The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-13

county may, by a two-thirds vote, in
crease such Indebtedness Ave per cent
In addition to such ten per cent; and
no bonds or other evidences of in
debtedness so issued shall be valid
unless the same shall have Endorsed
thereon a certificate signed by the
Secretary and Auditor of State, show
ing that the same is issued pursuant
to law.
8. That section 10 of article IS of
the constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended to read az follows:
The board of county commissioners
shall consist Of three members. whose
term OF once shall be four years; the
commissioners for commissioner dis
trict No. and No. 2 in each county
shall be elected at the regular cleo
ton In 1908 for a term of four years,
and the commissioner for the COM
missioner district No. In each ceun-
ty shall be elected at the same elec-
ton for a term of two years; and
their successors shall be elected for a
term Of four years at regular cleo
lions thereafter.
4. That section 6 of article IS of
the constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended to read as follows:
The Legislature by general and
uniform laws shall provide for the
election biennially in each of the sew
eral counties of the State, of such
county, township and precinct officers
as may be provided by law and shall
prescribe their duties. For the pur-
pose Of determining what officers
shall be provided in the different
counties Of the State, the Legislature
Is empowered to classify the different
counties Of the State in proportion to
the population in each, if necessary.
5. That section OF article of
the constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended to read as follows:
The power to tax corporations or
corporate property, both real and per-
sonal, shall never be relinquished or
suspended, and all corporations in
this State or doing business therein
shall be subject to taxation for State,
county, school, municipal, and other
purposes, on real and personal prop
erty owned or used by them, and not
by this constitution exempted from
taxation within the territorial limits
of the authority levying the tax:
Provided, That the Legislature may
by law exempt the right of way, sta
ton. and other necessary grounds.
super-structures upon such right of
way, station and other necessary
grounds, and all other immovable
property pertaining thereto, and used
in connection Herewith, of any
steam or electric railroad and
branches thereof, hereafter to be con-
structed in this State, from any and
all charge or tax whatsoever for a
period not exceeding ten years after
the construction of such railroad or
of such branch railroad shall have
begun:
Provided. further. That no such
exemption shall extend beyond the
year 1926.
6. That section 9 of article of
the constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended to read as follows:
The rate of taxation of real and
personal property for State purposes
shall never exceed ten (10) mills on
each dollar of assessed valuation, un-
less proposition to increase such
rate, specifying the rate proposed and
the time during which the same shall
be levied, shall have been submitted
to the people at a general election,
and shall have received a majority of
all the votes cast for and against 1t
at such election.
State of Idaho,
County of Ada.
l, viii H. Gibson. Secretary of
State of the State of Idaho. do here
by certify that the above and fore
going printed proposed amendments
are true and correct copies of the
same as of record In my office and in
my custody, and are published in ac-
cordance with law.
In Witness Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and
affixed the Great Seal
Great Seal of the State, at Boise,
Idaho, this 18th day of
September, 1906.
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