The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-01
Notice TO Electors.


kota will be voted on at the General
Election held Tuesday, November 9th
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Proposed Amendment TO the Con-
stitution Of the State Of South Dako-
Ia.
That section Z, article Q, OF the Con
J stitution be amended 10 read as fol-
lows:
Secti.in :. All comfy .-township and
district officers shall be electors In
the county, township or district m
which they are elected: provided.
that nothing IN this section shall pre-.
vent the holding az school Offices by
ant person as provided in section p,
Article VII; and provided, furthur.
that the legislature shall have autho-
rity 10 prescribe additional qualIhca-
tlons for superintendent OF schools,
not Inconsistent herewith.
Shall the above amendment tn the
constitution In rciation TO quail hca'
fions of county, township and district
oflicer, be approved and ratihedp
Proposed Amendment TO the Constr
tuition OF the State ri South Dakota.
That section % of Article V. OF the
constitution b. amended So AZ To read
AZ follows:
Section -. The legislature shall
have power TO provide for creating
police magistrates for elite, and town
AS may be deemed from iims 90 time
necessary, who shall have Jurisdiction
OF all cases arising under the ordlnan
ces OF such elite, and towns, respecti-
vely, and such police magistrates may
also be constituted ex-offiiclo Justices
OF the peace for their respective coun-
ties. In cities having a popnlat Ion
OF i've thousand or over, the lagisla.
ture may provide, In line OF police
magistrates for municiple courts
shall have exclusive original jurisdic-
tion OF all cases, both civil and crlmi-
nal. equitable before n Justice OF the
peace undxr the laws OF u state, and
IN which process shall be served with
la the city whcre such court Is esta-
blished and shall have exclusive orig
lnal Jurisdiction OF all cases arising
under the ordinances OF such city
Such court shall also have jurisdic-
tion CO extensive with the county In
which such city Is situated, In such 81
VII and criminal cases as may he pro-
ylded by law"
"Shall the above amendment To the
constitution In relation To police ma
gistrates aud muni';iple courts be APP
proyedand ratiiied?"
Proposed \ mendmcnt 10 the ConSti
tuition OF the State Of South Dakota.
that there be added TO said Article
| 90 q az n0 NJ hn 80.
te or South Dakota, section q, TO wit:
Section 8. The drainage Of agricul
tural lands Is hereby declared 10 be a
public purpose and the legislature
may provide therefor, and may pro.
vide for the drainage Of lands for any
public use, and NAV vest the corpora.
te authorities thereof. anc tn, corpo-
rate authorities OF counties, town
ships and municipalities, with power
To construct levoas, drains, bitches
and To keep In repair all drains, ditch
es aud levees heretofore constructed
under the laws OF this state, by spe.
cial assessments upon the property be
netitted thereby, according 20 benefits
received.
"Sha!l the above amendment 10 the
]
be approved aud ratltied?"
Proposed amendment TO the ConstI
tuition OF the state OF South Dakota
That section OF Article IL or the
Constitution be amended SO as To read
as follows:
Section |. The legislature shall pre-
vide for an annual tax, sufficient TO de-
fray the estimated ordinary expenses
OF the state FOR each year, not To ex.
cefd In any one year two mills on each
dollar OF the assessed valuation or all
taxable property la the state, TO be as
certained by the lasl assessment made
for state and countp purposes. And
whenever IL shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the In.
come OF the state for such year, The
legislature shall provide for leaving a
tax for the ensuing year, sufficient.
with other sources Uf income. 10 pyy
the deficiency oi the preceding year.
To gcther with the estimated expen-
SEES OF such ensuing year. And for
the purpose OF paying the public dept
the legislature shall provide for leay-
Ing tax annually, sufficient 10 paw
he annual interest and the principal
i VI Nudtt hN''h "AAhib
the tinal 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
exceed In any one year two mills ON
each dollar OF the assessed valuation
~ all taxable property In the state,
as asccrtained by the last assessment
made for the state and county rurpo-
scS
| Provided. that for the purposes ri
establishing. Installing, maintaining
and operating n bard fiber Irvine and
cordagc plant at the state pcnitentia.
~ ut Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the
lex islature shall provide for tax for
the year 1907 of not TO exceed one
and one half mills on each dollar ~
of the assessed valuation OF all tnxab-
lie property In the. aSascertained by
the LIST assessment made for stat
and county purposes.
Shall tn, above amendment TO the
| constitution In relation To revenue
and finance and the establishment Of
hard tiber twlnc and cordage plant
at the stSte peniienilaTy at Sioux
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