The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
Aug. Nov. /.
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 dayo January,
A.D.l915, and concluded on the third day of March
A. u. 1905, proposed the following amendment
to the constitution of the state, viz:
"A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing and
Agreeing to an Amendment to Section /, Article
II, Of the Constitution of the State Of South
Dakota, Entitled, Revenue and Finance and
submitting same to ii Vote Of the People.
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of South Dakota,
the House of Representatives Concqrring;
J J.. That at tine 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.
SHAH be submitted to the electors of this state
for their approval:
That section / 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 10 exceed in any one year two millson each
dollar Of the assessed valuation Of all taxable
property IN the state, to be asccrtaincd by the
last assessment made for state and county pur.
poses. And whenever it shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the income Of
the state for such year, the legislature shall
provide for leyying a tax for 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, tho legislature shall provide for Icvying a
taE annually, sufficient To paw the annual inter
PSI dDd tIc principal oil suCl Ipbt 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 mill. on each dollar of the assessed valua
ton OF all taxable property in the state, a. as
ccrtaIncd 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 cOrdagc plant al the state
peBitrntiary at Sioux Falls. SOnth Dakota, the
Legislature shall provide for a tax for the year
1904 OF not 20 exceed one and Onc-half mills on
each dollar OF the assessed valuation OF all tax.
able property IN the state, as asceTtaiued by
the last assessment made for state and county
purpose.
The above proposed amendment will be voted
upon by tha people AZ the general election 10 be
held in this state on Tuesday, the 9th day Cf
November, 4. ID. 1906.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the constitu.
tiOn in relation 10 revenue and finance and the
establishment Of a hard fiber Irvine AID cordage
plant at the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, be approved and ratifiedf'
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 a cross before
the word Yes" and those desiring TO vote mo"
will place a cross before the word NO."
Dated at Pierre. the capital, this LIST day of
D. D.. WIPE,
SECRETARY Of Stats.