Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS,

ne TolioWin9 proposed amendments
% the Constitution of the State of
daho were duly authorized by the
legislative Session of 1905 to be SUBJ
nitted to the electors of the State at
he General Election to be held on
Tuesday, the Sixth day of November,
1906.
The same are six in number and as |
Follows, to-Wit:
l. That section Of article of the |
constitution of the State of Idaho be |
to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village or
other subdivision or the state shall
incur any Indebtedness or liability in
any manner, or for any purpose, eX-
ceeding in that year the revenue and
income provided for it for such year,
without the assent Of a majority of
the qualified electors thereof, voting
at an election to be held for that pur-
pose, nor unless, before or at the time
of mourning such Indebtedness pro-
vision shall be made for the collection
of an annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest of such Indebtedness as it
falls due, and also to constitute
sinking fund for the payment of the
principal thereof, within twenty years
from the time of contracting the same.
Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision shall be
void:
Provided, that this section shall not
be construed to apply to the ordinary
and necessary expenses authorized
by the general laws of the State.
2 That section Of article 8 Of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village. mum
cipality or other subdivision of the
State shall ever make donations to
any railroad or other works Of intern
al improvement, unless propositions
SO to do shall have been first submit
ted to the qualified electors thereof at
an election by authority of law: Pro-
vided, That such donations of coun-
| ty with the donations Of such sub
divisions in the aggregate shall not ex-
| coed ten per cent Of the assessed val
uaton Of such county: Provided, fur.
ther, that any city or county may, by
a two-thrds vote, increase such indeb-
tedness five per cent in addition to
such ten per cent; and no bonds or
|
sued shall be valid unless the same
shall have Endorsed thereon certif-
icate signed by the Secretary and
Auditor of State, showing that the
same is issued pursuant to law.
3. That section 10 of article Is OF
the constitution of the State of Idaho
| be amended to read as follows:
The board of county commissioners
| Il. H.,
term of office shall be four years; thu
commissioners for commissioner dis
trict No. 1 and No. 2 in each count!
shall be elected at the regular election
in 1908 for term Of four years, and tn
commissioner for the commissions
district No. in each county shall b.
elected at the same election for
term of two years; and their success
sors shall be elected for a term o
four years at regular elections there
after
4. That section of article IS Of tn
constitution of the State of Idaho b
amended to read as follows:
The Legislature by general and uni
, form laws shall provide for the cleo
ton biennially in each of the severa
counties of the State of such county
township and precinct officers as ma
be provided by law and shall pre-
scribe their duties. For the purpos
of determining what officers shall b
provided in the different counties {
the State, the legislature is empowere
to classify the different counties {
e the State in proportion to the popuia
! ton in each. if necessary.
5. That section s of article Z of tn
. constitution of the State of Idaho b
d amended to read as follows:
y The power to tax corporations {
. corporate property, both real and pei
sonal, shall never be relinquished {
suspended, and all corporations in tn
State or doing business therein sha
h be subject to taxation for State. cour
!, ty, school, municipal, and other pull
a poses, on real and personal propert
owned or used by them, and not
o this constitution exempted from taxa
I. ton within the territorial limits of Il
authority levying the tax:
: Provided, That the Legislature ms
ton. and other necessary ground
superstructures upon such right
way, station and NECESSARY ground
\ and all other immovable property pc
tanning thereto, and used in connects
Herewith, of any steam or electr
railroad and branches thereof her
after to be constructed in this Sta
from any. and all charge or tax wha
soever for period not exceeding t
years after the construction of su
railroad or of such branch railro
shall have begun:
Provided, Further, That no such e
emption shall extend beyond the We
1926.
6. That section 9 of article of
constitution of the State of Idaho
amended to read as follows:
The rate of taxation of Ysal and pc
sonal property for State purposes sh
never exceed ten 10) mills on ca
dollar of assessed valuation. unless
proposition to increase such ra
specifying the rate proposed and
time during which the same shall
levied, shall have been submitted
the people at a general election a
shall have received a majority of
the votes cast for and against 1t
such election.
STATE OF IDAHO)
SIS.
County of Ada. }
I, Will H. Gibson, Secretary
State of the State of Idaho. do here