The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-10-11
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY Judiciary Committee.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
To amend section l 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 section
l, article g., of the constitution or the
state of Idaho, limiting the indeb-
tedness that might pe incurred to
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 follows.
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 State,
and exclusive of debts or liabilities In
Cured subsequent to January !, 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 Idaho,
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 shall
be authorized by law, for some single
object or work. to be distinctly spec
flied therein, which law shall provide
WAYS and means. exclusive of loans
for the payment of the interest on such
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 or
the contracting thereof. and shall be
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
jects 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, and
throughout the State for three months
next preceding the election at which
1T is submitted to the people. The
legislature may at any time after the
approval of such law, by the people.
if no debts shall have been contracted
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 /, Article 8 OF tne
constitution of the. state OF Idaho be
debtedness Of the state, excIusive Of
the debt of the territory at the date
of it's admission as a state, and 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 legisiat-
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 Tor
at least six coy consecutive weeks
prior to the next general election In
not less than one % newspaper Of
general circulation published In such
county.