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

Secretary of State.
Sir:
As required by Section 2o of the :,
Revised Laws. 1 have the honor to
advise you as to the purpose anu
effect of these amendments WMch
are to be voted on by the people at
the coming election.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 1853 of the
laws of 1905. Ry this amendment II
is sought to repeal Sections one ~
two 90. three Oh. four -, and sew
enteen 90 of Article nine 90 ct
the Constitution tthe latter section
being tie amendment to said Art ,-ie
| mine 90 adopted in 1866 which
sections now read as follows:
"section /. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal as
| 1,,.y be, ana all property on which taxes
IRE to be ;cvtcd 1h1;! haze a cash v2ua-
throughout the state: Provided. that the
l,e'sl !ture may, by general law or s7e-
cial act, authorize municipal corpora
Tons TO levy assessments for loca! IN
lrovcments upon the property fronting
| II On such improvements, Or upon lAe
property to be benefited by such in
| rl@h VARIATION. and in such MnN"" as
the legislature may prescH.oe: ana pro,
| Ni.fd further. that for the purpD.r or
|HfrAying, the expenses Of laying ""ter
l:.rvS and SUPPLYING any, city or m':'ic-
ipality with water, the Legislature may,
by stn"ral or special law, authorize any
II, city or municipality, having a pop
'.};ion Of five thousand or more to levy
an annual tax or assessment upon tha
l1:@l! foot Of all lands fronting on any
| r.E or municipality within CORPORATE
Ii nits Of said city for supplying water
t. the citizens thereof without regard
to tho cash value of sIch property, AID
t empower such city to collect any
| &:lch tax, assessments or fines, or penal
: for falure to pay the same, ne, or n. any ny
>;.es Of such city. or municipality in re-
>S..rd to the use Of V''tr., or for any wa :
~ rate due for IL re: and provided
lrther, that therv 'e by law levied
md collected t., Ill inheritances:
cry crSeS' kind nd ; and ..'ton above a
Sed and specified ;~.+. OF any and an
! .ltural persons ard cor: 'OratiOns- Such
X above such exempted sum may be
Uniform, it may be graded or prosres-
i've, but shall not exceed maximum
section .. The legislature shall pro
,ide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
ray the estimated ordinary expenses OF
hall happen that such ordinary eN-
snses Of the st STATE ;aoon5 for Of any my
state for such year. the Legislature Shall
l. rovide for levying tax for the ems :.
,g year sufficient. with other sources OF
cGme to pay the 1efhncHh e OF 5G9 pr"
:,penses of such ensuing year Bat *
v levying a tax or making other 20
J. i:ions for. the payment 81 mteE,s@ O
: ia State Railroad Bonds shall ta =
efect or be in force until such law s..;:l
we, been submitted to yote OF tn
j.! r the electors Of the state vot
J |
.neys. credits. investments il
s, joint stock companies i"
$50 all real and person.
. ording to it's true value i
lie i, .3uses, public hospitals, aca
emies, >Y.Nses, universities, and all sen
inaries OF learning. all churches, chure
Il houses of worship, institutions of purel
public charity, public property used eN
| clusively for any pull" purpose, an
Il personal property to mount not eN
ceeding in value two RED dOllarS lc
! each individual. shall -, general law
; be exempt from taxation:
taxing the notes and bills discounted, {
! purchased, moneys loaned, and all othe
| property, effects, or dues of every d
! banking shall always be subject to
taxation equal to that imposed on tt
! property of individuals.
pose, or provide for the imposition G
! upon the property within this state
any and all owners or operators, Wnetn
| corporate or individual, or otherwise,
| any and all sleeping, parlor and drav
ing room cars, or any or either or q
same, which run in, into or through til
state; also upon the property within I'll
state of any and all telegraph and te!
I phone companies, or owners whose I'M
are in or extend in III into ron or thrG it
y | CT to- of
owners or any either Of the sam
doing business in this state; also up
. the property within this state OF all q
= nestle insurance companies of this sta
of any kind also upon the property wit
in this state Of any and all fo eiensn
= surance companies doing business
l. this state of any kind: also upon t
property within this state of all oW2e
or operators Of any and all mines or
mineral ores situated IN t tliS sts1te of
upon the property within this stare OF
boom companies or owners, ana OF
ship builders OF owners doing businF
. in this state, CT having a port tnef'
(nrovided that this act shall not apply
their their lands and other ;property);
upon the property of either or any
. such companies OWners,-a tax as u
form as reasonably may be with
,d- taxes imposed upon similar property
I'D said state. or upon the earnings .tle1'
KS KS Progressive, or both, and in provid
us e for such tax, or in providing for asc
tanning the Just ana true ehluf for 20
,'ta fRegislati1re, in either or all of such cas-
to ipose sneh taxi n;{61 ppf this a State or
81 p a;1hsr case bv taking as the basis
ssssa0 such imposition the proportionate; 81
e2rnngs m5efge now ST or aui here
existine If any such companies, pers
or owners, transacted or existing iSt y IN
state, in relation to the entire busln
no mileage or quantity Of production
10 property of such companies, persons
owners as aforesaid; or in a. sa@, % OF
manner, or by such, other method; as
a ceeds Of such taxes upon mining pr
erty shall be distributed :. between
stata and the Various political subd
= sions thereof wherein the same is
,E uated in the same proportion rgo9 asanaa as
-. GistrihI1ted: Provided further, that NJ
as ing in this act contained shall op pc
G / to authorize the assessment or taxa
iye Of any farm land or ordinary BUSH
lfN b1oclys g or. nrOperty owned by any 9