Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-10-18
PROPOSED
Amendments
70 The
IF MINNESOTA
Hon. Peter f. Hanson.
Secretary Of State.

Sir:
AS required by Section 25 of the
Revised Laws. I haze the honor to
ADVISE you as to the purpose and
eHect of these amendments which,
are to be voted by the people ut
the coming election.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment Is
contained in Chapter 1853 of the
Laws of 1905. BY this amendment it
Is sought to repeal Sections one %.
two (2), three (3). four a. and sew
enteen 90 of Article nine 90 of
Inc constitution the latter section
ne1ng the amendment to said Article
nine co. adopted in 1880 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 are to be levied shall have a cash valua-
tion and be equalized and uniform
legislature may, by general law or spe-
cial act, authorize municipal corpora
tons to levy assessments for local i'm
provements upon the property fronting
upon such improvements, or upon the
property to be benefited by such i'm
PROPONENTS prov e,, or both, without regard to
the legislature may prescribe: and pro-
yided further. that for the purpose of
uelrayng the expenses of laying water
lpallty 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
lineal foot Of all lands fronting on any
Trter on main or watsr p3f laid by suf
limits of said city for supplying water
to the citizens thereof without regard
to the cash value Of such property, and
t0
such tax, assessments or fines, or penal
ties for failure to pay the same, or any
fine or penalty for any violation Of the
,les of such city or municipality in re-
5 trd to the use of water. or for any w:
ter rate due for the same: and provided
further, that there may be by law levied
and collected tux upon all inhoritllces.
deVlses, requests, tSAcies and gitts OF
every kind and description above
natural persons and corporations. Such
tax above such exempted SUM may be
uniform, or it may be graded or PR &, =
siVe, but shall not exceed Il maximum
Section . The Legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sutice1.: 20 &c
the state for each year. and whenever it
SiNN happen that such ordinary CIV
p"nses of the state for any
year shall exceed the i,come Of the
STATE for such year, the legislature shall
provide for ievying a tax for the ensu-
ing year sufficient. with other sources Of
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.
Section B 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-
emies colleges, universities, and all sem
property used for religious purposes, and
houses of worship, institutions of purely
public charity, public property used ex-
personal property to an amount not ex-
each Individual. shall by general laws,
Section l. I: Laws snail be passed for
taxing the notes and bills discounted or
purchased, moneys loaned, and all other
scription, of all banks and Of all bank
ers,. so that all property employed in
banking shall always be subject to,
taxation equal to that imposed on the
property of individuals.
Section IT, The legislature may i'm
pose, or provide for the imposition Of.
upon the property WlCnln CnlS SLATE OI
any and ali 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
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
9%ng S anS in or this aso
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
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 port therein
provided, that this act shall not apply. to
property owned by railroad companies
upon the property of either or any Of
such companies or owners,-a tax as uni
form as reasonably may, be with the
said state, or upon the earnings thereof
within this state. but may be graded or
progressive, or both, and :, in providing
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 all
property thereof within this state, and ID
such imposition the proportionate bust.
ness, earnings. mileage or quantity aal1t 81 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 quantity Of PRODUCTION or or
owners as aforesaid; or in such other
manner. or by such other method eth l., as the
ceeds Of such taxes upon mining prop.
erty shall be distributed between the.
state and the various political subd1vi-
sions thereof wherein the same is Sit Sit
,31oeeeds Of taxes upon real property are
Provided furthe aba that dn @9af
r. AUTHORIZE the assessment or taxation
Of any farm land or ordinary business ss
blocks or property owned by any such
corporation, person, firm or company mn any ex-
dinary methods of taxation"
And to substitute therefor the fol"
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