The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-30
Notice Of General Election

Notice ie hereby given that on the first Tues
day after the first Monday, being the
THRU \ OF NOVEMRER, 1905
an election will be held in the several voting,
precincts of the County of Grant, state of
south Dakota for the election of state, district
and county officers: as follows:
STATE OFFICERS
Four Presidential electors,
Two Representatives in congress,
Governor,
Lieut. nant Governor,
Secretary of State,
Auditor,
Treasurer,
superintendent of Public Instruction.
Commissioner of School aud Public Land,
Railroad Commissioner.
DISTRICT
State Senator for the thirty first Senatorial
District,
Two Representatives for the thirty first Rep
COUNTY OFFICERS:
County Judge,
County Auditor,
Register of Deeds,
County Treasurer,
Sheriff,
Clerk of Courts.
States Attorney,
superintendent of schools,
Coroner,
Comfy Commissioned for the third Connie
eioner District.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND,
The following proposed amendments to the
Constitution viii also be voted on:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CON
sTITUIlON OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH DAKOTA:
Article Xl tRevenue 81 Finance.J
l.. The Legislature shall provide for raising
suff lent revenue to dcfray the ordinary eXpen-
ses of the state by an annual tax as nearly uni
form from year to year as practicable. And for
the purpose of paying the public CeDt, the legis-
lature shall provide for ievying "a tax annually,
sufficient to pay the annual Interest and the
nrinCjn Il of Sucl debt pJGlin ten wears from the
final passage ofthe law creating the debt.
2. All taxes shall be uniform on the same
class of subjects and shall be levied and collect
3. The power to tax corporations and corpo-
rate property shall not be surrendered or sus-
pended by any contract or grant to which the
state shall be a party
4. The Legislature shall classify inheritances,
devices, legacies and requests in respect to the
recipients thereof, aud provide for a graduated
or progressive tax thereon, with such exemp'
tions to the surviving husband or wife, children
and other relatives as 1t may prescribe.
s.. The Legislature shall clas sify incomes in
respect 10 the recipients thereof, and provide
for a graduated or progressive tax thereon with
such exem ptions as 1t may prescribe.
state. county and IN lnicipai corporations, both
real and peisansl. shall be exempt from taxation.
Z. The Legislature shall by general law ex-
empt from taxation property used exclusively
for agricultural and horticultural societies, for
school, religious, including parsonage. and
presidents house of sectarisn colleges, ceme-
10Y hhu ~ Po'OCs WV p>'SS PA~P
erty to any amount not exceeding in value two
hundred dollars for each individual liable to tax
alton.
s. All laws exempting property from taxation
except as provided for in this Article shall be
void.
9. No tax shall be levied except in pursuance
of a law, which st AL distinctly state the object
of the same. to which The tax only shall be APP
piled.
10. Alltsxes levied and collected for state
purposes shall be paid into this state treasury.
No Indebtedness shall he incurred or money ex-
pended by the ftate and no warrant shall be
drawn upon the state treasurer except in pnr-
suance OF an appropriation for the specific pnr-
pose fret made. The Legislature ehall provide
by suitable enactment for carrying tnis section
into effect.
authorities Of cities. towne and villages with
power to make local improvements by special
taxation of contiguous property or otherwise
For all corporate purposes all municipal cor
porations may be vested with authority to as.
sess and collect tay e; bnt 81 IN tax shalt re
uniforpapn the me class Il snbjecte.
IL. n lmaki..- Of pro.t. directly or indir.
ectly, cs1Sbf state, county. city, o or school
district Money, or using the same for any pur-
pose net authorized by law. shall be deemed .
felony and ahall be punished as provided by
law.