The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-08-02
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 ofthe State of South Da-
kota at the session thereof begun and held at
Pierre, the capital, on the third day of January,
AID. 1865 and concluded on the third day of March
A. ID. 1905 proposed the following amendment
10 the constitution of the state viz:
"A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing and
Agreeing TO an Amendment TO Section |, Article
IL, of the Constitution of the State of South
Dakota, Entitled, Revenue and Finance and
Submitting same to Vote of the People
BE il Resolved by the Senate of South Dakota,
the House of Representatives Concurrng:
5 !. That at the next general election in
this sts 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 TO read as follows:
Section The Legislature shall provide for
an annual tax, sufficient to defray the estimated
ordinary expenses o. the state for each year,
not to exceed in any one year two mills each
dollar of tie 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
provide for levy ing 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
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
ccrtained 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
legi stature shall provide for tax for the year
1897 of not to exceed one and oEe-Ealf 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 on Tuesday, the 9th day Of
November \. ID. 1906.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the consttu-
ton in relation 10 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 ratified2
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 cross to indicate his vote. Electors de-
string to vote Yes will place a cross before
the word Yes and those desiring TO vote mo"
will place a cross before the word "No"
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this LIST day of
August, \. ID. 1906.
D. D. WIPE
Secretary of State.