The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-10-12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
explanation Of the Amendmomes
TO he Voted Upon at the
Coming Election.

Explanation or the Amendments
To be Voted Upon Mt the
Coming Election.
Owing to the fact that amend.
ments to the constitution are the
least understood by the voters
in general, as shown by the cleo
tion returns whenever an amend.
ment is proposed, and as the
last legislature provided for the
submission of four such amend.
ments to the consideration of the
voters at the coming general
election, will try to explain the
provisions thereof, and in so do
ing may help some at least in
having a better understanding Of
the same before going to the
polls to vote and thereby cause g
better expression of the voters
OF this county.
The first amendment relates
to county superintendent Of
schools. Under the law and con-
stitution as it now is, any person
being q citizen of the United
States and resident elector Of
the county may be elected to the
Office OF county superintendent
OF schools, though be might not
be able to pass even q third
grade examination. The amend
ment gives the legislature the
authority to prescribe additional
qualifications-for instance, that
he should at least hold q valid
first grade certificate; shall have
taught successfully q certain
length of time, etc.
If you believe he should haye
these qualifications, vote yes,
otherwise vote no.
The second amendment pro-
posed has but little bearing on
this county. It simply gives the
legislature authority to pass q
law to provide that cities having
q population of five thousand OF
over may elect a municipal Judge
instead of justices of peace or
police justices. Said Judge
would have exclusive original
jurisdiction in all cases, civil or
criminal cognizable before q JUS
tice OF the peace, under the laws
OF the state in, which. process
shall be served within the city
in which such court is establish.
ed. 1t would undoubtedly be Q
salaried Office and affect only
such cities as Aberdeen, Sioux
Falls, Lead and others having
over 5000 population. Vote as
you see lit.
Tne third amendment relates
to drainage Of agricultural lands
and gives the legislature authori.
ty to provide for the drainage of
lands and provide that corporate
authority may be vested il the
county, municipal or township
officers, with authority to con-
struct bitches, levees or drains
and keeplhe same ia repair and
pay for the same by special as
sessment against the property
benefited thereby. If you went
this authority vested as above
vote yes, otherwise no.
The fourth is to provide funds
to put in operation binding
twine plant at the penitentary at
Sioux Falls. The last legisla-
ture made an appropriation Of
so, 900 to provide for the erec
tion of q building and provide
the machinery therefor, go, 600
for the building and $50, 600 for
machinery, but provided that no
part OF the money provided for
machinery should be expended
therefor until after Nov. 18th.
1905. The amendment proposed
lis to authorize the levy Of speci-
al tax OF not to exceed one and
one half mills on the dollar Of as
sessment Of the state for 1907 to
provide q revolving fund or fund
to buy material to manufacture
into twine. II this special tax is
voted the machinery will be in
stalled and twine manufactured
and sold to the farmers of the
state At the cost OF production,
the same as in Minnesota, Kan
sas and No. Dakota. If this tax
is not voted it will be concluded
that the people do not want 3
twine plant at the penitentiary.
and the machinery will not be IN.
stalled. i you want the convicts
to manufacture twine and want
TO help pay for starting the plant,
vote yes, i you don't, vote 40.
especially,
@. s. AMEDEN.
Dr.. Koch Goes Insane.
J, DR.. "A. II. Koch, OF New Ulm. who
II will b. remembered was accused q y
killing ~. Gebhard, = rival dentist.
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