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Constitution ! j /; J i n
! {. OF MINNESOTA n i
Hon. Peter F.. Hanson, r.
Secretary of State.

l. Secretary of State.
Sir. ,+,'<
f. A. required. by section rs Of the
Revised Laws. L have the honor to
'ativ1se. you as7 to the ,purpOne and
effect, OF these endments which
are to he voted ON by the people at
the coming election.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment Il.
contained In Chapter 16S of the
Laws of 1908. = by this amen ilment 1t
IN sought to repeal Sections one %,
two CD, three (3). four a. and sew
enteen 80 of Article nine 90 Ut
the Constitution 1.-THE latter section
"efnk the ame nd m e Mt to said Article
nine 90 adopted In 1896 which
*ectf0na now read AN 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
tion and be equalized and uniform
throughout the state: Provided, that the
legislature may. by general law or spe-
cial act. authorize. municipal corpora
tons to levy assessments for local inn
proVements upon the property fronting
,1pe'0an such improvements, or upon the
provements, or BOTH. without regard to
cash valuation, and in such manner as
the legislature may preScribe:- and pro-
I Glded ; furth her that for the purpose OF
pipes and supplying any. city or munic-
ipality with water. the legislature may,
oy general or special law, authorize any
uiation OF five thousand or more, to levy
an annual tax or assessment u pom the
lineal foot of all lands fronting on any
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
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 municipaAtyxs iii re-
gard to the use of WA ter,s< or for. any wa
ter rate due for. the same: and provided
further, that there may be: by law levied
devises, bequests,,. 1egacies and gifts of
every kind; and description aboyeSfsa
fixed and specified sum, of&any and: III
natural ma, co, persons and corporations, Such
s1ve. but shall not exceed a. n1axinium
tax Of FIVE per cent. ; ~. z =. l.. &c., =:
Section 2. The legislature shall Z pro-
vide for an annual tax Sufffcient:EtO de-
fray the estimated ordinary expenses. of
thesstate for each year, and whenever::it
shall happen that such. ordinary ex=
year, yeai shall exceed theinGom i2f Of t hs
state for such@year, the legislature shall
provide for levying tax for, the. ensu-
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-
| ing upon the same. 80 5000
:. Section ). Laws shall be passed tax
| ing all moneys. credits, investments in
| bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, or
| property, according to its, true value. in
| lic school houses public hospitals acad-
enlies, colleges, universities, and all SEM
I inaries Of learning, all churches, Church
property used f6E relgGHs and
| public charityj 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. :a.( 1881:
| 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
so th nha all Ss s,iect 70
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| taxation equal to that imposed on the
| property of individuals. ~ -. -
| Section H. The legislature may inn
provide for t the h af9e
any and all owners or operators whether
| corporate or individual, or otherwise, Of
| any and all sleeping. parlort and draw
ing room cars, or any or either of the
same, which run In, into Or through this
/ state; also upon the property, i wi hin, this
j state of any and all telegraph and tele-
kAna
| areEr5in,: or: extend in. into pr: through
this state;ss also upon the property within
l this state of; all express companies, 4Or
! owners, or any or. either Of the same,
the property within this state OF. all do
'mestic insurance companies aOf. this state
OF any kinda lso upon the property with
| surance Il. companies - doing business In
lsthis state 4of any kind: also upon the
property within ethis state of allSOWners
Emineralso. IS situated in this state. also
upon the property within this state of all
IEboom companies or owners and OF al
ship. build or owners owner GONG ing business
I1proVided, sthat1this act shall not apply to
property owned by railroad accompanies,
lands and otheI bPl9perty and q
such companies or oWners,-5 s, tax. as uni
form as.@rea sonably may be with the
IVtaxes zfmposed upon slmllarSS property an
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within this state. but may be graded or
| progressive, or both, and. In providing
|SfOrS sucl,Stax,- or in OYiding tor ascer-
5taining the just and true value Of such
1 property lit? shall be zcOmpetent fOrs the
MlegislatIre, sin either#or all :of such cases,
Ito impose such, tax upon any or# Ill
property thereof wit thin hiss state and
Lin either case by; taking IS the basis Of
i such imposition the propOrtionateS busiz
j ness n earnings mileage 5Ors# quantity : OF
produ ii on or property III w:S o1S hereafter
i existing of any sue h com pa mics, persons
or owner transact ed or existing ins this
ella ton to the tire business,
l1nileage Tor quantity 81 Of Il productions or
Of such, cOmpanies persons Cor
h owners nasz al oresaid - Or such. other
mann er, by such sot her me thod, as the
Ilegisla ture5 may determine but the pro-
1ceeds# OF such taxes llDons mining prop
l.ertV shall Sbe I; distributed a between 81 the
ISstaiif ana the ttical subdivi-
ionsSKthe reof wv erein hes same lis sit
luated, In the 4 same propoEtio the
{HproGea ds: of taxes upon realspropertysare
l,distribut ed:S Pro- id ed Their that moth
ling this act cont aimed shall Operate
osfaut llorize the assessments Or taxation
lNs,f any farirl d land & Or rdinarY business
lSblocksS. nrSs Dropertys owned my such
ION. persoh, 4 rnsors cpmpanysex-
EceDfsfn.the manner #prpYidedX theSsOT--
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