Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22

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- The general law applicable to any
inconsistent provision found in the charter
OF any city be.ons :W;, to such class.
IAN net proposin. nm amendment to sec.
Ton thirteen .QS), article one ~, OF the
constitution OF thes State OF Minnesota, re-
la Lax to +. taking private property for pub
Section Is. Of Article /. of the constitu-
ton OF minnesota, now reads as follows:
'rrivate property shall not be taken for
pubic use without just compensation there
Tor, first paid or secured
II the proposed amendment is adopted,
section 13 will then read as follows:
prlyate property shall not be taken: de-
cured
The amendment will consist Of the tnser-
ton into the Ocig!na! section of the follow
Ing words, viz, destroyed or damaged for
constitution Of the State Of Minnesota, re- re-
l latting to school funds. education and
1t IS proposed to amend Article Of the
adding thereto section reading as follows:
. Sec: g. The permanent school and uni:
state. hut no such investment shall be made
until approved by the board of commits
s!oners designated by law to regulate the
Investment of the permanent school f,.s.u
and the permanent university fund Of this
state; nor shall such loan or investment be
MADE when the issue Of which the same in
Part part would make, the entire bonded In
sessed valuation of the taxable real prop
erty OF the county, school district, CITY,
town or village issuing such bonds; nor
shall such loans or indebtedness be made ut
nor
annum nor for a shorter period than five
~ years nor for longer period than
TWEEN twenty go years, and no change of the
lines shall relieve the real property in such
town, school district, county, village or
city In this state at the time Of the issuing
f 81 such t bonds from any liability for taxa
The proposed amendment contemrlates
the investment of the permanent school and
university funds OF the state, for periods
s5 s year, nfn IN Se liz %9n 9Gr Of G ecu a gno
districts, cities, towns and villages
Loans cannot be made to such munich
palltles under such amendment in amounts
sessdd valuation Of the taxable r al property
thereof.
No loan shall bear interest at rate less
Section q P fSe se%e article Of the con-
stltutlOn 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 S Der
cent per annum.
Such loans are now limited to amounts not
cedins. assessed valuation Of the real es-
spectively
Ample provision IS made for the collection
OF the principal, and interest Ct loans made
pursuant to said section s.
An 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
therein provided. - fiss{.t
It IS proposed toEamend Article . Of the
constitution Of minnesota by adding thereto
section rending aus follows: s.e.s s#
The Legislature" may; impose, or provide
for. the imposition of. upon the property
within this state, OF any and all owners or
or otherwise, OF any and all sleeping, parlor
and drawing room cars, or any or either Of
the same, which run in. into or through this
STATE state also upon The property within 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 properly within this state Of
an eXprSss companies. or owners, or any
or either. of the same, doing business in this
state; also upon the property within this
state OF all domestic Insurance companies
"a Ills StNlc u any also upon the
property within this state of any and all
fore gu insurance companies doing business
III this state of any kind; also upon the
property within this state. Of all owners or
ores situated in this state also upon the
property within this state Of all boom COM
pah1es or owners, and Of al shipbui'ders or
act shall not apply to property owned by
railroad companies, their lands and .ethex,
property; and upon the property of eithfs
or any OF such companies or owners a zta3alE.
as uniform as reasonably may be with the
taxes imposed uron similar property in said
state, or upon the earnings thereof within
stve, or both, and in providing for such tax,
or i'll providing for ;sscertaining the just
ana true value of such property, it shall be
competent for the Legislature, in either or
ANY or all property thereof within this
state, and in eishcr case by taking as the
bnsi; Of such ;impositG9n the propo:tionate
production or property EoW or hereafter
existing OF any such companies, persons or
owners, transacted or existing in this state,
IN relation to the entire business, mileage
or quantity Of production or property Of
such companies, persons or owners as
aforesaid: or in such other manner, or by
such other method as the legislature may
determine; bat 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 uron real property are dis
tributed; 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
pany except in The manner provided by the
ordinary methods of taxation.''
This proposed amendment contemplates
the taxation of the property in this state Of:
l. Sleeping. pariOr and dining room car
companies.
Telegraph and telephone companies.
EXPRESS companies.
T.. Foreign md domestic insurance com.
panies.
5. The owners or operators of mines or
mineral ores.
6. Boom companies and shipbuilders or
owners doing business in this state or