The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-16
Proposed
Amendments
TO THE
Constitution
Minnesota
BY
TheLegis|ature
General Session,
1907.

St. Paul, Mimi, May LIST, 1908.
Hon. Julius A. schmahI, Secretary OF
Sir: As required by Section IS of the
Revised Laws, as amended, ] have the
honor to furnish you herewith state
nent 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 are
to be submitted TO the electors OF SAID
state at the General Election Of 1908.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment is con-
taInsd In Chapter ATT Of the Laws OF
1907. BY this amendment IL Is sought to
repeal Sections ono %, two (2), three
;aj, four (4) and seventeen 90 of Article
nine (s) Of the Constitution (the latter
section beino the amendment to said Ar
tIcIe nine (s), adopted In 1886, which
sections now read as follows:
Section l. 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 a cash valuation
and be eoualized and uniform throughout
the state: Provided, that the legislature
NAV. 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 De pene-
fitted by such improvements, or both'
without regard to cash valuation, and In
such manner as the legislature may pre-
scribe: and provided further, that for Inc
nurpose of defraying the expenses or lay-
ing water pipes and supplying any city or
municipality with water, the legislature
may, by general or special law, authorize
,f4fx@ W he
POPULATION Of five thousand or more, 10
lew 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
porate limits of said city for supplying
water to the citizens thereon without
regard to the cash value OF such prop
srty. and to empower such city to collect
any such tax assessments or nnes, 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 use of water, or for any
water rate due for the same: and pro-
,ided further that there may be by law
levied and collected tax upon all inner
itances, devises, requests, legacles and
gifts of every kind and description acoVe
a fixed and specified sum, OF any ana all
natural persons and corporations Sucn
tax above such exempted sum may De
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-
fray 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
tncome of the state for such year the
legislature shall provide for levying tax
for the ensuing year sufficient, with other
sources of income, to pay the denc!ency
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
nrincipal of bonds denomnated Mime
sofa State Railroad Bonds, shall take
effect or be in force until such law shall
have been submitted to 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 its true value in
money; but public burying grounds. pub
lie school houses, public hospitals.
academies colleges, universities, and all
.eminaries of learning, all churches,
church property used for religious pur-
noses. and houses of worship, institu-
ft,ons of purely public charity, public
,,ro,,erty used exclusively for any public
p,,rnoSe. and personal property to an
amount not exceeding in value two hun
dred dOtfars for each individual. shall, by
General faags, be exempt from taxation.
"section 4. Laws shall be passed for
xaxine the notes and bills discounted or
,.,rchased. moneys loaned, and all other
nronerty. effects, or dues of every de-
scrintion. Of all banks and Of all bank
or. SO that all property employed in
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 any
AND all owners or operators, whether cor
aoof4te or individual, or otherwise, OF any
and al sleeping, parlor and drawing room
cars. or any or either of the same. which
run in. into or through this state; also
anon the property within this state of
assv and all telegraph and telephone COM
nanies. or owners. whose lines are In. or
extend in, into or through this state; also
upon the property within this state OF
ali express companies, or owners, or any
or either of the same, doing business In
this state; also upon the property within
this state of all domestic Insurance SeH-
NAMES of this state of any kind; also
anon the property within this state Of any
and all foreign insurance companies doing
business in this state OF any kind; also
supou the property within this state Of 81