Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-22
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

No. !.
That Section i, 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 twensya
disqualified. belonging to either of the fol-
towing classes, who shall have resided IN
the United States one year. In this state
six months, in the county thirty days, and
in the election precinct where such per-
son offers his vote. ten days next proceed
ing any election. shall be a qualified cleo
First. Citizens Of the United States.
Second. Persons Ct foreign birth who
come citizens eonfornnaoly to the , Avs 81 81
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
naming three-fourth as follows, one
fourth in five years, one-fourth III zen
years. o~ne-fourth in fifteen years. with
| interest thereon at the rate of not less
| than FIVE per centum per annum. payable
| annually; and all such subdiyided lands
| may be sold for cash: provided further
have the tight and option Of paying the
balance of the purchase price, or any in
| stallment thereof at any time. All sales
Ft1alt# De AT puLlC duClIOl ESo# IN HlS uSSI
| bidder, after sixty days advertisement OF
| the same in at least two newspapers OF
| general circulation In the vicinity Of the
,anas ao ne s0! suc and la 9as a as 'n sha ssa' not Ct
have been specially subdivided shall be
| offered In tracts Of not more than eighty
est subdivision Of lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years after
their appraisal shall. be re-appraised by
4 prn ridad hafora fhay ore sold gl 4W@
No. 3.
Section 5. 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
ese tSa Court. ns sherifr, county us s1s audlto 8 e rsgs
lister of deeds. treasurer, states attorney,
surveyor, coroner and superintendent OF
seho aSsI, whose IN e., terms rsaS o. ONCE ing respeetfy se
clerk of the court and Superintendent oil
schools. no person shall be eligible for
more than four years in succession to any
mo. 4.
Section /. The legislative power shall
be vested in q legislature. which shall
sentatives. Except that the people ex-
pressly reserve to themselves the right &c
psespaDSss En- measures sssr sn. which cha measures sssnnss th )
vote of the electors OF the state. and also
the right to require that any laws which
the legislature may have enacted shall
the state before going into effect {excepl
i such laws as may be necessary for the
immediate preservation q the publ
state government and Its existing public
~fnstitntions).
Provided. that not more than 1--WE PEI
! | state shall be required to invoke eithel
/ the Initiative or the referendum
This section shall not pc construed .
Der thereof OF the right TO propose IN,
measure. The veto " OF the execu
tive shall not be exercised as TO meas
, ures referred to a vote OF the people
This section shall apply to municipali
Il ties; except that In the case of munici
palities the leglsiatnre shall by law a
Il Of the municipality that shall be require,
TO invoke either the Initiative or TIL
referendum. The enacting ciauae Of al
Inc state shaii be. he 1t enacted b
the people of South Dakota The legis
lature shall make suitable proytsions 70
carrying into effect the provisions of TIL
No. &.
sacticn q The state Institutions BRO
: sadsd for III the preceding section. III
che soldiers home. shall be under III
jurisdiction, supervision and control Of
state board ct control. under such rule
| yrovides such board shall consist q
J lhree members. to be appointed by tn
governor and confrrnsd by the senate
!. sec. s. The State University, the Agri
! cultural Corege the normal schools, An
I'll other educAftonah sttut5ons tha
: ~sa;ionai features and The direction /
Z sducatlonaL peAcles, } Sne seaecston ct pure