Mower County transcript., 1908-10-14
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

amendment sit is sought to repeal Section
sixteen (16) of Article nine (9) Of the
Constitution, which section now reads az
! follows:
>~:!'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
| include all moneys accruing from the in
| come derived fromt investments in the
| internal improvement land fund.- or that
| may hereafter accrue to said fund, and
! shall also include all funds accrung to
! any state road and bridge fund.- however
provided.
'Tl1e legislature is authorized to add to
! such fund for the purpose of constructing
| Or improving roads and bridges Of this
state by pIoviding in it's discretion, for
| an annual tax levy upon the property Of
| THIS state Of not to exceed in any year
| one-lWentleth Q-20) of one G) mill on
| all the taxable property within the state.
| The Legislature is also authorized to
| provide for the appointment by the gov
| elnor OF the state, OF a board to be
! known as the State Highway Comnlis-
| slon,' consisting Of three (3) members,
| who shall perform such duties as shall be
! prescribed by law without salary Or COM
penSatlon other than personal expenses.
! Sucn comm ssion shall have general
| superlntendence 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 county shall re-
| ce'Ve in any year more than three C3)
| per cent or less than One-half (1a) of one
| 0) per cent Of the total fund 5hus pro-
| Vldcd ana expended during such year;
| and provided further that 10 more
than onr-th1d (1-3} Of such fund accru-
| ing in any year shall be expended for
| bridges. and i'll no case shall more than
| one-tEj-d G-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 1G. For the purpose OF lend
! ing aid in the construction and improve
| ment of public highways and bridges,
there is hereby created 4 fund to be
! known as the state Road and Bridge
! Fund Said fund shall include al 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 accrung 70 any state road and
| bridge fund, however provided.
! The legis. ature 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
ment 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 so far removes the limita-
ton which exists in the Constitution
whereby the legislature is prevented
| from evying for such purpose a tax ex-
ceedlng one twentieth G-2o) of one (D
MILL on the taxable property within the
| state.
mt ~ 4ho
| legislature to provide salary and compen-
| saton, including personal expenses in
! CURED in the performance Of duty by the
! highway commission, or any other like
officer entrusted by law with similar du-
| tics.
Finally, this amendment removes the
| limitation which now exists in the Con-
| sttution upon the powers of the highway
commission in the distribution of the road
| and bridge fund of the state thereby au-
| thorfzed, anG the amount which the state
| may pay from such fund toward the cost
OF constructing or improving any road or
bridge, and leaves the whole management
Of such fund to be provided for by law,
as the legislature shall deem wise.
The adoption of this amendment will
not interfere with the power Of the Iegs-
Iature to create q highway commission
and define its powers, nor will it inter-
fere with the appointments and tenure Of
office of the present commission.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The third proposed amendment is con-
/ tained in Chapter 37e Of the Laws of
| Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
| amendment it is sought to add the follow
ing section to Article nine (e) Of the Con-
| stItutIon as a new section:
Section II. The legislature may pro-
vide FOR the payment by the State Of
| Minnesota Of damages to growing crops
| nd tO
vide a fund for that purpose may i'm
pose specific tax upon lands, the OWL
ers Of which, at their option. have listed
the same with county auditors for that
purpose, and no payment shall be made
Of any such damages except from tho
fund so provided
The purpose and effect Of this amend
ment is to authorize the legislature to
permit the state to become the trustee in
the collection and disbursement Of a fund
for the payment or damages to growing
crops by hall or wind, both. This fund
Is to be created and maintained by q spe-
ctf1c 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 Ieois-
Iature to direct that the taxing machinery
Of the state DO used to levy and collect
ZIG TAX necessary 10 raise Such 1und, ana
to 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 wind will have
to be made from said fund and from no
other. The state would assume no re-
sponsibility beyond the amount Of such
fund, and could not further be rendered
! liable.
FOURTH PRoPo2ED AMENDMENT.
The fourth proposed amendment is con-
taned in Chapter 450 Of the Laws Of Min
resota for the year 1907. Ey this amend
nent it Is sought to repea! the provisions
Of Section seven ~ Of Article seven %
Of the Constitution, which section now
reads 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, elec-
tive by the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to such election, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Constitution, or the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States,'
and to substitute therefor the following: