The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03

SYNOPSIS OF AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY THE
$ LEGISLATURE OF THE SAID
( STATE AT, THE LAST SESSION
THEREOF, AND TO GBEtkVOTED
UPON AT THE GENERAL ELEC-
IION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER
BY General Laws 1899, Chapter so, it is
proposed to amend Article eight g., Sec
ton six CO. of the Constitution. -,
The section as now existing reads as fol-
Section G. The permanent school and
university fund of this state may be in
vested in the purchase of bonds of any
county, school district city, town Or viii
lage OF this state, but no such investment
shall be made until approved by the board
of commissioners designated by law to
regulate the Investment of the permanent
school fund 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 would make the
entire bonded Indebtedness exceed seven
per cent of the assessed valuation of the
school district, city, town or village issui.sg
such bonds; nor shall such loans or in
1ebtedness be made at IL lower rate Of
interest than three per cent per annum
NOR for a shorter period than five 90
years, nor for longer period than twenty
(2W years, and no change of the town,
shall relieve the real property in such
town, school district, county, village Or
city IN this state at the time of the issu-
Ing of such bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds.
It is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Section G. The permanent school and
university fund of this state may be in
vested in the bonds of any county, school,
but no such investment shall be made
until approved by the board of commits
ssioners designated by law to regulate the
investment of the permanent school fund
and the permanent university fund of this
state; nor shall such loan or investment
be made when the bonds to be issued or
indebtedness exceed fifteen 90 per cent
of the assessed valuation of the taxable
real property of the county. school dis
fhr,et city t9w H or yillage Issuing such
ness be made at a lower rate of interest
than three CD per cent per annum nor
for a shorter period than five % years
nor for a longer period than twenty (2O)
years and no change of the town. school
district, village, city or county lines shall
relieve the real property in such town,
this state at the time of the issuing Of
such bonds from any liability for taxa
ton to pay such bonds.
The effect of the above amendment if
adopted will be to authorize the invest
ment Of the permanent school and uni
versity fund of this state for period
of not less than five 90 or more than
twenty (20) years at an interest rate not
less than three 60 per cent per annum
in the bonds Of any county, school district,
city, town Or village Of this state, when
the bonds to be issued or purchased will
not make the entire bonded Indebtedness
of such municipalities exceed fifteen Q5)
per cent of the assessed valua tion Of
the taxable real property contained there
in.
The substantial change proposed by
said amendment is to authorize such in
vestments when the entire Indebtedness,
including the loan in question, does not
exceed fifteen 15) per cent of the assessed
valuation Of the taxable real property in
such municipalities; whereas, under the
exising constitution loans are permitted
only where such total Indebtedness does
not exceed seven % per cent of the as
sessed valuation.
July 8, 1900.
w. B. DOUGLAS,
Attorney General.