Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-15
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT

The legislature is authorized to add to 81
such fund for the purpose of constructing
or improving roads and bridges of this
state, by: providing, in its discretion, for
an annual tax levy upon the property Of
this state of not to exceed in any year
one-twentieth5 (1-20l of one q mill on
all the taxable property within the state. &
- The Legislature is also authorized to
provide for the appointment, by the gov
ernors Of the state, of "a board to be
known as the State Highway Commits
sion consisting of three Cd members.
who 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 county shall res
ce1ve in any year more than three (3)
per cent or less than one-half az Of one
~ per cent of the total fund thus pro-
vided and expended during such year:
and, provided further, that no more
than One-third (1-3) of such fund accr,l-
ing in any year shall be expended for
bridges and in no@case shall more than
one third (1-3) Of the cost Of constructs
paid by the state from such fund.-"
and to substitute therefor the following:
Section is: For the purpose Of lend
ing aid in the construction and improves
ment Of public highways and bridges,
there is hereby created fund to be
known Al 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 accrung to any state road and
bridge fund, however provided.
1.-THE legislature is authorized to add to
such fund, for the purpose of construct
ing OF improving roads and bridges Of
this state by providing, in it's discretion,
for an annual tax levy upon the property
of this state"
The purpose and effect Of tkis amend
ment is to authorize the legislature to
levy upon all the property Of the state
for the benefit Of the roads and bridges
therein, and In SO far removes the Iimita-
tion which now exists in the Constitution,
whereby the legislature Is prevented
from levying for such purpose tax ex-si
ceeding e-twentieth (1-2o) OF ono (1)
mill on the taxable property within the
state.
This amendment further authorizes the
legislature to provide salary and compen-s
sation, including personal expenses In
Cured In the performance of duty by tho
highway commission, <or any other like
officer entrusted by law with similar du-
ties.
Finally, this 7r,endment removes this
With new exists In the Con-
sti.ution upon the powers of the highway
commission in the distribution Of the road
and bridge furd of the state whereby au.
thorized, end the amount which the state
may pay from such fund coward the cost
~ s<ckN r giyrs NaN
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 legs.
lature to create highway commission
fere with the appointment and tenure OF
office Of the present commission.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The third proposed amendment Is con-
talned In Chapter 379 Of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
amendment 1t Is sought to add the follow.
ing section to Article nine 10y OF the Con-
stitutIon as new section:
Section II. The legislature may pro-
vide for the payment by the State OF
by hail and wind, or either, and to pro-
vide fund for that purpose, may inn
pose a specific tax upon lands, the own
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 the
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 fund
for the payment OF damages to growing
crops by hail or wind, or both. This fund
rs to be created and maintained by a spec
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
ofsany owner who does not consent there.
to. Its adoption will authorize the legts.
iature to direct that the taxing machinery
Of the state be used to levy and collect
the tax necessary to raise such fund, and
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 or wind will have
to be made from said fund and from no
other. The state would assume no re.
sponsibiity beyond the amount of such
fund, and could not further be rendered
Liable.
1 FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. e
The fourth proposed amendment is cons.
taIned in Chapter 40 Of the laws Of MIn-g
5nesota for the year 1907. BY this amend
meat it Is sought to repeal the provisions
Of Section seven ~ Of Article seven a.
Of the Constitution, which section now
reads as 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
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