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Morehouse addition 10 Brookings City.
Bookings City. End Ward, at the G. A. X.
Hall.
Brookings City, 3rd Ward, at the Engine
Room of the City Hall.
Brookings City, Attn Ward, at the Farmers
VolCa city precinct, at the City Hall.
White City precinct, at the Opera House
in White City.
election OF a representative in Congress. and
for State. District. and County officers. and
for the purpose OF voting upon the proposed
amendments, and Initiated measures. ana
for the employment of a County Agent, Tor
which the County Board will be asked to
make an appropriation, as follows:
One member of Congress for the End
District.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
one Secretary of state.
One Attorney General.
one state Auditor.
One State Treasurer.
ono commissioner OF School and Public
Lands.
one Railroad Commissioner. Third District.
one state Senator for the 10 tn District.
Three Representatives for the 22nd Dis
trict.
one County Auditor.
one County Treasurer.
one Sheriff.
one Register OF Deeds.
| one Clerk Of Courts.
one County superintendent of Schools.
one States Attorney.
one County Coroner.
Justices of the Peace.
Constahles.
one County Commissioner for the LIST Dis
trict. -,
District.
one county Commissioner for the 5th Dis
trict.
Notice is further given that Judges for
The supreme Court, Circuit Court, and
County Court are to be voted for as follows:
one Judge of the supreme Court for the
Fourth District.
one Judge of the Supreme Court for the
one Judge for the Circuit Court. for the
Third judicial District.
One Judge of the County Court.
Notice is further given, that at said cleo
| ton there will be FOUR proposed amend
ments to the Constitution submitted as fol-
lows:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing and
Agreeing to an Amendment to Section of
Article XXI of the Constitution OF the
State OF South Dakota, Which Amendment
Would Authorize the Legislature by a Two
Thirds Vote Of the Members Elect of Each
Branch Thereof to Fix the Salaries and
Compensation ot All State Officers. and
Which Amendment Would Prohibit Certain
Officers.
Explanatory Statement by the Attorney
General:
The state Constitution adopted in 1889,
fixed the salaries of the Governor. Judges
of the Supreme and Circuit Courts, Secre-
tary of state, state Auditor, COMMISSIONS
Of school and puhiic Lands SuDerintondent
of Public instruction, Attorney General, and
per diem of members OF the Legislature and
Lieutenant Governor. 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 appointive, are now fixed anu
may be changed by the Legislature by "A
majority vote. The provisions OF the Con-
stitution do not prohibit the making Of al
lowanCes for expenses on account of any
change Of residence Of such state officer be
cause Of his election TO office.
The purpose and legal effect Of the pro-
posed amendment is to authorize the Legs
lature to determine the compensation Of all
state officers, including members of the Leg
islature by a two-thirds vote of the mem
bers elect Of each branch thereof; Instead
of the compensation OF certain elective Of
fcers being fixed by the Constitution and
the Compensation of the remaining elective
and appointive officers being fixed by the
Legislature by a majority vote, AS Is now
permitted. A fufther purpose ana erect or
the proposed amendment is to prohibit any
state officer from receiving any other com
pensatiOn, fees, perquisites, or emoluments
whatsoever for or by reason OF their office,
or any allowances for expenses on account
Of any change of residence because Of cleo
ton or appointment TO office, or for any
other expenses except such as are actually
incurred in the discharge of official duties;
except that the Legislature will be per
mitted to provide a Governors residence.
A vote Yes is in favor of a chang in
the Constitution, as above indicated, and a
vote NO is in favor Of leaving the Com
s%titution as it now orists.
\ JOINT RESOLUTloN Proposing AMI
Agreeing to an Amendment to Article III.
Section l OF the Constitution Of the state
of South Dakota, Relating to the Initiative
and Referendum.
Explanatory Statement by the Attorney
General:
Section Article III. Of the Consultation.
as the same now exists, provides that laws
may be initiated by the electors Of the
State, or laws enacted by the Legislature
may be referred to a vote Of the people
upon "A petition subscribed by not more
than five per centum Of the qualified elect
ors Of the state. This section does not now
prohibit any person, firm or corporation
from giving, offering or promising a valuable
consideration for securing subscribers 70 in
iative or referendum petitions.
The effect Of the proposed amendment is
to require such initiative and referendum pc
t%itions to be subscribed by not less than
fifteen per centum Of the qualified electors
OF the State instead OF five per can;u,n as
the Constitution now provides, and also 10
add a proviso. the effect CT when wll De
to prohibit the giving. Offering or promising
of any valuable consideration b. any person.
firm or corporation for securing SIGNATURES
to any initiative or referendum petition.
a vote Yes" is in favo' Of a change IA
the Constitution. as above indicated, an a
vote NO is in favor OF leaving the con-
~stitution as 1t now exists.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing and
Agreeing to an Amendment of section l.
Article TX Of the Constitution Of the state
Of South Dakota. Relating TO the Changing
Of County Boundaries.
Explanatory Statement by the Attorney
General.
Section ! OF Article 0 % the state con-
stitution, as IL now exists, author ICES the
legislature 10 provide b. general law foI
organizing new counties. locating the county
seats thereof, and changing cuunty lines
but provides that no new county shall be
organized so as to include an area OF less
than twenty-four t24) congressional town
ships. and prohibits that any organized Coun'
~ shall be reduced by a change in hound
aries to less than such area. II further pro,
vides that all changes In boundaries OF
counties already organized, before taking ef-
feet, shall be approved by a majority OF the
votes cast at an election In each county ef-
fected.
The proposed amendment. IL adopted, viii
substitute in place of the above provisions
the following:
The legislature shall provide by genera
law for organizing new counties. locating
the county seats thereof and changing coun'
ty lines"
That Is, the restrictions upon the legis.