The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-20

held at Pierre, the capital, on the fifth
day of January, 1909, and concluded
on the fifth day of March, 1909, pro
posed the following amendment to the
That article XI of the constitution
of the state of South Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article III
Section 1. The legislature shall
provide for an annua tax, sufficient TO
defray the estimated ordinary eX-
penses of the state for eac year, not
to exceed in any one year two mus NUS
ton of all taxable property in the
state, to be ascertained by the last as
sessment made for state and county
And whenever it shall appear that
such ordinary expenses shall exceed
the income of the state for such year,
levying of a tax for the ensuing year
sufficient with other sources or IN
come to pay the deficiency together
with the estimated expenses of the
year in which such levy is made. And
for the purpose of paying the publlc
debt, the Legislature shall provide for
~levying a tax annually, sufficient to
pay the annual interest and he prin-
cipal of such debt within ten years
from the final passage of the law
the interest and principal of the
public debt shall not exceed in
any one year two mills. on each dollar
of the assessed valuation of all tax
able property in the state, as ascer-
tanned by the last assessment made
for state and county purposes.
Section 2. All taxes shall be uni
form on all property and shall be
levied and collected for public ,pur-
poses only. The value Of each subject
shall pay a tax in proportion to the
chises and licenses to do business in
the state, gross earnings and net in
comes, shall be considered in taxing
corporations and the power to tax cor
dered by any contract or grant to
which the state shall be a party. The
legislature shall provide by general
law for the assessing, and levying of
taxes on all corporate property, as
near as may be. by the same methods
as are provided for assessing and
levying of taxes on individual proper
Section 8. The legislature shall pro-
investments in bonds, stocks, joint
stock companies, or otherwise; and
also for taxing the notes and bills dis
counted ted or purchased, money! n 10 loaned med
of every description, of all banks and
of bankers SO that all property en-
ployed in banking shall always be sub,
on the property of individuals.
Section 4. The legislature may clas-
sify inheritance. devises. ~legacies and
requests and gifts in view of death in
respect to the recipients thereof, and
may provide for a graduated or pro-
gressive tax therein. with such eX-
emptions to the surviving husband or
wife, children and other relatives as
it may prescribe.
Section 5. The legislature shall clas-
sify incomes in respect to the recip-
tents thereof, and provide for a grad
uated or progressive tax thereon with
such exemptions as it may prescribe,
United States, and Of the state, coun-
ty and municipal corporations, both
real and personal, shall be exempt
Section /. The legislature shall, by
general law, exempt. from taxation
property used exclusively for agricul-
tural and horticultural societies, for
school, religious, cemetery n char
liable purposes, including church par
sonageS and houses of the presidents
perty to any amount not exceeding in
value two hundred dollars for each in
diyidual liable to taxation.
Section 8. All laws eXempting pro-
perty from taxation except as pro-
vided for in this article, shall be void,
Section 8. No tax shall be levied eX-
shall distinctly state the object of the
same, to which the tax only shall be
Section 10. All taxes levied and
collected for state purposes shall be
paid into the state treasury. No in
d~ebtedness shall be incurred or money
expended by the state, and no war
rants shall be drawn upon the state
treasurer, except in pursuance of an
appropriation for the specific purpose
The legislature shall provide by
suitable enactment for carrying this
section into effect.
the corporate authorities of cities
towns and villages with power to
make local improvements by speciaI
taxation of contiguous property OF
otherwise.
For all corporate purposes, all NUM-
cipal corporations may be vested with
but such tax shall be uniform with re-
spect to persons and property within
the jurisdiction of the body levyine
Section r.. The making of a profit
directly or indirectly, out of state
county, city, town or school district
money, or using the same for any pur-
pose not authorized by law, shall be
deemed a felony and shall be punish
able as provided by law: an,
of the receipts and expenditures OF
the public moneys shall be published
annually, in such manner as the legis-
The proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people at the gen
eraI election to be held in this state
1910. The proposed amendment will
be printed upon the ballot followed by
the words: shall the above amend,
to taxation and the amount of tax tC
be levied be approved and ratified?'
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words YES" and No
each preceded by a square in whicl
the elector can place a cross TO indi
cate his vote. Electors desiring t.
the word Eyes" and those desiring e
vote. No. place a cross before the
word mo"
Dated at Pierre, the capital, thi!
25th day of July, A. ID. 1910.
SAMUEL G. POLICY,
Secretary of State.
Proposed Amendment to the COnstitu
ton of the State of South Dakota
To the people of the state of Soutl
Dakota.
The eleventh legislative assembly o