The State, OF such county, town-
snip and preclrct officers IS may be
provided by law and shall prescribe
thelf duties. FOR The purpose OF de
terminlng what officers shall be pro
ylded III lie different counties of The
State, the Legislature is empowered to
classify the different Counties IN the
State III proportion to the population
III each II necessary.
D. That section . OF article Of the
constitution OF the State OF Idaho be
amended to read as follows
The power TO tax corporations or
corporate property, both real and per