The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
Notice To Electors.

Notice Is hereby given that the fol.
lowing proposed amendments TO the
Constitution OF the State OF South Ia
kota will be voted on at the General
Election held Tuesday, November 9Th
90
|, Proposed Amendment 10 the Con
stltutlon OF the State Of South Dako
Ia.
That section I, article Q, OF the Cor
stitution be amended 60 read as To-.
lows:
SectiJn !. All comfy, township ant
district officers shall be electors u
the county, township OF district u
which they are elected: provided
that nothing IN this section shall pre-
vent the holding OF school Offices by
anv person as provided in section o
Article VII; and provided, furthur
that the legislature shall have autho
rity TO prescribe additional qualifica
ti0ns for superintendent of schools
not Inconsistent herewith.
shall the above amendment TO the
constitution IN reIation TO qualidca
fions Of county, township and distric,
officer, he approved and ratitiedp
Proposed Amendment TO the Const
tuition OF the State OF South Dakota
That section % OF Article V. Of the
constitution be amended SO as to read
AZ follows:
section .. The legislature shall
have power TO provide for creating
police magistrates for elite, und town
us may be deemed from time TO time
necessary, who shall have Jurisdiction
Of all cases arising under the ordinan
ces Of such cities and towns, respects.
yely, and such police magistrates may
also be constituted cx-offiicio justices
OF the peace for their respective coun.
ties. In cities having a popnlat ion
OF i've thousand or over, the lagisla.
ture may provide, In line OF police
magistrates for municlple courts
shall have exclusive original jurisdic-
ton Of all cases, both civil and crlml-
nal. cognizablc before a Justice Of the
peace under the laws Of the state, and
IN which process shall be served with
In the city where such court IS esta-
blished aud shall have exclusive orig.
inal Jurisdiction OF all cases arising
under the ordinances or such city.
Such court shall also have Iurlsdlc.
ton CO extensive with the county In
which such city is situated. In sLcE 81
VII and criminal cases as may he pro.
vided by law"
"Shall the above amendment 20 the
constitution In relation 10 police ma
gistrates and municIple courts be ap,
provedand ratitied?"
Proposed Amendment TO the Constl
tuition Of the State Of South Dakota.
that there be added To said Article
NXI Of the constitution OF the Sta.
te Of South Dakota, section q, to wit;
Section 8. The drainage OF agricuI
tural lands Is hereby declared 70 be d
public purpose and the legislature
may provide therefor, and may pro,
vide FOR the drainage Of lands for any
public use, and may vest the corpora.
&c authorities thereof. ane tn, corpo-
rate authorities Of counties. town.
ships and municipalities, with power
TO construct levoas, drains, bitches
aud TO keep In repair all drains, ditch
es and levees heretofore constructed
under the laws OF this state, by spe.
cial assessments upon the property be
netiltei thereby, according 70 benefits
received.
"Shall the above amendment 10 the
constitution In relation 10 drainage
be approved aud ratiiied?"
Proposed amendment TO the ConSti
tuition Of the state OF South Dakota
That section Of Article IL OF the
as follows:
Section /. The legislature shall pro
vide for an annual tax, sufficient TO de
fray the estimated ordinary expenses
Of the state for each year, not 10 OK.
cecd In any one year two mills on each
dollar OF the assessed valuation OF all
taxable property la the state, TO be as
certained 10y the lasl assessment made
for state and countp purposes. And
whenever II shall appear that such
ordinary expenses shall exceed the In.
come OF the state for such year, the
legislature shall provide for leaving u
tax for the ensuing year, sufficient.
with other sources uf income. 10 pay
the deficiency uf the preceding year.
to gether with the estimated expen.