Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-15
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An act proposing an amendment to sec
constitution Of tie. State Of Minnesota, re-
Ia 1atins to taking private property for pub
Section Is. OF Article /, Of the constitu.
ton OF minnesota. nov reads as follows:
prlyate properly shall not be taken for
nuolie use without Just compensation there
for, first paid or secured"
It the proposed amendment Is adopted,
section IL VIII then read as follows:
l'rtyate property shall not be taken. de-
stroyed or damaged for public use without
just compensation therefor first paid or Sc
cured"
The amendment will consist Of the inser-
ton into the original section of the follow
! Ing words, viz, destroyed or damaged for
public USE"
AN act to ennend article eight @ of the
science"
1t Is proposed to amend Article 8 Of the
constitution of the State OF Minnesota by
! adding thereto section residing us follows:
Sec: g: The permanent school and uni
state, but no such investment shall be made
until approved by the board Of commits
sioners designated by law to regulate the
ts,.l
and the permanent university fund Of this
state; nor shall such loan or investment lie
made when the issue Of which the same III
part would make, the entire bonded in
sessed valuation Of the taxable yea: prop
erty of the county, school district. city.
town or, village issuing such bonds; nor
shall such loans or Indebtedness be made at
lower rate of interest than 3 per cent per
anhum nor for shorter period than five
% years nor for longer period than
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town, school district, village. city or county
lines shall relieve the real property in such
TOW town school tss distric; county, village or
Of such bonds from any liability for taxa.
ton to pay such bonGs''
The proposed amendment contemrlates
university funds Of the state, for periods
not less than five O. nor more, than twenty
2o years, in the bonds OF counties school
districts, cities, towns and villages
Loans cannot be made. to such munich
pallties under such amendment in amounts
exceeding seven i7l@ner cent of the as
scssed valuation Of the taxable r Al property
thereof. s. - .
No loan shall bear interest at rate less
than g at three g! per cent.
section ct the same article Of the con-
stltution now provides for the lOaning Of
the permanent school funds of the state to
counties and school districts to be used in
The erection OF county or school buildings,
and to draw interest at the rate Of 5 ner
cent per annunl.
Such loans are now l.rlited to amounts not
exceeding three (Shper cent of the last pre-
ceding assessed valuation OF the real es-
spectively
Ample provision is made for the collection
Of the principal and Interest 0f loans made
pursuant to said section 8.
IAN act proposing an amendment to the
constitution Of the State Of Minnesota. to
authorize the taxation of the property Of
Sleeping, drawing room and par!or car, and
other companies and owners, in the manner
therein provided.
It is proposed to amend Article 0 OF the
constitution OF Minncsota by adding thereto
section reading as follows:
The stegislatnfe amay impose, orr provide
for the Imposition .0f. 9supon the; property
within this state. eof any and, Ill owners or
operators, whether ccrporate or individual,
or otherwise, of any and all sleeping; parlor
and drawing room cars, or anger either Of
the same, which run in, into or through this
state OF any and all telegraph and telephone
companies, or owners, whose lines are in,
or extend in. into or through this state:
also upon the property within this state Of
all express companies, or owners, or any
or either Of the same, doing business in this
STATE; else upon the property within this
OF this state of any kind; also upon the
property within this state OF any and all
Tore 10 i sn insurance companies doing business
property within this state Of all owners or
operators OF any and all mines or Of mineral
ores situated in this state; also upon the
property within this state OF all boom COM
parties or owners, and of all shipbuiders or
owners doing business in this state or
having port therein; provided, that this
act ACT r saal not Apply 70 property owned by
property; and upon the property OF either
or any. OF such companies or owners a tax,
as Uniform as reasonably may be with the
taxes imposed ulon similar property in said
1 G. thereof within
this state. but may be graded or progress
sive, or both, and in providing for such tax,
and true value Of such property, it shall be
competent for the legislature, in either or
all OF such cases, to impose such tax, upon
any or rn az property thereof within this
basis OF such imposition the proportionate
business, earnings, mileage or quantity Of
prounction or property now or hereafter
existing OF any such companies, persons or
owners, transacted or existing In this state,
In relation to the entire business, mileage
OF quantity Of production or property Of
such cOInpan MES, persons or owners as
aforesaid; Or in such other manner, or by
such ether method as the legislature may
determine; Out the proceeds OF such taxes
upon mining property shall be distributed
between the state and the various political
subdivisions thereof wherein the same is
situated IN the same proportion as the pro-
ceeds OF taxes upon real pronerty are dis
trihuted; provided further. that nothing in
this act contained shall operate to authorize
the assessment or taxation Of land or ordi-
nary business blocks or property owned by
any such corporation. person, firm or COM
pally except in the manner provided by the
ordinary methods Of taxation"
This proposed amendment contempiates
the taxation of the property in this state Of:
l. Sleeping, par'0r and dining room car
2. Telegraph and telephone companies.
5. Express cOmpanies..
T. Foreign and domestic insurance com.
8. The owners or operators Of mines or
mineral ores
6. Boom companies and shipbuilders or
owners doing business In this state or
having a port therein
!. The foregoing provisions are modified in