The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-10-18
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.

mems. 70 inc NOmstatutlOm Oh tme state
Of Idaho were duly authorised by the
Legislative Session Of 1905 % be sab.
United % the electors OF the State at
the 0eneral Election % be held Om
Tuesday she Sixth day Of November,
1905,
The same are six I'm number and as
follows, to-wit;
stitution of the State of Idaho be amended
to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village or other SUBJ
division of the State shall incur any indebt-
edness 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
qualified electors thereof. voting at an cleo
ton to be held Tor that purpose. nor unless,
before or at the time OF mourning such in
debtedness 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,
within twenty years from the time of con-
tracing the same. Amy Indebtedness or
liability incurred contrary to this provision
shall be void: PROVIDED, That this section
shall not be Construed to apply to the ordin-
AIRY and necessary expenses authorized by
the general laws Of the State.
q. That section Of article 8 of the con.
to read as follows:
No county, city. town, village, municipality
or other subdivision of the State shall ever
make donations to any railroad or other
works of internal improvement, unless propo.
sitions so to do shall have been first sub
mitted to the qualified electors thereof at an
election BY authority OF law: PROVIDED, That
such donations Of county with the dona-
tons Of such subdivisions in the aggregate
shall not exceed ten per cent of the assessed
valuation of such county: PROVIDED, FUR
Their, That any city OF county may, by a
two-thirds vote, increase such Indebtedness
| FIVE per cent in addition to such ten per cent
and no bonds or other evidences OF indebt
ness so issued shall be valid unless the same
shall have Endorsed thereon a certificate
signed by the Secretary and Auditor OF State
showing that the same is issued pursuant
to law.
a. That section 10 of article IS of the con
stitution Of the State of Idaho be amended
to read as follows:
consist of three members, whose term o.
Office shall be four years: the commissioner
tor commissioner district No. I and No.
in each county shall be elected at the regu
lar election in 1908 for term OF four years
and the commissioner for the commissions
district No. ; in each county shall be elected
at the same election for term OF two years
ana tnclT SuCCCSSOfs sudl DC
term OF four years at regular elections there
after.
a. That section of article IS of the con
stitution of the State Of Idaho be amended
to read as follows;
The Legislature by general and uniform
laws shall provide for the election biennial
" in each Of the several counties oil the State
as may be provided by law and shall pre-
scribe their duties. For the purpose Of de
terminine what officers shall be provided II
the different counties of the State. the Legis
lature is empowered to classify the diferen
counties of the State in proportion to tn,
population in each, 1t necessary.
s. That section OF article OF the con
stitution of the State of Idaho be amended
to read as follows:
The power to tax corporations or corpo
rate property, both real and personal, shall
never be relinqushed or suspended, and al
corporations in this State or doing business
therein shall be subject TO taxation for State
county, school. municipal. and other pur
poses, on real and personal property owne'
or used by them, and not by this constitution
exempted from taxation within the territorIa
limits of the authority levying the tax:
PROVIDED, That the Legislature may b
law exempt the right Of way. station. am
other necessary grounds. superstructures up
on such right OF way, station and other nee
property pertaining thereto, and used IN con
nection herewith, OF any steam or electrl
railroad and branches thereof. hereafter Z
, be constructed in this State, from any and Al
charge or tax whatsoever for a period nc
exceeding ten years after the construction
OF such railroad or OF such branch railroa
shall have begun:
PROVIDED, FURTHER, That no such e,
emption shall extend beyond the year 1876
= O. That section Q of article Of the cor
stitution of the State OF idaho be amende
10 read as follows:
The rate of taxation OF real and person;
Z property for State purposes shall never e.
.. coed ten (io) mills on each dollar OF asses
ed valuation unless a proposition to incTcas
: such rate, specifying the rate proposed an
the time during which the same shall )
+ levied. shall have been submitted to tn
people AT a general election. and shall has
Z received majority Of all the votes cast Il
!. and against il at such election.
STATE OF IDAHO,
: County OF Ada
/ WILL II. GIBSON, Secretary Of Stat
!: of the State of Idaho, do hereby certify tn
Y ,be above and foregoing printed propose
: amendments are true and correct copseSo' Il
same as OF record in my Office and IN N
!. custody. and are published in accordanc
with Law.
: In Witness Whereof. I have hereun'
Y set my hand and aftlHe
n the Great Seal OF u
cvs.T skAL State, NJ Boise, ldzl
thi. 18th day of Septen
4 bsr. 1890. ,,,,.,,,
Secretary OF State