The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
PROPOSED
Amendment
TO TIE
Constitution
OF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter E. Hanson. ~.
Secretary of State.

Hon. Peter E. Hanson. .-- - Il
Secretary of State. IN =
Sir: ~.
AS required by Section 25 OF the Re-
vIsed Laws. | have the honor to advise
you as to the purpose and effect Of these
amendments which are to be voted on by
the people at the coming election.
FIRST. PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment Is con-
talned In Chapter 1863 Of the Laws Of
1905. BY this amendment 1t Is sought to
repeal Sections one %, two (2), three
(s), four az, and seventeen (1O Of Ar
tlcIe nine (s) OF the constitution (the lat
ter section being the amendment to said
article nine (e) adopted In 1866 which
sections now read as follows:
Section 1. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be, and all property on which taxes are
to be levied shall have a cash valuation
and be equalized and uniform through
out the state: Provided. that the legis-
lature may, by general law or special act,
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
ments, or upon the property to be bene-
flied by such improvements, or both,
without regard to cash valuation, and IN
such manner as the legislature may pre-
scribe; and provided further, that for the
purpose Of defraying the expenses of lay
ing water pipes and supplying any city
or municipality with water, the legisla-
ture may, by general or special law, au-
thorize any such city or municipality,
having a population Of five thousand or
more, to levy an annual tax or assess
ment upon the lineal foot Of all lands
fronting on any water main or water
pipe laid by such city or municipality
within corporate limits of said city for
supplying water to the citizens thereof
without regard to the cash value Of such
property, and to empower such city to
collect any such tax, assessments or
fines or penalties for failure to pay the
same, Or any fine or penalty for any vio-
lation Of the rules Of such. city or munich
pality in regard to the use Of water, or
for any water rate due for the same; and
provided further, that there may be by
law levied and collected tax upon all
inheritances, devises, bequests. legacles
and gifts Of every kind and description
above fixed and specified sum, Of any
and all natural persons and COZ porations.
Such tax above such exempted sum may
be uniform, or 1t may be graded or pro-
gressive, but shall not exceed maximum
tax Of five per cent.
Section 2. The legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
fray the estimated ordinary expenses OF
the state for each year, and whenever 1t
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
Of the state for any year shall exceed the
income Of the state for such year, the
legislature shall provide for levying tai
for the ensuing year sufficient, with 9th
er sources Of income, to pay the deficiency
of the preceding year, together with thu
estimated expenses Of such ensuing year
But no Jaw levying a tax or making othe
provis' ons for the payment Of interest o.
principal Of bonds denominated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
have been submitted to vIte of tn,
people of the state, and adopted by
majority Of the electors Of the state vot
ing upon the same.
ing all moneys, credits. investments IL
bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, o
otherwise, also all real and persona
property, according to its true value il
lie school ho, les, public hospitals, acad
emies, colleges, universities, and all sem
inaries Of learning, all churches. churcl
property used for religious purposes, an
public charity. public property used ex
clusively for any public purpose, an
personal property to an amount not ex
ceeding in value two hundred dollars fo
each individual, shall by general laws
exempt from taxation. 80
Section 4. Laws shall be passed fc
taxing the notes and bills discounted c
purchased, moneys loaned, and all othe
property, effects, or dues of every de
scrption, of all banks and Of all bank
ers. so that all property employed
banking shall always be subject to tax
alton equal to that imposed on the prop
Section II. The legislature may i'm
pose. or provide for the imposition o
upon the property within this state
any and all owners or operators, whetht
corporate or individual, or otherwise,
any and all sleeping parlor and draw
ing room cars. Or any or either Of tt
same which run in, into or through tn
state also upon "a the nn property within tn
phone companies, or owners, whose lin,
are In, or extend in, into or throug
this state; also upon the property with
this state Of all express companies,
owners or any or either of the san
doing business in this state; also upc
the property within this state of all d
nestle insurance companies of this sta
of any kind; also upon the property witt
In this state of any and all foreign il
surance companies doing business
this state Of any kind; also upon tt
property within this state of all owne
or operators Of any and all mines or
mineral ores situated in this state; al
boom companies Or owners and Of
ship builders or owners doing busine
in this state, or having a port there
Crowded, that this act shall not apply
property owned by railroad companie
their lands and other property); a.
upon the property Of either or any
such companies Or owners-a tax as VI
form as reasonably may be with t
taxes imposed upon similar property
said state, or upon the earnings there
within this state. but may be graded
progressive, or both, and in providi
for such tax, or in providing for asce
tanning the just and true value Of su
property, it shall be competent for
legislature, in either or all Of such cas-
to impose such tax, upon any or
property thereof within this state, a
such imposition the proportionate bu
ness, earnings. mileage or quantity
production or property now or hereaf1
existing of any such companies, perso
or owners, transacted or existing in II
state, in relation to the entire busine
mileage or quantity of production
property of such companies, persons
-. owners as aforesaid; or. In such otl
manner, or by such other method, as t
- legislature may determine;# but %tf1e p1