The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-10-18

'Shall the above amendment to the
Constitution in relation to qualifications
of county, township and district officers,
be approved and ratified?
Proposed Amendment To The Constitu-
ton OF The State OF south Dakota.
That Section % OF ArticieV. of the
constitution be amended SO. as to read
as follows;
Section p % The legislature shall
have power to provide for creating such
police magistrates for cities and towns
as may be deemed from time to time
necessary, who shall have jurisdie ton
of all cases arising under the ordinances
Vf such cities and towns, respectively,
aud such police magistrates may also
be constituted eX-olficio Justices Of the
peace for their respective counties. In
cities having a population OF five thou
sand, or over, the Legislature may pro-
vide in lieu of Poi &c magistrates for
municipal c~our.sshall have exclusive or
iglital jurisdiction OF ali cases, both
civil and criminal, equitable before
Ii 'justicetdf the peace under the laws of
the state, xaIpd in WITCH process SHAH he
served within the city where 5 .chi
court is eslab isiled, and shatl also have
exclusive. riginal jurisdiction all cases
arising under the ordinanc S Of such
city. Such court shall also lave
Jul jsdiclion c~o-eNtenslve With the
County III which such city is situated,
in sueh civil and criminal cases as may
lie plovlded. by law
Shall Tie above amendment t,tile
constitution i'm relation to police nlagis-
trates and municipal oufts be approved
and ratified2"
Proposed nendn to The Con, itu-
ton OfThe State of South Dakota.
That there be added to said Article
Xxi. ofthe constitution of the state of
South DAKOTA, section 6, to-wit:
Seesian s The drainage of agIicul-
tural lands is hereby declared to be a
public purpose and the legislature may
p%fovitie therefor, and may provide for
the drainage of lands for any public
use, and may vest the corporate
authorities thereof, and the corporate
authorities Of counties, townships, and
municipalities, with power t. construct
levees, drains, bitches and to keep in
repair all drains, ditches..and levees here
tofore constructed under the laws OF
this state, by special assess ments upon
the property benefited thereby, accord
ing to benefits received.
"Shali the above amendment to the
constitution in relation to drainage be
approved and ratified?!n
Proposed Amendment to The Constitu-
ton Of The State of South Dakota.
That section / of Article Ii of the
constitution be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section1. The legislature shall pro-
vide for an..annual tax, sufficient to de-
fray the estimated ordinary expenses
of the state for each year, not to exceed
In any mi year two mills on each dol
lar of thesassessed valuation Of all tax.
able property in the state, to be ascer.
tanned by the last assessment made for
state and county purposes. And when
ever it shall appear that such ordinary
expenses shall exceed the income of the
state fol such year, the legislatuueshall
provide for levying a tax for tL.a ensu-
ing year, sufficient, with other sources
of income, to pay the deficiency of the
preceding year, together with the es-
timateu expenses Of such ensuing year.
And for the purpose Of paying the pub
lie debt, the Legislature shall provide
for leyying q tax annually, sutaicient
to pay the annual interest and the
principal of such debt within ten wears
from the final passage Of the law Great.
ing the debt; provided, that the annual
tax for the payment of the interest and
principal Of the public debt shalt exceed
IN any one year two mills on each dol