Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-10-28
PROPOsED CONSTITUTIONAL,
AMENDMENTS.
10 De Voted Upon at the Next General
Election.

published in pursuance Of Chapter l57, Cen
eral Laws OF 1857, - -.
:, >, WHEREAS, Its made by law OF the Attorney
General To prepare Synopsis OF oil amendments
proposed to tho constitution, notice is hereby
given tnat the following amendments are sub
hllI1ed 70 the voters OF tho state OF Minnesota
20 9e voted mon at the general election to bs
i. Tristan act proposing to amend Section 81
OF Artlcie four az OF the constitution OF the
state OF Minnesota. prohibiting special le.ss.a
The following amendment 4 o Section 33 OF
Article Of the Constitution OF the State of Min
nc nesH1a nSessby proposed which section when
SEC. ~. In all cases when general law can be
mace applicable no special low shall be enacted
ana whether general law can be made apple
able II any case Is hereby declared a judicial
question. and as such shall be judlcially determ-
lned without regard to any Legislative assertion
on that subject. The legislature shall pass no
incorporating, erecting or changing the lines Of
any county. city. village. township, ward or
scno0 district, or creating the offices prescrib
ing the powers and duties OF the ofcers OF, or
liking or relating to the compensation, salary or
lees OF the same, or the mode OF election or APP
pontment thereto; authorizing the laying out,
opening, altering, yacating or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys; RENTING fines, pom
alties or forieitures; regulating the powers, du-
ties and practice OF justices of the peace, magis-
trates and constables; changing the names OF
persons places lakes or rivers; for opening and
Gpducting OF elections. or liking or changing the
places OF voting; authorizing the adoption OF
legitimation OF children; changing the law OF
descent OF succession; comforting rights upon
minors. declaring any named person OF age, Civ
Ing effect to informal Or invalid wills or Deeds or
anectlng the estates OF minors or persons under
olsao1nty; locating Or changing county seats;
regulating the management OF public schools,
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-
ati9n, assoeia or Individual any special or
ever, or authorizing public taxation for q pri-
vate purpose. Provided, however, That the in
hibitions OF local or special laws in this section
shall not be construed to prevent the passage of
general laws on any of the subjects enumerated.
Inc legislature may repeal any existing special
or local law, but shall not amend, extend or
modify any of the same
Tho ballots to be used in voting
upon said amendment shall have
printed thereon:
Of "A i5a annstfh to Article -Four
special legislation" NO
And each voter shall vote upon by placing a
the affirmative, and opposite the word no" If
he desires to vote IL the negative.
SECOND following amendment to Section
three ~ OF Article nine (9) OF the Constitution Of
the State OF Minnesota is hereby proposed to the
people OF said state for their approval or rejec-
ton that ls TO say to add at the end of said sec
tlOu tue lOuOWlDS words:
"And there may be levied or collected annually
tax upon the gross earnings in this state of all
railroads. sleeping. paror and drawing room car
cf6mpanies' or owners whose cars run in or into
ths state; on all telegraph Or telephone com
panles, or owners; whose lines are in or extend
INTO this state; on oil express companies or own
ers doing business in this state; on all fore in
| surence companies OF this state, Or Oil 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 corpora ton
shall be construed to prevent the taxation b y
law OF any real estate owned bv said corpora ton
not used in the business OF the same. And there
may be levied and collected i'll lieu OF other taxa
| ZION on mining property. specific tax upon the
product OF oil mines in this state. and no such
lax sGal De construed to prevent the taSation by
such mine not used in the business OF mining OF
| III connection Herewith
Section three 49, Of Article nine (s) OF the Stat,
CONSTITUTION which it is proposed to amend al
above, now reads as follows:
| SEC 3. Laws shall be passed taxing a IL mon
eys credits. investments in bonds. stocks Join
| stock companies or otherwise. and also all rea
value in money; but public burying grounds. pwb
lie school houses, public hospitals, academies
colleges, universities and all seminares Of learn
ing. oil churches. church property used for relei
GUS purposes. and houses OF worship. institution
OF purely public charity, PUBLIC property used eS
cluslVely lot any public purpose, and persona
property 10 al amount not exceeding In Yalu
two hundred dollars for each individual, shall
by general laws be exempt from taxation.
The ballots used in voting upon said scctio
shall have printed thereon Commandment t
Section three (3) Of Article nine l9) of the Const
tuition providing for the taxation OF sleeping ca
companies and other companies YES-NO. ian
the voters in voting upon such amendment sha
erase mark across or scratch out one Ct, OF sal
words ''yes' or mo" IT he desires to vote in tn
affirmative he shall scra ten ont the word mo;
ii he desires to vote in the negative, he sha
scratch out the word yes.
EXPLANATIONS.
| 1t Will be Seen that the manner OF voting upo
these two proposed amendments is entirely diife
emit. The reason for this is that the first amen,
ment was proposed under an act of the legislatul
passed prior to the general election law of lS9
and Is to be voted upon subject to the pro vision
OF SAID general election law. But the second pr,
posed amendment is submitted under an act
the legislature passed after the general electio
law OF 1891. and in terms provides how it shall /
voted upon, and as above indicated.
The object OF the first proposed amendment
| to restrict special legislation.
The object OF the second proposed amendmel
Is to regulate the taxation CT railroads. sleepiD;
drawing room and parlor car companies, tel
graph and telephone companies express u
insurance companies, by taxing. the gross carr
ings or by u licensed fee; and authorising
specific tax on mining property.
| MOSES CIApD