Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-10-11

''s,ection 1. The power OF taXa5lon snail
t-acted away Taxes shall be uniform ona
ur.,, the same class of subjects, anu
Shall be levied and collectea Tor PUBIC 1n
Dur 3oses but public bnFyns bgo f1dils,
acao cnlies, colleges, universities, ano &C.
summaries of learning, all churcnhG;e'
,;nurc!l property, and houses OF W .o mp
public property USED exclusively Tor an any
public purpose, shall be exempt from ta&.
alton, and there may be exelnpteo h5Ut.
taxa tlon personal i'ropEsilSS o nee indi.
v:I,sai or LEAD of family, as the legls.
l2t1re may determine: PROVIDED, a inai
the legislature may authorlIe iAu assnes-
Corporations to levy and collect assess
.1rcrlts for local improvements upon prop.
erty benefited thereby wlthout Iegar +ha ~
a cash valuation: and, provloeo tuii be
construed TO- affect, modify or repeal
any existing law providing tor me oa * :,
ton CT the gross earnings ol iaiii o0o7'
<Th. nurpose and effect OF this
amendment would be to Erenti! en-
large the power of the leStsiat"re
with reference to the suoSe''
taxation. Section one 0) So " NO."
stands vroyides that all taxes '"-
posed s. All he eyuci-as ns"r as may
he-o, all for.:.s of property. and all
Droperty upon which u tux As I'M.
posed is required to have Il CAon
VALUATION euualized throughout
the state.
Section two as it now stands re-
ruires the legislature to leVy TIC
necessary taxes annually to NeliHs
the expenSea Of the state. Inat Is
the duty of the Legislature
INV CONSTITUTE Onal direction.
Section three as it now STAMPS pro.
vides that all real and persona
propcrty. Including MONEYS SASEn-
tr>s nud INVESTMENTS IN BoNDo
| AND STOCKS. shall be assessed ~
cording to their true N'sSle ="
! money.
v,des tiat property employed 'a
banking shall be subject to t"A
| equal to that imposed ON otH0
| property. Yhis is only n repeti'1o ~
Of the requirements of Sections one
and three, as no rNtNH"A
would claim that bnnkAns chpA'
| should be exempt from t." XatloN'
! Section seventeen as it now StanAs
ia not easy to understand, but II "9'
| intended by that section to rei1Ss
| from the operation OF ~ecss"H~ w..
and three. above quoted pfoE.''
OF the CLASSES therein cnuMe'ta' (,
SO that 81 gvnss earnings NJ ,t
! hx. s,unfss>d t..ereto instead OF sAA'e<
| t:sHsat ton.
tioEs one and three of the Hfe>
| Constitution many amendments
were from time to time added Sss =
to permit taxes to be 1nap"ses' "a
specific Iliuts OF Drop%1t: ~
wise than upon u cash w.
esus,lizct throughout the state. y
have among tileSc exceptions fA !
ro,d cross earnings taxes; .at"fiirt
nal frOntn::e taxes; Inhert1h
t,~ss: and the gross earnings t">',
:--thorizeL by said section scNst!
teen.
Several exemptions from. taxa
rye also provided for, but AS t''@
cv.>,rutiors are not changed ~ 7"
nrcpoSs>,g ,1,1enament, NFlH Ns;! -
no fun Their rcferehce 10 tne
The, amendment which. II Sss"t'
,,-cr1n take the place of aE OF
! sections ana amendments s'"E"
:, fnrred to. is simple and l.a4-a' :
provision Of the Eonsti'"ts''
necessary to authorize 'Ae
! position ef the taxes neccSsh
the suDport of the state ana "a
: ,,r;cus no,itical subdiyisic :. =
power of taxation ;S R"H'F
+ Government. This proposed ;'M'i
mont declares that this sI'-- G!
!, power of taxation shall neEe; /
Q Surrendered, suspended or g"
| t~nctcd away: that taxes H@",! (
E | is1:: ."'':z t;r rihi1c
: 7lSo'F' on wv
J o. -. >lNuld this IL .a'H
- ~. s,~,,,"' all propeTt:
= state
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