The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-09-13
Aug. , Nov. /.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of
South Dakota

TO the people of the State of South Dakota:
The Ninth Legislature Of the State of SUuthDa-
kota at the session thereof begun and held at
Pierre, the capital, on the third dayof January,
.D.l0Oj, and concluded on the third day of March
A. d. 1905, proposed the following amendment
to the constitution of the state, viz
"a JOINT RESOLUTION proposing and
Agreeing to an Amendment to Section |, Article
II, of the Constitution of the State of South
Dakota, Entitled, Revenue and Finance and
Submitting same to a Vote of the People.
Be II Resolved by the Senate of South Dakota,
the House of Representatives COncurring:
!. That at the next general election in
of Article Il of the Constitution of the State
South Dakota, which is hereby agreed to,
shall be submitted to the electors Of this state
That section of Article II of the Constitu.
tion be amended 50 as TO read as follows:
an annual tax, sufficient to defray the estimated
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 taxable
property in the state, to be ascertained by the
last assessment made for state and county pur-
poses. And whenever II shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the income of
the state for such year, the legislature shall
provide for levying tax for the ensuing year,
sufficient, with other sources of income, TO pay
the deficiency of the preceding year, together
with the estimated expenses of such ensuing
year And for the purpose of paying the public
debt, the legislature shall provide for levying a
tax annually, sufficient TO pay the annual inter
est and the 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 each dollar of the assessed vaua
tlon of all taxable property in the state, as as
certained by the last assessment made for the
state and county purposes.
Provided, that for the purpose of establish
.ing, installing, maintaining and operating a
/hard fiber Irvine and cordage plant at the state
penitentiary at Sioux Falls, Sonth Dakota, the
Legislature shall provide for tax for the year
1897 of not to exceed one and one-half mills on
each dollar of the assessed valuation of all tax
able property in the state, ascertained by
the last assessment made for state and county
purposes.
The above proposed amendment will be voted
upon by the people at the general election TO be
held in this state on Tuesday, the 9th day Cf
November, 4. d. 1906.
! The proposed amendment will be printed
\upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment TO the cOnStltu-
tion in relation TO revenue and finance and the
establishment of hard fiber Irvine aud cOrdage
plant'at the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, be approved and ratited!"
Immediately to the left of which shall be
printed the words, YES" and NO each pre-
coded by square in which the elector can
place a cross to indicate his vote. Electors de-
string to vote Yes will place a cross before
the word YES" and those desiring to vote NO"
will place a cross before the word "No.'
ID. WIPE,
Secretary of State.