Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-05
Prohibition BIG
ISSUE N s. D..
Suffrage Another Important
Amendment 70 Be Voted
on Next Tuesday
DRYs WORK UNTIRINGLY
m SISTER STATE OF N. D.

Pierre, S.. D., Now 1.-Two consti-
tutional amendments of chief interest
to be. voted on by South Dakota s
electorate Nov. Z are those proposing
statewide prohibition and the grant
ing of the ballot to women. Hot
fights have centered on both prop
ositions Both suffragists and antit-
suffragists have established state
headquarters and the former faction
sponsored a campaign tour by Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan, the first
she ever made. Two years ago wom-
an suffrage was decisively defeated,
but both sides claim victory in the
coming. test.
wet" forces Of the state are lined
up behind local option league, which
has been conducting vigorous news
paper campaign against the amend
ment. Many counties are now dry
under local option laws. South Da-
kota once had state wide prohibition
but later returned to limited tOler-
ance of the saloon.
Other amendments offered for the
voters decision are:
l. To authorize the state to con-
struct and maintain good roads and
to supply coal to people Of the state
from it's lands. At present the state
is prohibited from engaging in any
work of internal improvement.
2. To authorize the, Legislature to
provide for the irrigation OF agricul-
tural land at expense Of land irrigat-
ed. y..t:s
3. To revise article XI Of the con-
stitution on Revenue and finance /"
The amendment would limit the tax
levy to 2 mills: would authorize the
legislature to classify property for
taxation instead of taxing all prop
erty uniformly; would provide for
taxation upon the income, privileges
and occupations of both corporations
and individuals, and would remove
the mandatory provision concerning
the taxation of moneys, credits and
investments and the loans Of banks
and bankers. ..-t
4. 70 authorize the state or any
county or group of counties to estab-
lish a system of rural credits.
5. To require the legislature which
meets next January to call con-
stitutional convention, fixing the mem
bors at the number of state senator's
6. To authorize the leasing of
school lands for longer period than
five years.
z. TO authorize the legislature to
fix the salaries of >all elective state
officers. At present these salaries
are fixed by the constitution.
BY initiative and referendum the
people will vote on an act to re-
peal the present primary law and re-
enact. with, some changes, the Rich
ards primary law adopted in 1912. A
feature of the act is a requirement
that candidates for governor and
president. must engage in point de-
bate within the state on issues of the
election. Nomination of candidates
for for memberships by vote Of regis
tered party members also is provided.
Another measure would provide for
verdicts in civil action before juries
by vote of ,five-sixths of the jury.
Other initiated and referred acts
are:
l.. Requiring majority of electors
Of any township, town or city to au-
thorize granting of liquor licenses by
corporate authorities At present on
ly a majority of the voters partici-
pating in the liquor election is re-
quired
2. Revising the general banking
laws of the state and guaranteeing
bank deposits. This act has been an
ticipated by an act OF the Legislature,
and if adopted will merely replace a
present law of the same nature
3. Repeating the present banking
law and providing for guaranty Of
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