St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-03
PROCLAIMED BY KNUTE
TO CONSTITUTION
INHERITANCE TAX
is Declared Law by Mime
sota's Chief ExeCu-
tive.

Gov. Nelson yesterday issued proc
lamation of the adoption of the amend
ment to the state constitution adopted
in the fall election adding a proviso
authorizing the levy and collection of
tax on lnherltances, deviseS, requests,
legacies and gifts. The procla nation Is
as follows:
State of Minnesota, Executive De-
partment-Whereas, The legislature of
the state of Minnesota, by al act pro-
posing an amendment to section one o.
of article nine (9) of the Constitution of
the State of Minnesota, by adding a
proviso authorizing the levy and collec-
ton of a tax OH inheritanceS, deyiSeS,
requests, legacies and gifts, approved
April II, A. d. 1898. did enact as fol-
lows:
Section 1. The following amend
ment to section l of article 9 Of the
Constitution Of the State of Minnesota
is hereby proposed to the people of said
state for their approval or rejection,
that is to say. to add at the end of said
section the following proviso: And
provided further, that there may be by
law levied and collected a tax upon all
inhertauceS, deviseS, requests, legacieS
duu SIIlo Vi SFciy hlHu anu CoSilpbiou
above fixed and specified sum of any
and all natural persons and corpora
lions. Such tax above such exempted
sum may be uniform or it NAV be graded
or progressive, but shall not exceed a
maximum tax OF per cent
Section 2. This proposed amends
ipent shall be submitted to the people
of said state for their approval or rejec-
ton at the general election for the year
1894, and each Of the legal voters of said
state may, at said election, vote by bal
lot for or against said amendment, and
the returns thereof shall be made and
certified, and such votes and the result
thereof declared i'll the manner pro-
vided by law for returning, certifying
and canvassing votes at general cleo
tiOns for the state officers, and declaring
the result thereof, and if it shall appear
therefrom that majority of the voters
present and voting at said election upon
said amendment Eyes" or mo" have
voted in favor Of the same, then within
ten days after the result shall have
been ascertained the governor shall
make proclamation thereof, and said
amendment shall theTeupOn take effect
and be in Tull force as part of the con-
slit ution of the state of Minnesota"
And whereas, it appears from the of
fetal canvass of the votes cast for and
against the aforesaid constitutional
amendment. made in conformity with
law, that majority of tine voters pres
ent and voting at said election upon said
constitutional amendment voted for its
adoption.
Now. therefore, l. Knute Nelson, gov
ernor Of the state of Minnesota, by
virtue Of the power vested in me, and in
compliance with the act aforesaid, do
hereby publish and proclaim that the
proposed amendment to section one N
of article nine (9) of the Constitution OF
the State of Minnesota has been rati-
fed and adopted In the manner pre-
scribed by the constitution and laws of
the state of Minnesota, and has become
valid and part of tile constitution of
this state.
In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand. and caused to be af-
fixed the great seal of the state Of Min
neSota, at the capitol in the city of st.
Paul, this 3lst day of December, A. D.
1894. KNUTE NELSON,
+. P. Brown. Governor.
Secretary or State.