The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
THE PRINCETON UNION:
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, OF COURSE,

UNCONSTITUTIONAL, OF COURSE!
1t was not incumbent upon State
Auditor Iverson to question the con-
stitutionality of the two hundred
thousand dollar road and bridge
appropriation, but he has deemed il
his duty to do so and has addressed
letter to the attorney general on the
subject. It is altogether probable
that the attorney general will hold the
law to be unconstitutional and the
counties will be deprived of the much
needed aid voted them by the legisla-
ture. If the question had not been
raised and the counties had been given
the aid for roads and bridges voted
| by the legislature thousands and
tens of thousands of farmers would
have been benefited and no one
would have been injured. We presume
the constitutionality of the $40, 900
appropriation for bridging Mime
haha creek will not be questioned?
At the last session of the legisla-
ture law was enacted (chapter 47S)
| which provides for the submission of
a constitutional amendment, which.
if adopted by the voters at the next
general election, will preclude the
possibility of any state officer sue
cessfully questioning the consti-
nationality of appropriations by the
legislature for the Improvement of
the public highways of the state.
| We predict that a determined effort
will be made to defeat the proposed
amendment, but the country press
will see to it that the matter is api-
tated and kept before the people, and
then there will be no doubt of the re-
subtitle amendment will be adopted
by an overwhelming majority.
This chapter was not published in
the law supplements, and the Uni n
is the first newspaper in the state to
give it publicity:
A bill for an act proposing an amend
ment to section 16, of article TX,
OF the constitution of the state of
Minnesota, establishing road
and bridge fund and authorizing
the legislature to levy an annual
tax for the purpose of construct
ing and improving roads and
bridges within this state.
Section l. The following amend
ment to section sixteen (16) of article
nine (IX) of the constitution of the
state of Minnesota, is hereby proposed
to the people of the state for their ap-
poval or rejectioh:
That is to say, change section six
teen OF article nine of said constitu-
ton SO that said section sixteen shall
read as follows:
Section 16. For the purpose of
lending aid in the construction and
improvement of public highways and
bridges, there is hereby created a
fund to be known as the State Road
and Bridge fund; said fund shall in
clude all moneys accruing from the
income derived from investments in
the internal improvement land fund.-
or that may hereafter accrue to said
fund, and shall also include all funds
accruing to any state road and bridge
fund, however provided.
The legislature is authorized to add
to such fund for the purpose of con-
structing and improving roads and
bridges of this state, by providing, in
it's discretion, for an annual tax lew
upon the property of this state.
Section ?. This proposed amend
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of this state for their approval or re-
lection at the general election occur
ring next after the passage of this act,
and the qualified electors of this state,
in their, respective districts may at
such election vote for or against such
amendment by ballot, and the returns
thereof shall be made and certified
within the time, and such votes can
vassed and the result thereof declared
in the manner provided by law with
reference to the election of state
officers, and if it shall appear there
upon that a majority of all the
electors voting at said election as
provided in the next section have
voted in favor of the same, then the
governor shall make proclamation
thereof, and such amendment shall