The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-10-04
constitutional Amendment No. 3.

HOCSEJOINr RESOLUTION NO. 3
BY McBirney, McCracken, Mgtadden, Storey
and shaw.
Joint Resolution
To Amend Section One OF Article Eght Of the
Constitution OF the state of Idaho: and to
submit to the Electors OF nc state Of Idaho
for their Rejection or Approval nn Amend
ment to Section One. A rtce Eight OF the
constitution OF the State OF Idaho 10 Permit
the Legislature to Auth3'ize asBpnd Issue
Sufficient to Complete the Construction and
Furnishing the state Capitol Building al
Boise, Idaho.
BE it Resolved by the Legislature ofthe State
of Idaho:
Section l. That Section. c)ne OF Article Eight
OF the Constitution OF the Suite Ell Idaho be
amended TO read as follows
Section l. The Legis allure shall in any man
Ter create any debt or debts. liability or liabil
tiles. which shall singly or IN the aggregate,
exclusive of the debt Of the Territory ut the
date OF its admission as u State, and exclusive
OF debts or liabilities incurred subsequent to
January LIST. 1911, for the purpose OF cOmplet
ing the construction and furnishing OF he State
Capitol Building at Boise, Idaho, exceed the
sum OF one half per centum upon the assessed
value OF the taxable property in the State, ex-
cept in case of war to repel an invasion or sup
ress insurrection. unless the. same shall be
authorized by INV for. some single object OF
word TO be distinctly specified therein, which
law shall provide ways and means. exclusive of
loans, for payment OF the interest of such debt
or liability as 1t falls due and also for the pay
mcnt and discharge Of the principal of SUCH
debt or liability. within twenty coy years of
the time Of the contracting thereof, and shall
be irrepealable until the principal ana lnterest
thereon shall be paid and discharged; hut no
Snch law shall take effect until at general
election 1t shall have been submitted TO the
people, and shall have received a majority OF
all the votes cast for and against it at -such
election and all moneys raised by the auth
GRITTY of such laws. shall be applied only to
specified objects therein stated or to the pay
ment of the debt thereby created and such la W
shall be published in at least one newspaper in
each county or city and county, II one be pub
lished therein. throughout the State for three
monlbs next preceding the election ut which
it is SUBMIT ed to the people. The Legislature
may at any time after the approval OF such law
by the people, II no debts shall have been con-
tracted in pursuance thereof repeal the same.
Section ?. The question to be submitted to
the electors of the state of Idaho ut the next
general election shalt be as follows. to- wit
shall Section One OF Article Flight of the
Constitution of the State OF Idaho be amended
so rs TO permit the Legislature to authorize a
sufficient bond issue or make sufficient appro-
prafiou to s..pete the construction and fur
nishing Of State Capitol Building at Boise,
Idaho -
section B. The.Secretary Of state is hereby
authorized to make publication of this Cons'i-
tuiopal amendment in each county for AT least
six (6) consecutive weeks prior to the next
general election in notices. than one ca news
paper OF general circul ation published in each
county.