The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-11-01


question, does not exceed ffteen (151
per cent of the assessed valuation
of the taxa bic real pr perty In such
municipalities; whereas, under the
existing Constitution loans are per-
mitted d only where such total In
debtedness does mot exceed seven
% per centS%of the assessed va1u-
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=, By An Act of the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota Approved April 49,
1901, and known as House File No.. 1853, it
is proposed to Amend Section Sixteen Q6)
of Article Nine (9) Of the Constitution.
The Section as now existing reads as
follows: -.">*
Section 16. For the purpose Of lending
Of p IN and
state road and bridge fund. Said fund
shall include all moneys accruing from
the internal Improvement land fund, or
that may hereafter accrue to- said fund.-
and shall also include all funds accruing
to any state road and bridge fund. how
The legislature is authorized to add to
such fund for the purpose of constructing
state, by providing, in it's discretion. for
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
this state Of not to exceed in any year
the. taxable property within the state. go
The legislature is also, authorized to
provide e. for the. appointment by the gov
as the state highway commission. con-
sisting of three ~ members, who shall
perform Ibnd 81 such 9l duties as shall be pre-
pensation other than personal expenses.
Such commission shall have general SUI
perintendence of the construction of state
fund in the CONSTRUCTION thereof and
counties in the state upon an equitable
county shall receive in any year moro
half half (1{3 of one a. per cent Of the total
such year; and provided, further, that no
more than one-third Q-3) Of such fund
sccrutng in any, year shall be expended
than one.third ds5 Of the ase cost sst Of con
structing or improving any road or bridge
be paid by the state from such fund.
It is proposed by said Act to amend the
same SO as to read as follows:
Section 16. For the purpose of lending
aid In the, construction and Improvement
of public highways and bridges, there is
h tsfetyy created fund to be EnoWn as the
fund shall include all moneys accruing
from the interest derived from the in
fmd in tie the ntsrnal
to said fund. and shall also include ALI
funds accruing to any state road and
OTlOSG IunQ however PROVIDED.
The legislature Is authorized to add to
such fund for the purpose of construct
ms. or improving roads and bridges. of the
state, and providing in it's discretion for
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
this state. of not to exceed in any one
year one-tenth Q-10) Of one mill on all
the taxable property within the state.
The existing Constitution author
Ives legislation providing for a levy
of a state tax Of 1-20 Of one mill for
hn Of Iri
bridges, and provides for its
under the direction of u State High
way Commission in such counties
as shall contribute at least double
the amount of tho State moneys ex-
pended by said Commission for such
purpose, subject also to certain
other limitations.
ITO IF one mill is authorized to be
levied for this purpose; the High
way Commission is abolished, and
the result, if the proposed amend
ment is adopted, will be to place
the distribution Of such funds in the
hands of the Legislature, without
Limitation Or restriction.
Nv.
BY an act Of the legislature of the State
of the Laws of the Extra Session of 1902,
it is proposed to amend sections one %,
two (2) and three CD of article nine co.
of the constitution.
The sections as now existing read as
lows:
Section L. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
BE-. ana all property on which taxes are
to be 3e"ied shall have a cash valuation,
and bS eanalized anic: uniform Throughout
the state; provided. that the legislature
may, by general law or special act, au-
thorize municipal corporations to levy
assessmcn for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
fitted by such improvements, or both,
without regard to a cash valuation, and
in such manner as the legislature may
prescribe; and provided, further, that for
the purpose of dcfraying the expenses of
laying water pipes and supplying any
city or municipality with water, the leg
authorize any such city or municipality,
having a population OF five thousand or
more, to levy an annual tax or assess
ment upon the ]ineal foot of all lands
pipes laid by such city or municipality
within corporate limits of said city, for
supplying water to, the citizens thereof.
without regard to he cash value of such
property, and to empower such city to
collect any such tax assessmen 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 Tor the same.
And provided further, that there may
be BY law levied and collected y tax upon
all inheritances, devises, requests, lega-
cies and gifts of every kind and descrip-
ton above a fixed and specified sum, OF
any and all natural persons and corpora
tions. Such tax above such exempted
sum may be uniform, or it may be grad
ed or Progressive, but shall not exceed
maximum tax of 1--WE per cent. +
l. Sec. 2 The legislature shall provide
for an annual tax sufficient to defray the
estimated Ordinary expenses Of tne
state for each year; ana whenever it
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
of the state for any year shall exceed
! the legislature shall provide for levying
with other sources of income, to pay the
deficiency Of the preceding year. together
with the estimated expenses Of such en-
suing year. = ,yr-'%
Sec 8. Laws shall be passed taxing
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
" nancy; but public bury1ng grounds pub
lie schoolhouses, public hospitals, acad-
emies,, colleges, universities, and all semi
naries of. learning, all churches church
property used for religious purposes and
houses Of worship. institutions Of purely
public charity, public property used ex
Ssclusively for any public purpose, and
personal property to an amount: not ex
ceedingE In. value two hundred dollars for