Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
of the State of South Dakota. -.
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l.. The legislature shall provide for rails
ing sufficient revenue to defray the ordinary
expenses of the state by an annual tax, as
nearly uniform from year TO year as p%raclic-
able. And for the purpose OF paying the pub
lie debt, the Legislature shall provide for levy
ing a tax annually, sufficient to pay the an
nual interest and the principal OF such debt
within ten years from the final passage OF the
law creating the debt.
3. All taxes shall be uniform on the same
class of subjects and shall be levied and col
fected for public purposes.
3. The power to tax corporations and cor
porate property shall not be surrendered or
,p pspenae 10y by y, any ny contract or grant TO "hlcn
i. The Legislature Shall classify inheri,
tances, devises, l%egacies, and requests in re-
a graduated or progressive tax thereon, with
such exemptions to the surviving husband or
wife, children and other relatives as 1t may
5. The legislature shall classify incomes
in respect to the recipients thereof, and pro
vide for a graduated or progressive tax there
on with such exemptions as it may prescribe:
S s. The property OF the United States and
the state county, and municlpal corporanons
both real and personal. shall be exempt from
taxation.
S Z. The legislature shall by general law
lively for agricultural and horticultural soci-
cites, for school, religious, including parson-
age and presidents house OF sectaflan col,
leges, cemetery and charitable purposes, and
personal property to any amount not exceed
ing in value two hundred dollars for each in
dividual liable to taxation.
s 8. All laws exempting property from tax
alton exoep: as provided for in this Article.
i 9. No tax shall be levied except in pur-
suauce Of a law, which shall distinctly state
the object Of the same, to which the tax only
s 10. All taxes levied and collected for
state purposes shall be paid into the state
treasury. No Indebtedness shall De incurred
or money expended by the state and no war
rant shall be drawn upon the state treasury,
except in pursuance Of an appropriation Tor
the specific purpose first made. The legisla-
ture shall provide by suitable enactment for
carrying this section into effect.
5 H.. The legislature may vest the corpor-
With power to make local improvements oy
special taxation Of contiguous property or
municipal corporations may be vested with
authority to assess and collect taxes: but such
tax shall be uniform on the same class OF sub
jects.
S ls. The making OF profit, directly or in,
directly, out OF state, county, city, tow or
any purpose not authorized by law. shall be
deemed q felony and shall be punished as pro-
S 10. An accurate statement of the receipts
and expenditures OF the public moneys shall
be published annually; in such manner as the
The above proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people at the general cleo
tion to be held in this state on Tuesday, the
Bird day OF November. A. D. 1905.
The proposed amendment will be printed up
on the ballot followed by the words:
"Shall the above amendment to the consul
approved and ratified:"
printed the words, Yes and No." each pre-
ceded by a square in which the elector can
PLACE a cross re sot to 1 i9dieate IN ms n Toce' a. c Gtec.G bes
fore the word YES and those desiring to vote
mo- will place a cross before the word No
AN ACT to Provide for the Licensing,
Restricting and Regulation Of the
Business OF the Manufacture and Sale
Of Spirituous and intoxicating LID
uors.
AN ACT Entitled an Act to Submit to
the Electors Of h State Of South Da.
a ae1a : tor rE Tasie A ander the At p ros heas
Of Section / OF Article 8 Of the Consti-
tuition. and Article 5. Chapter 2 Of the
Act to Amend Chapter One Hundred
Sixty-Six Of tNs Session Laws Of 1908,
BEING Bel e an Act p to Amen @oS Section I'll na 2sSG n OF
ing Section % Of Chapter u Of Session
Laws Of the state Of South Tor
tie Licensing. Restricting and Reguia-
ton Of the Business of the Manufac-
ture and Sale of spirituous and 1ntoxi-
Whereas. under the provisions OF
ton and Article 8. Of Chapter 2, Of the
in the office Of the Secretary Of State.
signed by more than five per centum
the M manner and form therein directed.
petit;oning that the following proposed
law be enacted and submitted to q vote
Of the electors of the state at the next
general election to be held in the year
1908. Certified copies of said petition
having been transmitted to the senate
and the house Of representatives by
the Secretary of State.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of
Sec 1. h the following act be
and the same is hereby enacted and
submitted to the electors Of this state
at the next general election for their
APPROVAL:
rAn act to amend chapter ona hun
dred sixty-six $3.50 Of the Session
Laws Of 1903. being an act TO amend
section 1856 Of the Revised Political
Code 1908, being section 81 of ohapter
q, Of Session Laws OF the State OF
South Dakota for 1897. entitled: An
Act to provide for the licensing, re-
stricting and regulation Of the bust.
ness Of the manufacture and sale of
spirituous and intoxicating, lieuors.
Dakota
Sec. /. Tha section ono % Of chap
ter one hundred sixty-six (1ee) Of the
Session Laws Of the State Of South Da-
kota for 1909 be Inc the same 10 here
tchapaer 1s"' s:.s sS li Law: 1859 A
the-annual. municipal election held in
any township, town or city In this
state for general municipal purposes.
the question. Of granting permits to
sell Intoxicating liquors within the cor
porats limits OF such township. town
or city shall pc submitted to the legal
to:nty tssss rs wen P1 ff.aeo1d ,Fn vSt. =,
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