Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

The 1863 sspt and on 5ne a
on the fifth day of March, 1903, pro-
posed the following amendment to the
That article xI of the constitution
of the state of South Dakota be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Article XXI
for an aneua tax Sufficient aea to
defray the estimated ordinary ex--
penses of the state for each year, not
on each dollar Of the assessed valua-
ton of all taxable property in the
state, to be ascertained by the last as
And whenever it shall appear that
ss INCOME ~ the sfate for Such yea
the legislature shall provide for the
l lie, of. tax for the ensuing year
come to pay, the deficiency together
year in which suei. loss is made. And
debt, the legislature shall provide for
levying a tax, annually, sufficient to
the o sueS aabt and ten the
from the final passage of the law
creating the debt. Provided, that the
public debt shall not exceed in
any t one year two mills on each dollar
lained BY tie last ASSESSMENT made
for state and county purposes.
Section 2, All taxes shall be uni
levied and collected for public pur-
poses only Tbs. The value Of each subject
that, every person and corporation
shall pay tax in proportion to the
valve va of , his ;;ae or its property Fran,
comes. shall be considered in taxing
porate property shall not be surren-
aered BY any cq cont or grant t to
law for the assessing and levy S' Of Of
taxes on all corporate property, as
are as proyd S by ol the asseg aa
levying of taxes on individual proper
ty.
Section g. The legislature shall pro
in bonds $toek Joint
counted or purchased, moneys loaned.
and all other property. effects or dues
of every descrp tI,, Of all banks and
ployed in banking shall always be sub
1eet TO to taxation equal to That imposed
on secto Pqpef rRe q may c1as
sify inheritance, devises, legacies and
bequests and gifts in view of death in
respect to the recipients thereof and
may provide for a graduated or pro-
gressive tax therein, with such eN-
emptions. to the SURVIVING husband or
wife, children and other relatives as
it may prescribe.
Section 6. The legislature shall elias
sify 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,
States and Of Rf9 the State Of coun
real and personal, shall be exempt
Section Z. The legislature shall, by
general lay vs exempt from taaat tic
tural and horticultural societies., for
school, religious, scemetery and char
liable purposes, including church par
of church colleges; and personal pro-
perty to any amount not exceeding in.
value two hundred dollars for each in
Section 8. All laws exempting pro-
perty from taxation except as pro-
section 8 No tax shah be levied e ex-
shall distinctly state the object of tho
, Section 10. All taxes levied and
collected for state purposes shall bel
paid into the state treasnrv No In
debtedness shall be incurred or money
expended by, the state, and no war
treasurer, except in pursuance of an
appropriation for the specific purpose
first made.
The legislature shall provide BY
suitable enactment for carrying this
SECTION into effect,
the corporate. authorities of cites,'
towns and villages with power tol
make local improvements by special
taxation of contiguous property orl
otherwise.
For all corporate purposes, all NUM-
cpal corporations may be vested With
authority to assess and collect taxes i
but such tax shall he uniform with re-!
sIpect to persons and property within
Section -. The making of a profit,
dlreety o or indrectly out at, of state
money, or using the same for any pur-
pose not authorized by law, shall be
Section 1s. An accurate statement
Of the receipts and expenditures of
annually, in such manner as the legis
lature may provide.
The proposed amendment. will be
eral election to be held in this state
OF, Tuesday, the sth day of November
be p printed upon the baIlot followed by y!
the words: "shall the above amend
ment to. the constitution in relation
to taxation and the amount of tax to
be LEVIED be, approved and ratifed?"
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words Yes" and No"
each preceded by square in which
the elector can place q cross to indi-
cate his vote. Electors desiring to
vote Yes" will place a cross before
the word Yes, and those desiring to
vote. No. place a cross before the
word mo"
Dated at Pierre. the capital, this
SAMUEL c, POLICY,
Secretary of State.
Proposed Amendment to the Constftu-
ton of the State of South Dakota
To the people of the state of South
Dakota:
The eleventh legislative assembly of
the state OF SNIth DakQta hesun q nd