Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-29
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

Constitution of the State of South Da-
kota be amended so as to read as follows:
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
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
tor at such election.
First. Citizens Of the United States.
Second. Persons of foreign birth who
come citizens conformably to the laws or
the United States upon the subject Of
naturalization
Section s. No lana Is0i Shall be sold ,or
less than the appraised value and In no
case for less than ten dollars an acre.
The purchaser shall pay one-fourth Of
the purchase price in cash and the re-
manning three-fourths as follows: One
fourth In five years, one-fourth In ten
years, one-fcurth in fifteen years, with
interest thereon at the rate Of not less
than five per cent per annum, payable
annually; and all such subdivided lands
may be sold for cash; provided further
mat the purchaser or purchasers shall
balance of the purchase price, or any in
stallment thereof at any time. All sales
shall be at public auction to the highest
bidder, after sixty days' advertiseme nt Of
the same in at least two of
general circulation in the vicinity of the
lands to be sold, and one at the seat of
have been specially subdivIded shall be
offered in tracts of not more than eighty
acres. and these subdivided in he small
est subdivision Of lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years after
their appraisal shall be ~re-appraised by
the board of appraisal as hereinbeforc
provided before they are sold.
No. 8.
Section 3. In each ORGANIZED cOuntv ,t
the first general election held after the
admission Of the State of South Dakota
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 respeetive-
~ 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. a..
Section l.. The Legislative power shall
be vested In a legislature, which shall
consist of a senate and house of repre-
sentatives. Except that the people ex-
ptessiy reserve to themselves the right to
propose measures, which measures the
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 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
institutsons).
Provided, that not more thar five per
ceGtum 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 h
not be exercised as to measures referred
to a vote of the people. This section
hhall apply to municipalities; except in the
case of municipalities the legislature
shall by law tx the percentage OF the