The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-09
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment Is con-
taIned In Chapter ATT Of the Laws OF
1907. BY this amendment II is sought to
repeal Sections one %, two (2), three
,3), four ~ and seventeen (17) of Article
nine (s) OF the Constitution (the latter
section being the amendment to said Ar
ticIe nine (s), adopted In 1880, wnich
sections now read as follows:
Section l. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be, and all property on which taxes are
to be levied shall have a cash valuation
and be equalized and uniform throughout
the state: Provided, that the legislature
may. by general law or special act, au-
thorize municipal corporations 10 leVy
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
ments, or upon the property to be bene-
fitted by such improvements, or both,
without regard to cash valuation, ana In
such manner as the legislature may pre-
scribe: and provided further, that FOR the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF lay
ing water pipes and supplying any CITY Oh
municipality with water, the legislature
NAV by general or special law, authorize
any such city or municipality, having
population of five thousand or more, 10
levy an annual tax or assessment upon
the lineal foot of all lands fronting on
any water main or water pipe ialo py
such CITY or municipality within cor
porate limits Of said city for supplying
water to the citizens thereof without
regard to the cash value or such prop
erty and to empower such city TO collect
any such tax. assessments or hnes, or
penalties for failure to pay the same, or
any fine or penalty for any violation OF
the rules of such city or municipality In
regard to the use of water, or for any
water rate due for the same: and pro-
yided further, that there may be by law
levied and collected a tax upon all inner
ftances. devises, requests, legacies and
gifts of every kind and description atove
q. fixed and specified sum, of any and all
natural persons and corporations. Such
tax above such exempted sum may be
uniform or it may be graded or progress
i've but shall not exceed maximum 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
the state for each year, and whenever IL
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
Of the state for any year shall exceed the
income Of the state for such year the
legislature shall provide for levying "a tax
for the ensuing year suft1clent, with other
sources of income, to pay the dehc!ency
of the preceding year, together with the
estimated expenses of such ensuing year.
But no law levying tax or making other
xO~oyisions for the payment OF interest or
sorancipal of bonds denominated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds, shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
nave been submitted to vote of the
,,eople of the state, and adopted by
majority Of the electors Of the state vot-
ing upon the same.
"Section g. Laws shall be passed tax
ing all moneys, credits investments In
bonds, stocks. joint stock companies, or
otherwise, also all real and personal
t-operty, according to its true value in
anSx,ey; but public burying grounds, pub
tic. school houses, public hospitals.
acadesstes, colleges, universities, and all
senina4ses of learning, all churches,
church vreperty used for religious pur-
poses. and houses of worship. institu-
tfons of purely public charity, public
sooperty used exclusively for any public
r,nn,ose, and personal property to an
an,o,,,st not exceeding in value two hun
arad dollars for each individual. shall. by
,zenerai laws be exempt from taxation.
"section T. Laws shall be passed for
,sxine the notes and bills discounted or
S...oh,sad moneys loaned, and all other
nroperty. effects, or dues or every de-
scrintion. of all banks and OF all bank
err. so that all property employed In
banking shall always be subject to tax
alton equal to that imposed on the prop
terty of individuals.
Hsection II. The legislature may i'm
nose or provide for the imposition Of. up
on the property within this state of any
and all owners or operators, whether cor
norate or individual, or otherwise, OF any
md all sleeping. parlor and drawing room
<esrs. or any or either Of the same. which
,,,n In. into or through this state; also
,,naa the property within this state of
any ssd ali telegraph and telephone COM
oanies. or owners. whose lines are in, or
extend IN. into or through this state; also
s,,,or ~ f,xoperty within this state Of
ali EXPRESS ccfspspies or owners, or any
or either of the same doing business in
fhfs state; also upon tire property within
tht~ state of all domestic Insurance COM
panfes of this state Of any kind; also
i,pon the property within this state Of any
and all foreign insurance companies doing
Sh,,siness in this state Of any kind; also
sa,pon the property within this state Of ai