Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-10-16
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indebtedness, including the. loan In
question, does not exceed fifteen (15)
| per cent Of the assessed valuation
OF the taxable real property In such
municipalities, whereas, under the
existing Constitution loans are per-
mttted only where such total i'm
debtedness does not exceed seven
(O per cent Of the assessed valn-
alton.
BY An Act OF the Legislature OF the.
state or Minnesota Approved April IL,
1901, and known as House File No. :53 it
is proposed to Amend Section Sixteen (l6)
of Article Nine co. of the Constitution.
The Section as now existing reads as
follows:
Section IL. For the purpose Of lending
aid IN the construction and Improvement
OF public highways and bridges there is
hereby created a fund to be known as the
state road and bridge fund Said fund
snail include all moneys accruinS from
the income derived from investments in
the internal Improvement land fund, or
that may hereafter accrue to said fund.
and shall also include all funds accruins
to any state road and bridge fund, how
ever provided.
The legislature is authorized to add to
| such fund for the purpose Of constructing
or improving roads and bridges OF this
state, by pror''ding, in it's discretion, for
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
| this state of not to exceed in any year
Nt-I"Gllllclu (l-ZUj OF one (l) Mill Oh all
the taxable property within the state.
The legislature is also authorized to
provide for the appointment by the gov
ern !S Of the state of board to be known
as the state highway commission con-
sisting Of three 90 members, who shall
perform such duties as shall be pre-
ny SALTY or
| Such commission shall have general su-
perintendence Of the construction Of state
roads and bridges and shall use such
fharanf
distribute the same In the several
counties IN the state upon an equitable
eoanty sha receive in any ye aa more
than three (:1 per cent or less than one
half 81 OF one az PEI, 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
than nq of t iase cost sa Of % eon
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 ii. 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 improvement
to said fund. and shall also include all
funds accruins to any state road and
bridge frCd 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 its discretion for
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
this state, Of not to exceed in any one
year one-tenth 1-10) Of one mill on all
the taxable property within the state.
The existinS Constitution author
ICES legislation providing for u levy
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the purpose Of building roads and
bridges. and provides for it's use
under the direction of II State High
way Commission in such counties
AZ shall contribute at least double
the amount OF the State moneys e1-
pended by said Commission for such
purpose, subject also to certain
other limitations.
BY the proposed change. n tax of
lilo of one mill is authorized to be
levied for, this purpose; the High
way Commission il abolished, and
the result, if the proposed amend
ment Is adopted. will he to place
the distribution OF such funds in the
hands of the legislature, without
Limitation restriction.
w
By an act of the legislature of the State
of Minnesota, known as chapter one %
of the Laws of the Extra Session Of 1902
1t is proposed to amend sections one a,
two ca and three 60 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-, and all property Oh which taxes are
TO be levied shall have cash valuation,
the state; provided, that the legislature
may, BY general law or special act, ail-
thorize municipal corporations to levy
assessments for local improvements upon
the property -conting upon such improve
ments or III The property TO be bene-
flied by ch improvements, or both,
without regard to cash valuation, and
in such manner as the legislature may
prescribe; and provided, further, that for
the purpose of defraying the expenses Of
laying water pipes and supplying any
city or municipality with water. the leg
islatu-e may, by general OF special law,
authorize any such city or municipality,
having a population of five thousand or
ment upon the lineaI 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 any fine or penalty for any violation
Of the rules of such city or municipality
in regard tC ne use OF water, Or for any
water rate due for the same.
And provided further, that there may
be by law levied and collected 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
tons. Such tax above such exempted
sum may be uniform. or it may be grad
ed or progressive. but shall not exceed
maximum tax Of five per cent
Sec. 9. 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 burying grounds, pub
lie schoolhouses, public hospitals, acad-
emies, colleges, universities and all semi
naries Of learning all churches, church
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