Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06
Proposed Amendment to the COnstitu-
ton OF the State OF South Dakota
To the neOnle of the state of South

70 the people Of the state of Soutf
The eleventh legislative assembly OF
the state of South Dakota begun anc
held at Pierre, the capital, on the fifth
on the fifth day of March, 1909, pro
posed the following amendment to the
conStitution. of the state, viz
That section 4 of article 10 of the
constitution of the state of South Da-
kota be amended to read as follows:
Article XIII
Section 4. 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
perty therein for the year preceding
that in which said Indebtedness is in
| Cured
In estimating the amount of the in
| debtedness which a municipality or
| Indebtedness contracted prior to the
adoption of the constitution shall be
| included:
pal Corporation, civil township, dist
riot, or other subdivision may incur an
additional Indebtedness not exceeding
| valua ton 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 other 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
therein for the year preceding that in
| which said Indebtedness is incurred
Provided further, that in city
whore 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
lights or other lighting plants.
Provided further, that no county
district or subdivision shall be in
cluded within such district or subd-
vision without a majority vote in favor
| municipal corporation, civil township
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
| 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
eral election to be held in this state
on Tuesday, the sth day of November,
t91O. Inc proposed amendment Will
be print ID upon the ballot followed by
The words: shall the above amend
Fment to the constitution in relation
20 the amount, of debt of counties
cities. etc. be approved and ratified? %
Immediately to the left of which shall
| be printed the words Yes" and No
each preceded by. a square in which
the slector can place cross to inii-
cate his vote. Electors desiring to
! vote "Yes" will place cross before
the word Yes" and those desiring to
vote No place cross before the
word NO"
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this
25th day of July A. D. 1910.
SAMUEL c. POLICY,
Secretary OF State.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-