The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13

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| amendment, will, if adopted, enable
| the state to secure speedy and direct
| judicial determination of the liability
| of any such railway company for dis
| puted and unpaid items of gross earn
ings taxes.
Under the terms of the Constitution
| of the State of Minnesota this act of
! the legislature must be submitted to
| the legal voters of the state, and will
become operative if adopted by a ma
| jority of the electors voting at the
next general election.
By an act Of the legislature of the
| State of Minnesota. approved March Bird,
1903, known as Chapter. % of the Gen
| eral Laws of Minnesota of 1903. the
same being House File No. 4. it is pro-
| posed to amend Section 6 of Article 8
| of the constitution of the State of Min
neSota.
| The existing provision of the Consti-
| tuition. which is here sought to be amend
| ed, reads as follows:
6 tbIs afae @nU be n
vested in the purchase Of bonds of any
county, school district, city, town or vii
ment- shall be made until approved hy the
| board of commissioners designated by
law to regulate the investment of the
permanent school fund and the perms-
nent university fund of this state; nor
shall such loan or Investment be made
| when the issue of which the same In part
| would make the entire bonded indebted
ness exceed seven per cent of the assessed
valuation of the taxable real property OF
the county. school district, city, town town
or village issuing such bonds; nor shall
such loans or indebtedness be made at a
lower rate of interest than three per
| cent per annum, nor for shorter perlou
period t Than l' twenty co S' years and
| change of the town, school district. VII
lage, city or county lines shall rei homi
sre onnY yv IL suc or t city m this
state at the time of issuing the bones
from any liability for taxation to pay
| such bonds ~ =.
1t is proposed by said Chapter % of
! the General Laws Of 1903 to amend said
| Section 6 of Article s of the Constltutlon1
of the State of Minnesota so as to reao
| as follows:
Sec. g. The permanent school and
university fund of this state may
be invested in the bonds OF any
e1unt Sx school Of t fstrc tate city, but
such Investment shall be made ,s until
approved by the board of commission
ers designated by law to regulate s the
| investment of the permanent school 1un6
and the permanent university fund OF
| this state; nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds 10 De is is
bonded indebtedness exceed htteen tlo.e
per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the taxable real property of the ,, county ~
| school district. city, town or village IS
suing such bonds; mol, shall such loaIts >
| or Indebtedness be made at a lower rate
of interest than three per cent per an an,
| mum. nor for shorter period than IVe
| % years, nor for longer period IMAM
twenty COO years, and no change. or the ne
town, school district; city, village or VI
county lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town. school district. coun-
ty, village or city in this state at tne
| time of the issuing Of such bonds froll
any liability for taxation 10 pay SUCH
bonds"
The existing constitution provides
that the permanent school and unlVer'
sity fund of the State of Minnesota
may be invested in the bonds OF any
county, school district, city, town or
village, when the entire issue OF when
the proposed forms a part will not
make the Indebtedness of such county,
school district, city, town or village
exceed seven per cent of the assessed
valuation of the taxable real property
in such county, school district, city,
town or village. The effect OF the pro-
posed amendment, if adopted, will be
to authorize the investment of the per
manent school and university funds OF
the state in the bonds of any county,
school district, city, town or village OF
the State of Minnesota when the en-
tire issue, of which the proposed loan
is a part, will not make the indebted
ness of any such county, school DIS
trict, city, town or village exceed NJ
teen per cent of the assessed Valua-
ton.
BY an act of the legislature Of the State
| of Minnesota approved April IS, 1903.
known as chapter 900 of the General
| Laws of 1908, the same being Senate Fhe
| 173, 1t Is proposed to amend sectlon I
of article I of the constitution or the
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
answer for criminal offense unless on
| the presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in coses of impeachment, or
in cases cognizab!e by justices OF the
| or in the militia when in actual service
in time of war or public danger and no
person for the same offense. shall be put
| shall be compelled in any criminal case
to be witness against himself nor be de-
prived of life, liberty, OF. property with,
out due process of law. All persons shall
before conviction be bailable by sufficient
| sureties except for capital Offenses.
| when the proof is evident or the pre-
writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
| pended, unless. when in case of rebellion
| or invasion, the public safety may re-
| quire."
It is proposed. by said act, to amend
| said Section so to read as follows:
| Sec. I. mo person shall be held to
| answer for a criminal Offense without
the same offense shall be put twice in
| jeopardy of punishment. nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived
| of life. liberty or property without due
| process Of law. All persons shall before
| conviction be bailable by sufficient sure
ties. except for capital offenses when the
| proof is evident the presumption
| great: and the privilege of the writ of
| habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in case of rebellion or in
The effect of this amendment, if
adopted, will be to give the legislature
the power to determine the manner
and form of charging persons with the
commission of criminal acts. AS the
constitution now reads, the procedure
by which a person is held to answer
for a criminal offense is by present
ment or indictment of grand jury or
by criminal warrant issued by a just.
ice of the peace. In place of such pre-
sentiment or indictment of grand
Jury, or a warrant issued by justice
of the peace, it is proposed to substi.
tute any procedure which the legisla.
ture may deem due process of law. In
other words, the legislature will have