The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-11-03
PROPOSED r! o S | ].
Amendment / ! 4 4 { d s
Y. I. !. !. Il }. i. |. the |
Con ! n s |: n
OF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter r.. Hanson,
:. - Secretary Of State.

Hon: Peter f. Hanson. =
r. - Secretary Of State.
Sir: :,
As required by Section rs OF tho
REVISED Laws. I have tho honor to
advise you a. to the purpo"e and
| enecf Of these amen dments which
are to. he voted ON by the people at
! the coming election.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The hrst proposed amendment In
contained In Chapter 1853 Of the
Laws of 1905. by this amendment 1T
IL sought to repeal Sections one a.,
two CD, three (s). four a. and sew
e t,at G7) Of Article nine co. Of
the Constitution: (the latter section
hetnk the amen ii I'M ut to said Article
nine 60 adopted In 1906 which
sections now read ~ follows.
| '''section 1. All taxes to be raised in
| TINS state shall. be as nearly equal as
may be. and all property on which taxes
are to be levied shall have cash valua-
the state Sna th nfo the
legislature may" by general law or spe-
clal act, authorize municipal corpora
lions to levy assessments for local i'm
| upon such improvements, or upon the
property to be benefited by such inn
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
| defraying the expenses OF laying water
! iipality with water. the legislature may,
| by general or special law, authorize any
such city or municipality. having pop
ulation of five thousand or more, to levy
an annual tax Or assessment upon the
lneal foot of all lands fronting on any
water~main or water pipe, laid by such
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 penal
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 oe by law levied
| and collected a tax upon all inheritances,
! devises, requests, legacies and gifts of
| every kind and description above
fixed and specified sum, of any and all
natural persons and corporations. Such
tax above such exempted sum may be
| uniform. or 1t may be graded OF progress
! sive. but shall not exceed d maximum
! tax OF Ave 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 it
penaez s sfafe
y Year shall exceed H the At income of 1 thy
state for such year, the legislature shall
ing year: sufficient, with other sources Of
| income, to pay the deficiency of the pre-
ceding year, together with the estimated
expenses OF such ensuing year: But no
| law levying "a tax or making other pro-
| visions for the payment of: interest or
principal Of bonds denominated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
have. been submitted to a vote of the
people of the state, and adopted by a
majority of the electors of the state vot-
section 5, Laws shall be passed tax
ing all moneys. credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, or
property, according to it's true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pub
lie school houses, public hospitals. acad-
lnaries of learning, all churches, church
property used for religious PURPOSES, and
houses Of worship, Institutions Of purely
clnsivel s" for any H pubic PURPOSE $751; and
4 Personal property to an amount not ex-
ceeding in value two hundred dollars for
each individual. shall by general laws,
be exempt from taxation.
Section 4. Laws shall be passed for
| taxing the notes and bills discounted or
purchased, moneys loaned, and all other
property, effects, or dues of every de-
scription, Of all banks and. of all bank
ers. so that all property employed in
banking shall, always be subject to a
taxation equal to that imposed on the
property Of individuals.
r. Section II. The legislature may i'm
pose or provide for the imposition of,
any and ali owners or operators. whether
I corporate or Individual or otherwise, Of
any and all sleeping. parlor and draw
Ing room cars, or any or either iane Of the
+ stAta;Salso upon the property within this
state 81 amy and all telegraph and tele-
phone companies, or owners. whose lines
this state: also upon the property within
this state of all express companies. or
owners or any or either of the same,
q the property within this state 81 ali do
+ nestle insurance companies of this state
OF any kind; also upon the property with
:surancei companies doing business in
q this state OF any kind: also upon the
property within this state Of all owners
ANY fna al .ssts also
i upon the property within this state OF all
boom companies or owners. and of all
sfsfs &a9n
\ Crowded, that this acts shah not apply to
property, owned by railroad companies.
and
1 suehscompanies or owners taxeas uni
form as reasonably may be with the
taxes imposed upon smAar5 property in
said state or upon the earnings thereof
4 within this state. but may Be graded Nor
7 progressive, or both, and in providing
i for such tax, or in providing for$ ascer-
! tanning the just and true value OF such
4 property, it shall be competent for the
q legislature, in either or all OF such cases.
= to- impose such tax, upon any or all
properly thereof within this state, and
I;in either; case by. taking as the basis of
& such imposition the proportionate sbusi-
Il ness, earnings, mileage or Quantity or
q &production or property now; or hereafter
! Existing of any such companies, persons
L or owners, transacted or existing ia this
Il sta in relation to the entire business
Il mileage or quantity Ct II production @3or
{ property OF such companies, persons or
s}SoWners.s as aforesaid ::ta or 3-in such other
II manner. or by such other methodI as tho
q Legislature may determine !. but the pro-
leeds 9of such taxes upon mining prop
Il #ertYsa shall. be distributed between ~ the
state. and the various poll teal subdivf-
e ssions /. there Of wherein the same Il is sit
s Suated HI inS the me proportion az the
IL proceeds OF taxes upon real property are
Il distributed = Provided further, that noth-
81 ing In this act ontained shall Il operate
EfHtpS authorize the assessment or taxation
81 Sof any farm land sSOr ordinary bnsines5
.lxblocks' Or prone tyH owned BY. my such
IL corporation person. firm Or company ex-
l@cept In the manner proyide by the or-
3|.dinary methods ct atiol Si5s