The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-06

WHEREAS. 1t is made the duty by law of the
Attorney General to prepare IL synopsis Of all
amend nicntS proi'U ed To III. cOnStt utOn, no
,icc is hereby ii: en that Ike followin ing amend
ments are submit ted TO the vo,ers of the State
Of Minnesota, to I've voted upon ut tie general
election to be held In the year 1872
FlKST-An acl proposing TO amend Section
:s5 "I Ar.lc.t l'ur O." the Constitution OF The
State oi Minnesota prohibiting special l"gi,la-
lion.
The following aa!cndMcnt to Section 81 of
Article OF tie ton>.i Il ion OF thu State ol
| when 50 a.ncn;ie;, :l,ali read :.s fellows:
r Sec. 30 In ALI c.,Se when y gen. u law can
DC mad7 appica'l: 10 sleciai law :ha!l be cn-
been made applicable Ia any case is hereby de-
AIRED a jddici Il question. and rs such shall he
i.n!i'laily determined withou regard to any
!egiSaiyc assertion ON that subj 'ct The leg
iSl!iurc >ha! .a>s no local Or special "a ' 'egu-
ltling The affairs Of or inrOrpnrl, ing, erecting
or changing The ines Of any COUNT, city, village,
! .he st1ice> or pre-cvi ing the powers and duties
| of te officers ct, or fixing ur relating tO the
m"'e "f election or appointment therrto: au
| thoriZiiig the laying out, opening. Eerirg, va
eating or maintaining roads, highways streets
or allc!s: remit ing fms, lena'tieS or forfei-
tu.eS regulating the powers, duties and pr:c-
| 1icc oi Justices of the peace, magistrates and
| cnn>tahle>; changing the names Of IersOnS,
place., or rivers ;for "pt' ing and conduct.
| of voting: an oiiZng the Adoption or legiti-
nation Of children: changing tic law of de-
sc"nt 'r succession: c"nierring rights. upon
| minors. declaring any named prrS1n of age
| giving effect to Informal or invalid wills or
deeds. or aztec ing the estates of minors or per-
s''s u der disability: locating or changing
c"un seats: regulating the management of
| public schools. the building or repairing "f
school h"u>' 8. and the raising OF money for such
purposes: exemp'ing prnnpccrty from taxeti"n.
| or regulating the rate OF interest on money
| creating corpora Ions. or amending, renewing.
extending or explaining The charters thereof:
granting to any corporation, association or m
d,vidual any special or cxclu i've privil :gc, i'm
mnity or franchise wi tlatrver, or ut ,oriZing
public taxation for private purpose. Provided.
however, That tie inhilitiOnS Of local O special
Laws in this section shall not he construed to
prevent thc passage "f general laws on any Of
| the subjects enumerated.
or local law, but siall not amend extend r or
| mOdi v any OF the same.
Tile ballots to be used N voting
upon said amendment shall have
ss,5js; {$S ,ts;S;s1;Ss SS%*;'tS;'s" 10 broS Nc e
Grass Ks opposite Yes" il he % desirrs % to vote
in the affirmative, and opposite the word mo, u
SEtOND-The following amendment to Sec
tuition OF the state OF Minnesota Is hereby pro
rrova or rejec,ion, that is to say. to add at ths
end OF said section the following words:
"And there may be levied and collected an
State OF all railroads, sleeping, parlor and draw
ing room ear companies, or owners whose car:
run IN OF into this State; on all telegraph and
are i" or extend into this s: :att; on ali express;
companies, or owners. doing business In tht'
States; on all foreign insurance companies do
saia%cs sur ] c"mraSies Of Ills State, ~ or o" ~itIero
any OF such companies. Or in lieu Of such ia!
on the gross earnings Of such companies. O
tax imposed on them. or either. or any of them
but no tax upon the gross earnings Of any cor
p'ration shall be construed to prevent the taxa
corporation not used in the business of the same
, And thee may be levied and collected IN lieu .
other taxation on mining prolfrty. specin
and no such tax shall be construed to preve"
The taxation hy law OF any real estate belonging
, to the owners OF such mne not used In the b"si
ness Of mining or In connection herewith
, Section three C) nf Article nine l9) o1 til
State Consti tuition which it is proposed to amen
as above, now reads ~ fol ows:
credits. Investments in boEds $, stocks. joint too
? companies or otherwise, and also al real an
personal properly: according to Its true value 7
school houses, public hospitals. academie:, col
leges universities, and all seminartes Ot learn
ing all churches church properly used Tor ;t; :;
used exclusively for any pubic purpose, an
personal proper ~ to an amount NOC eXceeOln
in valu- two hund rcd dolla rs for each individual
shall, bv general laws be exempt from taxation
The ballots used in voting upon sal sectio
, shall have printed thereon "Amendnent to Set
ton three (3) Of Article nine ~ Of the Constitu
tfon providing for the taxation of sleeping c.
companies, and other companies: YE
= NO" and the voters in vOttn
upon such amendmt mt shall erase mark crOc
: or scratch out one ~ OF s i'd words "yc*'' 9
mo" II he desires to vote in the af1irmativ
shall scratch out the word mo- is he desires
vote in the negative he shall scratch OF til
| word "yes."
EXPLANATION.
1t will be seen that the manner Of voting uI,o
these two proposed amendments is entirely di
ferent. The reason for this IS that the ir:
amendment was proposed under IN act of til
legislature IlaSscd prior to the general electiO
law uf 1891. and is to be voted upon subject I
the provisions Of said general election law. Br
tile second proposed amendment Is subMlite
unde" an act Of the legislature passed after tn
general election law OF 1891, and in terms pr.
vides how 1t shall be voted upon. and as abov
Indicated.
The object of the first proposed amendment
to restrict special legislation.
The object OF the second proposed amendmen
is to regulate the Taxation OF railroads, sleepin,
drawing room and parlOr Car companies tell
NSNph and telephone Companies. express an
insurance companies, by taxing the gross carr
ings o. by a licensed fee: and authorizing
specific tax Oh mining property;
July7, 1s.2. Attorney General.