The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-10-27

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OF. MINNESOTA {
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Hon. Peter F.. Hanson, -
:. Secretary Of state. -.
A required by Section 25 OF tho
Revised Laws 1 have: the honor tn
advise you an to the" purpose and
effect OF these amendments which.
are to he, voted ON by the people at.
the. coming election. -
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
The first proposed amendment H.
contained In Chapter 1853 of the
Laws of 1905. By this amendment 1t
Is sought to repeal Sections one o.,
two. (2), three ca, four a. and sew
enteen CID Of Article nine 90. Of
the Constitution (tle latter section
being the amend IN emit to said Article
nine 90 adopted In 1896 which
secttona now read.sas follows.
Section l.: All taxes to be raised In
this state shall be as. nearly equal as
are TO- be levied Shall have a cash vaina-
ton and be equalizeds and uniform
throughout the state: Provided. that the
eisl ae1. ahtRorize t municipal al" corpo ora
tons to levy assessments for local inn
provements upon the property fronting
property to be benefted by such ' i ine
provements, or both, without regard to
cash valuation and in such manner as
slther ie pG apS Of
| defraying, the expenses of laying water
pipes pip and supplying any city or munic-
ip p, WI. With water: the legislature may
such city ;or municipality. having pop
| ulation Of five thousand or more, to levy
an annual tax or assessment upon the
! city or municipality within corporate
| limits of said city for supplying water
| to the cash 'valtie 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-
! gard to the use OF water, or for any wa
| ter rate due for the same: and provided
further, that there may: be by: law levied
! and collected q tax upon all inheritances
| devises,. bequests, legacies and gifts Of
! every kind and: description above a
! fixed and specified sum, of any and all
natural persons tand;rcorporatiOns.. Such
TAX: above such exempted sum may be
| uniform, or it may be graded or progress
! tax Of FIVE per cent
| Section 2. 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. year shall exceed the moons Of ths
provide for levying a tax Tor the .ensu-
Ing year sufficient, with other sources OF
income, to pay the deficiency Of: the pre-
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 denominated31- .Minne=
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
have. been submitted to- a<vote- Of the
majority of the electors of the state vot-
Section g. Laws shall be passed tax
ing all=moneys credits, investments: in
otherwise also all real: and personal
| property, according to it's true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pubs
enlies:@ colleges, universities. and all SEM
! .inaries of learning, all churches, church
| property used for religious purposes, and
public charity, public property used zex:
clusively for any public purpose, and
i personal property to- an amount not ex-
ceeding IN value two hundred dollars for
l be exempt from taxatfon,s
i Section 4. Laws shall be passed for
taxing the notes and bills discounted or
purchased, moneys loaned. and ali other
! property, effects, or dues Of every. de-
i scription,of all banks: and Of all bank
ers, SO that all property employed in
taxation equal to that imposed on the
property of Individuals. - r. r. III s>. 80
! Section IL: The leglslat ures may: Inn
for within
i any and all owners or: operators, whether
/ corporate OF, individual, orr otherwise, OF
j ANY, and all sleeping. parlor and draw
Ing room ears, or: any. or. either Of the
i same, which: run in, into or through this
i state; also upon the property within this
] state Of any and all telegraph and tele-
are: in: or extend in. into or through
j this state; also upon the property within
Il this state Of all express companies, or
doing. business in this state; also upon
i the property within this state OF all dos
:lsmestic insurance companies Of this state
In this state OF any and ali foreign in
+ Surance# companies doing business In
il this stateS@Of5 any kind: also upon the
property within this state Of all owners
mineral 81 50 situated In this state: also
upon the property within this state Of all
&.u 1t
+f#ship.E builders or owners doing business
Fin this State Or having q port therein
s(proxid ed that this act shall not apply to
properly owned by railroad companies.
i their 81 lands and, other property 8 and
'lSupon the property Of either or any i OF
:|ssnch companies or owners tax as uni-
I form as reasonab l y. ma " be with the
taxes Imposed upon .simil ar.. property IN
i said: sta te.. :or. upon the earnings thereof
within this state. but ysbe graqedT:or
! progressive, or bot HI and sa IN providing
for.sucfl% tax. or in prov idinx5 Tors ascer-
EtaininY#the Just and true 81 lue .ofz such
propert ~ 1T shall be competent for the
Slegisla ture, in Ell her Or AL sof such cases.
stoSAimpose such Ia - upon any or ali
! property thereof within this-sstate, and
either case BY king az, the basis OF
1ssuch sImpos ion The proporti onateS bust
ness, earnings. mil cage or quantity OF
s*sproduct ion OR property now or shereafteF
l;sexistings of any such companies persons
I=or#oWners.st transacted or existing in tliis
Sstate, rela ton to the entire business,
mileage orq usln TT sof :pnod1et ion.s 81
tSpropertys Of such e companies persons or
lSOWnera aforesaid ~ Or IN such other
manner by'zsuc ct hl Il! thod, as.ths
may Diet erniiiis hut the pro-
lIceeeds CHI. taxes, q pons mining prop
lSertyS shall be dist tribute betWeeIls#t tho
SstatRsand Gthe various 81 90 1fkicaf sanRnivf.