Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.


The first proposed amendment Is con-
tained In Chapter 477 of the Laws OF
1907. BY this amendment 1t is sought to
repeal Sections one %, two (2), three
(s), four (4> and seventeen GO o: Article
nine (e) of the Constitution the latter
section being the amendment to said Ar
tce nine (s), adopted in 1886, which
sections now read as follows:
"Section 1. All taxes to be raised IN
this state shall be as nearly equal as may
be. and all property on which taxes are
to be levied shall have cash valuation
and be euualized and uniform throughout
the state: Provided, that the Legislature
may, by general law or special act, au-
thorize municipal corporations to levy
assessments for local improvements upon
the property fronting upon such improve
ments, or upon the property to be bene-
flied by such improv ements. or both,
without regard to cash valuation. and in
such manner as the legislature may pre-
scribe: and provided further, that for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF lay
ing water pipes and supplying any city or
municipality with water. the Legislature
NAV bv general or special law, authorize
anv such city or municipality, having
population of five thousand or more, to
levy an annual tax or assessment upon
the lineal foot of all lands fronting on
anv water main water pipe laid by
such city or mum 'Clri!'tS "iliiii N''
norate limits of said city for supplying
water to the citizens thereof without
regard to the cash value of such prop
erty. and to empower such city to collect
any such tax. assessments or hnes, or
penalties for failure to pay the same, or
any fine or penalty for any Vlolat,on ol
the rules of such city or municipality In
regard to the use Of water, or for any
water rate due for the same: and pro-
yided further. that there may be by law
levied and collected a tax upon all inner
ftances devises, bequests, legacles ana
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 ne
uniform or it may be graded or progress
i've, but shall not exceed maximum tax
of five per cent.
"Section 2. The legislature shall pro-
vide for an annual tax sufficient to de-
frav the estimated ordinary expenses OF
the state for each year, and whenever II
shall happen that such ordinary expenses
.of the state for any year shall exceed the
dncome of the state for such year the
legislature shall provide for levying tax
for the ensuing year sufficient with otnel
sources Of income, to pay the deficiency
of the preceding year. together with the
estimated expenses of such ensuing year
But no law levying tax or making othe1
provisions for the payment OF interest Of
nrincipal Of bonds denominated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds shall take
erect or be in force until such law shall
have been submitted to vote of the
neople of the state. and adopted by q
majority of the electors of the state vot'
ing upon the same.
"section g. Laws shall be passed tax
ing all moneys, credits. investments II
bcnds. stocks joint stock companies, o.
otherwise, also all real and persona
nrorerty, according to it's true value ir
money: but public buryng grounds. pub
lie school houses, public hospitals
academies, colleges, universities, and al
seminares of learning, all churches
church property used for religious pur
noses, and houses Of worship, institu
tons of purely public charity, publ
,oronerty used exclusively for any publ
r,urpose, and personal property to al
amount not exceeding in value two hun
dred dollars for each individual, shall, b,
general laws, be exempt from taxation.
"section 4. Laws shall be passed 70
taxing the notes and bills discounted o
nurchas ased moneys loaned, and all othe
1nroperty, effects, or dues of every de
.scyintion, of all banks and of all bank
ars. so that all property employed Il
Banking shall always be subject to tax
alton equal to that imposed on the prop
erty Of individuals.
"Section IT. The legislature may i'm
nose. or provide for the imposition Of, up
on the property within this state of an
and all owners or operators. whether cor
porate or individual, or otherwise. of an
and all sleeping, parlor and drawing roor
cars, or any or either of the same. whlc
run in, into or through this state; ais
upon the property within TINS state
any and ali telegraph and telephone com
panies, or owners, whos5 lines are in, G
extend in into or through this state: ais
upon the property within this state {
all express companies, or owners. or an
or either of the same, doing business
this state; also upon the property With
this state of all domestic insurance com
oanies of this state of any kind; ais
upon the property within this state OF an
and all foreign insurance companies doln
business in this state of any kind; ais
upon the property within this state OF