The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-08-30
Aug. 2-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 SouthDa-
kota at the session thereof begun and held at
Pierre, the capital, on the third day of January,
D.l905, 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 l, Article
Il, of the Constitution of the State of South
Submitting same to Vote of the People.
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate of South Dakota,
the HOUSE of Representatives. Concurring:
/. That at the next general election in
this st4 tie the following amendment to section
of Article II of the Constitution of the State
South Dakota, which is hereby agreed to,
shall be submitted to the electors of this state
for their approval:
That section / of Article II of the Constitu.
tion be amended so as to read as follows:
Section The legislature shall provide for
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 it shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the income of
the state for such year, the legislature shall
provlde for levylng 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 levyng
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 on each dollar of the assessed valua
ton 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
1907 of not to exceed one and one-half mills on
each dollar of the assessed valuation of all tax
able property in the state, as 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 Tuesday, the 9th day Ct
November, A. D. 1905
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the constitu-
ton IN relation to revenue and finance and the
establishment of hard fiber Irvine and cordage
plant at the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, be approved and ratifed?"
immediately to the left of which shall be
printed the words, Eyes" and mo" each pre-
coded by square in which the elector can
place cross to indicate his vote. Electors de-
string to vote Yes" will place cross before
the word Yes" and those desiring to vote mo"
will place cross before the word "No."
Dated at Pierre, rfle capital, this lst day OF
August, ~ ID. 1906.
ID. WIPE,
Secretary,of State.