The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-02
PRoPoSEe
Amendments
TO the
Constitution
Of MINNESOTA

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ss.-~e ame.ans-uss whsch sire 10 be
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Ssrtf0r e. Al zExes 20 be raised in
ms srzre shaL be As nearly equal as
-,lEy Re and All properly on which
-EEss a-E 70 oe 1ez1eG shah have cash
--a1z1Ezfur and he euual1ze6 and uni
fern 1fl-DuChoE- 1he STATE Provided
1tz- zhs 9eC1sls-u-e may by ge1eral
law O. s-seciE- sc1- authorize municipal
a-u-au-E-1uTS 20 levy assessments Tor
Ea-zz 1-1z--UvHDs11s EDO1 the property
--Bu-fnE UnuD such improvements or
zz-ur ne property 10 be benefited by
-eCz-E - cash VZl-so-.on- and IN sDch
7-7zuus- as -he legislature may pre-
sc-ltse- and provided further, that for
ne purpose q dee-ay-ng the expenses
z-E c5zT CO Municipality with water.
-nE legislature may. BY general or
srseciE- law authorize any such city
q uullc1Tsa15Sv- having q population
s.r-uEl lax OF assessment upon the
I1nez1 EBo- @ al lands fronting on any
water main Or water pipe laid by such
r.7-u ~ znu-scfuzasrv within corporate
zz-r5-x q ss56 city for supplying water
70 Ehz cs-tzeDs thereof without regard 10
re cash value OF such property, and
70 empower s1ch city 10 collect any
Surh Tax assessments or fines, or pen
~-57Hr-h the same. or
Any S-e O. penalty for any violation
- ne rules Of sach city or municipal
z-v IN regard 20 the use OF water, or
Eu- any water rate due for the same:
and provided further, that there may
Re Ey law levied and collected a tax
Eecn al .lhe-1tances, deVises, be-
Guests, 2egacies and gifts OF every kind
zz6 description above hXed and
srec fed sum, Of any and all natural
PERSONS and corporations such tax
above such exempted sum may be uni
sfve, Sut shall not exceed a maximum
FAX o. i've per cent
section . The legislature shall
r-ovise for an annual tax sufficient To
6e1ray the estimated ordinary ex-
whe1ever it shall happen that such
ordinary expenses OF the state for any
year shall exceed the income OF the
state fo- such year. the legislature
shall provide for levying tax for the
ensuing year sufficient with other
sources Of income. TO pay the deficiency
Of the preceding year, together with
The estimated expenses OF such t enso u,
making ether provisions for the pay
rnent Of interest or principal OF bond:
6enominated Minnesota state Railroad
Bonds shall take effect or be In force
until such law shall have been sub
rnftted TO a vote of the people OF the
state and adopted by a majority o.
the electors OF the state voting upor
the same
Section 5 Laws shall be passed
taxing all moneys, credits, invest
snents in bonds, stocks, joint stool
companies. or otherwise, also all rea
and personal property, according g
its true value in money; but public
burying grounds, public school houses
public hospitals, academies, colleges
universities. and all seminaries o
learning. all churches, church prop
erty used for religious purposes, ant
houses of worship, institutions or pure
~ public charity, public property use'
exclusively for any public purpose, AM
personal property to an amount no
exceeding in value two hundred dol
lars for each individual, shall by gen
eral laws, be exempt from taxation.
Section 4. Laws shall be passed TO
raxins the notes and bills DISCOUNTS
or purchased, moneys loaned. and al
other property, effects, or dues o
every description, of all banks and o
all bankers, so that all property EN-
ployed in banking shall always be sub
ject TO a taxation equal to that i'm
posed on the property of individuals.
Section IL. The Legislature ma
impose, or provide for the imposition
of, upon the property within this stat
of any and all owners or operators
whether corporate or lndlVldual,
otherwise, of any and all sleeping, par
Tor and drawing room cars, or any
either of the same, which run In, int
or through this state; also upon tn
property within this state of any an
.l~.,t = fas
or owners, whose lines are in, or ex
tend in, into or through this state
also upon the property within thi
state OF all express companies, or own
ers, or any or either of the same, dom
business in this state; also upon tn
property within this state o. all domes
tic insurance companies OF this stat
of any kind; also upon the propert
within this state OF any and all foreig
insurance companies doing business l
this state of any kind; also upon tn
property within this state OF all own
or of mineral ores situated in thi
state; also upon the property With
this state of all boom companies o
owners, and of all ship builders o
owners doing business in this state. o
having a port therein (provided, tha
this act shall not apply to propert
owned by railroad companies, thei
the PROPERTY Of either or any of sue
companies or owners-a tax as uni
form as reasonably may be with tn
taxes imposed upon similar propert
in said state, or upon the earnine
thereof within this state, but may /
graded or progressive, or both, and
providing for such tax, or In provi(
ing for ascertaining the just and trr
value OF such property, 1t shall /
competent for the legislature in eth,
or all of such cases, to impose sue
tax upon any or all property there,
within this state, and in either ca
by taking as the basis OF such impos
ton the proportionate business earl
ingS, mileage or quantity of produ
ton or property now or hereafter e,
listing of any such companies, person
or owners, transacted or existing
this state, in relation to the enti
business, mileage or quantity of pr
duction of property of such companie
persons or owners as aforesaid; or
such other manner, or by such 9th
method, as the legislature may dete
mine; but the proceeds OF such tax
upon mining property shall be di
tribute6 between the state and L
various political subdivisions there
Wherein the same is situated, In &
same proportion as the proceeds
taxes upon real property are distribute
Provided further, that nothing in til
-sct contained shall operate TO autho
i-c the assessment or taxation of al
Farm land or ordinary business blocl
c. property owned by any such co