St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-04

Section three (3) of Article nine 10y of the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota is
hereby proposed TO the people Of said state
for their approval or rejection-thatis 10 say
TO ada at the end OF said section the follow
ing words:
ed annually tax upon the gross
earnings i'll 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 i'll or extend luto this State; on all
express companies. or 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 oil 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, a
specific tax upon the product of all mines 10
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 in the business of mining or i'll con-
nection herewith
Section three CD of article Coy Of the State
Constitution, which 1t is proposed 10 amend
as above. now reads as follows:
SEC. g. 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 10
its true value in money; but public burylng
grounds. public school houses, public hospi-
tails, academies colleges, universities, and all
seminaries OF learning. all churches church
nnrtU mn
houses of worship. institutions OF purely
public charity, public property used ex-
clusively for any public purpose, and per-
sonal property 10 an amount not exceeding
in value two hundred dollars for each in
ldividual, 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 90 OF Article nine (D)
OF the Constitution providing for the taxa
ton OF sleeping car con- panies and other
companies YES-NO" and the voters, in
voting upon such amendment, shall erase.
mark across or scratch out one Q) OF said
words yes or no" IL 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"
EXplanatiOn.-ltw will be seen that the
manner of voting upon these two proposed
amendmentsis entirely different The reason
for this is that the frst amendent was pro-
posed under an act OF the legislature passed
prior TO 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 1t shall be voted upon. and as above III
dictated. 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 licensed fee; and
authorizing 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 Wayerly place and John street.
The Second election district OF the First
ward, at No. b93 Bradley street.
The Third election district OF the First
ward, at No. 573 Decatur street.
The Fourth election district of the First
ward, at 702 Mississippi street. A. o wv hall.
The Fifth election district OF the First
ward, at No. 511 Case street.
The Sixth election district OF the First
ward. at northwest corner Whltall aud 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. 900, corner Case and Arcade
streets.
The Ninth election district of the First
ward, at No. 1t06 Payne avenue.
The Tenth election district Of the First
ward, at No. 1049 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. 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 Fifth election district of the Second
ward. at $50 East Seventh street
The Sixth election district of the Second
ward. at No. 725 Minnehaha street.
The Seventh election district of the Second
ward, at No. l1U4 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
warn, dJ IlelRuIS COMPANY
Newport avenue,
The Eleventh election district of the Sec
ond ward, at northeast corner Mendoza and
Fremont streets.
Third Ward.
The First election district Of the Third
ward, al Smith park, east side of SiDley 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. i'll front OF No. 30S Kittson
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 aud 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, at Metropolitan hotel, No. lis West
Third street.
The Second election district of the Fourth
ward, at No. 3i5 ST. Peter street. Capitol
apartments building.
The Third election district of the Fourth
ward, at north side of Fourth street. near
Cedar street. Lot 10, block 10, st. 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. Is East Fifth
street.
The Sixth election district of the Fourth
ward. at ArmOry ball, 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. 407 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 SIS Robert street
The Eleventh election district Of the Fourth
ward at No. 582 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 230 West Seventh street.
The Second election district Of the Fifth