The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-14
AMENDMENTS.
The Constitution of Minnesota
will be up for Fixing.

The voters will be called upon at
the election of Nov. to ballot upon
three amendments to the CONSTITUTE
ion Of Minnesota and it will beboove
all to look the matter up carefully
before casting their votes for or
against the amendments. AS all
constitutional amendments will be at
the head of the ticket there will be
no excuse for anyone not seeing them.
The first amendment provides for
an increase in the amount Of taxes
collected 10y the state upon the prop
erty of the railroads situated within
the state from three per cent of the
gross earnings derived from the
operation of railways within the state
to sum equal to four per cent of the
gross earnings derived from the oper-
alton of such lines of railway within
the state. The annual payment of
such sum shall be in full and in lieu
of all other taxes and assessments
upon the property SO taxed. The
lands aquired by public grant shall
be and remain as heretofore exempt
from taxation until sold or contracted
to be sold or conveyed, as provided in
said acts where such grants were
recognized.
Provision is made in this act where
by the disputed and unpaid taxes on
the:gross earnings of any railway
company within the state may be
collected by civil action brought in
| the name of the State of Minnesota
in any C unity thereof. The right to
| maintain such civil action is in ad-
dition to existing remedies for the
collection of the per centum tax up
on the gross earnings of railroads
within the state. The existing rem
edy which the State of Minnesota
may use in enforcing the payment by
any railroad company within the
state of any disputed and unpaid
taxes upon it's gross earnings. is by
destraint of its movable property by
the State Treasurer. and sale of suf-
fcient thereof to satisfy the states
claim. This new method of enforc-
ing the collection of such taxes, pro-
lposed by this amendment, will, if
adopted, enable the state to secure a
speedy and direct judicial determina-
tion of the liability of any such rail
way company for disputed and unpaid
items of gross earnings taxes.
| Under the terms of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Minnesota this
| act of the Legislature must be submit
| ted to the legal voters of the state,
and will become operative if adopted
by a majority of the electors voting
at the next general election.
| An amendment to the law relating
to the school funds will be up before
the voters. The existing constitution
provides that the permanent school
and university fnnd 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 which 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 tax.
, able real property in such county,
J. school district, city, town or village
! The effect of the proposed amend
ment, if adopted, will be to authorize
the investment of the permanent
! 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