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Show t Legal Notice Proposed Constitutional Amendments I, GEO KG E H. CURTIS, Sec-n Sec-n :aiy of State of the state of Idaho, and legal custodian of the records of tile legis-lu legis-lu ure of the .Suite of Idaho, do hereby certify that the following are full true and correct copies ot Senate Joint Resolution No. 5, Senate Joint Resolution No. 7, and House Joint Resolution No. 3, passed by the Twenty-Fifth session of the legislature of the State of Idaho in VJi'J, to be submitted to the electors of the State of Idaho at the general election to be held November 5, 1940. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho. Done at Boise City, the Capital of Idaho, this ltith day o September, Septem-ber, A. D. 1940. (SEAL) GEORGE II. CURTIS SECRETARY OF STATE (S. J. R. No. 5) A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11 OF ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO BY PROVIDING PRO-VIDING THAT THE PERMAN. ENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS OTHER THAN FUNDS ARISING ARIS-ING FROM THE DISPOSITION DISPOSI-TION OF UNIVERSITY LANDS BELONGING TO THE STATE SHALL BE LOANED ON UNITED STATES, COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE VIL-LAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS OR STATE WARRANTS UNDER SUCH REGULATIONS AS THE LEGISLATURE MAY PROVIDE; PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS ELEC-TORS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IDA-HO FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON IN SAID AMENDMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY SEC-RETARY OF STATE IN CONNECTION CONNEC-TION THEREWITH. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO: SECTION 1. That Section 11 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to read as follows : "SECTION 11. LOANING ENDOWMENT EN-DOWMENT FUNDS. The permanent perman-ent ENDOWMENT funds other than funds arising from the disposition dispo-sition of university lands belonging belong-ing to the state, shall be loaned on United States, county, city, village or school district bonds or state warrants, under such regulations regula-tions as the legislature may provide. pro-vide. " SECTION 2. The question to be submitted to the electors of the State of Idaho in the next general election shall be as follows; "Shall Section 11 of Article 9 of said purposes; and no part of such revenues shall, by transfer of funds or otherwise, be diverted to any other purposes whatsoever." SECTION 2. The question to be submitted to the electors of this State at the next general election shall be in form as follows; "Shall Article VII of the Constitution Consti-tution of the State of Idaho be amended by adding a new section thereto to be known as Section 17 so as to provide that on and after July 1, 1941, the proceeds from the imposition of any tax on gasoline and like motor vehicle fuels sold qr used to propel motor vehicles upon the highways of this state and from any tax or fee for the registration of motor vehicles, in excess of the necessary costs of collection and administration and any refund or credits authorized by law, shall be used exclusively for the construction, repair, mainteiV ance and traffic supervision o the public highways of this state and the payment of the interest and principal of obligations incurred for said purposes; and no part of such revenues shall, by transfer or funds or otherwise, be diverted to any other purposes whatsoever." whatso-ever." SECTION 3. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to make publication of this proposed constitutional con-stitutional amendment for six con. secutive weeks prior to the next general election in at least one newspaper of general circulation published in eaich county of the state. the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to provide that the pe.manciu ENDOWMENT funds other than funds arising from the disposition of university lands belonging to the stale shall be loaned on United States, county, ci'y, village or school district tonds. or state warrants under such regulations as the legislature may provide?" SECTION 3. The Secretary of S ate is hereby directed to publish this proposed constitutional amendment for six consecutive weeks prior to the next general election in one newspaper of general gen-eral circulation published in each county of the stale. (S. J. R. No. 7) A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION IS OF THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDING PROVID-ING THAT IN THE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRA-TION OF MONEYS IN COOPERATION COOPER-ATION WITH THE 'FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE LEGISLATURE LEGISLA-TURE MAY PRESCRIBE ANY METHOD OF DISBURSEMENT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF FEDERAL LAWS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO: SECTION 1. That Article 4, Section IS of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to read as follows; "SECTION 18. BOARD OF PIUS. ON COMMISSIONERS AND OF EXAMINERS, The governor, secretary sec-retary of state, and attorney general gen-eral shall constitute a board of state prison commissioners, which board shall have such supervision of all matters connected with th6 state prison aa may be prescribed by law. They shall also constitute a board of examiners, with power to examine all claims against the state, except salaries or compensation compen-sation of officers fixed by law, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law; PROVIDED, THAT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF MONEYS IN COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOVERN-MENT THE LEGISLATURE MAY PRESCRIBE ANY METHOD OF DISBURSEMENT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF FEDERAL LAWS. And no claim against the state, except salaries and compensation of officers fixed by law, shall be passed upon by the legislature without first having been considered and acted upon by said board." SECTION 2. The question to be submitted to the voters of the state at the next general election shall be; "Shall Article 4, Section 18 01 the Constitution of the' state be amended to provide that in the administration of moneys in cooperation co-operation with the federal government, govern-ment, the legislature may prescribe any method of disbursement required re-quired to obtain the benefits of federal laws." SECTION 3. The secretary of state is hereby directed to publish this proposed Constitutional amend, ment fqr six 'consecutive weeks prior to the next general election in one newspaper of general circulation circu-lation published In each county of the state. (H.J.R. No. 3) A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING- AN AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION- OF THE STATE OF IDAHO AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE STATE FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION RE-JECTION THE QUESTION OF WHETHER SAID ARTICLE SHALL BE AMENDED BY ADDING ADD-ING THERETO SECTION 17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS PRO-CEEDS FROM THE IMPOSITION OF ANY TAX ON GASOLINE AND LIKE MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS SOLD OR USED TO PROPEL MOTOR VEHICLES UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE AND FROM ANY TAX OR FEE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IN EXCESS OF THE NECESSARY COSTS OF COLLLECTION AND ADMINIS TRATION, AND ANY REFUND OR CREDITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW, SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY EXCLU-SIVELY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUC-TION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND TRAFFIC SUPERVISION OF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE AND PAYMENT OF THE INTEREST AND PRINCI PAL OF OBLIGATIONS INCURRED INCUR-RED FOR SAID PURPOSES AND FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH AMENDMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO; SECTION 1. That Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended by adding thereto there-to Section 17, which shall read as follows; "Section .17. On and after July 1, 1941, the proceeds from the imposition im-position of any tax on gasoline and like motor vehtcle fuels sold or used to propel motor vehicles upon up-on the highways of this state' and from any tax or fee for the regis, tration of motor vehicles, in ex. cess of the necessary costs of collection col-lection and administration and any refund or credits authorized by law, shall be used exclusively fo'r the construction, repair, maintenance mainten-ance and traffic supervision of the public highways of this state and the payment of the interest and principal of obligations Incurred for |
