The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

ing remedy which the State of Mime
sofa may use in enforcing the payment
nv any railroad company within the
state of any disputed and unpaid taxes
upon its gross earnings, is by destraint
of its movable property by the State
Treasurer, and sale of sufficient there
Of to satisfy the states claim Thi.
new n;eLnOd or enforcing the collec-
ton of such taxes, proposed by this
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.
II.
By an act Of the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota. approved March Bird.
1908, known as Chapter 25 of the Cen
eral Laws Of Minnesota of 1903. the
same being House File No. a. 1t is pro-
posed to amend Section Of Article
of the constitution of the State of Min
nesota.
The existing provision of the Consti-
tuition. which is here sought to be amend
Sec. 6. The permanent school and
university fund of this state may be in
vested in the purchase of bonds of any
county, school district, city. town or vii
lage of this state but no such invest
ment shall be made until approved by the
board of commissioners designated py
permanent school fund and the perms- .
nent university fund of this state; nor
shall such loan or inVes tment be MACS
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
or village issuing such bonds; nor shaii
such loans or Indebtedness be made at =
lower rate of interest than three per
cent per annum, nor for shorter perloo
period than twenty COO years; and no
change Of the town, school district. VII
lage. city or county lines shall ren hni
dsret IL s"' or "v in this
state at the time of issuing. the honds
from any liability for taxation t" pay
such bonds"
1t Is proposed by said Chapter % OF
the General Laws Of 1903 to amend SAID
Section of Article of the Constitution
Of the State of Minnesota so as to reao
as follows:
Sec. 6. The permanent school and d
be invested in the bonds Of any
county, Ess school t dstre State city, but
such Investment shall be made until
approved by the board Of commission-
ers designated by law to regulate the
investment Of the permanent school 1una
and the permanent university fund OF
this state; nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be is
sued or purchased would make the en 1Ee
bonded Indebtedness exceed hfteen 10!
per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the taxable real property of the county
school district, city, town or Vlliage IS
or Indebtedness be made at lower rate
of interest than three per cent per an.
mum. nor for a shorter neriod than nVe
90 years, nor for a longer, period imam
twenty (2O) years. and no change of the
town. school district. city. village or vi
county lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town. school dis .t fo tbe
time of the issuing Of such bonds from
any liability for taxation to pay such
bonds"
The existing constitution PROVIDES
that the permanent school and unlver'
sity fund of the State of Minnesota
NAV 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,
1T ~
the State of Minnesota when the en-
tire issue, of which the proposed loan
is a part, will not make the lndebted'
ness of any such county, school ols'
trict, city, town or village exceed nj
teen per cent Of the assessed Valua'
ton.
BY an act Of the legislature OF the St SAT-
of Minnesota, approved April IL. 1903
known as chapter 269 of the Genera
Laws of 1903. the same being Senate File
173, it is proposed to amend section
| of article ! Of the constitution OF the
State Of Minnesota.
The section as now existing reads as
| follows:
answer for a criminal offense unless on
| the presentment or Indictment of grand
| jury, except in @ses of impeachment' OF
| In cases cognizable by justices OF the
or in the militia when in actual service
| in time of war or public danger: and nc
| person for the same offense shall be put
twice in jeopardy of punishment. nor
| to be witness against himself nor be de-
prived Of life. liberty, or property with,
out due process Of law Al persons s, shall
sureties except for capital offenses
when the proof is evident or the pre-
sumption great; and the privilege of the
writ Of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended, unless. when in case Of rebellion
! or invasion. the public safety may re-
| quire.''
| said Section so a to read as follows:
| Sec. Z. mo person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense without
due process of law; and no person foI
| 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 or the presumption
| habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in case of rebellion or in.
vas1on the public safety may require"
The effect of this amendment, II
adopted, will be to give the Legislature
the power to determine the manner
and form of charging persons with tho
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 a grand jury OF
by criminal warrant issued by just
ice of the peace. In place of such pre-
sentiment or indictment of grand
jury, or 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