The Redwood gazette., 1902-10-29

| inde btedneSs. including the loan In
question. does not exceed fifteen (15)
| per cent of the assessed valuation
| of the taxable 1eni property in such
| municipalities: whereas, under the
! existing Constitution loans are per-
| mitted only where such total in
debtedness does not exceed seven
| CD per cent of the assessed valu-
alton.
III.
| BY An Act Of the Legislature Of the
! State Of Minnesota Approved April IL,
| 1901, and known House File No. 353, 1t
! is proposed to Amend Section Sixteen (1O
of Article Nine (9) of the Constitution.
The Section as now existing reads as
| follows:
alo IN the construction and improyement
of public highways and bridges there Is
hereby created a fund to be known as the
"state road and bridge fund" Said fund
shall include all moneys accruing from
| the income derived from investments in
the internal Improvement land fund, or
and shall also include all funds accruipg
to any state road and bridge fund.- how
| ever provided
! The legislature is authorized to add to
such fund for the purpose of construct
! or improving roads and bridges OF TINS
an annual tax levy upon the property OF
this state Of not TO exceed in any year
one-twentieth Q-2W Of one Cd mill on all
! lne ldNdDle property "1Cflln lne 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 commission con,
perform such duties as shall be pre-
scribed b., law without salary or COM
pensat!On other than personal expenses.
! Such commission shall have general su-
perintendence CT the construction of state
roads and bridges and Shan y, use use suca a,;1
fund in the construction thereon ana
! counties in the state upon an equitable
basis: ItrG2;.id:d: frrther: hat no
than three. 90 per cent or less than one;
half C?) Of one % per cent of the, total
fund thus provided and eNpended during
more than one-third G-3> Of such fund
sccruing in any, year shall be expended
+ for bridgeS and in no ease shall more
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:
aid in the CONSTRUCTION and im9rovement
OF public highways and bridges. there is
hereby created a fund to be known as the
fund SHAH include ali moneys accruing
! from the interest derived from the in
vestments in 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 however provided.
dhe e legislature s Is authorlzeea TO aod TO
ing, or improving roads and bridges of the
state, and providing in its discretion for
this stae Of ne to sxeeed m pny one
year one-tenth 0-10) of 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 1-2O of one mill for
10 H~{I S1s II
bridges. and provides for its use
under the direction of n State High
way Commission in such counties
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.
By the proposed change, tax of
1-1O Of 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 restriction.
".
By an act of the legislature Of the State
of Minnesota, known as chapter one O
of the Laws Of the Extra Session of 1902,
1t is proposed to amend sections one o.,
two (2) and three (3) of article nine (O
of the constitution.
The sections as now existing read as
lows:
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be. and all property on which taxes are
to be levied shall have cash valuation,
and he equalized and uniform throughout
the s-atei provided, that the Legislature
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 the legislature may
prescribe: and provided, further, that for
the purpose of defraying the expenses of
city or municipality with water, the leg
islature may, by general or special law,
authorize any such city or municipality,
having a population Of five thousand or
more, to levy an annual tax or assess
ment upon the llneal 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
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.
And provided further. that there may
be by law levied and collected a tax upon
all inhertances. devises. bequests, 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 1t may be grad
ed or progressive. but shall not exceed
a maximum tax OF five per cent.
Sec. .. The legislature shall provide
for an annual tax sufficient to defray the
estimated (ordinary) expenses of the
state for each year: and whenever it
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
a 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 burytng grounds, pub
lie schoolhouses. public hospitals acad-
emies. colleges. universities and all semi
narieS of learning all churches