St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-10-30
sEcoND PRop'osEDA MEnDMEnT


sEcoNp PRoPosEpAMENpMENT
The seeond proposed amendment 1.
contained In Chapter 47s Of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
amendment Il 10 sought to repeal Section
sixteen &16) Of Article nine 10y of the
Constitution, which section now reads a.
follows:
For thu purpose Offending aid in the
highways n 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 from investments in the
improvement land fund. or tina,
may hereafter accrue to said fund. and
shall also include all funds accruing t.
any state road and bridge fund, however
provided.
The legislature is authorized to add tt
such fund for the purpose Of constructing
or improving roads and bridges of this
state, by providing, in it's discretion, fol
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
this state of not to exceed in any year
o~ne-twentieth (1-20) of one ~ mill on
all the a property within the state
THE legislature Is also authorized tc
provide for he appointment, by the gov
ernor of the state. of a board to be
known az the State Highway Commits
sion,' consisting Of three (3) members
shall perform such duties as shall be
prescribed by law without salary or com
pensation other than personal expenses.
"Such commission shall have general
Superintendent 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 count shall re-
ceive in any year more han three 81
per cent or less than one-halt (15) OF one
vided and expended during such year;
and, provided further, that no more
than one-third (1-3) of such fund accru-
ing in any year shall be expended fol
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 16. 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
~ Sdlu AuNu, anu Shall diso AicAuue al
funds accruing to any state road ano
bridge fund. however provided.
1.-The legislature is authorized to d tt
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 n effect Of this amend.
ment is to authorize the legislature te
levy upon all the property Of the state
m amount necessary, In its Judgment
for the benefit of the roads and bridges
therein, and In so far removes the Iimita.
tion which nov exists in the Constitution
whereby the legislature is prevented
from Ievying for such purpose a tax X
ceeding one-twentieth (1-2o) of one ~
mill on the taxable property within the
state.
This amendment further authorizes the
sation, 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
ties.
Finally, this amendment remove th>
Limitation which new exists In the Con.
stitution upon the pcwers of the highway
commission in the distribution Of the road
n bridge fund Of the state whereby au.
thorized, and the amount which the state
may pay from such fund toward the cost
Of constructing or improving any road OF
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 Iegis-
lature to create a highway commission
and define its powers, nor will 1t inter.
fere with the appointment 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 10y Of the Con-
as a new section:
'Section II. The legislature may pro-
vide for the payment by the State OF
Minnesota Of damages to growing crops
by hail n wind, or either, and to pro-
vide a fur for that purpose, may i'm
pose a specific tax upon lands, the W.
ers of which, at their option. have listed
the same with county auditors for that
and no payment shall be made
of any such damages except from the
fund so provided"
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment is to authorize the legislature tc
permit the state to. become the trustee In
the collection and disbursement of a fund
for the payment Of damages to growing
crops by hail or wind, or tc.f:. This fund
is to be created and maintained by a spe-
cific tai 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 legis-
Iature to direct that the taxing machinery
Of the state be used to levy and coIIect
to provide for the disbursement Of the
same by the officers of tire state, but any
payments to be made by the state by rea-
son Of damage by hall or wind will have
to be n:ade from said fu.:d and from no
othe". The state wor!d assume no re-
sponss. ility beyond the amount of such
fune, and could not further be rendered
liable.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Tire fourth proposed amendment Is con.
taired in Charfsr 480 of the laws of Min
nesota for the year 1907. BY this amend
il is sought to repeal the provisions
Of Section ss.sr. ~ of Article seven ~
Of the Constitution, which section now
reads ss follows:
EVERY person WHO by the provisions
of this article shall be entitled to vote at
any election hail be eligible to any Office
tive by the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to suck election, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Constitution, or the Constt-
tuition and laws OF the United States"
and to substitute therefor the following:
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 county super
of schools, who shall be re-
quired to have educational qualifications
to be determined by the legislature, and