St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-07

roads, sleeping, parlor and drawing
cars run in or into this State; on all telegraph
and telephone companies or owuers, whose
lines are in or extend Iuto this State; on all
express companies, OF owners, doing bust
ness IN this State; 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 10 Prevent the taxation, by
law, of any real estate owned by said corpo-
ration not used III the business of the same.
And there may be levied and collected in lieu
OF other taxation 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 i'll the business of mining or i'll con-
nection herewith.
Section three go of article (9) of the State
Constitution, which it Is proposed 10 amend
as above, now reads as follows:
SEC. ). Laws shall be passed taxing all
moneys, credits Investments in bonds, stocks,
joint stock companies or otherwise, and also
all real and personal property, according TO
its true valne in money; but public ourying
grounds. public school houses, pubic 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 pubic property used ex-
cluslvely for any public purpose. aud per
sonal property TO an amount not exceeding
in 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 10 Section three (3) Of Article nine 90
of the Constitution providing for the taxa
ton OF sleeping car companies and other
companies: YES-NO," and the voters, in
voting upon such amendment. snail erase.
mark across or scratch out one Q) OF SAID
words yes or no II he desires to vote
III tbs affirmative he shall scratch out the
word "no;" If he desires to vote in the mega
tive, he shall scratch out the word yes"
EXplanatiOn.-1t will be seen that the
manner OF voting upon these two proposed
amendmentSis entirely different. the reason
for this IS that the first amendent was pro-
posed under AZ act of the Legislature passed
prior 10 the general election law OF 1891, and
is to be voted upon subject to the provisions
OF said general election law. But the second
proposed amendment is submitted under an
act of the Legislature passed after the general
election law of 1891, and in terms provides
how it shall be voted upon, and as above in
dcated. 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 car com
panies, telegraph and telephone companies.
express and insurance companies, by taxing
the gross earnings or by a licensed fee; and
authorizing a specific tax on mining prop
erty.
POLLS.
The said election will be hold 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.
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. oil Case street
The Sixth election district of the First
ward, at northwest corner WhitalI and Payne
avenue.
The Seventh election district of the First
ward, at corner Arcade and Magnolia streets,
No. 1881.
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. 1c05 Payne avenue.
The Tenth election district OF the First
ward, at No. 1040 Payne avenue, corner Cook
street
Second ward.
The First election district of the Second
ward. at No 1857 Hastings avenue, near Earl
street.
The Second election district Of the Second
ward. at No. 2I0 Bates avenue.
The Third election district of the Second
ward, at No. re East Seventh street.
The Fourth election district of the Second
ward, at east size of Hope street, near Fran
els street.
The Fifth election district of the Second
ward, at go East Seventh street
The Sixth election district Of the Second
ward, at No 725 Mlnnehaha street.
The Seventh election district of the Second
ward. at No. 1874 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 S store
Newport avenue,
The Eleventh election district of the Sec
ond ward at northeast corner Mendoza aud
Fremont streets.
Third ward.
The First election district of the Third
ward OF Smith uorir 81 slide of Smiley e.raat