The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-10-26
Proposed Constitution
al Amendments.

y
lied by the Legislative Session of
1905 to be Submitted TO the
electors of The State at the Gen
eral Election to be held on
Tuesday the Sixth day Of Novem-
Der, 1906.
The same are six in number
and as follows, to-wit:
/. That section of article of the
constitution of the state of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village or 9th
er subdivision of the State shall incur
any Indebtedness or liability in any
manner or for any purpose, exceeding
in that year the revenue and income
provided for it for such year, without
the assent of majority of the quail
fed electors thereof, voting at an cleo
ton to be held for that purpose, nor
unless, before or at tile time OF incur
ring such Indebtedness provision shall
be made for the collection of an annual
tax sufficient to pay the interest on
such Indebtedness as it falls due, and
also to constitute a sinking fund for the
payment of the principal thereof, with
In twenty years from the time of con-
tracing the same. Any indebtedn, S.
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 If the State.
2. That section of article of the
constitution OF the State OF Idaho be
amended to read AS follows:
No county, city, town, village, munic
ipality or other subdivision of the
State shall ever make donations to any
railroad or other W rks of internal i'm
provement, unless propositions SO to do
shall have been first submitted to thu
qualified electors thereof at an election
by authority of law: Provided, That
such donations OF county with the do
nations OF a equity with the donations
OF such subdivisions in the aggrs gate
shall not exceed ten per cent OF the as
Sessed valuation of such county: Pro-
vided, further, That any city or county
may, by two thirds vote, increase
such Indebtedness five per cent in ad-
ditlon to such ten per cent; and no
bonds or other evidence of indebtedness
SO issued shall be valid unless the same
shall have Endorsed thereon certifi-
cate signed by the Secretary and Aud
tor OF State, showing that the same Is
issued pursuant TO law.
3. That section lnof article Is of the
constitution of the State of Idaho he
amended to read as follows:
The board OF county commissioners
shall consist Of three members, whose
term of office shall be four years: the
commissioners for commissioner dis
trict No. l and No. in each county
shall be ell, cted at the regular election
in 1908 for a term of four years; and
the commissioner for the commissioner
district No. 3 in each county shall be
elected at the same election for a term
of two years; and their successors shall
be elected for term of four years al
regular elections thereafter.
4. That section of article Is of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
The Legislature by general and uni
form laws shall provide for the cleo ion
biennialIy in each of the several coun-
ties OF the State, of such county, town
ship and precinct officers Us may be
provided by law and shall prescribe
their duties. For the purpose of de.
termining what officers shall be pro
vided in lie different counties of The
State, the Legislature is empowered to
classify the different unties in the
State in proportion to the population
in each if necessary.
5. That section of article Z of tile
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 relinauished or
suspended, and all corporations in this
State or doing business therein shall
be subject to taxation Tor State. coun-
ty, school, municipal aud other pur-