The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-09-20
Aug. 2-Nov. l.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution OF the State of
South Dakota

To the people of the State of South Dakota:
The Ninth Legislature Of the State of SouthDa,
kOta at the session thereof begun and held at;
Pierre, the capital on the third day of January
A.D.l9O5, and concluded on the third day of March
A. D. 1905, proposed the following amendment
TO the constitution of the state, viz:
"A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing and
Agreeing 10 an Amendment to Section /, Article
II, of the Constitution of the State of South
Dakota, Entitled Revenue and Finance and
Submitting same to a Vote of the People
BE II Resolved by the Senate of South Dakota,
the House of Repre- scutatives Concurring:
!. That at the next general election in
this state the following amendment to section
of 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 / of Article II of the Constitu-
tIOn be amended 50 as TO read a. follows:
Section The Legislature shall provide for
, 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 il shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the income of
the state for such year, the Legislature shall
provide for leyying tax for the ensuing year,
sufficient with other sources of income, 10 pay
the deficiency of the preceding year. together
with the estimated expenses of such ensuing
year. And for the purpose of paving the public
debt, the legislature shall provide for leyying
tax annually, sufficient to 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
certained by the last assessment made for the
state and county purposes,
Provided, that for the purpose of establish
ing, installing maintaining and operating a
hard fiber Irvine and cordage plant at the state
penitentiary at Sioux Falls, Sonth Dakota, the
legislature 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 al tax
able property in the state, as ascertained by
the last assessment made for state and county
purposes.
The above proposed amendment will be voted
upon by the people al the general election to be
held in this state Tuesday the 9th day Of
November, 4. d. 1906.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton in relation to revenue and finance and the
establishment of hard fiber Irvine and cordage
plant at the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls,
south Dakota, be approved and ratifed?"
Immediately TO the left of which shall be
printed the words, Yes and NO" each pre-
coded by a square in which the elector 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 mo"
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this 1st day of
August, \. d. 1906.
ID. WIPE,
Secretary of State