The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-01-26

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ure from q time-honored custom.
Senator Schaller introduced two
companion bills, the purpose Of which
is to enable district courts to try and
determine cases upon information and
impose sentences without waiting for
the grand jury to convene. The OBJ
ject is to save time by disposing Of the
case at once, should the accused per-
son desire it.
The constitutional amendments on
the subjects of taxation recommended
by the tax code and considered at the
special session of 1902 were introduced
in the house by Representative W. ID.
Washburn, Jr., of Minneapolis. The
amendment inaugurates what is known
as the wide-open policy to greater
extent even than the amendment in
PRODUCED by Representative W. p.
Roberts of Minneapolis some DAYS
ago.
They provide for the apportionment
OF State taxes to counties and make
no constitutional exemptions, leaving
such matters to the legislature. The
amendments introduced by Mr.. Wash
burn make sections one, two, three
and four of article nine of the consti.
tuition read as follows:
"Section /. The power of taxation
shall never be surrendered nor sus.
pended.
"Section g. All taxes shall be uni.
form upon the same class of subjects
within the territorial limits of the
authority levying the taxes; and shall
be levied and collected for public pur.
poses.
"Section 3. The legislature may by
general laws provide for the appor-
tionment to counties of the amount OF
revenue to be raised therein for State
purposes, and may in any law provid-
ing for such apportionment authorize
counties to select the subjects upon
which revenue is to be raised for
State and county purposes, and to ap-
portion such revenue among the cities,
villages and townships of the county.
"Section 4. The legislature may by
general law or special act authorize
municipal corporations to levy assess
ments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such i'm
provements or upon the property to
be benefited by such improvements or
both, without regard to cash valua-
ton and in such manner as the legis-
lature may prescribe.'
A bill providing for taking the
State census was introduced by SEN
ator Ripley P. Brewer of St. Cloud
on Tuesday. It is practically the 1895
census law with some minor amend
ments. The bill makes Secretary of
State Hanson superintendent of CEN
sus, and authorizes him to appoint
the necessary assistants, clerks ste.,
to compile the census which Wilt be
taken June fst, and must be completed
by July 10th. In addition, to simply
enumerating the inhabitants the CEN
sus must show the number of soldiers
and sailors of both the Civil and
Spanish-American wars, sex, age,
color, nativity, occupation, parentage,
length of residence of males over
twenty-one years of age in State and
enumeration district, etc. The bill
fixes the compensation of enumerators
at Sl.75 to So per hundred according
to density of population and physical
condition of territory, etc., the super
intendent of census being allowed to
exercise his discretion in establishing
the rate of compensation. A per diem
compensation of 81 to So is also al.
lowed. The bill calls for an appro.
priation of $65, 1000. It is estimated
there will be over 100000 more people
to count this year than ten years ago
The census report must be completed
by January 1st, 1906. The bill has
been introduced early in the session
so that its passage may be effected
early enough to allow ample time for
the census bureau to get fully organ,
lied, and in good running order be.
fore June LIST.
The present legislature will have to
pass an act Of some kind designating
who shall have the custodianship Of
the new capitol. Senator Horton Of
st. Paul secured the passage of bill
in the senate creating fat job for
one of the members of the commission
who is made superintendent of the
building. The bill is meeting with
much opposition in the house. Repre-.
sentative Mork of Bricelyn has intro.
duced a bill which leaves the building
in the hands of the present capitol
commission for two years and after
that time the structure is then to be
placed in charge of a board composed
of the governor, the State auditor,
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