The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-22
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

NO. l.
That Section ], OF Article VII, of the
Constitution Of the State of South Da-
kota be amended SO as to read as follows:
Section !. Every person resident OF this
state who shall be OF the age of twenty
one years and upwards, not otherwise
disqualified, belonging to either of the fol-
lowing classes, who shall have resided in
six months, in the county thirty days, and
in the election precinct where such per-
son offers his vote, ten days next preced-
tor at such election.
First. Citizens of the United States.
Second. Persons OF foreign birth who
shall have declared their intention to be-
come citizens conformably to the laws of
the United States upon the subject of
naturalization
Section S. No land shall be sold for
less than the appraised value and in no
case for less than ten dollars an acre.
The purchaser shall pay one-fourth of
manning three-fourths as follows: One
fourth in five years, one-fourth in ten
years, one-fourth in fifteen years, with
interest thereon at the rate of not less
than i've per cent per annum, payable
annually; and all such subdivided lands
may be sold for cash; provided further
that the purchaser or purchasers shall
have the right and option of paying the
balance of the purchase price. or any in
stallment thereof at any time. All sales
shall be at public auction to the highest
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the same in at least two of
general circulation in the vicinity of the
lands to be sold. and one at the seat of
government. Such lands as shall not
have been specially subdivided shall be
offered in tracts OF not more than eighty
acres, and these subdivided in the small
sale and not sold within two years after
their appraisal shall be re-appraised by
the board OF appraisal as hereinbefore
provided before they are sold.
No. 3.
Section 3. In each organized county at
the first general election held after the
admission of the State of South Dakota
into the Union, and every two years
thereafter. there shall be elected a clerk
of the court. sheriff, county auditor, reg
lister of deeds. treasurer, states attorney,
schools, whose terms of office respective
ly shall be two years. and except the
clerk OF the court and superintendent of
schools. no person shall be eligible for
more than four years in succession to any
of the above named offices.
No. &,
Section l.. The legislative power shall
be vested in q legislature. which shall
consist of a senate and house of repre-
sentatives. Except. that the people ex-
pressly reserve to themselves the right to
propose measures, which measures the
legislature shall enact and submit to a
vote of the electors of the state, and also
the right to require that any avs which
the legislature may have enacted shall
be submitted to a vote of the electors of
the state before going into effect Except
such laws as may be necessary for the
immediate preservation OF the public
peace, health or safety. support Of the
state government and Its existing public
institut:ons)
Provided, hat not more than five per
centum of the qualified electors of the
state shall be required to invoke either
the initiative or the referendum.
This section shall not be construed SO as
to deprive the legislature or any member
thereof Of the right to propose any meas
ure. The veto power Of the executive shall
not be exercised as to measures referred
to q vote of the people. This section
shall apply to municipalities; except:::si the
case of municipalities the legislature
shall by law fix the percentage OF. the