The Princeton union., 1892-10-27
PROPOSED CON STITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.


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WHEREAS, it is made the duty Nv INV Of the
i Attorney General to prepare d aynonsis of ali
! is hereby given That the Following amendmenfs
are submitted to the voters az the Sfnta 80 Minne
sofa, be voted upon at the general election to he
held in tho year 1861 ~ s'i = o'osuon = -
i FIRST-An act proposing to amend Section "a
OF Article four, 4, of the Constitution Of the State
Of n, Minnesota, prohibiting special legislation.
Article Of the Constitution Of the State Of Min.
nesota is hereby proposed. which section when "a
amended shall read us follows: ''se =
SEC. ss. in ali cases when d general Inv con
be made applicable no special law shnll he en-
acted; and whether general law could have been
made applicable in any case is hereby declnred y
judicial question: and as such shall be indicini]v
determined without regard to any legisIntive ns
sertion on that subject The Legislative shall PASS
no local or special law regulating the affairs Of
or incorporating erecting or chnnonS the lines - -
any county, city. village township. wnrd or
e6 Fe6GG e. district naMs.s G e5ea9 d The
fixing or relating TO the compensation. snlnr1 or or
fees Of the same, OF the mode of election or an.
pointment thereto authorizing the Inyinp ont
| opening, altering, yNCutinV mNint0iDiDr DE-
highways, streets or ulloys: remittnus srns nas
penalties or forfeitures regulating the powers
duties and practice OF Justices Of the peace mnpis
trates and constabos; changing the names Of Der.
sons, places, lakes or rivers for opening and con
ducting Of elections, or fixing or Changing fhe
places Of voting; authorizing the adoption or
iegitimation Of children; changing the law OF
minors, declaring any named person of age giving
effect to informal or invalid Wills or deeds or at.
fectlng the estates OF minors persons under dis
/ rINNv,
lat!ng the management Of public schools, the
building or repairing OF school houses, and the
raising OF money t0r such purposes; exempting
property from taXntOn or regulating the rate Of
interest on money; creating corporations, or
| amending, renewing. extending or explaining the
enarteps thereofi granting to any corporation
privilege immunity or franchise whatever, or
nmulhorlzlng public taXation for private purpose
ar eeco M9weyer hat ne nhlb5tions of local
stfued TO prevent the passage Of general laws on
| any or the subjects enumerated. ..n ~ +.
me legislature may repeal any existing special
or local law, Dut snail not amend, extend or
m0dlfy any OF the same. y.-- ,-ss" s%
Inc Dallo1s TO be used IN voting upon
said amendment shall have printed ~
thereon: +
mendment TO Article -Four [4] of YES -
the the Constitution to prohibit special NJ
leglslatlonin n9 aodn ,,otor shall ,.o+u N0 ! -
anu Sach Voler snail vote upon by placing n
tross !! Al opposite YES, II ne desires to vote in
tne Amrmatlve: ana opposite the word mo- if he
ues1Ies HnGn, 20 To'e IN III the negative.
:; -; ohIONDnlse ~. ~ loli0Wlng amendment to Sec
t!oH tliree ~ OF Arncle nine ~ OF the COnsitlI-
tlon OF the Stale OF M1nnesota is hereby proposed
10 the people OF SAID State for their approval or
reJecton tnat Is 10 say TO add at the end of said
section the following words:
Ano there may De levied and collected an
nualiy TAX upon the gross earnings in this State
VI all rallroaas: Sleeping, parlor and drawing
room car companies, or owners whose cars run in
or INTO this State; on all telegraph and telephone
companies or owners, whose lines are in or ex-
lehu INTO tnls State; on all express companies. or
owners dong business IN this State; on all foreign
insurance companies dong business in this State;
on all domestlc insurance companies of this
State, or on either or any of such companies Or
| III lieu OF such tax on the gross earnings of such
companies or either or any of them: an annual
Incense zee 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 taxatlon bY law, of any real estate owned by
SAID corporation not used in the business of the
| same. ana ihere may be levied and collected in
| lieu or other taxation on mining property. u
SPECIFIC tax upon the product of all mines in this
vent the taxation by law of any real estate be-
longing to the owners of such mine not used in
the business OF mining or in connection there
with"
Secton tnree ~ OF Article nine 10y of the State
Constitution which it s proposed to amend as
above, now reads as follows:
SEC. s. Laws shall be passed taxing all
moneys, credits, Investments in bonds, stocks
| joint stock companies or otherwise, and also ali
| value in money; but public burying grounds. nub-
lie, school houses, pu bic hospitals, academies
colleges, universities. and all semnaries of learn
ing, all churches, church property used for re-