The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Constitutional Amendment No. 3.
HOusEJOINr RESOLUTION NO.

HOUSEJOI RESOLUTION NO3
BY Mckinney, McCracken, McFadden, Storey
and shaw.
Joint Resolution
To Amend Section One OF Article Eight OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Idaho; and to
Submit to the Electors OF the state OF Idaho
for their Rejection or Approval an Amend
ment to Section One, Article Eight OF the
the Legislature to Authorize Bond Issue
Sufficient to Complete the Construction and
Furnishing OF the state Capitol Building at
Boise, Idaho.
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature OF the State
OF Idaho:
Section /. That Section One OF Article Eight
of the Constitution OF the Slate ef Idaho be
amended to read as follows
Section |. The Legis allure shall in any man
rer create any debt or debts liability or liabil-
ities, which shall sngly or in the aggregate,
exclusive OF the debt OF the Territory Mt the
date OF its admission as State, and exclusive
OF debts or liabilities incurred subsequent to
January lst 1911, for the purpose OF complet-
Ing the construction and furnishing OF the 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 repcl an invasion or sup
ress Instruction 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 It falls due and also for the pay
ment and discharge Of the principal OF such
debt or liability, within twenty COY years of
the time OF the cont ractlng the rcof, and shall
be irrepealabe until the principal and interest
thereon shall be paid and discharged; but no
snch law shall take effect until at general
election it shall have been submitted to the
people, and shall have received majority OF
all the votes cast for and against 1t at such
election and ali 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 law
shall be published In at least one newspaper in
each county or city and county. il one be pub
lfshed therein throughout the State for three
months next preceding the election ut which
it Is Submitted to the people. The Legislature
may ut 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 q The question to be submitted to
the electors OF the state Of Idaho ut the next
general election Shall be as follows, tO-wlt
shall Section One OF Article Eight OF the
Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended
SO as TO permit the Legislature to authorize a
sufficient bond issue or make sufficient appro-
priafiou to complete the construction and fur
nishing Of State Capitol Building at Boise,
Idaho -
section 3. The Secretary OF State is hereby
authorized to make publication of this Cons.i-
tn .ional amendment in each county for at least
six (6) consecutive weeks prior to the nex'
general election in not less than one az news
paper OF general circulation published in each
county.