The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

sueh Investments when the entire
Indebtedness, Including the loan II
SQuestion, does not exceed Afteen( 1Bl
per cent Of the assessed valuation
Of the taxable real property n sach
nunicipalitiesJ whereas, under the
mitted only where such total IN.
debtedness does NOT exceed aeven
~ per cent Of the assessed valu.
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7 BY An Act Of the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota Approved April IS,
1901, and known as House File No. 1853; 1t
is proposed to Amend Section Sixteen s(18)
OF Article Nine (9) Of the Constitution.
. The Section as now existing reads an
follows: - - 10 ~
Section 16. For tho purpose Of lending
atd IN the construction and improvement
state road and bridge fund" Said fund
shall include all moneys accruing from
the income derived from investments in
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
OF improving roads and bridges of this
state. by providing. in its discretion, for
this state Of not to exceed in any year
.one-twentieth d-2o) of one ~ mill on all
the h ta1abls property within the ststs =,
provide for the appointment by. the gov
ernor Of the state of board to be known
as the state highway commission" con-
perform such duties as shall be pre-:
scribed by law, without salary or COM
pensation other than personal expenses.
Such commission shall have general su-
observation-disclosures If tho construction NJ 1fQ f0
roads and bridges and shall use such
distribute the same in the several
county shall receive in any year more
than three 60 per cent or less than one;
Of
such year: and provided. further. that no
more than one-third rs, Of such fund
any and n no Dc shall
than one-third (1-3) of the cost of con-
structing or improving any road or bridge
be paid by the state from such fund.
1t 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
hereby created fund to be known as the
fund shall include all moneys accruing
from the interest derived from the in
vestments in the internal imprcveme nt
to said fund. and shall also include all
funds accruing to any state road and
bridge fund however provided:
The legislature is authorized to add to
ing or improving roads and bridges of the
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
s5ase nG Of mini On M
the taxable property within the state.
The existing Constitution author
Uses le9islatiOn providing for levy
Of q state tax Of 1-2O of one mill for
the purpose Of building roads, and
bridges, and aprOvides for it's use
under the direction of a State High
way Commission In such counties
~ shall contribute Mt least double
pended by said Commission for such
purpose, subject also to certain
other limitations.
By the proposed change. q tax Of
lilo Ut one mill 10 authorised to be
levied for this purpose, the High
way Commission IL abolished, and
the result, IL the proposed amend
ment IL adopted, will be to place
the distribution of such funds In the
hands of the Legislature, without
limitation or restriction.
xVs - !
BY an act Of the legislature Of the State
of Minnesota, known as chapter one ~
of the Laws Of the Extra Session of 1902,
It is proposed to amend sections one az.
two (2) and three 90 of article nine "a
of the constitution.
The sections as now existing read 40
lows:
Section 1. All taxes to be raised In
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be. and all nrOnHrtV which fQxpQ
to be j>v.ed shall have cash valuation.
and ho eQualized an;; uniform lss--ougholt
the state; provided. that the legislature
may. by general lay 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 10 be benss-
without regard to cash valuation, ana
in such manner as the legislature may
prescribe; and provided, further, that for
laying water pipes ana supplyins any
city, or municipality with water. the leg
islature may. by general or special law,
saf city If Sr
ment upon the iineai foot Of all lands
fronting on any water main or water
within corporate limits Of said city. for
supplying water to the citizens thereof.
without regard to he cash value Of such
property, ana 10 empower Sucn city to
collect any such tax assessments, or fines
or penalties for failure to pay the same,
or any f1no 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 Il tax upon
I'LL inheritances, devises, requests lega-
cies and gif-s of every kind and descrfp-
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
q maximum tax Of five per cent.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide
for an annual tax sufficient to defray tho
estimated Ordinary expenses Of TINS
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 70: such year.
the legislature shall provide for levyinR
4 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 taxtn,
all moneys, credits. investments in bonds
stocks. joint stock companies, or other.
wise; and also all real and personal pronl
erty. according to Its true value II
money; but public burying grounds. puh-
lie echoolhouseS, public hospitals aca:II
emies. colleges, universities and all semi
naries of learning. all churches. church
property used for religious purposes. am
houses of worship. institutions OF nurais
public charity, public property used ex.