Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS,

Constitution Of the e. state a,tac'e Of v South 1f p Tne
sota 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 nave 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
tor at such election.
First. Citizens of the United States.
Second. Persons Of foreign birth who
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
naming three-fourths as follows: One
fourth in five years. o%ne-fourth in ten
years, one-fourth In fifteen years. with
th.eresi thereon at the rate of not less
annually; and all such subdivided lands
may be sold for cash; provided further
f haxe the me rish, an or purchasers shall
balance OF the purchase price, or any in
sediment thereof at any time. All sales
shall be at public auction to The highest
NNS ~ ~ 0dyS luFeICISeTne emf nj
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 he
offered In tracts of not more than eiphfv
acres, and these subdivided in the small
es! SUBDIVISION OF lands designated for
, me hap ap pr Is, shall b re-appraised by
provided before they are sold.
No. 8.
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
of the court. sheriff. county auditor. reg
lister of deeds. treasurer, states attorney.
surveyor. coroner and superintendent OF
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.
Section l.. The i legislative power shall,
be vested in a legislature. which shall
sentatives. Except tina the people e~-
pressly reserve to themselves the right IN
opo 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
De submitted 10 u vote OF the electors of
the state before going into effect (excent
such laws as may be necessary for the
immediate preservation Of the pubic
peace, health or safety. support Of the
state government and it's existing public
institutions).
Provided. that not more thar 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 a vote of the people This section
shall apply to municipalities; except in the
case of municipalities the Legislature
shall by law fix the percentage OF the
electors Of the municipality that
shall be required to invoke either the in
itiative or the referendum. The enacting
clause of all laws approved by vote OF the
electors OF the state shall be: 'Po It en-
acted. by the people of South Dakota"
The legislature shall make suitable pro-
visions for carrying into effect the pro-
visions Of this section.
No. 8
section z The state institutions provid.
ed TOR In The processing section. and the