The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03

day of January, 1909, and concluded
on the fifth day of March, 1909, pro
constitution of the state, viz:
That article XI of the constitution
of the state of South Dakota be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Article XI
Section 1. The Legislature shall
provide for an annua, tax, sufficient TO
defray the estimated ordinary eN-
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 all taxable property in the
state. to be ascertained by the last as
sessment made for state and county
And whenever it hall appear that
such ordinary expenses shall exceed
the income of the state for such year,
the Legislature shall provide for the
levying of a tax for the ensuing year
sufficient with other sources of in
come to pay the deficiency together
with the estimated expenses of the
year in which such levy is made. And
for the purpose of paying the public
debt, the Legislature shah provide Tor
levying "A tax annually, sufficient to
pay the annual interest and the prin-
cipal of such debt within ten years
creating the debt. Provided, that the
the interest and principal Of the
any one year two mills on each dollar
Of the assessed valuation OF all tax
able property in the state. as ascer-
tanned by the last assessment made
for state and county purposes.
Section >. All taxes shall be uni
form on all property and SHAH be
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
chises and licenses to do business in
the state, gross earnings and net in.
comes, shall be considered in taxing
corporations and the power TO tax cor
porate property shall not be surren-
dered by any contract or grant TO
which the state shall be a party. The
legislature shall provide by genera!
law for the assessing and levying OF
taxes on all corporate property, as
as are provided for assessing and
levying OF taxes on individual proper
ty.
Section 3. The legislature shall pro-
vide for taxing all moneys, credits,
investments in bonds, stocks, joint
stock. companies, or otherwise; and
also for taxing the notes and bills dis
counted or purchased, moneys loaned,
and all other property, effects CIR dues
of every description, of all banks and
of bankers so that all property en-
ployed in banking shall always be sub
ject to taxation equal to that imposed
on the property of individuals.
Section 4. The Legislature may claS-
sify inheritance, deVises, legacies and
requests and gifts i'm view of death in
respect TO the recipients thereof, and
may provide for "A graduated or pro-
grcSsive tax therein. with such eN-
emptions to the surviving husband or
wife, children and other relatives as
Section 5. The legislature shall clas-
Sify incomes in respect to the reclp-
tents thereof, and provide for a grad
uated or progressive tax thereon with
such exemptions as it may prescribe.
Section 6. The property of the
Omitted states. .an9 of the state, coun,-
real and personal, shall be exempt
from taxation.
Section I. The Legislature shall, by
property used exclusively for agricuI-
tUral and horticultural societies, for
school, religious, cemetery and char
Utah 4 purposes, including church par
so0aFes and houses Of the presidents
Of church colleges; and personal pro
pcr;y TO any amount not exceeding in
value two hundred dollars for each in
diNidual liable TO taxation.
Section 8. All laws eXempting pro
perry from taxation except as pro
Vided for in this article, shall be void
Section 9. No tax shall be levied eX-
cept in pursuance of a law which
shall distinctly state the object of the
same. TO which the tax only shall be
Section 10. All taxes levied and
collected for state purposes shall be
paid into the state treasury. No in
debtedness shall be incurred or money
expended by the state, and no war
rants shall be drawn upon the state
treasurer, except in of an
appropriation for the specific purpose
first made.
The legislature shall provide by
section into effect.
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
For Ali corpOrate purposes all MUM
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 levyins
the same.
Section II. The making of a profit
directly or indirectly, out of state
county, city, town or school district
money, or using the same for any pur-
deemed a felony and shall be punish
able as provided by law
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.
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
be printed upon the ballot followed by
the words: Shall the above amend
ment to the constitution in relation
" "hN AA' 'iti'uiiN VI Il "
be levied 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 elector a place a cross to indi-
cate his vote. Electors desiring &c
vote Yes will place a cross before
the word Yes" and those desiring &c
vote, No" place a cross before the
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this
25th day of July, A. d. 1910.
SAMUEL G. 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 o.
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 tC
the constitution of the state, viz:
That section s of article IA of thu
constitution of the state of South Da
kota be added to the constitution and
shall read as follows:
;, Article XIV