St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03

Constitution OF the State of Minnesota is
hereby proposed to the people OF said state
for their approval or rejection-thatis to say.
to ado at the end OF said section the follow
ing words:
"And there may be levied and collect
ed annually a tax upon the gross
earnings In this State Of all rail
roads. 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 extend luto this State; on all
express companies, or owners. doing bust
ness III this Stale; on all foreign insurance
companies doing business in this State; 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, q
specific tax upon the product of all mines in
this State. and no such tax shall be construed
10 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-
nection Herewith"
Section three (3) of article COY of the State
Constitution, which it is proposed TO amend
as above, now feaQS as IOllOWS.
SEC. 3. Laws shall be passed taxing all
moneys. credits, investments in bonds, stocks
joint stock companies or otherwise, aud also
all real and personal property, according to
It's true value In money; but public burying
grounds. public school houses, public hospi-
tails, academies. colleges universities. and all
seminaries OF learning. ali churches, church
property used for religious purposes. and
houses of worship, institutions of purely
public charity. public property used ex-
clusiyely for any public purpose, and per-
sonal property to an amount not exceeding
III value two hundred dollars for each in
dividual shall, by general laws be EXEMPT
from taxation.
The ballots used in voting upon said sec
ton shall have printed thereon Amend
ment TO Section three (3) of Article nine tO)
of the Constitution providing for the taxa
ton or sleeping car companies and other
companies: YES-NO," and the voters, in
voting upon such amendment snail erase,
mark across or scratch out one % of said
words yes or no" If he desires TO vote
in the affirmative he shall scratch out the
word mo- If he desires to vote in the mega
tive he shall scratch out the word yes"
EXplanatfOn.-It will be seen that the
manner of voting upon these two proposed
amendments is entirely different. The reason
for this is that the frst amendent was pro-
posed under al act of the legislature passed
prior TO the general election law of 1891, and
is TO be voted upon subject TO the provisions
VI odlu bCuCihl NV. nut Auc SCNOnu
proposed amendment Is submitted under an
act of the Legislature passed after the general
election law of 1891, ana i'll terms provides
how 1t shall be voted upon, and as above in
dicated. The object of the first proposed
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 Cur COM
pauies, telegraph and telephone companies,
express and insurance companies, by taxing
k.va Hoo uA1 nd
authorizing specific tax on mining prop
erty.
The said election will be held in the sew
eral election districts OF said city at the fol-
lowing places:
First Ward.
The First election district of the First ward,
at corner Waverly place and John street
The Second election district of the First
ward, at No. 593 Bradley street.
3. 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, 40 wv hall.
The Fifth election district OF the First
ward. at No 5ll 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. 1905 Payne avenue.
The Tenth election district OF the First
ward, at No. 1910 Payne avenue. corner Cook
street.
Second Ward
The First election district of the Second
ward, at No. 1887 Hastings avenue, near Earl
street.
The Second election district Of the Second
ward at No. 2l0 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 Firth election district of the Second
ward. at $50 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. l104 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 store,
Newport avenue,
The Eleventh election district OF the Sec
Ond ward, at northeast corner Mendoza aud
fremont btreets.a
Third Ward.
The First election district of the Third
ward, at Smith park, east side ofSiDley street
between Fifth and Sixth streets.
The Second election district OF the Third
ward, at southwest corner Of Olive and Sixth
streets.
The Third election district Of the Third
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 and Seventh streets
The Seventh election district of the Third
ward. at west side of ROSabel street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets
The Eighth election district of the Third
ward, in front of No. sol Broadway street
Fourth Ward.
The First election district OF the Fourth
ward, ut 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
Cedar street. Lot 10, block 10, 81. 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 hail, south side Of Sixth
street. west of Exchange street.
The Seventh election district OF the Fourth
ward at No. 27l 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 5l5 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. $50 West Seventh street.
The Second election district of the Fifth
ward, at No 219 West Seventh street.
The Third election district of the Fifth
ward. near corner West Seventh and Walnut
streets southwest corner.