Mower County transcript., 1908-10-28
Proposed | IS; J.
Amendments
TO THE
Constitution
-OF-
Minnesota
BY
7heLegis|ature
General Session,
1907.
st. Paul, Minn.. May LIST, 1908.

st. Paul, Minn.. May LIST, 1908.
Hon. Julius A. schmahI, Secretary Of
Sir: As required by Section rs Of the
Revised Laws, as amended, I have the
honor to furnish you herewith q state
ment Of the purposes and effects OF the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution Of the State Of Minnesota by
the Legislature Of 1907, and which ara
to be submitted to the electors Of said
State at the General Election OF 1908.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Tho first proposed amendment 10 con-
talned In Chapter ATT Of tho Laws Of
1907. BY this amendment 1t 10 sought to
repsa' Sections ono ~, two <2?, three
nine (s) OF tho Constitution (ths iattsr
section being the amendment to said Ar
tIoIe nine (e), adopted In 1866, which
sections now read a. follows:
'.section /. All taxes to be raised in
this state shall be as nearly equal a. may
DO, 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 tho legislature
thorfze municipal corporations to levy
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
ments, or upon the property to bo bens-
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 tho expenses Of lay
ing water pipes and supplying any city or
municipality with water the legislature
may, by general or special law, authorize
any such city OF municipality. having a
population OF five thousand or more. to
levy an annual tax or assessment upon
the lineal foot OF all lands fronting on
any water main or water pipe laid by
such city or municipality within cor
por2:e limits Of said city for supplying
water to the citizens thereof without
regard to tho cash value OF such prop
erty, and to empower such city to collect
any such tax, assessments or fines, 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 ueo Of water, or for any
water rate due for tho same; and pro
vided further. that there may be by law
levied and collected a tax upon all inher
1tances, devises, bequests. lsgacies and
gifts Of every kind and description above
a 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
iva. but shall not exceed maximum tax
Of five per cent.
@Section z. The legislature shah pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
fray tho estimated ordinary expenses of
the state for each year, and whenever 1t
shalt 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 sufficient, with other
sources Of income, to pay the deficiency
Of the preceding year, together with the
estimated expenses Of such ensuing year.
But no law levying a tax or making other
provisions for the payment Of interest or
principal OF bonds denominated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
have been submitted to a vote of the
people Of the state, and adopted by a
majority Of the electors Of the state vot-
ing upon the same.
section 8. Laws shall be passed tax
ing all moneys, credits. investments in
bonds, stocks Joint stock companies, or
otherwise, also all real and personal
property, according to it's true value in
money; but public burying grounds, pub
lie school houses, public hospitals
academies, colleges, universities, and all
seminaries of learning, all churches
church property used for religious pur-
poses, and houses Of worship, institu-
tons Of purely public charity, public
property used exclusively for any public
purpose, and personal property to an
amount not exceeding In vr!uc two hun
dred dollars for ZACH indivi lual. shall, by
general laws, be exempt from taxation
''Seotton 4. Laws shall be passed for
taxing the notes and bills discounted or
purchased, moneys loaned, and all other
property, effects, or dues of every de-
scription, Of all banks and Of all bank
ers. so that all property employed in
banking shall always be subject to a tax
alton equal to that imposed on the prop
erty Of individuals.
Section II. The legislat ture may i'm
pose or provide for the imposition of, up
on the property within this state OF any
and all owners or operators, whether cor
porate or individual, or otherwise, Of any
and Al sleeping, parlar and drawing room
cars, or any or either Of the same, which
run In. into or through this state; also
upon the property within this state OF
any and all telegraph and telephone COM
panies, or owAels, whose lines are In, or
extend In, into or through this state; also
upon the property within this state OF
all express companies, or owners, Or any
or either Of the Same, doang. business fn
this state; Also upon tho property within
this state ol all domestic Insurance cem-
panies OF this state Of any kind: also
upon tins propsf.y within this state of any
and all foreign Insurance companies doing
business in this state OF any kind: also
y Npon tho prOportys within thia afafa - IN