The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-11-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 5.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
8y McBifney, Mccraclsen, MeFaddel
and Shaw.
Joint Resolution to Amend Section
One OF Article Eight OF the Con
etitution Of the State Of Idaho;
end to submit to the Electors OF
The State OF Idaho for their Re-
lection or approval an Amendment
70 Section one OF Article Eight
ae constitution OF the state Of
Idaho TO permit the Legislature
to Authorize a Bond issue suffi-
cient to Complete the Construc-
tion and Furnishing Of the State
Capitol building at Boise, Idahe,
aesoiged By The legislature
OF The state OF Idaho:
Section 4. raat section ~
tiis Eight OF tue 3''9 -
the State ~ -9nsellu1ion -
re- Auaho be amended to
as follows;
Section i. The legislature shall
n any manner create any debt Or
debts liability or liabilities, which
shall singly or in the aggregate, ex-
elusive Of the debt OF the Territory
at the date Of its admission as a
STATE, and exclusive Of debts or LA
bihties incurred subsequent to Jan
uary LIST, 1911, for the purpose oi
completing the construction and fur
nishing OF the State Capitol Build
ing at Boise, Idaho. exceed the sum
Of one and one-balf per centum upol
the assessed value Of the taxable
property in the state, except in case
Of war to repeI an invasion or sup
press instruction, unless the same
SHAH be authorized by law for some
single object Of word to be dis
unctly specified therein, which law
shan provide ways and means, ex-
elusive Of loans, for pay ment Of
che interest 81 such debt OF liable
ity as it falls due and also for the
payment and dis barge OF the prin-
cipal OF such debt or liability, with-
ia twenty C20) years Of the time
of the conWacting thereof and shall
islepealable until the principal
and interest thereon snail be PAID
ana dis Merged; but no such la"
SHAH take effect until at q general
election 4 shall hs.Te been submitted
10 the people .sis,l silss hsse re
eeisel majority OF an the votes
cast for and against it at such cleo
ton; and all moneys raised by the
authority OF such laws, shall be ap-
piled My to specified objects there
in stated, or. to the payment 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 Published
therein, throughout the state for
three months next proceeding the
election 1T which it is submitted
to tie people. The Legislature may
any time after approved OF such
law, by the people, if no debts shall
haze been contracted in the pursu-
anee thereof. repeal the same.
Section 2. The question to be
submitted to the electors Of the
S ate OF Idaho at the next general
election shall be as follows:
SHAH Section One of Article Eight
Of the Constitution Of the State of
Idaho be amended SO as to permit
the Legislature to authorize a sulfi-
cient bond issue or make a sufficien'
appropriation 10 complete the con
struction and furnishing Of State
ii 6 2.
Section 8. The Secretary Of State
is hereby authorized to make publ
cation Of this Constitutional Amend
ent in each county for at least six
f6) consecutive weeks prior to the
next general election in not less
Than one newspaper OF general
circulation published in each county