Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-27
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.

The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State Of
Il 'aho were duly authorized by the
Lev 'islativs Session of 1905 to be sub.
n.itta d to the electors of the State AZ
ths q eneral Election to be held on
TussdA the Sixth day Of November,
1901
The san, 70 are six in number and q.
follows, to@wit:
Il. That se ction 8 OF article Of ths
constitutions ~ the State of Idaho be
amended to- read as follows:
No county, city, town, village or
other subdivision or the state shall
incur any indebtedness or liability in
any manner. or for any purpose. ex-
ceedinG in that year the revenue and
Income provided for it for such year,
without the assent ot a majority OF
the qualified electors thereof, voting
at an election to be held for that pur-
pose, nor unless, before or at the time
of mourning such mde btedness pro-
vision sAalI be made for the collection
of an annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest of such indebtedness as ii
falls due. and also to constitute q
sinking fund for the payment Of the,
principal thereof. within twenty years
from the time of contracting the Same.
Any indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision shall be
void:
Provided, that this section shall not
be construed to apply to the ordinary
and necessary expenses authorised
by the general laws Of the State
2. That section 4 OF article OF the
| amended to read as follows:
No county, city, town, village. mum
cipality or other subdivision of the
State shall ever make donations to
| any railroad or other works of intern
al Improvement. unless propositions
so to do shall have been first submit
ted to the qualified electors thereof at
an election by authority of law: Pro.
vided, That such donations of a coun-
ty with the donations of such sub
divisions in the aggregate shall not ex-
coed ten per cent of the assessed val
uaton of such county: provided, fur
Their, that any city or c.,unty may. by
a two-thrds vote, increa 'e' such indeb-
tedness five per cent addition to
such ten per cent: an no bonds or
other evidences of ind. btedness so is
sued shall be valid u..less the same
shall have Endorsed thereon a certif-
icate signed by the Secretary and
Auditor Of State, showing that the
same is issued pursuant to law.
8. That section 10 of article IS OF
the constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended to read as follows:
The board of county commissioners
, shall consist of three members. whose
term of office shall be four years; the
commissioners for commissioner dis
trict No. and No. 2 in each county
shall be elected at the regular election
in 1908 for term of four years, and the
commissioner for the commissioner
district No. 8 in each county shall be
, elected at the same election for a
, term of two years; and their success
sors shall be elected for term OF
four years at regular elections there
after.
4. That section of article IS of the
constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
The Legislature by general and uni
form laws shall provide for the cleo
ton bienniaily in each of the several
counties of the State, of such county
, township and precinct officers as may
be provided by law and shall pre-
scribe their duties. For the purpose
of determining what officers shall be
provided in the different counties oil
the State. the legislature is empowered
to classify the different counties OF
, the State in proportion to the popula.
ton in each, if necessary.
5. That section s OF article of the
constitution of the State of Idaho bt
amended 10 read as follows:
The power 20 tax corporations ol
corporate property both real and per-
sonal. shall never be relinquished oil
suspended, and all corporations In this
State or doing business therein shall
be subject to taxation for State. coun-
ty. school, municipal. and other pur-
poses, on real and personal property