The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15

SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The second prrpuse1 amendnsuk =
contained IN chnptsr 90 e the tass -
Minnesota fnr the year 19uz. ~ tnlo
amendment 4 @ sought 10 repeal ssrtIon
sixteen f1s) q Article nlne 90 Of <iao
Constitution, which section now reads -
follows: s.
For the purpose Of lending aid IN Tho
construction and Improvement OF public
highways and bridges. there Is hereby
created fund to be known as the -Sta1D
Road and Bridge Fund Said fund shs4
include all moneys accruing from the tn-
internal improvement land fun6. or fhn8
may hereafter accrue to said fund. ana
shall also include all funds accruing b
any state road and bridge fund, howeves
provided.
''The legislature is authorized to add 30
such fund for the purpose Of constrnctin8
or improving roads and bridges Of this
state. by providing. in its discretion, for
an annual tax levy upon the property q
this state Of not to exceed In any year
one-twentieth (1-20) OF one % mill on
all the taxable property within the state.
The legislature is also authorized To
provide for the appointment, by the gov
ernor OF the state, OF a board to Do
known as the State Highway Commis.
sion, consisting of three CD members.
who shall perform such duties as shall bs
prescribed by law without salary or COM
pensation other than personal expenses.
Such commission shall have genera
superintendence OF the construction OF
state roads and bridges and shall use
such fund in the construction thereof and
distribute the same in the several coun-
ties in the state upon an equitable basis
Provided further, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three CD
per cent or less than one-hah (1s) Of one
G) per cent Of the total fund thus pro-
vided and expended during such years
and, provided further, that no more
than one-third (1-3) of such fund accru-
ing in any year shall be expended for
bridges, and IN no case shall more than
one-third (1-3) OF the cost Of construc-
ton or improving any road or bridge be
paid by the state from such fund"
and to substitute therefor the following:
Section 1s. For the purpose of lend-
ing aid in the construction and improve
ment of public highways and bridges.
there is hereby created a fund to be
known as the State Road and Bridge
Fund Said fund shall include 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 construct
ing Or improving roads and bridges OF
this state by providing, in its discretion,
for an annual tax levy upon the property
Of this state"
The purpose and effect Of this amend.
nent is to authorize the legislature to
levy upon all the property Of the state
any amount necessary, In Its Judgment,
for the benefit of the roads and bridges
therein, and In 50 far removes the Iimta.
tion which now exists In the Constitution,
whereby the legislature Is prevented
from IevyIns for such purpose a tax exc
ceedino one-twentieth (1-20) OF one Cd
mill On the taxable property within the
state.
This amendment further authorizes the
legislature to provide salary and compen.
sation, including personal expenses In
cured in the performance OF duty by the
highway commission, any other Ike
officer entrusted by law with similar uus
ties.
Finally, this amendment removes ths
lin itation which new exists In the Con.
sti.ution upon the powers OF the highway
commission In the distribution Of the road
ard bridge fund of the state whereby su.
thorized, and the amount which the stato
may pay from such fund toward the cose
of constructing or improving any road Or
bridge, and leaves the whole management
Of such fund to be provided for by iaWs
as the legislature shall deem wise.
The adoption of this amendment WIN
not interfere with the power of the leoiss
iature to create q highway eommssion
and define lts powers, nor will Ii Inter.
fere with the appointment and tenure q
office of the present commission.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The third proposed amendment 10 con.
tain in of L
Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
amendment IL ls sought 70 add the follow.
inc section to Article nine (9) of the Con.
stitution as q new section:
Section II. The legislature may pro.
vide for the payment by the State OF
Minnesota Of damages to growing crops
by hail and wind, or either. and to pro-
vide a fund for that purpose, may i'm
pose a specific tax upon lands, the own
ers of which, at their option, have listed
the same with county auditors Tor thaS
purpose, and no payment shall be made
of any such damages except from the
fund SO provided"
The purpose and effect Of this amend.
rnent is to authorize the legislature to
permit the state to become the trustee IN
the collection and disbursement OF q funo
for the payment of damages to growing
crops by hail or wind, or both. This fund
Is to be created and maintained by spe-
cific tax upon the lands Of such persons
ONLY as shall VOLUNTARILY list the
same with their respective county audit
ors for such purpose. There can be no
tax for such purpose imposed on the lands
Of any owner who does not consent there
to. Its adoption will authorize the iegis-
lature to direct that the taxing machinery
Of the state be used to levy and collect
the tax necessary to raise such fund, ano
10 provide for the disbursement OF the
same by the officers of the state, but any
payments to be made by the state by rea-
son Of damage by hail or wind will have
to be made from said fund and from no
other. The state would assume no re-.
sponsIbiiity beyond the amount OF SUCH
fund, and could not further be rendered
liable.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The fourth proposed amendment 10 con.
fatnsd In Chapter 4so Of the laws OF Min
nesota for the year 1907. BY this amend
meat II 10 sought to repeal the provissons
Of Section seven ~ Of Article seven "a
reads ss follows:
Every person who by the provisions
of this article shall be entitled to vote at
any election shall be eligible to any office
which now is, or hereafter shall be. cleo
tive by the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to such election, except as otherwise pro-
yided in this Constitution, or the Colsrf-
tuition and laws Of the United States"
and to substitute therefor the following;
EVERY person who hy The provisions OF