Morris tribune., 1892-10-12

WHEREAS. it is made the duty Eg law Of
the Attorney General to prepare O synopsis
OF all amendments proposed TO the constitu-
ton, notice is hereby given that the follow
ing amendments are submitted to the voters
OF the State of Minnesota, to be voted upon
at the general election to be held in the year
1892.
FiRST-An act proposing to amend Section
80 Of Article four "a of the Constitution of the
State of Minnesota, prohibiting special iegis-
hilton.
The following amendment to Section SO of
Article i of the Constitution of the State OF
minnesota is hereby proposed, which section
when 50 amended shall read as follows:
SEC. 50. In all cases when 81 general law
ran he made applicable 10 special law shall
y" enacted; ami whether Il general law could
have been made applicable in any case is
hereby declared Il judicial question, and as
Snch shall be judcially determined without
regard to any legislative assertion on that
subject. The legislature shall pass no local
or special law regulating the affairs of, or
incorporating, erecting or changing the lines
Of any county, city, village, township, ward
or school district, or creating the offices or
prescribing the powers and duties of the Of
ficers of, or fixing or relating tothe compen-
sation, salary, or fees of the same, or the
mode Of election or appointment thereto;
authorizing the laying out, opening, altering,
vacating or maintaining roads, highways,
streets or alleys; remitttng fines, penalties,
or forfeitures; regulating the powers duties
and practice of justices of the peace, magis-
trates and constables; changing the names
of persons, places, lakes or riVers; for open
ing and conducting Of elections. or fixing or
changing the places of voting; authorizing
the adoption or legitimation Of children;
changing the law of descent or succession;
cOnfefrlng rights upon minors, declaring any
named person of age, giving effect to in
formal or invalid wills or deeds, or affecting
the estates of minors or persons under dis
ability; 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;
exempting property from taxation, Or regu-
lating the rate of interest on money; creating
corporations, or amending, renewing extend
ing or explaining the charters thereof; grant
ing to any corporation, association or indi-
Vidual any special or exclusive privilege,
immunity or franchise whatever, or author
izing public taxation fer q private purpose.
Provided, hOaOever, That the inhibitions of
local or special laws in this section shall not
be construed to prevent the passage OF gen
erai laws on any OF the subjects enumerated.
special or local law, but shall not amend, ex-
tend or modify any of the same.
The ballots to be used in voting
upon said amendment shall have
printed thereon: 4
Amendment to Article -Four (4)IYES -
of the Constitution to prohibit No ~ -
special legislation" NJ
And each voter shall vote upon by placing
a cross * opposite Eyes" If he desires to
vote in the Affirmative, and opposite the
word mo" if he desires to vote in the mega
SECOND--The following amendment 20
Section three (3j OF Article nine (9l of the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota is
hereby. proposed to the people Of said State
for their approval or rejection, that is to say,
to add at the end of said section the follow
IA nd thara-,,aav 70 levied and collected
annually q tax upon the gross earnings in
this State OF all railroads, sleeping, par1or
and drawing room car companies, or owners
whose cars run in or into this State; on all
telegraph and telephone companies, or own
ers, whose lines are in or extend into this
State; on all express companies, or owners
doing business in this State; on all foreign
insurance companies doing business in this
State; on all domestic insurance companies
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
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 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 minc not used in the
business Of mining or in connection there
with"
Section three (3) of Article nine g, 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 companies or otherwise,
anu :tlso al feal dnu personal property, &C
cording to its true value IN money; but pub |
lie burying grounds, public school houses |
pubilc hospitals, academies, colleges, aniver-
Stiles, and all seminaries of learning all |
churches, church property used for religious |
purposes, and houses of worship. institutions /
Of purely public charity, public property |
used exclusively for any public purpose, and /
personal property to an amount not exceed |
ing in value two hundred dollars for each /
individual, shall, by general laws be exempt /
from taxation. .-y..
The ballots used in voting upon said Sec
ton shall have printed thereon Amend
ment to Section three (3) of Article nine (9) of
the Constitution providing for the taxation
Of sleeping car companies and other COM
panies: YES-NO," and the voters in voting
upon such amendment shall erase, mark
across or scratch out one (D Of said words
90 yes" or "no." If he desires to vote in the
he shall scratch out the word
- no." If he desires to vote in the negative,
he shall scratch out the word Eyes"
EXPLANATION.
It will be seen that the manner of voting
uron these two proposed amendments is en- |
tirely different, The reason for this is that |
net of the legislature passed prior to the gen.
aral election law of 1891, and is to be voted
upon subject to the provisions Of said gen |
aral election law. But the second proposed
amendment is submitted under an act of the
legislature passed after the general election
law OF 1891, and jill terms provides how it
shall be voted upon, and as above indicated.
The object of the first proposed amend |
nent is to restrict special legislation.
The object of the second proposed amend
nent is to regulate the taxation of railroads,
sleeping, drawing room and parlor car COM
oanies, telegraph and telephone companies !
express and insurance companies, by taxing
he gross earnings or by licensed fee; and
a specific tax on mining prop
,rty. ~ "
MOSES E. CLAPP.
,Jlly z. 1892, ATTORNEY Gooaral |