The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-14
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Tax Bill Prepared BY tho Commission
- Defeated In the House. Nam.
Der Of Now Bills introduced.

The Tax Bill Prepared BY tho Commission
- Defeated In the House Mann
Der Of Now Bills Introduced.
,, Ct. g.! Pq 1a!a March 1.-THE Jacobson tai
The senate voted down a motion to
ed to Indefinitely postpone the measure;
h Te Rea Of the b no Sard but
Intellectual fight both in the tax commit
tee and on the floor Of the senate.
Yesns Of sxf pleaded with
tors not to throw away the last chance
during the session hf, to Put the
on a basis more equal with that ON
They and the other supporters Of the
Promised ed that no objection Would be
made to the removal Of the tonnage tax
friends Of the bill would accept amend
ments-.were the bill allowed to go on
general orders-which would eliminate
ice corporations should be assessed upon
2 full valuation Of their property and
Still the opponents of the bill stood
firm in their position that the only
amendments which would make the bill
safe would mean the killing of the meas
The, legislature will conclude its labors
Tuesday morning If the senate agrees
with the house. A resolution by Mr.. A.
len passed the latter body without OPP
position fixing the date for adjournment.
mittee Of the constitutional amendments
easily came to an agreement.
The amended provisions are as follows;
much of the verbiage Of the original bill
That sections one Q, two C). and three
(s) Of article nine 90 Of the constitution
Of the state Of Minnesota be AMENDED so
The power of taxation shall never be
surrendered, suspended or contracted
away: The legislature shall provide lha Tor 1
timated ordinary expenses Of the state
for each year, and whenever it shall hap
pen that such ordinary expenses Of Of the
come Of the state for such year, the
legislature shall at its next session, pro-
vide for leyyns tax an ths
Sufficient to defray all Of it's ordinary ex;,
penses without the levy Of any annual
All taxes to be raised in this state shall
be as nearly equal as may be, and shall
be levied and COLLECTED for public pu ,ns
taxes are to be levied, except as herein
otherwise provided, shall have cash
valuation and shall be equalized and uni
that whenever the levy of a tax for state
purposes is omitted as above provided,
the taxes levied for local purposes shall
be upon the valuation of the property
within the several counties and the sub
divisions thereof. which shall be equal
ICED and uniform throughout each coun-
There may be by law, levied and col
lected an annual tax upon all FRANCHISES
granted by the state, or by any s sah,se
tax. there may be imposed such tax up
on the gross earnings OF the persons OF
corporations holding such franchise as
state, county and municipality where the
business of such corporation Is carried
from real estate taxes in said county
There may, be levied and collected a
quests, legacies and gifts Of every kind
and description. above fixed and specl-
fed sum, Of any and all natural persons
exempted ted sum. may be uniform. or it
may be graded or progressive, but the
tax upon such inheritance, devise. be-
% 1aesta ta9A tax o. Of per scent cent ''
There may be levied and collected a
registry tax upon all real estate mort
taxes on the debt secured by such mort
cages, tax upon all incomes from cred
its owned by all persons or corporations
or may be hereafter defined by law, and
also upon income Of all persons or cor
porationss in this state above the sum
arising from such credits: or from prop
erty otherwise taxed in this state. Such
income tax shall be uniform throughout
the state. and shall be levied at a. rate
not to exceed 10 per centu,n upon the in
come from such credits, and at rate
not exceeding 4 per centum upon such
other income.
Laws shall be passed taxing all real
and personal property; provided, that the
credits above described shall not be sub
ect to other taxation that the ha Or or
law imposing such income or registry
tax shall be in force; provided. the pub
lie burning GROUNDS Rnbic schools; P%e-
colleges. universities and all seminaries
Of learning, all churches and church
use used for re 9g 1p
clusively for public purposes. and per-
sonal property to an amount ton not exceed,
individual, shall be exempt from taxa,
not not be "a allowed to more than one member
=" pr roS hspf further: that nothing in this
act contained shall be construed to af-
feet, modify or repeal any law providing
Of railroads. =,
Tic ballots used At such election shall
have printed thereon, the following: ~
and three 60 Of article nine (9) of the
constitution, providing for tax on mort;
cages, the franchise Of corporations and
upon the incomes Of corporations and nd
of individuals In excess of the sum OF
one thousand dollars $1,000 per year.
Yes-No."
In the house the bill extending the
time of the payment Of seed grain loans
to Nov, IS, 1902, was passed.
Senator McCarthy's bill to secure tax
es on logs intended for shipment to Can
ada was also passed.
The committee on taxes and tax laws
recommended for indefinite postponement
the bill introduced by. Mr.. Wells. which
provides for the taxation Of wheat found
in elevators on May l.
bill taxing mortgages was unconstitu-
tional.
St. Paul, March 1o.-The constitution
al amendment bill passed the senate by
a vote of So to /. The only voice raised
against it was that Of Senator Stockwell
He offered as a substitute the wide-open
amendment passed by the tax commits
sion. This was defeated.
The passage Of the senate bill for a
ported to the house until late Saturday