Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-13

~ aIe hlln gay OF March, lSV9, pro-
posed the following amendment to the
cons utution of the state viz:
Ihat article XI of the constitution
OIL me state of South Dakota be
amehued SO as to read as follows:
Article xI
| Section l. The legislature shall
provide for an annual tax. sufficient to
aeIray the estimated ordinary eX
penses OF the state for each year, not
on each dollar of the assessed valua-
lion or all taxable property in the
state, to be ascertained by the last as
S n,,n made for state and county
And whenever it shall appear that
ssHpeh ordinary expenses shall exceed
the Legislature shall provide for the
leyying of a tax for the ensuing year
sunlclent with other sources OF in
win the estimated expenses of the
year in which such levy is made. And
Tor the purpose of paying the public
debt, the legislature shall provide for
pay the annual interest and the prin-
elpal Of such debt within ten years
creating the debt. Provided. that the
annual tax for the payment of
n rme interest dst and and, principal OF the
OF the assessed valuation of all tax
able property in the state. as ascer-
famed far by the last assessment made
Tor state and county purposes.
Section 2; All taxes shall be uni
FORM on all property and shall be
levied and collected for public pur
Of taxation shall be so fixed in money
| that every person and corporation
shall pay tax in proportion to the
c cSiue OF ra ms so or its property; Fran,
the state, gross earnings and net in
comes: SHAH be considered in taxing
generations and the power to tax cor
porate property shall not be surren-
dered by any contract or grant to
which the state shall be party. The
Ieglsiature shall provide by general
law Tor the assessing and levying Of
| taxes on all corporate property, as
near as may be, by the same methods
levying of taxes on individual proper
| ty.
Section 3. The legislature shall pro-
vlde Tor taxing all moneys. credits.
stock companies, or otherwise; and
| also for taxing the notes and bills dis
counted or purchased, moneys loaned,
| OF every description, of all banks and
OF bankers so that all property en-
ployed in banking shall always be sub
on the property of individuals.
Section 4. The Legislature may clas-
SHY inheritance, devises, legacies and
bequests and gifts in view OF death in
may pros:@- ~. - graduated or pro-
gressive tax therein, with such ex
emptions to the surviving husband or
wife, children and other relatives as
1t may prescribe.
Section :. The legislature shall clas-
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,
United States, and Of the state. coun-
ty and municipal corporations. both
real and personal, shall be exempt
Section l. The legislature shall, by
general law. exempt from taxation
property used exclusively for agricul-
school religious, cemetery and char
liable purposes, including church par
sonages and houses of the presidents
OF church colleges; and personal pro-
value two hundred dollars for each in
dividual liable to taxation.
Section g. All laws exempting pro-
perty from taxation except pro-
Section .. No tax Shall be ' levied Vic ie ex
seat sHR state q the object OF tGa
applied
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
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.
section II; The legislature may vest
towns and villages with power to
make local improvements by special
taxation Of contiguous property or
For ali corporate purposes. all NUM-
cipal corporations may be vested with
authority to assess and collect taxes;
spect to persons and property within
the jurisdiction of the body levying
the same.
Section IL. 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 felony and shall be punish
able as provided by law.
Section 49, An accurate statement
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
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
TO taxation anu the diuOuHl Oh ldA W
be levied be approved and ratified"
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words Yes" and No
each preceded by square in which
the e'ector 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. No. place cross before the
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this
25th day of July. A: d: 1910,
SAMUEL C. 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 of
the state of South Dakota, begun and
held at Pierre, the capital on the fifth
day OF January, 1909. and concluded
posed the following amendment TO
the constitution of the state, viz:
That section s 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
The legislature of the state Of South
Dakota shall not have the power to
establish any charitable, penal, educa-
tional or other institution as a state
institution until the same has been
duly authorized by a majority vote OF
the people of the state, voting to es-
tablish said institution, at any regu-
lar election in the state; and the legis-
ton to any institution except those
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