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


question, does not exceed fifteen (15)
per cent of the assessed valuation
of the taxable ZEAL property in such
Municipalities; whereas, under the
existing Constitution loans are per-
m1ttcd only where such total In
debtedness does not exceed seven
ca per cent of the as-essed valu-
alton.
By An Act Of the Legislature OF the
state of Minnesota Approved April IL,
19o1, and known as House File No. 353, 1t
IS proposed to Amend Section Sixteen (l6)
OF Article Nine co. of the Constitution.
The Section as now existing reads as
follows
Section 16. For the purpose of lending
aid IN the construction and lmproyement
or public highways and bridges there Is
hereby created a fund to be known as the
state road and bridge fund Said fund
the income derived from investments IN
the internal Improvement land fund, or
that may hereafter accrue. to said tuna,
and shall also include all funds accrulng
to any state ROAD and bridge fund, how
ever provided.
The legislature is auth Jrizeu to add to
or improving roads and bridges OF this
state, by providing, in u discretion, Tor
an annual tax levy upon the property OF
one twentieth d-2o) of one % mill on all
the taxable property within the state:
The legislature is also authorized to
provide for the appointment by the gov
ernor of the state of a board to be known
as the state highway cOmmlSSlon, con,
sisting of three 90 members, who snail
perform such duties as shall De pre-
Scrlbed by law, without salary or COM
pensatiOn other than personal expenses.
Such commission shall have general su-
perlntendence Of the construction OF sta fn'
roads and bridges and shall use SuCn
fuEd in the construction thereof ana ana
counties IN the state, upon an equltaole
county, shall receive in any year more
than three 90 per cent or less than one
half C) of one Ql Per, cent of the total
such year; and provided further, that no
more than one-third Q-3) of such fund
accruing in any year shall be expended
6an and n nf of eon
STRUGGLING or improving any road or bridge
be paid bv the state from such fund.
1t is proposed by said Act to amend tho
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
hereby created fund to be known as the
fdd RGad nc and Bdge rvnd SAG
from the interest derived from the in
vestments in the internal Improvement
land fund, or that may hereafter accrue
funds accruirg to any state road and
bridge fund however provided:
The legislature is authorized to add to
such fund for the purpose of construct
ing or improving roads and bridges. of the
state, and providing in it's discretion for
an annual tax levy, upon the property OF
year S oneetenth ID d-1o} Of one mill on all
the taxable property within the state.
The existing Constitution author
ICES legislation providing for a levy
of n state tax of 1-2O of one mill for
the purpose of building roads and
bridges, and provides for it's use
under the direction of n State High
way Commission In such counties
as shall contribute at least double
pended by said Commission for such
purpose, subject also to certain
other limitations.
BY the proposed change, a tax of
Ito of one mill is authorized to be
levied for this purpose; the High
way Comm sslon is abolished, and
the result, if the proposed amend
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 Minnesota, known as chapter one D
of the Laws of the Extra Session Of 1902.
1t is proposed to amend sections one o.,
two (2) and three 60 of article nine 90
of the constitution.
The sections as now existing read an
lows:
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be, and all property on which taxes are
to be levied shall have a cash valuation,
and be equalized and uniform throughout
hn tofn I'D hat lN rc1,+ ,,y,~
may, by general law or special act, au-
thorize municipal corporations to levy
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
ments, or upon the property to be bene-
fitted by such improvements, or both,
without regard to a cash valuation, and
in such manner as the legislature may
the purpose Of defraying the expenses of
laying water pipes and supplying any
city or municipality with water, the leg
authorize any such city or municipality.
having population OF five thousand or
more, to levy an annual tax or assess
ment. upon the lineal foot of all lands
fronting on any water main or water
pipes laid by such city or municipality
within corporate limits of said city, for
supplying water to the citizens thereof.
without regard to the cash value of such
collect any such tax assessments, or fines
or penalties for failure to pay the same,
any me or penalty IOr 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.
And provided further, that there may
be by law levied and collected a 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
lions. Such tax above such exempted
sum may be uniform, or it may be grad
ed or progressive, but shall not exceed
a maximum tax Of five per cent,
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide
for an annual tax sufficient to defray the
estimated Ordinary expenses of the
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
of the state for any year shall exceed
the income of the state for such year,
the legislature shall provide for levying
tax for the ensuing year sufficient.
with other sources of income, to pay the
deficiency Of the preceding year, together
with the estimated expenses of such en-
suing year.
Sec. 3. 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 It's true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pub
lie schoolhouses, public hospitals, acad-
emtes, colleges, universities and all semi
naries Of learning. all churches, church
property used for religious purposes, and
houses Of worship. institutions Of purely
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