Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-11-04
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
10 Be Voted Upon at the Next General
Election.

(Pubshed in pursuance Of Chapter 49, Gen
eral Laws OF 1881
n WHEREAS, tits made bylaw OF the Attorney |
General to prepare Synopsis OF oil amendments
proposed to the constitution, notice Is hereby |
given that the following amendments are sub /
mitted to the voters OF the state OF Minnesota |
to be voted upon at the general election to ne |
held in the year 1892
FIRsT-An act proposing to amend Section 80
OF Article four ~ OF the constitution OF the
The following amendment to Section SO OF
Article OF the Constitution OF the State OF Min
SO amended shall read as follows: 1
SEC 33. In all cases when general law can be
mo law ha oe
able in any case Is hereby declared q judicial
question. and as such shall be judlcially determ-
on that subject The legislature shall pass no
local special law regulating the affairs OF. or
Incorporating. erecting or changing the lines OF
school district. OF creating the offices or prescrb
ing the powers and duties of the officers of, or
fixing or relating to the compensation, salary or
ees OF 1ne same or nhe Gae o. or
opeaing, altering. vacating or maintaining roads,
highways streets or alleys; remitting fines pen
aities or forieitures; regulating the powers; dS
trates and constables; changing the names OF
persons. places. lakes or rivers; for opening and
conducting of elections. or fixing changing the
places Of Voting; authorizing the adoption or
iegitimation OF children; changing the law OF.
| descent OF succession comforting rights upon
ing effect to informal or invalid Wills or deeds,
affecting the estates OF minors or persons under
disability; locating or changing county seats;
| the building or repairing of school houses. and
the raising of money for such purposes: exempt
ing property from taxation, or regulating the
rate OF interest on money; creating corporations.
| or amending, renewing, extending or explaining
the characters thereof; granting to any corpor-
alton, association or individual any special or
| exclusive privilege immunity or franchise what
| ever. or authorizing, public taxation for pri-
| vate purpose. Provided, however. That the in
hibitions Of local or special laws in this section
general laws on any oi the subjects enumerated.
The legislature may repeal any existing special
| or local law. but shall not amend, extend or
modify any of the same.
The ballots to be used in voting
upon said amendment shall have
| printed thereon:
Amendment to Article Four Olives
Of the Constitution to prohibit No 10
| special legislation.'' Nv
And each voter shall vote upon BY placing a
cross Ky opposite .'yes," If he desires to vote in
the affirmative, and opposite the word no." IL
he desires to vote ir the negative.
SECOND-The following amendment to Section
the State of Minnesota is hereby proposed to the
people OF said state for their approval or reiec-
tion that s to say to add at the end OF said Sec
| ton the following words:
! "And there may be levied or collected annually
tax upon the gross earnings in this state OF all
rallroads, sleeping. parlor and drawing room car
this state; on all telegraph or telephone com.
panies, or owners. whose lines are In or extend
into this state: all express companies, or own
ers, doing business in this state; all foreign in
| surance 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
| on any OF them, an annual license fee or tax i'm
! posed on them. OF 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 corporation
not used in the business OF the same And there
may be levied and collected in lieu OF other taxa
ton on mining property, specific tax upon the
| product OF all mines In this state. and no such
tax shall be construed 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
in connection Herewith"
Section three 3) Of Article nine t9) OF the State
Constitution which it is proposed to amend as
| above now reads follows:
eys. credits. Investments in bonds, stocks joint
stock companies or otherwise. and also all real
and personal property, according to its true
value in money; but public burying grounds. pub
lie school houses, public hospitals, academies.
colleges, universities and all seminaries of learn
Ing all churches church property used for relist-
Of purely public charity, public property used
clusively for any public purpose. and personal
property to an amount not exceeding in value
two hundred dollars for each individual, shall,
by general laws be exempt from taxation.
The ballots used in voting upoa said section
shall have printed thereon Commandment to
Section three (3) Of Article nine (0) of the Consti
tuition providing for the taxation OF sleeping car
companies and other companies: YES-NO. land
the voters in voting upon such amendment shall
| erase, mark across or scratch out one o. of said
words "yes' or mo" II he desires to vote In the
affirmative he shall scratch out the word no
il he desires to- vote in the negative, he shall
scratch out the word Eyes,
| EXPLANATION.
| 1t will be seen that the manner OF voting upon
| these two proposed amendments is entirely differ
emit. The reason for this is that the first amend
ment was proposed under an act of the legislature
passed prior to the general election law OF 1891,
| and is to be voted upon subject to the visions
| o! said general election law. But the second pro-
posed amendment is submitted under an act oil
| the legislature passed after the general election
law of 1891. and in terms provides how 1t shall be
voted upon, and as above indicated.
The object OF the first proposed amendment Is
to restrict special legislation.
The object of the second proposed amendment
Is to regulate the taxation OF railroads, sleeping
| drawing room and parlor car companies, tele-
| graph and telephone companies, express and
| insurance companies, by taxing the gross earn
ings or by q licensed fee; and authorizing q
specific tax on mining property
! MOSES E. CLAPP.
July T. 1892 Attorney General