The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-11
PROPOSED
Amendments
Constitution
OF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter F.. Hanson,
Secretary of State.

Secretary of State.
Sir:
As required by Section % of the
Revised Laws. 1 have the honor to
advise you as to the purpose and
effect of these amend ments which
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. BY this amendment 1T
Is sought to repeal Sections one %,
two CO. three 90, four a. and sew
enteen Go of Article nine CO. Of
the Constitution (the latter section
being the amendment to said Article
nine CO.. adopted in 1896 which
sections now read as follows:
this state shall be as nearly equal as as
may be, and all property on which taxes
are are to be LEVIED shall have cash valua-
throughout the state: Provided, that the
legislature may, by general law or spe-
clal act, authorize municipal corpora
IONS to levy assessments for local i'm
proyements upon the property fronting
upon such improvements, or upon the
property to be benefited by such i'm
provements, or both, without regard to
the legislature may prescribe: and pro-
yided further. that for the purpose Of
detraylng the expenses of laying water
ipality with water. the legislature may,
by general or special law, authorize any
such city. or municipality, having a pop
ulatlon of five thousand or more, to levy
an annual tax or assessment upon the
l1neal foot of all lands fronting on aany
water main or water pipe laid by Such
city or municipality within corporate
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 penal
fine or penalty for any violation of the
rules of such city or municipality in re-
cara to the use of water, or for any wa.
further, that there may be by la " levied
and collected a tax upon all inheritances,
devlses, requests, legacies and gifts of
every kind and description above a
fixed and specified sum, of any and all
natural persons and corporations. Such
tax above such exempted sum may be
uniform, or it MY be graded or progress
slve' put snail not exceed a maximum
tax of five per cent.
"section .. The legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
fray the estimated ordinary expenses of
shall happen that such ordinary ex-
year shall exceed the income of the
state for such year, the legislature shall
ing year sufficient, with other sources of
income, to pay the deficiency rs the pre-
ceding year, together with the estimated
law levying a tax O.: 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 vote of the
people of the state, and adopted by a
majority OF the electors of the state vot-
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
money; but public burying grounds, pub
lie school houses, public hospitals. 'acad-
eemies, colleges, universities, and all SEM
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, or dues of every de-
scription, of all banks and of all bank
banking sh. II always be subject to a
taxation equal to that imposed on the
property of individuals.
Section II. The legislature may i'm
pose, or provide for the imposition Of
upon the property within this state of
any and all owners or operators, whether
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 and 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
this state of all express companies, or
doing business in this state; also upon
the property within this state of all do
nestle insurance companies of this state
of any kind; also upon the property with
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
in this state. or having a port therein
Crowded, that this act shall not applv to
property owned by railroad companies,
their lands and Other: property); and
such companies or owners,--a tax as uni
form as reasonably may be with the
taxes imposed upon similar prOpertv in
said state, or upon the earnings thereof
within this state. but llay be graded or
progressive, or both, and in providing
for such tax. or in providing for ascero
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
property thereof within this state and
in either case by taking as the basis of
such imposition rl.= 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 nrOn-
erty shall be distributed between the
state and the various political subdivi-
sions 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
Of any farm land ordinary business
blocks or property owned by any such
corporation, person, firm or company ex-
eept IN the manner provided by the or
And to substitute therefor the fol.