The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-21

cial club rooms in Nolga city.
NDlga city precinct. at the City hall.
Winsor precinct, at the school house In
district No. Is.
White city precinct. at the Opera house.
a general election viii be held for the
election OF a United States Senator. a Rep
resentative in Congress, and for State, Dis
trict and County officers, and for the pur-
pose Of voting upon the various proposed
amendments to the constitution. and re-
terred laws as follows:
one United States Senator.
one member Of Congress for the End dis
trict.
Five electors for President and Vice-Presd-
dent.
One Governor.
one Lieutenant Governor.
one secretary OF State.
one Attorney General.
one State Auditor.
one State Treasurer.
One Commissioner Of School and Public
Lands.
one superintendent of Public instruction.
Two Railroad commissioners.
one State Senator for the 18th district.
Three Representatives for the END dis
trict.
one County Treasurer.
one County Auditor.
One Sheriff.
one Register Of Deeds.
One Clerk OF Courts.
One County Superintendent OF Schools.
one States Attorney.
| one County Judge.
one County Surveyor.
One County Coroner.
Three Justices OF the Peace.
one County Commissioner for the Second
district.
one County Commissioned for the Fourth
district.
Notice is further given that at said cleo
ton there will be i've amendments to the
Constitution submitted as follows:
\ Joint Resolution proposing an amend
I fnFnf To section , of Article XXI ~ tha
Constitution OF the State OF South Dakota,
SO as TO authorize the salaries and COM
pensation OF all state officers to be fixed
by the legislature, and to require therefor
a two-thirds vote OF the members elect Of
each branch thereof. and to prohibit expense
allowances.
posed amendment, of which the title is
printed above, as declared by the Attorney
General. are as follows:
The state Constitution adopted in 1889
hN"d the salaries OF the Governor. Judges
" the supreme and Circuit Courts. Secre-
tarN OF state, state Auditor, State Teas
ureT. Commissioner OF School and Public
LANDS, superintendent of Public instruction,
Attorney General. and per diem Of members
OF the Legislature and the Lieutenant Gov
ernor. such salaries and per diem cannot
be changed except by a vote of the people
amending the Constitution. The salaries Of
all other state officers. elective and ap-
polnttve tand they comprise the larger num-
beIy are now fixed and may be changed by
the Legislature by a majority vote.
one OF the purposes of the proposed
amendment is, and its legal effect will be,
10 confer power on the Legislature to fix
the salaries of all state officers by a two
thirds vote of the members elect of each
branch thereof, and prevent any change in
present salaries except by n two-thirds vote
Of the members elect OF each branch thereof.
The other purposes Of such amendment is.
and the legal effect Of its adoption will be,
To absolutely prevent the Legislature from
granting to state officers any other COM
Q IN nEnf Inn ( hna thai a .I.rI. An.. o. -.
quisttes or cmoluments whatsoever for or by
reason OF their offices; any expenses based
upon change of residence owing to election
or appointment to Office: and in fact any
expense except such as is actually incurred
IN the discharge OF official duties; except
that the Legislature will be permitted TO
provide a governors residence.
A Joint Sesolution proposing and agreeing
TO an amendment TO Article XIV OF the Con-
stitution Of the State OF South Dakota, cre-
ating a Board of Control. and submitting
the same to a vote Of the Electors of the
State.
The purpose and legal eject of this pro-
posed amendment to the state Constitution,
as given by the Attorney General. are as
follows:
This amendment IL adopted would author
lie the Legislature To provide for the ap-
pointment of "A State Board of Control,
consisting Of three members. Such board
would supersede the state Board OF Chart
ties ana corrections, ana may De invested
by the Legislature, with the supervision and
control. either wholly or in conjunction with
other boards, OF any or all OF the educa-
tional. charitable, or penal institutions of
the State, or of any institution watch may be
sustained either wholly or in part by the
State.
\ Joint Resolution proposing and agreeing
to an amednment of Section 4, of Article
10, of the state Constitution, and submitting
hfha sauna fp n Nnfa Of the nnnnlp
The purposes and legal effect OF the pro-
posed amendment, of which the title is
printed above, as explained by the Attorney
General. are as follows:
Section 4, Of Article IS, of the Consti-
tuition now limits the debt which any county.
city. town, school district, civil township
or other subdivision may occur, to 56 of the
taxable property therein; provided that such
municipalities, districts. etc. may, when
authorized by a majority vote In favor
thereof of the electors of such county. mu-
nicipality. district. etc, incur an additional
Indebtedness not exceeding 1919 upon the
assessed valuation OF the taxable property
therein for the purpose of providing water
and Sewerage for irrigation, domestic uses.
sewerage and other purposes" To the above
quoted proviso the proposed amendment
adds the words and sites and buildings for
school and educational purposes generally
The effect of this proposed amendment is
to empower a school district. when author
lied by a majority vote OF Its electors. to
exceed the SO limitation OF Indebtedness
and TO incur an additional Indebtedness. not
exceeding l0T of the assessed valuation of
the taxable property therein for the year
preceding that in which the Indebtedness
Is incurred. for the purpose OF providing
sites and buildings for school and educa-
tional purposes generally.
A Joint Resolution proposing and agreeing
to an amendment TO Article XIII of the
Constitution OF the State OF South Dakota.
authorizing the State to establish and main
tain a system OF credits for assisting In the
building OF homes by the people of the
State. and submitting the Same to a vote
of the people.
The purposes and legal effect Of the pro-