Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS. .

AMENDMENTS.
The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution Of the State of
Idaho were duly authorized by the
Legislative Session of 1905 to be sub
mitted to the electors of the State at
the General Election to be held on
1906.
The same are six in number and, as
| follows, to-wt:
l. That section of article s of the
| constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended 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 TIE 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 ii
falls due. and also to constitute a
! 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.
3 That section 4 of article 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 a 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
other evidences of indebtedness so is
sued shall be valid unless the same
shall have Endorsed thereon a certif-
icate signed by the Secretary and
Auditor Of State, showing 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 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 2 in each county
shall be elected at the regular election
in 1908 for term of four years and the
commissioner for the commissioner
district No. 8 in each county shall be
elected at the same election for a
term of two years; and their success
sors shall be elected for a term of
four years at regular elections there
after.
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
ton biennially in each of the several
counties of the State, of such county
township and precinct officers as may
be provided by law and shall pre-
scribe their duties. For the purpose
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 popula-
ton in EACH if necessary.
5. That section s of article of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
The power to tax corporations OF
corporate property, both real and per-
sonal, shall never be relinquished OF
suspended, and all corporations in this
State or doing business therein shall
be subject to taxation for State. coun-
ty, school, municipal, and other pur-
poses. on real and personal property
owned or used by them, and not by
, this constitution exempted from taxa
ton within the territorial limits of thu
authority levying the tax:
Provided, That the Legislature ma.
5 ton, and other necessary grounds
superstructures upon such right o
way station and necessary grounds
} and all other immovable property per
tanning thereto and used in connection
Herewith, Of any steam or electric
railroad and branches thereof here
after to be constructed in this State
from any and all charge or tax what
soever for a period not exceeding tel
: years after the construction of sucl
railroad or of such branch railroa'
shall have begun:
Provided, Further, That no such ex
emption shall extend beyond the yea
1926.
6. That section Q of article of tn
constitution of the State of Idaho b
amended to read as follow~:
The rate of taxation of Ssal and per
sonal property for State purposes shal
never exceed ten G0) mills on eac
dollar of assessed valuation. unless
proposition to increase such rate
specifying the rate proposed and IN
time during which the same shall b
levied shall have been submitted I
the naople at general election an
shall have received majority of a
the votes cast for and against 1T a
such election.
STAE OF IDAHO,)