Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-13

advance, and no term OF i aasa ~
sAceed nve years, nor shall anv La
of IA taliu until II receives the approval
me proposed amendment will he
voted upon by the people at the pane
era election to be held in this STATE
1910 ueSTTba nay the 9Th day of November
/ Nv Inc proposed amendment will
ge printed upon the ballot followed by
ne words: Shall the above amend,
r nStt 10 the constitution in relation "a
and ratied 0 Imm 5a9aS be - approved IE
" when snail be printed the words
ana NO, each preceded by a
qca s IN which the elector can place
desiring to vote Yes" will place a
/ ross before the word Yes" and those
erSss 6e,6 to vote vote No" will, place
- Dated at Pierre, the capital. this
10Th day of July, A. ID. 1910.
SAMUEL C. POLICY,
/ Secretary of State.
! Proposed Amendment 10 the Copsti,u-
ton 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 fifth
gay or January, 1909: and concluded
/ on the NTH day of March. 1909 pro-
| posed the following amendment to the
! constitution of the state, viz:
That article twenty-nine of the con-
stltutlon of South Dakota be added to
/ the constitution and shall read as fol-
/ lows:
Article xxx
The salary of the attorney general
or the state of South Dakota shall be
| hxed by the legislature at its biennial
sessions.
The proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people at the gem
efai election to be held in this state
on on, TUESDAY. the Sth day of November,
printed upon the ballot followed by
the words: Shall the above amend
ment to the constitution in relation
to the salary Of the attorney general
OF the state of South Dakota be fixed
by the legislature at it's biennial ses-
sion. be approved and ratfied?" I'm
mediately to the left Of which shall be
each 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" will place cross before the
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this
25th day of July, A. u. 1910
SAMUEL c. POLICY
Secretary of State.
Proposed Amendment TO the Coustitu-
ton of the State of South Dakota
To the people of the state of South
Dakota:
The eleventh legislative assembly of
the state of South Dakota, begun and
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 section nine, article seven of
the constitution of South Dakota be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Article VII
Section TO- Any woman having the
qualifications enumerated in section
of article VII of the constitution of
the state of South Dakota, as to age,
residence, and citizenship, shall be
deemed a qualified elector of this state
and shall have ali the rights, powers
and privileges as qualified elector
thereof as fully as If she were male
person.
voted upon by the people at the gen
eral election to be held in this state
on Tuesday, the Sth day of November,
1910. The proposed amendment will
the words: shall the above amend
ment to the constitution in relation to
woman suffrage be approved and rati-
S6 bmmedately to the left OF which G6
No" each preceded by a square in
which the elector can place cross TO
indicate his vote. Electors desiring to
vote Yes" will place, cross. before
the word YES" and those desiring to
vote, No" will place a cross before the
25th day of July. A. D. 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:
The eleventh legislative assembly of
the state of South Dakota, begun and
held at Pierre, the capital, on the fifth
day OF January 1909, and concluded
on the. fifth day, Of March. 1909: pro.
constitution of the state, viz:
That section 4 of article 13 Of the
constitution OF the state of South Da-
kota be amended to read as follows:
Article XIII
Section A. The debt of any county,
CITY, town, school district, civil town
ship or other subdivision, shall never
exceed five Cd 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 municipality or
may incur, the amount of
Indebtedness contracted prior to the
adoption IF the constitution shall be
included;
Provided, that any county, munich
pal corporation, civil township, dist
riot, or other subdivision may incur an
Indebtedness not exceeding
ten per centum upon The assessed
valuation of the taxable property
therein for the year preceding that in
which said indebtedness Is incurred,
for the purpose of providing water
and sewerage for irrigation, domestic
uses sewerage and Sther purposes;
and
Provided further, that independent
school corporations may for the pur-
pose of erecting school buildings, in
cur an additional Indebtedness of five
(5)) per centum upon the assessed
valuation of the taxable property
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
not exceeding eight per .centum upon
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property therein for the year next
preceding that in which said indebted
ness is incurred for the purpose of
street railways, electric
lights or other lighting plants.
Provided further. that no county,
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
ma jority of the electors of such coun-
tv, municipal corporation civil town
ship. district or subdivision :ncurring
the same. 49,
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