St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-02

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 rejecuon-thatis to say,
to ado at the end OF said section the follow
ing words:
"And there may be levied and collect
ed annually tax upon the gross
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 Iuto this State; on all
express companies, or owners, doing buSi-
ness III 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 OH 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,
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 C3) of article 10y 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 and also
all real and personal property, according to
its 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
public charity, pubic property used ex-
ciuslyely for any public purpose, ana per-
sonal property to an amount not exceeding
in value two hundred dollars for each in
diyidual, 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 (9
OF the Constitution providing for the taxa
ton or sleeping car con- panies and other
voting upon such amendment. shall erase.
mark across or scratch out one Q) OF said
words yes or no" If he desires TO vote
Ill 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.-Itw 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 an act of the legislature passed
prior TO the general election law of 1891, and
is TO devoted 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
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
panies, telegraph and telephone companies.
express and insurance companies, by taxing
the gross earnings or by licensed fee; and
authorizing a specific tax on mining prop
erty.
POLLS.
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 Wayerly 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 702 Mississippi street, 20 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. LOG 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. 11u4 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 and
Fremont streets.
Third Ward.
The First election district of the Third
ward, at 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. in front OF No. 1913 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, i'll front of No. 59l 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. 345 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 ~, 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. 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. 27I 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. $50 Robert street
The Twelfth election district of the Fourth