Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-10-25
PROPOSED
Amendments
70 THE
institution
OF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter F.. Hanson,
Secretary Of State.

Hon. Peter f. Hanson,
Secretary Of State.
Sir:
As required by Section 25 of the
Hev1sed Laws. 1 haze the honor to
ADVISE you as to the purpose and
eject Of these amendments which
are to be voted on by the people at
the coming election.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 1853 of the
Laws of 1905. BY this amendment it
IS sought to repeal Sections one %,
two (2), three (3), four a. and sew
enteen 90 of Article nine 90 Of
the Constitution (tl,e latter section
being the amendment to said Article
nine 90 adopted in 1886 which
sections now read as follows:
''Section l.. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal as
may De, and all property on which taxes
are to be levied shall have cash valua-
throughout the state: Provided, that the
legislature may, by general law or spe-
clal act, authorize municipal corpora
tlons to levy assessments for local i'm
proVements upon the property fronting
upon such improvements, or upon the
property to be benefited by such i'm
proVements,- or both, without regard to
cash valuation, and in such manner as
the legislature may prescribe: and pro-
vided further; that for the purpose of
de1raylng the expenses of laying water
pipes and supplying any, city or munic-
ipality with water, the Legislature may,
by general or special law, authorize any
such city or municipality, having pop
ulatlon of five thousand or more, to levy
lineal foot of all lands fronting on any
water main or water pipe laid by such
city or municipality within corporate
to the citizens thereof without regard
to the cash value of such property, and
to empower such city to collect any
ties for failure to pay the same, or any
fine or penalty for any violation of the
rules of such city or municipality in re-
gard to the use of water, or for any wa
ter rate due for the same: and provided
further, that there may be by law levied
and collected a tax upon all inheritances,
devises,, requests, legacies and gifts Of
every kind and description above a
fixed and Specified sum of any and ali
natural persons and corporations. Such
tax above such exempted sum may be
uniform. or it may be graded or progress
section = ye' The fe"l legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
the state for each year, and Whenever it
sAall happen that such ordinary eN-
penses of the state for any
year shall exceed the income of the
provide for levying a tax for the ensu-
ing year sufficient, with other sources of
income to pay the deficiency Of the pre-,
expenses Of such ensuing year. Blu; no
law levying a tax or making other pro-
visions for. the payment Of interest or
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
have, been submitted to- vote of the
people of the state and adopted by a
majority of the electors of the state vot-
ing upon the same.
"Section 3. Laws shall be passed tax
ing all moneys credits, investments in
otherwise, also all real and personal
property, according to its true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pub
emies, colleges universities, and all sem
inaries of learning, all churches, church
property used for religious purposes, and
houses Of worship; Institutions of purely
personal property to an amount not ex-
ceeding in yne tWo hundred dollars for
be exempt from taxation:
"Section 4. Laws shall be passed for
taxing the notes and bills discounted or
purchased, moneys loaned, and all other
property, effects, or, dues of every, de-
scription, of all banks and of all bank
ers, so that all property employed in
banking shall always be subject to, a
taxation equal to that imposed the
property of individuals.
"Section II. The legislature may i'm
pose, or provide for the imposition Of.
upon the property within this state Of
any and all owners or operators, whether
corporate or individual, or otherwise, of
any and all sleeping. parlor and draw
ing room cars, or any or either of the
same, which run in, into or through this
the this
state of any and all telegraph and tele-
phone companies, or owners, whose lines
this state; also upon the property within
this state Of all express companies, or
owners, or any or either of the same,
doing business in this state; also upon
he property within this state Of all do
mestic insurance companies Of this state
Of any kind; also upon the property with
in this state of any and all foreign in
surance companies doing business in
this state of any kind: also upon the
property within this state Of all owners
or operators of any and all mines or OF
mineral ores situated in this state; also
upon the property within this state OF al
boom companies or owners, and Of all
ship builders or owners doing business
in this state, or having port therein
provided, that this act shall not apply to
their lands and other property): and
upon the property Of either or any OF
such companies or oWners,-a tax as uni
taxes imposed upon similar property in
said state, or upon the earnings thereof
within this state. but may be graded or
progressive, or both, and in providing
Tor such tax, or in providing for ascer-
tanning the just and true value of such
property, it shall be competent for the
legislature, in either or all of such cases,
to impose such tax, upon any or all
property thereof within this state, and
81 either case by taking as the basis OF
such imposition the proportlonate busl.
ness, earnings, mileage or Quantity OF
production or property now or hereafter
existing Of any such companies, persons
or owners, transacted or existing in this
state. in relation to the entire business,
mileage or quantity of production or
propeTty Of such companies, persons or
owners as aforesaid; or in such other
manner. or by such other method, as the
legislature may determine; but the pro-
ceeds Of such taxes upon mining prop
ertv shall be distributed between the
state and the various political 81 bd1V y
sions thereof wherein the same Is sit
uated. III the same proportion as the
nroeeeds Of taxes upon real property are
81 strihuted: Provided further, that moth
ing il il this act contained shall operate
( to authorize the assessment or taxat1on
of any farm land or ordinary business
hooks or property owned by any such
cornora tion. person, firm or company ex-
cent in the manner provided by the OF
nj ~ M, ~ af1Ynda OF taxation. 5f&&$Hg