Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-10-26
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.

go we're daily AUTHORIZED by the Legis-
iatiye Session VI 1905 tn be sub
pntitd to si,e electors of the State at
tire Genefal election to I've held on
Tupsdzy Tire sixth day OF November.
1895.
The same are six IN uamter and as
follows, TO wits
Z. That sxciiun 8 Of article 8 Of the
constitution OF the Stale Of Idaho De
amended 20 read As fokows-
No cc.lntv. city, town, rillageor other
<ubdixiss>sl q tie State si,sH incur any
indebtedness or liability in any eiaDner.
.ur for sny parDose. ekceesilng III Una.
searti.e revenue and income provided
In il for surI, year, without the assent
<,fa majority Of iIte qualified electors
thereof. voting at an election to be held
for that purDose, nor unless. before or
at the time Of incarring each Indebted
,,ess prnvi-sion shall be made for the
.4ll+c,i.,u Ut an atirruag tax sufficient TO
nay ti,.. interest o< s2cli Indebtedness
s,s IL falIs due, and a}eo 70 constitute a
sinking fufl tor the payment oi the
I.rilciDaI tfsereok wittssn twenty years
tros, the time If contracting tie same.
Anr indebtedness OK liability incurred
contrary To this provision shall he void:
Provided That this section shall not be
construed q, apply to the ordinary and
secessaxv expenses authorized by the
general laws Il the State.
.. That seriion uf article 8 Of the
constellation Of the State OF Idaho be
appended To read az follows:
No county. city, town, village mum
t-ipAlitv or otl.ec subdivision Of the State
<iaH ever make donations 10 any rail-
road &c other works of Internal inprate-
sneut- unless propositions so To do shall
have deen first submitted to the quail
tied electors thereof at an election by
authority Of law: Provided, That suci,
donations of "A co1ntywIth the donations
<,f such subdivisions in the aggregate
snail MT exceed ten per Cent OF the as
sessrd valuation OF such county; Pro-
yidea, further, That any city or county
may. hy tu0-thirsss vote, increase
ench Indebtedness five per cent in adj
slition to suris ten per cent; and no bonds
or other evidences of Indebtedness so
issued shall he valid unless the same
shall itave inorsed thereon q certificate
signed hy The Secretary and Auditor of
safe, showing that the SAME was issued
pursuant To iaw.
3 rnat section 10 Ut article Is If the
constitution of the State vi Idaho be
;,ueisied 10 read as follows:
The board Ot county commissioners
SlsslN consist OF three pIembers, whose
Term # uffire stall be four years the
commissioners f;.r commissioner district
M. aud No. in each county shall be |
elected at tile regular election IN 1913 |
for term OF four years, and the cone |
missioner tor the commissioner district
No. ia EACH county shall be elected at
The same election Tor term OF two
Years. atd their successors shall lie |
elected for term uf four years ut regu- |
lar elections thereafter.
4. TtIa. section of article Is OF the |
constitution of tile State of Idaho be |
amended to read rs f3llows:
lie Legislature by general and mi /
form laws shall provide for the election !
tennially in each of the several cour ties
of the State, of such county, township
and precinct officers as may be provided
10y law and shall precribe their duties. |
For the purpose of determining what
officers shslI he provided in the different |
cnunties of the State, the Legislature Is
empowered to classify the different |
counties of tile State in proportion to
the population in each. Unnecessary,
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-
eonal, shall never he relinquished or
suspended and all corporations in this |
state or doing business therein shall he
subject to taxation for State, county,
school, municipal, and other purposes,
on real and personal property owned or
used by them, and not bv this constitu-
tior, exempted from taxation within the
territorial limits of the authority levy
ing the tax:
Provided, That the Legislature may by
law exempt the right of way, station.
and other necessary grounds, super
structures upon such right OF way.
station aud other necessary grounds.
and all other insmIyable property per
tanning thereto, and used in correction
Herewith, of anv steam or electric rail-
roam nd branches thereof. hereafter to
he constructed in this State, from any
and all charge or tax whatsoever for
period not exceeding ten wears after the
construction OF such railroad ~r of such
branch railroad shall have begun:
Provided, further, That no such ex-
emption shall extend beyond the year
1926
6. That section ofarticle of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended TO resd rs follows:
The rate of taxation of real and per-
snnal property for State purposes shall
never exceed ten Q0) mills on each
dollar of assessed valuation. unless
proposition to increase such rate. speci-
fving the rate proposed and tie time
during which the same shall be levied.
shall have been submitted TO the people
a., N ,x.,ar,I alarfion and shall have re-
ceiyed majority of all the votes cast
for and against tia such election.
STATE OF IDAno,)
SIS
County of Ada
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