The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-21

held at Pierre, the capital, on the NTH
on the nth day of March, 1909, pro
constitution of the state VIZ:
That article XI of the constitute n
Of the state Of South Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows: .
Article XXI
Section /. The legislature shall
provide for an annual tax, Sufficient to
defray the estimated ordinary ex-
penses of the state for each year, not
on each dollar sn of the the s sssr eTo va mas
ton of all taxable property in the
state. to be ascertained by the last as
sessment made for state and county
And whenever it shall appear that
sven ordinary expenses shall exceed
the the ' iegis1etT or eh sha state nrd foF such far year year,
levying of a tax for the ensuing year
sufficient with other sources of i'm
S @i1h to to pay the deficiency together
year in which such levy is made. And
for the purpose of paving the public
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
PUBLIC ons debt shall not exceed in
of the assessed valuation of all tax
able property in the state, as ascer-
tanned by the last assessment made
Tor state and county purposes.
Section 2 All taxes shall be uni
levied and collected for public ,pur-
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, shah be considered in taxing
porate property shall not be surren-
dered by any contract or grant to
Wnich the state shall be a party. The
law for the assessing and levying of
taxes on all corporate property, as
near as may be, by the same methods
ievylng of taxes on individual proper
Section ;. The legislature shall pro-
investments in bonds, stocks, joint
stock companies, or otherwise; and
also for taxing the notes and bills dis
and all other property, effects or dues
of every description, of all banks and
OF hankers 50 that al property en-
1ect TO taxation equal to that imposed
on the property of individuals.
Section 4 The legislature may clas-
~heQuests and gifts in view of death in
respect to the recipients thereof, and
may provide for a graduated or pro-
emptions to the surviving husband or
Wife, children and other relatives as
it may prescribe.
Section 5. The legislature shall clas-
slfy Incomes in respect to the recip-
tents thereof. and. provide for a grad
uated or progressive tax thereon with
such exemptions as it may prescribe
United States, and of the state, coun-
and municipal corporations, both
Section I. The legislature shall, by
general law, exempt from taxation
tural and horticultural societies., for
school, religious. cemetery and char
liable purposes, including churc par
OF church colleges; and personal pro-
perty to any amount not exceeding in
value two hundred dollars for each in
liable to taxation.
Section 8. All laws exempting pro-
perty from taxation except as pro-
for in ibis %artiGle; shall be VOID.
cept, in pursuance of a law which,
distinctly state the object Of the
same, to which the tax only shall be
Section 10. All taxes evied and
corrected for state purposes shall be
debtedness shall be incurred or money
expended by the state, and no war
rants shall be drawn upon the state
oLSasuIG[, except IN pursuance of an
approximation 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,
and villages with power to
make. local improvements by special
LaXation of contiguous property or
For all corporate purposes, all NUM-
corporations may be vested with
authority to assess and collect taxes;
but such tax shall be uniform with re-
he Jurisdiction of the body levying
-het same.
Section -. The making of a profit,
county, city, town or school district.
money, or using the same for any pur-i
} }esme not a d faIo1T a6d BY sna law h. shall be
bic as proyided by law.
Section IL. An accurate statement
# the receipts and expenditures of
he public. moneys shall be published
annually. in such manner as the legis-
AZURE may provide.
The proposed amendment will be,
raj election to be held in this state!
IN Tuesday, the Sth dav of November
80. The proposed amendment will
,e printed upon the ballot followed by
he words: Shall the above amend
nent to the constitution in relation
o taxation and the amount of tax to
re levied be approved and ra~tifed?"
Immediately to the left of which shall
'e printed the words Yes and NO"
;ach preceded by, a square in which
he %electoG can place a cross to indi-
his vote. Electors desiring to
,ote Yes will place a cross before
he word Yes" and those desiring to
'ote No, place a cross before the
word NO"
Dated at Pierre. the capital, this
9Th day of july. A. D.. 1910.
SAMUEL c., POLICY,
Secretary of State.
'rOpOscd Amendment to the COnsfitu-
ton of the State of South Dakota