St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-29

for their approval or rejection-that is to say,
| toado al the end OF said section the follow
ing words:
'''And there may be levied and collect
| ed annually a tax upon the gross
| earnings i'll this State of all rail-
roads, sleeping, parlor and drawing
ears run in or into this State; on all telegraph
| and telephone companies, or owners, whose
| lines are in or extend 1utO this State; on all
\ express companies, or owners doing bust
ness III this State; on all foreign insurance
com panies doing business in this Stale; on
all domestic insurance companies of this
State, or on either or any of such companies.
| or IN lieu OF such tax on The gross earnings
| OF such companies, or either or any of them,
| an annual license fee or tax imposed on
| them, or either or any of Them but no tax
| upon the gross earnings of any corporation
| shall be construed to prevent the taxation by.
| law, OF any real estate owned by said cOrpo-
/ ration not used in the business of the same
/ And there may be levied and collected in lieu
| OF other taxation on mining property, a
| specific tax upon the product of all mines in
| to prevent the taxation by law of any real
estate belonging to the owners of such mine
not used in the business of mining or i'll con-
nectlon herewith
Section three (3) of article (9) of the State
| Constitution, which it is proposed to amend
| as above, now reads as follows:
| SEc.3. Laws shall be passed taxing all
moneys. credits, investments in bonds, stocks
| joint stock panies or otherwise. and also
| all real and personal property, according to
| It's true value in money; but public burying
grounds public school houses, public hospi-
tals, academies. colleges, universities. and all
semlnaries OF learning ali churches. church
property used for religious purposes. and
houses of worship institutions of purely
puoilc charity, public property used ex-
cluslvely for any public purpose. and per-
sonal property to an amount not exceeding
in value two hundred dollars for each in
dividual, shall, by general laws be EXEMPT
from taxation.
The ballots used in voting upon said sec
uon shall have printed thereon Amend
ment TO Section three (3) of Article nine 10y
OF the Constitution providing for the taxa
o o,on OF sleep1ng car con- panies and other
voting upon such amendment. shall erase.
marx across or scratch out one ~ of said
words yes or no" If he desires to vote
i'll the affirmative he shall scratch out the
word no.; If he desires to vote in the mega
tive, he shall scratch out the word yes"
ExpianatiOH.-Itw will be seen that the
manner OF voting upon these two proposed
amendments is entirely different The reason
Tor this is that the rirst amendent was pro-
posed under All act of the legislature passed
prior TO the general election law of 1891, and
Is TO De voted upon subject to the provisions
OF said general election law. But the second
proposed amendment is submitted under an
act of the Legislature passed after the general
election law of 1891, and in terms provides
now 1t shall be voted upon, and as above in
amendment is to restrict special legislation.
The object of the second proposed amend
ment Is to regulate the taxation of railroads,
sleeping, drawing room and parlor car COM
panles, telegraph and telephone companies.
express and insurance companies, by taxing
the gross earnings or by licensed fee; and
authorizing specific tax on mining prop
erty.
POLLS.
The said election will be held in the sew
jSt ri of ooi6 off OF tha 81
lowing places:
First Ward.
The First election district of the First ward,
al corner Waverly place and John street.
The Second election district of the First
ward at No 593 Bradley street.
The Third election district of the First
ward at No. 573 Decatur street.
The Fourth election district of the First
ward, at 102 Mississippi street, A. o wv hall.
The Fifth election district of the First
ward, at No. 5l1 Case street.
The Sixth election district of the First
ward. at northwest corner Whitall and Payne
avenue.
The Seventh election district of the First
ward, at corner Arcade and Magnolia streets,
No. 1851.
The Eighth election district of the First
ward, at No. $50, corner Case and Arcade
streets.
The Ninth election district of the First
ward, at No. 1.06 Payne avenue.
The Tenth election district Of the First
ward, at No. 1049 Payne avenue. corner Cook
street.
Second Ward
The First election district of the Second
ward, at No. 1857 Hastings avenue, near Earl
street.
The Second election district Of the Second
ward. at No. 2i0 Bates avenue.
The Third election district of the Second
ward at No. 7l2 East Seventh street.
The Fourth election district of the Second
ward, at east side of Hope street. near Fran
els street.
The Fifth election district of the Second
ward, at 659 East Seventh street.
The Sixth election district of the Second
ward, at No. TBS Minnehaha street.
The Seventh election district of the Second
ward. at No. 11u4 East Seventh street.
The Eighth election district of the Second
ward. at corner of Third and Tell Streets
The Ninth election district of the Second
ward, at No. 1855 Saltwater avenue
The Tenth election district of the Second
ward, at Burlington Heights COMPANY s store
Newport avenue,
The Eleventh election district of the Sec
ond ward, at northeast corner Mendoza and
Fremont streets.
Third Ward.
The First election district of the Third
ward, at Smith park, east side of SiDley street
between Fifth and Sixth streets
The Second election district of the Third
ward, at southwest corner of Olive and Sixth
streets.
ward, at east side of Kittson street, corner
Sixth street, in front of No. 39S Kiltson
street.
The Fourth election district of the Third
ward, at east side of Kittson street, corner of
Eighth street.
The Fifth election district of the Third
ward, at northeast corner of Pine and Eighth
streets
The Sixth election district of the Third
ward, at west side of Sibley street, between
Sixth aud Seventh streets.
The Seventh election district of the Third
ward. at west side of Rosabei street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets.
The Eighth election district of the Third
ward, in front of No. 591 Broadway street.
Fourth Ward.
The First election district of the Fourth
ward, at Metropolitan hotel, No. lis West
Third street.
The Second election district of the Fourth
ward, at No. 345 st. Peter street. Capitol
apartments building.
The Third election district of the Fourth
ward, at north side of Fourth street. near
Cedar street. Lot 10, block 10, St Paul
Proper.
The Fourth election district of the Fourth
ward, at west side of Robert street. opposite
Ryan hotel
The Fifth election district of the Fourth
ward, at Clifton hotel, No. 10 East Fifth
street.
The Sixth election district of the Fourth
ward, at Armory hall, south side of Sixth
street. west of Exchange street.
The Seventh election district of the Fourth
ward, at No. 2T West Fifth street.
The Eighth election district of the Fourth
ward. at Hand building, No. 497 st. Peter |
street.
The Ninth election district of the Fourth |
ward, at southeast corner Cedar and Tenth |
streets
The Tenth election district of the Fourth |
ward, at SIS Robert street.
The Eleventh election district of the Fourth |
ward. at No. So Robert street.
The Twelfth election district of the Fourth |
ward at Colonnade building, norteast corner |
of st. Peter and Tenth streets.
Fifth Ward.
The First election district of the Fifth |
ward, at No. 30 West Seventh street.
The SECOND election district of the Fifth |
ward, at No. 2l9 West Seventh street
The Third election district of the Fifth |
ward. near corner West Seventh and Walnut |
streets southwest corner