The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-10-04
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II
BY judiciary Committee.
JOINT RESOLUTION

To amend section / Of Article of the
constitution of the state of Idaho and
TO submit to the electors of the
state Of Idaho. for their rejection or
approval, and amendment 10 sectloh
l. article 8, of the constitution OF the
state of Idaho, limiting the indeb-
tedness that might oe incurred to
two million dollars.
Re 1t resolved by the legislature OF the
state Of Idaho;
SECTION THAT Section of Article
of the constitution OF the state OF
Idaho be amended TO read as Ioliows,
SECTION 1.-The legislature shall not
in any manner create any DEBT .or
debts, liability, or liabilities, which
shall singly or in the aggregate, ex-
elusive of the debt of the territory al
the date of it's admission as state
and exclusive Of debts or liabilities IN
Cured subsequent to January l, 1911,
for the purpose of completing the con
struction and furnishing of the state
Capital of Boise Idaho, and exclusive
of debt or debts, liability or liabilities
incurred by the Eleventh Session OF
the legislature of the State OF ldaho
exceed in the aggregate the sum OF
two million dollars, except in case OF
war. to repel an invasion, or suppress
an insurrection, unless the same shail
he authorized by law, for some single
object or work, to be distinctly spec
flied therein. which law shall provlde
ways and means, exclusive or loans
for the payment of tfe interest on suca
debt or liability as it falls due, and
also for the payment an discharge OF
the principal of such debt or liability
within twenty years of the time OF
the contracting thereof, and shall be
irrepealable until the principal ana IN
terest thereon shall be paid and dis
charged. But no such law shall take
effect until at a general election 1t
shall have been submitted to the peo-
ple. and shall have received major
ity of all the votes cast for or against
it at such election. and all moneys
raised by the authority of such laws
shall be applied only to specified OBJ
iects therein stated or to the payment
of the debt thereby created, and such
law shall be published in at least-onee
newspaper in each county Of city, and
county If one be published therein
throughout the State for three months
next preceding the election at which
legislature may at any time after the
approval of such law. by the people,
If no debts shall have been contracted
in pursuance thereof, repeal the same:
SECTION 2-The question to be
submitted to the electors OF the state
of Idaho at the next general election
shall be as follows. to-wit:
"Shall Section 1, Article of the
constitution of the state Of Idaho be
amended so as to limit the bonded IN
debtedness of the state, exclusive OF
the debt of the territory at the date
of it's admission as a state. ana ex-
elusive of debts and liabilities incur
red subsequent to January first, 1911,
for the purpose of the construction and
furnishing Of the State Capital at
Boise, Idaho, and exclusive of debt or
debts, liability or liabilities, incurred
by the eleventh session of the legislat-
ure of the State of Idaho, to be linn.
tied. to the sum of two million dollars"
SECTIO.a 3-The secretary OF state
is hereby authorized to make publ
cation Of this constitutional amend
ment in each county Of the state Ior
prior to the next general election IN
not less than one (D newspaper OF
general circulation published In such
county.