Show THREE one in reference to new counties COUnt les Is important to reservation people the people of the former indian reservation are much nearer r new county than they had hoped for at least it looks that way amonte the amendments to the constitution to be voted upon at the fall election Is one regarding the formation of new counties it la Is a am to section three article el evin and la is as follows the legislature shall liane have powei to enact laws creating now new coun counties tle out of territory taken from one ot 01 more of the existing counties of state and defining the duties and ot ob ligat libations ions of any such nw county as between itself and any county fron which county territory Is taken li it its creation also to enact laws li changing the boundaries of any coun ty if this amendment Is adopted it IL to take effect on the first day ol of january 1909 As AB the law now stands the legisla ture Is not empowered to cheate new nen counties the constitution in that regard Is as follows llois fo no territory shall be stricken from any county unless a majority of voters living in such territory as well as the county to which it is ti ti be annexed shall vote anc an then only under such conditions at al may be prescribed by law if the people of the reservation are active and they will be there is ik no reason why the question of a nom new county can not be considered at the next session of the legislature pro viding of course the amendment i carried at the election this fall the amendment to section foul 0 article iteen is but slight it ak in reference to the taxation of the nt proceeds of the mines of the state that part of the section which read jr shall be taxed as provided by law reads in the amendment shall be taxed by the state board of equalization 11 the amendment to section seven ai article bicle thirteen relates to the rate ot of taxation whenever the taxable prop erty of the state according to tho the amendment shall amount to four nun in dred million dollars the rate of taxa tion shall not exceed five mills on the dollar As long as the Naltia valuation tion is less than four hundred million dol lais the rate of taxation shall not exceed eight mills on the dollar the three amendments above re feared to are published in this pape and are north orth careful attention |