The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
lion of the state Of South Dakota

To the people of the state of South
The eleventh legislative assembly of
the state of South Dakota, begun and
held at Pierre, the capital, on the htth
day Of January, 1903, and concluded
on the fifth day of March. 1909, pro
posed the following amendment TO the
constitution of the state, viz:
That section 4 of article IS Of the
constitution of the state of South Da-
kota be amended to read as follows:
Article NH
Section A. The debt of any county,
city, town, school district, civil town
ship or other subdivision, shall never
exceed five 60 per centum upon the
assessed valuation Of the taxable Pro-
that in which said indebtedness Is IN
Cured.
In estimating the amount of the in
debtednesS which a municipality or
subdivision may incur, the amount of
Indebtedness contracted prior to the
adoption of the constitution shall be
Provided, that any county, munici-
pal corporation, civil township, dist
rict, or other subdivision may incur an
ten per centum upon the assessed
valuation of the taxable property
therein for the year, preceding that IN
FOR the purpose Of providing water
and sewerage for irrigation, domestic
uses, sewerage and other purposes;
Provided further, that independent
school corporations may for the pur-
pose of erecting. school buildings, IN
cur an additional Indebtedness of five
t5)) per centum upon the assessed
valuation of the taxable property
therein for the year preceding that in
which said Indebtedness is incurred;
and
Provided further, that in a city
where the population is 5000 or more,
such city may incur an Indebtedness
the assessed valuation Of the taxable
property therein for the year next
preceding h a in which said indebted
ness is incurred for the purpose of
lights or other lighting plants.
Provided further, that no county,
municipal corporation, civil township,
district or subdivision shall be in
cluded within such district or subdi-
vision without a majority vote in favor
thereof of the electors of the county.
district or subdivision as the case may
be. which is proposed to be included
therein. and no such debt shall ever be
incurred for any of the purposes in
this section provided, unless author
lied by a vote in favor thereof by a
majority of the electors of such coun-
ty, municipal corporation, civil town
ship, district or subdivision mourning
the same.
The proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people. at the gen
STdl tlttNlo W NC hNiu M ms "a
on Tuesday, the Sth day of November,
1910. The proposed amendment will
be printed Upon the ballot followed by
the words: shall the above amend
ment TO the constitution in relation
to the amount of deb of counties,
cities, etc, be approved and ratified?"
be printed the words Yes" and No
ZACH preceded by a square in which
the elector can place a cross to indi-
cate his vote. Electors desiring to
vote Yes" will place a cross before
the word YES" and those desiring to
vote No" place a cross before the
word mo"
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this
25th day of July, A. ID. 1910.
SAMUEL C. POLICY,
Secretary of State.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
tiOn of the State of south Dakota
To the people of the state Of South
Dakota:
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