The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-20
Amendment TO the Constitu-
ten of the state of south Dakota

To the people of the state of South
The eleventh legislative assembly of
the state of South Dakota, begun and
held at Pierre, the capital, on the firth
on the fifth day of March, 1909, pro
posed the following amendment to the
constitution of the state. viz:
That section 4 of article 10 Of the
constitution of the state of South Da-
kota be amended to read as follows:
Article XIII
Section 4. The debt of any county,
city. town, school district, civil town
exceed five 90 per centum upon the
assessed valuation of the taxable pro-
perty therein for the year preceding
that in which said indebtedness is in
In estimating the amount of the in
debtednesS which a municipality OF
Indebtedness contracted prior to the
adoption of the constitution shall be
Provided, that any county, munich
pal corporation, civil township, dist
rict, or other subdivision may incur an
| additional Indebtedness not exceeding
ten per eentum up9n the hhe nS9esyf1
therein for the year preceding that in
which said Indebtedness is incurred,
6 for the aewa PaF rs for OF i]rrPfg T9ttiionns domestic watic
uses, sewerage and other purposes;
and
| PROVIDED 1urtnef, IldL independent
school corporations may for the pur-
pose of erecting school buildings, in
eur an additional Indebtedness of five
l5() per ce9tum upon the Ia as S1
therein for the yea preceding that in
which said Indebtedness is incurred;
and
Provided further, that in a city
where the population is 5000 or more,
such city may incur an indebtedness
not exceeding eight per centum upon
thA ouGnGEn1 valuation of the t1N1hIe
property therein for the year next
preceding that In which said indebted
ness is incurred for the rpo OF
lights or other lighting plants.
Provided further, that no county,
municipal eorporatlon, CYL township,
cluded within such district or subdi-
vision without a majority vote in favor
thereof of the electors of the county
municipal corporation, civil township.
district or subdivision as the case may
be, which is proposed to be included
therein, and no such debt shall ever be
incurred for any of the purposes in
this section provided, unless author
lied by a vote in favor thereof by a
majority of the electors of such coun-
ty. municipal corporation, civil town
ship, district or subdivision mourning
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 viii
be printed upon the ballot followed by
the words: shall the above amend
ment to the constitution in relation
10 the amount of debt of counties
cities, etc, 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
cate his vote. Electors desiring to
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. u. 1910.
SAMUEL c. POLICY,
Secretary OF State.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu.
ton OF the state Of south Daketa
To the people OF the state of South
Dakota:
The eleventh legislative assembly OF
the state of South Dakota, begun and