- Event type: CREATE
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889
Following the rejected 'Sioux Falls' Convention of 1885, the South Dakota Convention met and began the drafting process in July of 1889. They used the articles of the Sioux Falls Convention as starting propositions to begin the amendment process. The South Dakota Constitution was ratified in October 1889.
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Article XII: Public accounts and Expenditures
ARTICLE XII.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND EXPENDITURES.
SECTION 1. No money shall be paid out of the treasury except upon appropriation by law and on warrant drawn by the proper officer.
SEC. 2. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the State, the current expenses of State institutions, interest on public debt and for common schools. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one object, and shall require a two-thirds vote of all the members of each branch of the legislature.
SEC. 3. The legislature shall never grant any extra compensation to any public officer, employe, agent or contractor after the services shall have been rendered or the contract entered into, nor authorize the payment of any claims or part there of created against the State, under any agreement or contract made without express authority of law, and all such unauthorized agreements or contracts shall be null and void; nor shall the compensation of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office; provided however, that the legislature may make appropriations for expenditures incurred in suppressing insurrection or repelling invasion.
SEC. 4. An itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures of the public moneys shall be published annually in such manner as the legislature shall provide, and such statement shall be submitted to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session by the Governor with his message.
Decisions yet to be taken
- Article XII: Public accounts and Expenditures (introduced on 1889-07-04 12:00:00 - CREATE - e976888) [This document]
- Article XII: Public accounts and Expenditures: proposed amendments (introduced on 1889-07-04 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e976890)
Document Timeline
- Article XII: Public accounts and Expenditures (introduced on 1889-07-04 12:00:00 - CREATE - e976888) [This document]
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- Article XII: Public accounts and Expenditures: proposed amendments (introduced on 1889-07-04 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e976890) [view current proposal at this moment]