The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-09-06
Ang, , Nov. 1.
Aug. Nov I.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of
South Dakota

TO the people Of the State of South Dakota:
Inc Ninth Legislature of the State of South Da.
kota at the session thereof begun and held at
Pierre, the capital, ON the third day Of January,
A.p.lSa, and concluded ON the third day Of Al arch
A, ID. 1905, proposed the following amendment
I" the G ,%TN b.y OF the state, viz
"A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing and
Agreeing to an Amendment to Section |, Article
IL, OF the Constitution of the State of south
Dakota, Entitled, Revenue and Finance and
submitting same TO Vote of the People,
he 1t Resolved b. the Senate of South Dakota,
the House of Representatives Concurring:
!. That at the next general election in
this state the following amendment to section
ot ARTICLE II of the Constitution of the State
south Dakota, which is hereby agreed to,
shall be submitted TO the electors Of this state
for their approval:
That section l of Article II of the Constitu.
tion be amended SO as 10 read as follows:
Section The legislature shall provide for
an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated
ordinary expenses Of the state for each year,
not to exceed in any one year two mills ON each
dollar OF the assessed valuation of all taxable
property in the state, to be ascertained by the
last assessment made for state and county pur.
poses. And Whenever II shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the income of
the state for such year, the legislature shall
provide Tor lovylng tax for the ensuing year
SuluclCnt, with other sources of income to DAY
the deficiency of the preceding year. together
with the estimated expenses of such ensuing
year AND Tor the purpose of paving the public
debt, the legislature shall provide for lryyius a
taEannually, sufficient 10 pay the annual inter.
est and the principal of such debt within ten
years from the final passage of the law creating
the debt, provided, that the annual tax for
the payment of the interest and principal of the
public debt shall not exceed in any one year
two mills on each dollar of the assessed valua
tion OF all taxable property in the state, as as.
certsined by the last assessment madc for the
state and county purposes.
Provided, that for The purpose of establish,
ing, Installing, maintaining and operating a
hard fiber twino and cordage plant at the state
penitentIsry at Sioux Falls, Sonth Dakota, the
legl stature shall provide for a tax for the year
lHl OF not to exceed one and one.half mills uu
each dollar of tho assessed valuation of all tax.
able property in the state, as ascertained by
the last assessment made for state aud county
purposes.
The above proposed amendment will be voted
upon 10y the people at the general election to be
held III this state on Tuesday the 9th day Il
November, A. D. 1905.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed 10y the words:
shall the above amendment to the coustitu.
tion IN relation to revenue and finance and the
establishment of a hard fiber Irvine and cordage
plant at the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls
south Dakota, be approved and ratited2'
Immediately Ia the left of which shall be
printed the words, yes" and NO" each pre-
coded by square in which the olectur can
place "A cross To Indicate his vote. Electors de-
string to vote Yes" will place cross before
the word Yes" and those desiring to vote NO
will place cross before the word "No.'
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this lst day of
August, \. ID. 1905.
d. d. WIPE,
Secretary of State.