The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-11-02
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution 0j
tie .State Of South Ddkotd.

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Ot
tie .State IF South Dakota.
That there be added to said Article XXI, of the
constitution of the State of South Dakota, sec
tion 6, to-wit:
section g. The drainage of agricultural
lands is hereby declared to be a public purpose
and the legislature may provide therefor, and
may provide for the organization of drainage
districts for the drainage of lands for any pub
lie use, and may vest the corporate authorities
t b erect and the corporate authorities
Of counties, Townships and municipalities, with
power to construct evees, drains and bitches,
and to keep In repair all drains. bitches and
levees heretofore constructed under the laws of
this state, by special assessments upon the prop
erty benefited thereby, according to benefits
received
"Shall the above amendment to the constitu-
ton 10 relation to drainage be approved and
ratified. "
Proposed .4mendmentto tie Constellation Of
the State Of South Dahota.
That Section of Article II of the constitution
be amended so AS to read as follows:
Section1. The legislature shall provide for
an annual tax, sufficient to defray the esti
mated ordinary expenses of the state for each
year, not to exceed in any one year two mills on
each dollar of the assessed valuation Of all tax
able property in the state, to be aecertained by
the last assessment made for state and county
purposes. And whenever it shall appear that
such ordinary expenses shall exceed the income
of the state for such year. the Legislature shall
provide for levying a tax for the ensuing year.
sufficient with other sources of income,to pay the
deficiency of the pree eeding year. together with
the estimated expenses Of such ensuing year.
And for The purpose of paying the public debt.
the legislature shall provide for leyying tax
an ually, sufficient to pay the annual interest
and principal of such debt within ten years from
the final passage of the law creating the debt
provided that the annual tax for the payment of
the interest and principal of the public debt
shall not exceed in any one year two mills on
each dollar OF the assessed valuation of all tax.
able property in the state, as ascertained by the
last assessment made for the state and county
purposes.
Provided, that for the purpose of establishing e.
instalin :, maintaining and operating q hard
fiber twine and cordage plant at the state peni-
tentiary at Sioux Falls. South Dakota, the legie-
lature shall provide for tax for the year 1907 of
not to exceed one and e-hnlf mile on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation OF all taxable pro-
perty in the state, as ascertaned by the last as
easement made for state and county purposes.
"Shall the above amendment to the constitu.
ton in relation to revenue and finance and the
establishment of hard fiber twine and cOrdage
plant at the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, be approved and ratifed,''
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the official zeal of Grant
County at N Milbank, S. D., this nineteenth day
of October, A. d. 1905.
(sEALl L. d. BENEDICT,
Deputy County Auditor.