The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-01

i Section IL. For the purpose OF lending
aid IN the construction and improvement
Of public highways and bridges there /.
state road and bridge fund Said fund
shall include all moneys accruing from
the income derived from investments il
i the internal Improvement land fund, Oh
that may hereafter accrue to said fund
and shall also include all funds accruins
to any state road and bridge fund, how.
The legislature is authorized to add Il
such fund for the purpose of constructing
or improving roads and bridges of this
an annual tax 1evy upon the property Of
this state, Of not to exceed lin any veal
The legislature is also authorized te
provide for the appointment by the gov.
Of the state Of board to be
sisting Of three 90 members, who shall
perform such duties as shall be pre-.
gcribed by law, without salary or COM
pensatlOn other than personal expenses.
such commission shall have general SUI
perintendence of the construction of state
roads and bridges and shall use such
distribute the same in the several
counties In the state upon an equitable
basis: Provided. further, that no
half (3k) Of one ~ per cent Of the total
fund thus provided and expended during
more than one-third Q-3 of such fund
| accruing in any, year shall be expended
f6s bridges and IN IN no case shall more
structing or improving any road or bridge
be paid by the state from such fund
1t is proposed by said Act to amend the
same so as to read as follows: I'll
SECTION p 49, For the purpose of lending
OF public highways and bridges, there is
nerepy created fund to be known as the
State Road and Bridge Fund" Said
from the interest derived from the in
vestments in the internal improvement
"a tand o f9nd.. or that may hereafter accrue
to said fund. and shall also include all
FUNDS accruing to any state road and
bridge fund however provided. -. >>..
The legislature is authorized 70 add to
ing or improving. roads and bridges of the
en- annual tax levy upon the property of Of
year one-tenth Q-1O) CT one mill on all
the taxable property within the state
The existing Constitution author
ICES legislation providing for a levy
OF a state tax of l-2O of one mill for
the purpose of building roads and
bridges, and provides for it's use
under the direction of q State High
way Commission In such counties
as shall contribute at least double
the amount of the State moneys ex-
pended by said Commission for such
purpose, subject also to certain
other limitations. 49,, 70.
by the proposed CHANGE a tax of
lilo of one mill is authorized to be
levied for this purpose; the High
way Commission is abolished, and
the result, if the proposed amend
n1ent is adopted, Will be to place
the distribution of such funds in the
hands of the Legislature, without
limitation or restriction.
TT. ,-E
By an act Of the legislature of the State
of Minnesota, known as chapter one (D
1t IS proposed to- amend sections one 0),
two O. and three 60 of article nine co.
of the constitution.
The sections as now existing read as
lows: :
"'Section 1. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be-, and all property on which taxes are
and be equalized and uniform throughout
the state; provided, that the legislature
may, by general law or special act, au-
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
m aeaa or upon n the property to be bene-
A.So Ny improvements, or DOtn,
without regard to cash valua ton, and
IN such manner as the legislature may
prescribe; and provided, further, that for
the. purpose OF defraying the expenses of
city or municipality with water, the leg
ls!aturs may. by general or special law,
authorize a THOR any such city or MUNICIPALITY.
more, to levy an annual tax or assess
ment upon the lineal foot of all lands
fronting on any water main or water
within corporate limits of said city, for
supplying water to the citizens thereof
without regard to the cash value of such
property, and to empower such city to
collect any such tax assessments, or fines
or penalties for failure to pay the same,
or any fine or penalty for any violation
of the rules Of such city or municipality
in regard to the use of water, or for any
water rate due for the same. .r
J.. And provided further, that there may
be by law levied and collected tax upon
cies and gifts of every kind and descrip-
ton above a fixed and specified sum, of
aoygs anS a ta1 abeTe ac and
sum may be uniform, or it may be grad
ed or progressive, but shall not exceed
maximum tax Of five per cent.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide
estimated Ordinary expenses of the
state for each year; and whenever it
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
the income Of the state for such year.
the legislature shall provide for levying
a tax for the ensuing year sufficient,
deficiency of the preceding year. together
with the estimated expenses of such en-
suing year.
all moneys, credits, investments in bonds,
stocks, joint stock companies, or other
wise; and also all real and personal prop
erty, according to its true value in
~ hut In h,,,x ,{o,-
lie oHs a Ra5
emies, colleges, universities and all semi
nares Of LEA nm AL churches church
houses Of worship. Institutions of purely
public charity, public property used ex.
clusively for any public purpose, and
deciding in value two hundred dollars for
each individual, shall, by general laws
be exempt from taxation. o''
1t is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Section 1. The power Of taxation shall
never be surrendered. suspended or con-
tracted away. The legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to defray |
the estimated ordinary expenses of the
shall happen that such ordinary ex- |
penses for any year shall exceed the in
come of the state for such year the
sion provide for levying a tax sufficient
to pay such deficiency. And whenever
the income of the state from other
sources shall be sufficient to defray ali
Of it's ordinary expenses without. levy |
or any annual state tax, such tax levy
shall be omitted. All taxes to be raised
In this state shall be as nearly equal as |
may be and shall be levied and collected
for public purposes only; and all property |
on which taxes are to be levied, except
as herein otherwise groyided; SHAH have +!
and uniform throughout the state: pro,
vided that whenever the levy Of a tax
for state purposes is omitted as above
the taxes levied for local pur-