The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-06


the construction of good roads and
of selling coal from state lands to
people of the state. The carrying Of
the amendment would permit of the
state appropriating money for build
ing and maintaining roads, thereby
allowing the state to obtain a grant
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
for road building from the United
States government. The large grant
of the United States can be obtained
only If the state appropriate a sum
of money for road building, which
cannot be done under the present
laws.
No. 3 Is an amendment which pro-
vides for the revising of the revenue
and finance constitution. The con
stitution at present authorizes the
legislature to make an annual tax
levy of 2 mills for ordinary purposes,
2 mills more to pay interest and prin-
cipal on the public debt, and a suffi-
cient amount in addition to pay any
deficiency in general expenses hat
there may be from the preceding
year. The amendment limits the pos
sible tax levy to 2 mills for all pur-
poses. At present taxes shall be uni
form on all property. The amend
ment authorizes the legislature to
classify property and determine what
classes shall be subject to taxation.
Now Hide Money.
1t is believed the reduction to 2
mills for all purposes would bring
Inrnntnr nxrnr, To Tho ntntn tIn- 4Ln
present levy of 4 mills or more 1t is
pointed out that the present levy
amounts to nearly equal the amount
of the current rate of interest offered
on money at banks, and that as a
person can receive in interest only
about as much as he must pay in
taxes oil his money, he is not now in
a hurry TO declare the full amount
of money owned by him. 1t is said
that the classification law has
worked out satisfactorily in Mime
sofa and other states, and that the
reduced levy has actually brought
considerably more money in taxes to
the state treasures.
No. 6 is the amendment to extend
suffrage to women, who may now
vote only at school elections, and No.
7 is the amendment to abolish the
manufacture or sale of liquor in the
state.
Those ~favoring the amendments
will make a cross in the square OPP
posite the word yes.
Five referred laws are brought TO
the attention of the voters.
Tonight's Speeches the Last.
The campaign will be formally
closed in Lake county tonight, when
speeches will be given by DR.. j. f..
Roberts, who will talk in the inter
ests of the Local Option league and
by DR.. w. f.. Daniels, of this city,
who will speak on temperance. DR..
Roberts will hold his meeting in the
trial room of the county courthouse
here, and DIR. Daniels will speak in
the town hall at Nunda. The meet
ings are scheduled to start at s
O'Clock.
1t is predicted that If tomorrow Is
favored by good weather, a good a
erage vote will be cast in the city.
There are 1,001 James OF the regis
tration books, as compared with
] ,002 prior to the primary election
last spring. Local candidates for
county office, temperance and women
suffrage workers will be out in num-
bers, getting the electors to the polls.
The polls will be open from 8
O'Clock in the morning until 5 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Where To Vote.
The voting booths will be the
northwest jury room in the county
courthouse for the First ward; city
firehall, Second ward; Swenson's
wagon shop on West Fifth street,
Third ward, and Coffey Bros garage
on South Egan avenue, Fourth ward
The election officials in the four
city wards will be as follows: First
ward, w. M. Downs, superintendent
l.. w. Unzelman and James Keegan
Second ward, w. A. Drake, superin-
tendent. l.. l.. Atkins and Henry Mil
Ter; Third ward, John Mcfarland, su-
perintendent, A. l.. Rankin and j. w
lGinder; Fourth ward, A.. G.. Schmidt
superintendent, William Curtis ant
Roy Hamilton.