The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
PROP 3 0SE Ell
Amendments
TO The
Constitution
OF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter e. Hanson.
Secretary Of State.

Hon. Peter e. Hanson, .ss
Secretary of State. "
Sir: - >
AS required by Section 25 Of the Re-
vlsed 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 16s OF the Laws Of
1905. BY this amendment it Is sought to
repeal Sections one o.. two (2), three
(3), four ~, and seventeen (17) Of Ar
tIcIe nine 10y of the constitution (the lat
ter section being the amendment to said
article nine (9) 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-
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
ioi
ture may, by general or special law, au-
thorize any such city or municipality,
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
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, requests. legacies
and gifts Of every kind and description
above fixed and specified sum, of any
and all natural persons and COY porations.
Such tax above such exempted sum may
be uniform, or it may be graded or pro-
gressive, but shall not exceed maximum
tax Of Ave per cent K.
Section g.. The legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
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
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 Jaw levying a tax or making other
provis, ons for the payment of interest or
principal of bonds denomlnated Mime,
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
effect or be in force until such law shah
have been submitted to vbte Of the
people of the state, and adopted by a
majority Of the electors of the state vot-
ing upon the same.
Section 3. Laws shall be passed tax
ing all moneys, credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, or
otherwise, also all real and personal
property, according to It's true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pub
lie school nor Ies, public hospitals, acad-
emies, colleges, universities and all SEM
inaries Of learning, all churches, church
property used for religious purposes and
houses Of worship, institutions of purely
public charity, public property used ex-
clusively for any public purpose, and
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. dues of every de-
scription, of all banks and Of all bank
ers, 50 that all property employed in
banking shall always be subject to a tax