The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-13
PR0P0S
nlendlllentS
TO The
Constitution
OF MINNESOTA

As required by Section IS 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-
tained In Chapter 1853 Of the Laws OF
1905 BY this amendment it Is sought to
repeal Sections one (D. two (2), three
~, four ~, and seventeen u7) Of Ar
tIcIe nine (s) 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 a cash valuation
and be equalized and uniform through
out the state: Provided, that the legis-
lature may. by general law or special act,
municipal corporations to levy
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-
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having 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
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
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 it 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 it
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
of the state for any year shall exceed the
income Of the state for such year, the
shall provide for levying tax
for the ensuing year. sufficient, with 9th
err 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
of bonds denomtnated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
have been submitted to. a vote of the
people of the state, and adopted by g.
majority Of the electors of the state vot-
ing upon the same.
ing all moneys, credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, or
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
charity frr public property used
property to an amount not ex-
ceeding In value two hundred dollars for
each individual, shall by general laws be
exempt from taxation.
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
shall always be subject to a tax
alton equal to that imposed on the prop
erty Of individuals. - i
Section II. The legislature may i'm
pose, or provide for the imposition of,
upon the property within this state of
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
state. also upon the property within this
state Of any land 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
lAAIo SSoSS VI Oil SAplSSS COIIQdIll0S, OF
owners. or any or either Of the same
doing business in this state; also upon
the property within this state of all do
nestle insurance companies of this state
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 all
boom companies Or owners and of all
ship builders or owners doing business
in this state, or having a port therein
Crowded, that this act shall not apply to
owned by railroad companies,
their lands and other property); and
upon the property Of either or any Of
such companies Or owners-a tax as uni
form as reasonably may be with the
taxes imposed upon similar property in
said state, or upon the earnings thereon
within this state, but may be graded or
progressive, or both, and in providing
for 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 ali
thereof within this state. and
in either case by taking as the basis Of
such imposition the proportionate bust
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
property 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-
erty shall be distributed between the
state and the various political subdivi-
stons thereof. wherein the same is sit
uated, in the same proportion as the
proceeds Of taxes upon real property are
distributed: Provided further, that moth
ing In this act contained shall operate
to authorize the assessment or taxation