The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-27

state Of Idaho be amended 10 fead
as follows: -,
Section l. The Legislature shall
not in any manner create any DEBT
or debts, liability or liabilities which
shall singly, or in the aggregate, ex-
elusive of the debt of the Territory
At the date of its admission as
state. and exclusive of debts or liza
biiities incurred subsequent to Jan
uary l, 1911, for the purpose of com
pleting the construction and FURNISH
ing of the State Capitol Building at
Boise. Idaho, exceed the sum or one
per centum upon the assessed vaiue
of the taxable property in the State,
except in case of war to repel an IN
yasion or suppress an instruction,
unless the same shall be authorized
by law for some single object or
work to be distinctly specified there
in. which law shall provide ways and
means, exclusive of loans, for pay
ment of the interest of such debt, or
liability. as il falls due and also for
the payment and discharge of the
principal of such lebt, or liability,
within twenty (20) years of the
time of the contracting thereof, and
shall be irrepealable until the prin-
cipal and interest thereon shall be
paid and discharged. But no such
law shall take effect, until at a gem
eral election it shall have been sub
mitted to the people, and shall have
received majority of all the votes
cast for and against it at such cleo
ton: and all moneys raised by the
authority of such laws, shall be APP
piled only to specified objects there
in stated, or to the payment of the
debt thereby created, and such law
shall be published in at least one
newspaper in each county, or city,
and county, If one be published
therein, throughout the State for
tire months next preceding the cleo
ton at which it is submitted to the
people The Legislature may at any
time after the approval of such law,
by the people. if no debts shall have
been contracted in the pursuance
thereof, repeal the same.
Section 2. The question TO be
submitted to the electors of the
State of Idaho at the next general
election shall be as follows, to-wit:
"Shall Section l. Article 8 of the
Constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended so as to limit the bonded
Indebtedness of the State, exclusive
of the debt of the territory at the
date of its admission as State. and
exclusive of debts and liabilities in
Cured subsequent to, January l, 1911,
for the purpose of the construction
and furnishing of the State Capitol
at Boise, Idaho, to a sum not greater
than one per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable proper
ty in the State?"
Section 3. The Secretary of State
is hereby authorized to make publ
alton of this constitutional amend
ment in each county of the State for
at least six (6) consecutive weeks
prior to the next general election in
not less than one G newspaper of
general circulation published in such
county.
Passed the Senate March 8, 1917.
Passed the House March 7, 1917.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8
BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICUL-
o.. TURE AND HORTICULTURE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION OF ARTICLE II OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF IDAHO; SUBMITTING
TO THE ELECTORS OF SAID
STATE FOR THEIR REJECTION
OR APPROVAL THE QUESTION
SECTION 4 OF ARTI-
Gle II OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF IDAHO RE-
LATING TO THE MANNER OF
VOTING FOR THE ELECTION OF
OR MANAGERS OF
COMPANIES
DE, AMENDEn co AC To