Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-13
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constr
tuition of the State of Soutb n.lxo,.

Lntion of the State of South Dakota
10 the People Of the State of South Dakota:
The Ninth Legislature of the state of South
Dakota at the session thereof begun and held
at Perre the capital, on the third day of Jan
udry. A ID 1905, and concluded on the third
gay OF March, A u. 1905. proposed the follow
ing a1nehdnenC to the constitution of the
state, viz: " wy
"a JOINT RESOLUTION proposing and
atsteeIng 70 an amendment to Section 1,
South Dakota, Entitled Revenue and Ri
nance and submitting same to a vote of the
people.
Be 1t Resolved bv the Sonata Of son+, no,,o4.
the House of Representatives, concurrinp:
L. That at the next general election i'm
this state the following amendment to section
OF Artlcle II OF the Constitution of the state
OF south Dakota, which is hereby agreed to-
Shall be submitted to the electors Of this state
Tor Their approval:
That section of Article II of the Constitu-
toh DE amended so us to read as follows:
Section 1. The leg stature shall provide fore
an annual tax sufficient to defray the esti-
MAYED fTlnaly expenses of the state Tor each
year, not to to, exceed in any one year two mills
on each dollar of the assessed valuation of ali
| taXable property in the state, to be ascer-
1a a1l oy the last assessment made for state
ana county ny. purposes. And whenever it shall
| appear that such ordinary expenses shll!
exceed the income of the state for such year.
the legislature Leg, shall provide for levying tax
Tor the ensuing year, sufficient, with other
sources OF income, to pay the deficiency of The
preceding year, together with the estimated
expenses OF such ensuing year. And for the
| purpose OF paying the public debt, the legisla-
1ufe , snail provide for evying tax annually,
| sufficient to pay the annual interest and the
| prlncipal otsuch debt within ten years from
the iinal passage of the law creating the debt:
provided; that the annual tax fer the PAYMENT
| 9l the interest and principal the public
uepl shhll not exceed in any one year two
i mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation
| o. aii fahapic property in the state as ascer-
| tanned by the last assessment made for the
! state and county purposes.
Provided fn ,o 90
| ing, INSTALLING. maintaining and operating-a
hard fiber tw;nc and curClage plant at the state
the legislature shall provide for a tax for the
| year 1897 of not to exceed one and une.half
| mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation
| t,t All taxable property in the state. as ascer-
I @tined Dy the Inst assessment made for state
! and county purposes.
The above proposed amendment will he
voted upon'by the people, at the general cleo
/ ton to be held in this state on TUESDAY the
9Th day of November A. d. 1906
Inc proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the consti-
Inc establishment of a hard fiber Irvine and
cnfdage plant at the state pententiary at
siouN Fails. South Dakota, be approved and
ratitied?'
Immediately to the left of which shall be
printed the words, Yes and mo- each pre-
ceded by a square in which the elector can
place Il cross to indicate his vote Electors
desiring to vote Yes will place a cross be-
fore the word Yes and those desiring to
vote NO" will place 1t cross before the word
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this LIST day of
August A. D.. 1906.
D. D. WIPE,
Secretary of State.