The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-20
PROPOSED
Amendments
TO TIE
Constitution
OF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter e. Hanson,
Secretary Of State.

which are to be voted on by |
the people at the coming election.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment Is con-
tanned In Chapter 16e Of the Laws Of
1905. BY this amendment 1t is sought to
repeal Sections one ~. two (2), three
(3), four ~, and seventeen az of Ar
tIcIe nine 10y Of the constitution (the lat
ter section being the amendment to said
article nine 10y 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 cash valuation
and be equalized and uniform through
out the state: Provided, that the legis-
lature may, by general law or special act,
authorize municipal corporations to levy
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
ments, or upon the property to be bene-
fitted 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 linea1 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 a. tax upon all
| inheritances. devises, requests, legacies
and gifts of every kind and description
above a fixed and specified sum, Of any
! Such tax above such exempted sum may
be uniform, or it may be graded or pro-
/ gressive, but shall not exceed maximum
4 tax of five per cent IT, --s.-1.~ ...
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 a tax
for the ensuing year sufficient with 9TH
er sources Of income, to pay the deficiency
of the preceding year, together with the
estimated expenses Of such ensuing year.
But no law levying tax or making other
! provisions 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 slaS
1 have been submitted to vote Of the
majority of the electors of the scca &ot-
! 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 it's true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pub
lie school houses, public hospitals, acad-
inaries of learning, all churches, church
property used for religious purposes, and
! houses Of worship, institutions of purely
public charity, public property used ex-
PERSONAL PERSONAL property pre- 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 OF
| purchased, moneys loaned, and all other
property, effects, or dues Of every de-
scription, of all banks and of all bank
%ho< oil 4
banking shall always be subject to tax
alton equal to that imposed on the prop
erty of individuals. f--.--
"section IT,. The legislature may i'm:
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.
same, which run in, into or through this
state, also upon the property within this
state Of any and all telegraph and tele.
phone companies, or owners. whose lines
are in, or extend in, into or through
this state; also upon the property within
this state Of all express companies, o.
owners. or any or either of the same
doing business in this state; also upo1
mestic insurance companies of this state
of any kind; also upon the property with
In this state Of any and all foreign in
suranee companies doing , business 1,a II
property within this state Of all owner
or operators of any and all mines or o
mineral ores situated In this state; ais
upon the property within this state Of al
ship builders or owners doing bushes
in this state, or having port therein
provided, that this act shall not apply t
property owned by railroad companies
their lands and other property; an
upon the property Of either or any Q
such companies Or owners-a tax as uni
form as reasonably may be with tn
taxes imposed upon similar property 4
7 within this state, but may be graded Q
progressive, or both, and in providin
: for such tax, or in providing for ascer
: tanning the Just and true value Of sue
property, it shall be competent for tn
|, legislature, in either or all Of such cases
!, to impose such tax, upon any or a
t property thereof within this state, an
; in either case by taking as the basis
4 ness, earnings, mileage or quantity
: production or property now or hereaftt
: existing Of any such companies, person
. or owners, transacted or existing in tn
9 mileage or quantity of production
t property of such companies, persons
f owners as aforesaid; or in such 9th,
t manner, or by such other method, as II
!, legislature may determines; but the pr,
ceeds Of such taxes upon mining pro-
. erty shall be distributed between II
y state and the various political subdiv
+. sions thereof wherein the same IS 81
q uated, in the same proportion as II
le proceeds of taxes upon real property a
sc distributed: Provided further, that not
ing in this act contained shall opera
to authorize the assessment or taxati,
y Of any farm land or ordinary busine
le blocks or property owned by any SUI
y corporation, person, firm or company e
TO- cept in the manner provided by the 9
binary methods Of taxation.