Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to provide for the collection of de-
l,nquent taxes in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section /. In any county where there has
been failure from any cause to be ascertained
and determined by the county auditor, to adj
vertise, or by reason of such failure, or of
defective advertisement, to sell any tract or lot
of real property, or the entire list Of real prop
erty subject to delinquent taxes for any year or
years accoroA . to the provisions OF the general
tax law, and III all cases where tax sale, or the
certificate issued thereon, shall have been set
aside for any .ause to be ascertalned and de-
termined by the county auditor, such property
shall be included in the delinquent list of the
present year, if such taxes shall remain unpaid
and the same proceedings shall be had against
such property, as for taxes property becom-
ing delinquent this year, and judgment shall
be rendered for the taxes with interest thereon,
from tho date it should have been sold, With
all accruing penalties and costs. /
Sec. e. II there are personal taxes remain
ing unpaid in any county for any year or years
prior to the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy Eight. for which a judgment has
not been rendered provided by law, the
county treasurer shall proceed to collect such
taxes and make return Of all that he may be
unable to collect with the personal taxes now
in hands for collection.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March S, 1879.
AN ACT proposing an amendment to article
nine (9) of the constitution, limiting the
taxing power of the legislature. :
Minnesota:
Section l. The following amendment OF the
constitution of the State is hereby proposed for
publication, and approval or rejection by the
people, that Ia to say, article nine (9) of the
constitution shall be amended by adding there
to a new section, which shall read as follows, to
wit:
Section Is. The legislature shall not author
ize any county, township, city other munich
pal corporation to issue bonds or to become in
debted in any manner, to aid in the construc-
ton or equipment of any or all railroads to any
amount that shall exceed five (5) per centum Of
the value of the taxable property within such
county, township, city or other municipal cor
porstion. The amount of such taxable proper
ty to be ascertained and determined by the last
assessment of said property made for the pur-
pose Of State and county taxation, previous to
the mourning of such indebteGneFr
Sec. 2. This proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the State. for their
approval or rejection. at the next general cleo
ton occurring after the passage of this act, and
the qualified electors of the State, in their re-
spectlve districts, may at SUCH election Vote Dy
ballot for or against said amendments, and the
returns thereof shall be made and certified
within the time, aud such Yates canvassed and
the result thereof declared, in the manner pro-
vided by law. with reference to election Of
members of Congress, and if it shall appear
thereupon that q majority of the electors pres
ent and voting for or against the proposed
amendment to the constitution as provided in
the next section have voted in favor of the
same then the Governor shall make proclama-
ton thereof, and such amendment shall there
upon take effect and he in force as part of the
constitution.
Sec. 8. The ballot used at such election by
electors voting in favor of this amendment
shall have written printed, or partly written
and partly printed thereupon, the following
words: Elimination of the taxing power of the
legislature-Yes." The ballot used by such
electors voting against said amendment shall
have written or printed, or partly written and
partly printed thereupou, the following words:
'Lirnitation of the taxing powers Of the legisla-
ture-No."
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February Is, 1879.