The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-10-27

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SS....sectlons 1. The power Of taxation shall
never be surrendered, suspensied Or con
tfacted% away. Taxes shall UNIFORM
=upon y he, sans class sgbjects.sssnnd i
purposes, but. public buryinG grounds,
public school houses public S. hospitals;
academies COLLEGES, universities, and All
church property; and houses Of worship:
institutions: OF purely public. charity and
public property used excluslvely for any.
alton, and there may be exempted from
taxation personal property not .excaedln1
in value 800 foE@each household, iindl-
yidual or head Of At amiiy, as the legas.
lature may Determine. Provided, that
the LEGISLATURES may authorize nuniclpai
.corporationssto;l levy and collect assess
merlts for local impro veInents. upon prop
erty benefited thereby without regard to
4 cash valuation: and, PROVIDED TURNER,
construed to Affect, mOdifyS%:0rz repeal
! ton Of the gross earnings OF railroads
+. The purpose ana rect ot thl.
ane II d Nh . MT would he. to kreafiy en-
large the power Of the s e Eislature
with reference to tie subject Of
taxatiofr. = Section one ns.1 It. now
stands provides tka all ta1ee I'M
posed shall he equai-Rssmear 81 may
.be-on air forlas OF propertY,Eann'da all
property upon which - tax :, -! I'M :.
posed issrequired ID have a. Z, C '!. q
VALUATION : eqnalized.thro uEh out
the state. - X - ;s@
Section two as 1t now stands re-
auires the lexisla ture TO levy the
necessary taxes annually to de1ray
the expenses OF the state. That ~
the duty of the Elexlslatu re- vv1thout
any constitutional direction: 81. !, =
Section three al. 1T now stan pro-
vides that all real zand .personal
In
IT'S and- INVESTMENTS IN. BONDS
AND STOCKS, shall be assessed ae-
cording: to their :true value IN
money. -
Section four. ~: it now, stands pro
vides that property emPlOyede..l IA
equal to that imposed ON other
property. This IL only q reDstttton
Of the Requirements Of Sections one
and three, as no rational person
would claim that banking capttal
SHOULD be exempt fronA taxation.
ssSect1o seventeen AZ 1t now. .iahds
IL not easy to uMdersta nd, hut II was
Intended; by that sectioT tn relieve
from the operation OF sections one
and three, abOvts quoted. property
Of the classes therein enumerated,
30 that = gross: earnings tax cOaiM
be applied thereto 1nstead Of direct
taxation.
| Owing to the provisions of See
tfons@ one and three: Of tase present
Constitution many. amendm ents
| were from time to time added so -"
te=permit .taxss tos-bc imposed ON
specific kinds Of property other
/ Wise than upon a:s-cash valuation
equalixed throughout the state. we
have. among these exceptions rail-
road eross earnings taKss; s .,4nnn.
| PAL frontage, taxes, inheritance
taxes; and the gross EARNINGS taxes
| Authorized by said section seven
teen. 80 - =
I several exemptions. from taxation
are also provided fer, but ~ these
exemptions are NOT changed by the
proposed amendment, T. Will make
no further reference to them.
The amendnaen which, 1T adopted,
| would take the place of all Of the
sections and amendments above re-
ferfed to, is simple and plain. NO
provision !. of the Constitution rs
| necessary to aathori.e the Ina
position Of the taxes necessary for
the +support of Of: state and Ats
vartoas politieai uh .ti1 Tn n
power of taxation 70 inherent In
goyernment. This propoaed amend
nieMt declares that this inherent
pow er+t- 81 +:rax2tfOnz- 1l1allazN&VSf7px
surrendsred, suspended or. con-
traeted away,> that taxeA shall ne
shall be u inform; ON the same class
| 81 nubietts.~ should this amends
nlent2 be adopted all property OF
every kind In the state, would be
subject to. taxation, according to
| the method the leEtslatuFe~ saw MT
to- adopt, provided only that the
tax was levied for = public purpose
7 and was uniform ol, the same ella 80
| Of Subjects: .URder this amends emit
/ every tax law: we now have on the
/ statute, books would continue to be
svalid,1 because under this amend
Ement all Limitations ON. the, power
Of the legislature would be taken
away. 80 = 80. -
E The adoption: of this amendment
+ would, ~ indicated, repeal the So
called inheritance tax Amendment,
ana the"Gross-earnings tax amend
ment adopted I'm 1906 n. contained
I'm said =: section seventeen, but in
| their. place this amend ment would
give the legislature greater author
ity. Under this amendment the
lfpoyver to Impose inheritance taxes
! would be- unlimited, and any form,
OF gross earnings tax@::wouid be
valid. The gross earnings tax en-
railroads would not@be Affected by
this am EN- d nlent, ~ the Constitution
provides that it can not be changed
lwlthout y vote of the: people. hut
l ~
i fOrm ms -Of. tn RATION could be imposed,
notably an Income taxand u regt1-
| tryss tax ON smortEages. Under the
Epresent5 ConstitutiO o.. we can impose
mo tax ON mortgaEess owned by nom
| residents.* A registry tax, which
would be valid under this amend
t:ment,3 would reach all: 3: mortgages
alike While all subjects of taxa
+ tion are : required to- have cash
with theS.tax equalized
thrO4ghout@ the state, mo- proper In
come tax could berimposed. Such 4
Etax,. 1T Imposed, should be. pro-
gressIve; which suould be valid
under this anaendment.5zss s. 81 -
SECOND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES '!|ssgl 2 :..!'=4.
second proposed anendment IL
$eontained In .Chapter212 of the
ILaws#of 1905. It 5is#soughtz by this
anen dnsnt to repeal.section IS OF
Article @ Of the: Gonatitution. which
ID m followss z> q: $50 -
E.zz*t.sections 16. For the purpose Of lending
aid in the construction and=improvement
LOT public highways and bridges, there Is
J. hereby, created q, fund to be known as
1.-the FtStath-S Road aud Fridge F,ln1 ,, Said