Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-30

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
That section |. Of Article VII. Of the
Constitution OF the State Of South Dai
kota be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 1. Every person resident or TINS
state who shall be of the g OF twentso
disqualified, belonging to either OF the foi-
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 proceed
ing any election, shall be a quaEned elec-
tor at such election.
First. Citizens of the United States,
Second. Persons ct foreisn h,rth VINO
come citizens conformably to the laws o.
the United States upon the subject or
naturalization
Section s. No land shall! be sold for
case for less than ten dollars an acre.
The purchaser shall pay one-fourth or
the purchase price In cash ,o Snd the me re.
fourth in FIVE years. one-fourth i'll ten
years. one-fourth in fifteen wears. with
than five per centum per annun. pavah,"
annually; and all such suhdivided Lands
may be sold for cash: ovid f"r sh.m
have the right and option OF u aving the
balance of the purchase price. or any IN:
stallment thereof at any time. All sales
shall be at public auction to tho HIGHEST
bidder. after sixty lays advertisement OF
the same in at least st t tTs y neTSpsp er tb oe
lands to be sold, and one at the seat OF
government. such lands pc ehcn not
have been sDecia11v S1hdivided shall he
offered in tracts of not move thon eirh'v
acres. and these subdivided in the smnn-
est subdivision of lands DESIGNATED for
sale and not sold within two vears after
their appraisal shall he ~e-apNraised nv
the board Of apnraisal as hereinbefore
pro Vided before they are sold.
No. 8.
Section S. 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 s ufsG1 OF
ly shall be two years. and evceDt 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.
be vested in a legislature, which shall
consist Of a senate and house Of repre-
pressly reserve to themselves the right to
propose measures, which measures the
legislature shall enact and submit to a
the right to require that any laws which
the legislature may have enacted shall
he submitted 10 Il NOle Vi I've titClOTS u
the state before going into effect texcept
such laws as may be necessary for the
immediate pre os va ten e of the p 9ut bic
state government and its existing public
Provided, that not more than five per
1centum of the qualified electors Of the
state shall be required to invoke either
the initiative or the referendum.
This section shall not be construed 50
as to deprive the legislature or any mem
Der thereof of the right to propose any
tive shall not be exercised as to meas
ures referred to a vote of the people.
This section shall apply to municipali-
%paIities the legislature shall by law fix
the percentage of the qualified electors
of the municipality that shall be required
laws he1s5e approved BY vote q the electors Of
t tbe p seops s of South Dakota" The legis-
Iature shall make suitable provisions for
carrying into effect the provisions of this
section.
Section 2. The state institutions pro-
the soldiers home. shall be under the
jurisdiction, supervision and control of a
and restrictions as the legislature shall
provide. Such board shall consist of
three members. to be appointed by the
governor and confirmed by, the senate.
and whose compensation shall be axca
by law.
Sec. 3. The State University. the Agrf-
cultural College. the normal schools. and
all other educational institutions that
may be sustained either wholly or In
part by the state, as to their purely edu-
cational features and the direction of
Educational policies, the selection of pure
" educational supplies and equipment,
and the employment of executive officers
and instructors, shall be under the jtfis-
djction. supervision and control Of a
hoard of regents composed of three go
r1e-,here, to he appointed by the govern
or and confirmed by the senate, under
such rules and restrictions as the legis-
Iature shall provide: Provided, however,
that the general financial management OF
all the institutions mentioned in this sec
ton, and the care of all property, build
ings and grounds, and the purchase of
ali general supplies in the way of fuel,
furniture and general equipment, shall DO
under the exclusive Jurisdiction, supervi-
zion and control Of the state board OF
control designated in Section 2 Of this
article, under such rules and restrictions
as the legislature may provide.
Sec. 6. The term Of office Of members
OF the legislature shall be fcur years, one
half h members OF each house to be
elected biennially: provided. that the leg
islature hal provide by law that coun-
ties having more than one member in
either house shall have as near as may
bA. an equal number elected biennially.