Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-10-23


sion of the Legislature in 1901 and the
Extra Session in 1902, as we'll as a synop-
Sis OF Chapter $50 of the General Laws Of
1901, being an Act involving the taxation
OF railroad property. to be submitted 20
the electors of the State for adoption hr
rejection at the next General Election.
Yours respectfully,
w. B. DOUGLAS,
Attorney General.
SYNOPSIS OF AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE SAID STATE
AT THE GENERAL SESSION IN 1901
AND THE EXTRA SESSION IN 1902,
AS WE'LL AS a sYONPSIs OF CHAP
TER $50 OF THE GENERAL LAWS
OF 1901, PROPOSING AN INCREASE
OF THE GROSS EARNINGS TAX
UPON RAILROAD PROPERTIES.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
ga, OF Article w of the State Constitu-
ton, the Legislature by Act approved
April T. l9O1. known as Chapter $50 of the
General Laws Of 1901, present to the cleo
tors of the State for rejection or approval.
the following, to wit:
Section l. That every railway company
owning or operating any line of railway
situated sita within, or partly within, this
nuallS thereafter, pay into the treasury
OF TINS state as taxes upon all property
within this state owned or operated for
railway purposes by such company, in
cIuulnS equipment. appurtenanceS, APP
pendaSeS and franchises thereof, a sum
OF money equal to four (N per cent of the
gross earnings derived from the operation
OF such line of railway within this state;
ana the payment OF such taxes shall be in
fun and in liea Of all other taxes upon the
property and franchises so taxed. The
lands acquired by public grant shall be
ana remain exempt from taxation until
sold or contracted to be sold or conveyed
as provided in the respective acts whereby
Such grants were made or recognized.
Sec. ,. The term the gross earnings
derived from the operation of such line
of railway within this state,' as used in
section one Q) of this act, is hereby de-
clared and shall be construed to mean all
earnings on business beginning and end
earnings on all interstate business passing
through into or out of the state as the
mileage operated within the state bears
to the entire mileage operated by such
company.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts not
inconsistent herewith regulating the pay
amount of taxes upon the gross earnings
of railroad companies within this state, or
providing penalties for the non-payment
of such takes, are hereby made applica-
BILE to this act so far as may be; and all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 4. Upon failure to pay the amount
of such taxes legally due upon the dates
heretofore lsast proyided by law for the pay
edfes, collection may be enforced in a
civil action brought in the name Of the
State of Minnesota in the district court
of any county.
Sec. 5. This act shall be submitted to
the people of this state for their approval
or rejection at att the next general election
CThe omitted provision refers to the
method of printing the ballot and submit
ting the act for ratifcation)
This act provides for an Increase
of the amount of taxes collected by
the State upon the property of the
railroads situated within the State,
from three per cent upon the gross
earnings derived from the operation
of sLch lines of railway within the
State, to sum of money equal to
four per cent upon the gross earn
ings derived from the operation Of
such lines of railway therein.
Under the terms of the Constitu-
ton above referred to, this Act Of
the Legislature must be submitted
to legal voters of the State, and will
become operative if adopted by q
majority of such electors voting at
the next general election.
II.
By an Act of the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota, approved February
%. 1901, and known az House File No.
100, it is proposed to amend Article
Eight 80, Section Six (6) Of the Consti-
tuition.
This Section as now existing reads az
follows:
Section 6. 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
village of this state, but no such invest
me men shall hd L. be MADE until by
law to regulate the investment of the
permanent school fund and the perma-
nent university univ ;d fund Of this State; nor
when the issue Of which, the same in
part would make the entire bonded in
debtedness exceed seven per cent of the
assessed valuation of the taxable real
city, town or village issuing such bonds:
made at a lower rate Of interest than
three per cent per annum nor for short
sr period than five l5) years ocz nor for
no Change of the town. school district,
village, city or county lines shall relieve
the real property in such town, school
stste at the e Of s5ng of IN
from any liability for taxation to pay
such bonds.
It is proposed by said act to amend the
Section 6. The permanent school and
university fund of this State may be in
vested in the bonds of any county, school
district, city, town or village of this
made until approved by the board Of
commissioners designated by law to reg.
school fund and the permanent univer:
stty fund of this state; nor shall
such loan or investment be made when
the bonds to be issued or purchased
would make the entire bonded indebted
ness exceed fifteen Q5) per cent Of the
assessed valuation Of the taxable real
property Of the county, school district,
city, town or village issuing such bonds;
MOI, shall such loans or Indebtedness, be
three e. per cent per annum, nor for a
shorter period than five (0 years, nor
years, and no change Of the town, school
district, city. village, or Of county lines,
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.
The effect of the above amendm eIlt,
oGnnfa6 will Ia IN untbnrfzn tho