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

aIiUn, and there may be exempted #II!0M
Taxation personal property not exceeding DIM
in value $500 for each household, indl-#
viaual or lead OF a family, as the le aS.s+
latEre may determine I, PROVIDED. a inaiS
gslature may autnorlZe laaGlps.5
corpora tons to levy and collect assess
sIne1lts for local Improvements upon prop
erty benefited thereby without regard 70
a cash valuation and, PROVIDED Iur5n ili, I
construed 70. Affect modify or repeal pea
any existing law providing for the Ia "a,
stioraS Of the gross earnings OF raliroatos'SS
sThe nurnose and effect of this
amendment would be to greatly en-
lInrge the pOWer of the leg!siatu lr =
with re fer ENC to the 8 su 5estS 81 - " x
take tton. section one % 9 : a M now
stands provides thnt all taSes Sil mr.
posed s.. ali he eguEI-as u g. + as q g may
be-o:, ali # r.s,s of property, and all
property upon which q tax IS I'M
posed Is reGuired to have a CASH ASH
VALUATION e1ualized througahu out
the state. 5.s3 .s z5s
section two as 1t now stands re-
@ruires the legisla ture to levy the the
necessary taxes annuallysstO AeI DERRY
the expenses of the state. That ~
the duty Of the Legislature Wlth n'u,ei'
any constituti OnAl direction. M
section three as 1T new stands pro-
yides that all real and persona
Y, including. MONEYS, $. = ~ faDs
yrs md INVESTMENTS IN BuNiD1S
AND STOCKS, shall be ASSESSED IS .cj
cord1ng to their true va 7's +"
money. e fl ts.
7 Section four as itnow stands pro-
yides that property enployed Ia II
banking shall be subject to tA :.
equal to that imposed ON otnsf
property. This is only a rePetit1lonA
Of the req uire m nts of Sections one
and three. as no ratiCnal peaisto. 800
| would claim that banking cnpl't' ''
should be exempt from tsXlt1Oh
Section seyentee n as 1T now star ds
is not easy to understand, bHt IT WAS =
intended by that section to reli pees s
from the opera ton OF ~ecSiohs e-ae
and three, above uuoted, pfops5iss
Of the classes therein enumersa CIV,
so that - gross earnings taax GO -.
he applied thereto instead OF A1rc>i
| taxation. 5.5 5
lions one and three of the Spres sises, = =
Constitution many amendments
were from time to time added SO So
to permit taxes to be imposed Oh
specific kinds of property otAsff-
wise than upon cash vhtusAtIpnn
erualized throughout the state. ~
! have among these exceptions raj
| rond gross earnings taxes; Enur'i CT
nal frontage taxes; inheritance
! taxes: ana the gross earnings taNrs
:rthorized by said section seVe1.
| teen. 5gat
Several exemptions from, taxa - -
are also provided for, but as tugs
exenptior;s are not changed by = -
| proposed. amendment, 1 w1ii !. III III Z. = y 3
no further reference TO them.
The amendment which, II :adinHtc i;.
xrcuIi take the place of all of tS,s
sections and amendments above re
ferred to. is simple and pLa1a. Il.
| 1royisiOn of the Constitution =
necessary to authorize tle 81 3
i position OF the taxes necessary
the support of the state ans ans
!. various political sUbdiyisio5ss. -
power of taxation is lrheEci
! goyernment. This proposed snst:.s5
I ,ncnt declares that this fzi--A ei'
| newer of taxation shall neSet Is
4 surrendered. suspended or e'sf f
1 trncted away; that taxes s'saa Il
l i.sa u ~.st,ss for public purposes = =
$780,. ssIsor1.s on the same 6 ~ = s.
I a. -. should this a meat
~. GoptnI all prOpert! :"
e. IA .S'r: state womb q
:: So. u. accOrtliEE &
4 ti,a s@: stature sss ~ 2
! tn only that -.
4 49,. .,a-s~, public p--also~
~-:e,, #,r-.; III the e,sc 3
: ~ 81, * ~ :-s.fy ts.is T. 4 :azt's
ayar, ts. ry,s5 Il a low HI ~ IL
st,5-4 1880 ! cont Z, ~. 1 = ~.
vniS ,$tAsf
a% ON t,> ,st.s
az .s,uld Il, ,sSe
awe.
r,,.> ;, l. is anna ..
.uv,s repeal t
calln II. 1t. = - hsleNA3 - 70 o.
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-, s.ata.
e Sist$ y. , -Scs
i ,..,,aSas ,heritau~ ~ :t
r ~ ur.li III. ted, and GH, 9%s
: OF ..5~. earnings tax Wouia :
valid. The gross earnings taX :.
railroads would not be affected =
, this a emit, as the CONSTITUTES
, provides that 1t can not be chan
2 without q vote of the people IN
with this amendment various g
: forms IT taxation could be inlpsss-'
I: nOt,s!tEv an income tax and 9 re 81
!. try AK on mortgages. Under 7.
: present Constitution we can s'.17ssss
] no tax on mortgages owned by Nes
8 residents. A registry tax. VIII
{ wOu1d he valid under this az {. II
s ment. would reach all mOrts7ssss
= alike. While all subjects OF II
s ton are required to have y cns
. valuation with the tax eHuss1iSs
:. throughout the state, NO proper i
), come tax could be imposed. Such
n tax, If imposed, should be pr,
s cressive, which would be va.
c undo err this amend ment. 3Bs
81 SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
n l##@--G ,ijg4tFfa {i
5: The second proposed amendment
& contained in Chapter 212 of e
e - - NJ 1 ooh If il sought Inv i,
Il ame n elm ent to repeal Section s,8aa
! Article 50 OF the Constitution, wE,E,,
s is as fOllOyvss 8fsi.SS {5 n
: section 49, For the purpose Of len7s=
:; aid Ii the construction and improveFne
= Il of public highways and bridges. there
&; = hereby created a. fund to n be Frsesw
y the State Road and Bridge Fun q 81
: fund shall include all i{Inone-ys asns,:,;5
# from the income derived 5@f from DIES II