The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
CHAPTER Is. r. NO 4

| CHAPTER Is. F. NO, ia.
An AL proposing an amendment to section
one OF article nine of the constitution of
the state Of Minnesota by adding a proviso
authorizing the levy and collection Of a
TAX on lnheritances, devises, requests, leg
| Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
| State Of Minnesota:
Section l. The following amendment to
s ti one OF article nine of the constit:1-
posed to the people Of said state for their
approval or rejection, that is to say, to add
at to me end OF said section the following
provlso: "And provided further, that there
may be by law levied and collected tax
upon all 1nheritances, devises, bequests. leg.
aces ana GIFTS OF every kind and description
and all natural persons and corporations.
| Such tax above such exempted sum NAV be
uniform, Oh it may be graded or progressive.
| PEI cent" A'o
Sec. = This proposed amendment shall
ne submitted to the people of said state for
e erei approval or rejection at the next gen
erai electlOn Tor the year eighteen hundred
ana ninety -four, and each of the legal voters
OF SAID state may, at said election, vote by
pallot Tor or against said amendment and
the returns thereof shall be made and GER
tined, and such votes and the result thereof
declared in the manner provided by law for
returning, certifying and canvassing votes
| and declaring the result thereof, and if if
| shall appear therefrom that a majority of
the voters present and voting at said cleo
tlOn upon said amendment s.yeS'' or ssno',
| have voted in favor Of the same, then with.
in ten days after the result shall have peeu
ascertained, the governor shall make procla-
nation nation thereof, and said amendment shall
thereupon take effect and be in full force as
part OF the constitution Of the state Of Min.
neSOta
Sec. 8. The ballots used at said election on
said amendment shall have printed thereon
amendment to section enc Of article nine
or the constitution providing for a tax on
l inner devises, requests, legacies and
said amendment shall make a cross mark
thus: X) in one Of the two spaces left for
| the purpose upon the margin of the ballot
thirtyfour of chapter four Of the general
| laws Of one thousand eight hundred and
ninety one The elector desiring to vote for
s * in he spaee ao
word ''Yes,'' and the elector desiring to
| vote against said amendment shall make a
4 aSe tnus & in t the 80 left
be counted on said amendment except those
nav maEng SAL said Cross marx @ opposite
Sec 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April II. 1893.
CHAPTER 2-H. F. No. e94.
AN ACT to provide New Capitol for the
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Section i. That the governor be and he
is hereby authorized, and it is made his duty
forthwith to appoint by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate, seven suita-
| BILE persons, one from each congressional
| district in the state, to act and be known as
| state. capitol commissioners, who shall
| constitute a board to be known as the
whose duty shall be to secure the erection
Of a new state capitol, according to the pro-
| visions of this act: Provided, however, that
siding officer of said board and shall have
the right and opportunity to express his
| opinions and give his advice upon all meas
board for Consideration and determination,
| but shall not be deemed member Of said