The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-14

held at Pierre. the capital, on the NTH
day dn tS of ffafr fb Gy 1893, and ,sos re
posed the following amendment to the
constitution of the state, viz:
That lat ARTICLE XI Of the 6eopstitutiSn
amended SO as to read as follows:
Article XII
Section 1. The Legislature shall
provide for an annual tax, sufficient to
defray the estimated ordinary ex-
penses of the state for each year, not
to exceed in any one year two mills
on each dollar Of the assessed valua-
ton Of AL All taxable property in the
~sessnlent made for state and county
purposes.
And whenever it shall appear that
the income of the state for such year
the legislature shall provide for the
leyying of a tax for the ensuing year
come to pay the deficiency together
with the estimated expenses of the
year in which such levy is made. And
debt: the legislature shall provide for
levy1ng a tax annually, sufficient to
riGa the u : a HnnS interest and the prin.
creating the debt: Provided, that the
annu1 ipter fax a a9r t nrIrc,pp aYme en- tS of
public debt shall not exceed in
any, one year two mills on each dollar
OIL the assessed ValuatlOn OIL all TAX
able property in the state, as ascer-
tanned by the last assessment made
for state and county purposes.
Section e All taxes shall be uni
levied and collected for public pur-
poses only. The value of each subject
Of taxation shall be so fixed in money
that every person and corporation
shall pay a tax in proportion to the
value of his or it's property. Fran
chises and licenses to do business in
| he otto Cd MN in TrC nrl ~~t to
comes, shall be considered in taxing
corporations and the power to tax corr
porate property shall not be surren-
which the state shall be a party. TIE
Legislature shall provide by general
law for the assessing and levying Of
near as may be, by the same methods
as are provided for assessing and
levying of taxes or individual proper
Section 3. The legislature shall pro-
i IfoeS camna in bonds stocks, Joint
also for taxing the notes and bills dis
counted or purchased, moneys loaned,
and all other property, effects or dues
of bankers So. that all property en-
ployed in banking shall always be sub
Jet tic to taxation equal to that imposed
Section 4 The legislature may clas-
sify inheritance. d~evises, legacies and
requests ana SlltS In view or death IN
respect to the recipients thereof, and
may pTv~:@~ 49,. L. graduated or pro-
gressive tax therein, with such eS-
emptions to the surviving husband or
Wife, children and other relatives as
it may prescribe.
Section 5. The legislature shall clas-
tents thereof, and provide for a grad
uated or progressive tax thereon with
such exemptions as it may prescribe.
United 1tetI0 States, t and Of rf tRe State OF cou ane
ty and municipal corporations, both
real and personal, shall be exempt
Section 7. The legislature shall, by
property used exclusively for agricul!
tural and horticultural societies, for
school, religious, cemetery and char
itable purposes, including church par
sonages and houses of the presidents
perty to any amount not exceeding in
value two hundred dollars for each in
dividual liable. to taxation.
Section 8. All laws exempting pro-
perty from taxation except as pro-
vided for in this article. shall be void.
Section 9. No tax shah be levied ex-
shall distinctly state the object of the
same, to which the tax only shall be
Section 10. All taxes evied and
collected for state purposes shall be-
paid into the state treasury. No in
d~ebtedness shall be incurred or money
expended by the state, and no war
rants shall be drawn upon the state
treasurer, except in pursuance of an
appropriation for the specific purpose
first made.
The legislature shall provide by
suitable enactment for carrying this
Section II. The legislature may vest
the corporate authorities of cities,
towns and, villages with power to
make local improvements by special
taxation of contiguous property or
otherwise.
For all corporate purposes, all NUM-
cipal corporations may be vested with
authority to assess and collect taxes;
but such tax shall be uniform with re-
spect. to persons and property within
the jurisdiction of the body levying
Section r.. The making of a profit,
directly or indirectly. out of state,
money, or using the same for any pur-
pose not authorized by law. shall be
deemed a felony and shall be punish
Section 10. An accurate statement
of the receipts and expenditures of
the public moneys shall be published
annually, in such manner as the legis-
lature may provide.
The proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people, at the gen
on Tuesday, the Sth day of November,
1910. The proposed amendment will
the Pe pT Words: ohR Shai fne the na'f Above Ieii0 aman 5y
ment to the constitution in relation
to taxation. and the amount of tax to
be levied be approved and ratified%"
Immediately to the left Of which shall
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 mo, place a cross before the
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this
25th day of Julv, A. d. 1910.
SAMUEL c. POLICY,
Secretary of State.
Proposed Amendment to the COnstitu-
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 constitution of the state, viz:
That section 6 of article IA of the
constitution of the state of South Da-
kota be added to the constitution and
shall read as follows:
Article XIV