The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
BY Judiciary Committee.
JOINT RESOLUTION


To amend section ] of Article OF the
constitution of the state of Idaho ana
70 submit to the electors OF the
state of Idaho, for their rejection or
approval and amendment 20 sectloli
article s. of the constitution OF the
state of Idaho. limiting the lndeo-
tedness that might De incurred 10
two million dollars.
BE 1t resolved by the legislature OF the
state of Idaho:
SECTION THAT Section of Article
8 of the constitution OF the state OF
Idaho be amended to read as folioWs.
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 at
the date of it's admission as q otate'
and exclusive of debts or llablltles IN
Cured subsequent to January l, ISL
for the purpose of completing the con
struction and furnishing Of the S'ate
Canital of Boise Idaho, and exclusive
of debt or debts, liability or llaollltles
incurred by the Eleventh session OIL
the legislature of the state or loaho;
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 snail proVloe
ways and means, exclusive OF loans
For fine payment of the interest on sucn
debt or liability as 1t falls Que, anu
also for the payment an discharge OF
fhe principal of such debt or liability
within twenty years OF the Llme ol
the contracting thereof, and snail De
irrepeaIable until the principal and IN
, terest thereon shall be paid and dis
charged. But no such law snail TAKE
effect until at a general election IL
shall have been submitted to the peo-
ple and shall have received major
ity of all the votes cast for or against
# at such election, ana all moneys
raised nv the authority of such laws
shall be applied only to specified Oh.
iects therein stated or to the payment
Of the debt thereby created, and such
, law shall be published in at least one
newspaper in each county OF CITY, ana
throughout the State for three months
next preceding the election at which
r. is submitted to the people. me
, legislature may at any time a1ter 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 or the STATE ~ .a S a.,
amended so as to limit the bonded IN
debtedness of the state, exciusiVe o. o.
the debt of the territory at the date
If ;ts admission as a state, and ex-
elusive of debts and liabilities incur
red subsequent to January first, 1911,
for the purpose of the construction a,.n, ana no
furnishing of the State Capital at
Boise, Idaho, and EXCLUSIVE or aenr OF
hv the eleventh session of the legisiat-
ure of Of the State Of idaho; to be linn in );
tied. to the sum Of two million dollars
SECTIO-s 3-The secretary OF STATE t
/ is hereby authorized to make publ
cation of this constitutional ameRo o
ment in each county of the state Ior
at least six co consecutive weeks
prior to the next general election IN
not less than one "a newspaper OF
general circulation published IN such
county.