The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-01

after exercising due leniency to the frontier
counties, made an endeavor to eoualize the
fund available, now and prospectively, among
the other counties
Senate Files v.t ed
8. F. 116-Au act to authorize the supervisors
OF the town Of Oroaoco in the county of Olmstead,
State of Minnesota issue bonds for the purpose OF
ioanine the same or the proceeds from the sale
thereof Tor the building of = Touring mill in the
town or village OF Oronoca in said county and State
This bill was vetoed by the governor in response
to to- an opinion of tho attorney general suggesting
made:
The act is clearly and palpably unconstitutional.
ton reassn aSSa of her xo''hssa ssae Htst xoad
probably ensue, their payment be enjoined and the
has no authority to pass laws enabling towns, by
gifts or loans of money bonds, to assist indivd-
uals or corporations to establish carry manu-
be raised by taxation, ana taxation only be
sorted to for public purpose. The proposed pur-
pose is not a public purpose within the meaning Of
IS nnd
tions embark in manufactures for the pur-.
rose bs;r Of a,,ndSan personal and corporate gain
the mechanic or the day laborer. : If the
manufacturing be gainfu', there seems to be no
pubic purpose to be accomplished by assessing
tax on reluctant citizens and coercng its collection
TO swell the gains Of successful enterprise If the
business is losing one, it is not readily perceived
what public or governmental purpose is attained
by taxing those who would have received share
Of the profits to pay for the loss of an urprosper-
the WS4e Se
denied share of : the profit.
II the right Of confscaug the private property of
individuals for the purpose of giving it away to
1oY1h h0 rnpfoY rod tow,
does not easily see where or what bounds can be
imposed or limitations made"
are Judge Miller in 20 Wallace, 6G5: Chief justice
Black in Fl Pa st.. 16s: Dillon on Municipal
GSSrp1os'Sps 90a . section @ Geeey On Tsxs,ion
1t is true that By this bill the bonds or their pro-
ceeds are to be loaned and security for the repay
ment ne. is to be taken. but as said IN 5s No, SOC:
may be taking ones money without his consent to
be loaned to an individual whom its owner would
not trust, for time which might be in
deem njudicious and at rate of interest at which
:e would decline lending to any one. 1t is no
answer am that the loan may be repaid" The case III
unanimously held that placing it in the shape of
loan did not relieve the act from objection.
S. +. 193-An ac: 4 lhorizins Lille L. Bennet to
convey certain real :atc in MOBILES county in the
State of Minnesota,
This bill is not approved because special legisla-
ton Of this kind is mischievons in character and
lOsu IL
everony tn cases of peculiar necessity and for good
reasons, which do not appear in this case.
s.F 14o-An act to provide for the purchase Of
general statutes of 1878. with supplement thereto.
This bill was disapproved for the reasons given
below:
The State Offices, as well as the several counties
so far Is known, being already supplied with copies
OF the general statutes, 1873, the purchase of
1000 additional copies is disapproved as an un-
especially as continued amendments of the statutes
would render them comparatively useless long
before so large number would be called for and
large portion would thus remain loss to the State.
would have approved the purchase of 200 Copies
to meet contingencies, but experience shows that
waste and loss are sure to result from over sup
ply OF volumes that are liable to continued deprec-
alton in value 1t is better that such copies as are
imperatively required by counties or towns should
bo obtained directly from the publishers.
F. 294.An ac act to amend section e. 2S OF title i.
for disapproval Of this bill precisely the
q those given for house file 332.
House Files Vetoed.
H. F. 332-An act to amend section 26 of it'll.
of chapter "a Of the general statutes Of 1873
The bill was returned with the following at
tachec:
in9s and begin de novo. This would enable such
company. If the result of the trial did not suit
them. to have new trial by means of new con-
demnation, and this could be kept up ad iniinitum
test or unable to bear the exnense. and thus bc
forced to accept the amount the company might be
II. F. No. 65-An act to locate. survey and es-
tablish State road from Graceville, in Big Stone
county, to Mandads, in Traverse county. The bill!
wae vetoed on the ground that such a measure
would be an injustice and heavy burden TO the
tax payers Of tho district through
which tho road would pass. lengthy petition
objections, showing that the construction of such
road tended to subserve private rather than public
ln1ofests' vas appended 10 the OIL ana vas tne
cause OF dlsapprova.
n. F. SO4-An act to vacate the alleys run
Alloy running east AID VEST in block in the tow
Mto OF Ffankln' Mcleod county: Inc governors
dfaaDproval was substantially as follows:
Acte OF TINS kind nave oeen un!ormy oisap-
pists and streets beino nroved bv laws already in
foroe, summary legislation is liable to do e1oss in:
of sii means e. % Of being in heard in the the matter: ~
And 50, chanter ! q general statntes If 1878 The
Tbe smendmsnt nronosed d bv ttis act Viii leave
the law in this shape: No appeal can be taken from
the determinstion Of the superyisors when the
neal can be- tafen tom The dissemination Of tho
county county commissioners vhen the damages
claimed ire iess than 800 A large number Of
sppe.' can copceive ' Of or no o reason WHY man
Vho had heen dams0ed over AZ (lO bv layine out
town road. and Vhy = man Who il dsmaaed S99 by
laying out county road. should not be allowed IN
appeal
Bridge Bills Vetoed.
Fortv-dx hills MAKING .nnronriations from tho
interns improvement fund for Constructing bridges
Vere passed. nearly ali being rushed through tho
last day OF the session These anticipated the re-
ceipts TO come into the limited bridge fund BY many
vesrx the amonnt received into that fund. beine
onjv ahont IA nm snnnaliv. The governor wth-
hei1 ri. snn,ov.1 f,on tventv-one ~ thee hills.
IN "a. ;n.t.nce. be rece;yeG snch information
- evr,.nst;oSs Prorn ,,sn,ers =" en.hieS him t.
;n%oa - ths;p mer;ta In tha .hsence of snch in.
forn.t;or he .imsd to distr;hnte tha REORGANIZATION
i.,eeiv s,nnno ths noo, frontier counties .nnroy-
;no .nch ~ the hills AZ IN connec4ion 1ith nrior
.rnron,i.tions tended r. eunai;ze the henefifs
Srst ~" .ra1s .ooss.;t,-. ooIntioS