St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-21
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT.

The first proposed amendment Is con-
tMued in Chapter 500 Of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1T IL
sought to authorize the payment by the
State from the State Road and Bridge
Fund of one-half of the cost of con-
structlng or improving any road or
bridge therein, and Ii an amendment
of Section 10 Of Article 8 of the Con-
stitution, which now reads as follows:
Section 16. For the purpose of lend
ing aid in the construction and i'm
provement 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 in
ternal improvement lan fund, or h a
may hereafter accrue to said fund, and
shall also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, how
ever provided.
1.-The legislature is authorized to add
to such fund, for the purpose of con-
structing 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 yea o%ne-fourth (A)
Of one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three (3)
per cent or less thar ono half (k) of one
az per cent Of the total fund thus
provided n expended during such
rear; n provided further, that in no
>oao shall ~o0~o thon nno.fhir1 nv NJ
the cost Of constructing 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 leno-
ing aid in the construction ana lm-
provement of public highways ana
bridges, there is hereby created a 1uno'
to be known as the state ROAD ana
bridge fund.- said fund shall include
ali moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the In
ternal Improvement land fund, or that
NAV hereafter accrue to said fund, and
shall also include all funds accruins
TO any state road and bridge fund.-
however provided.
"The legislature is authorized to add
to such fund, for the purpose OF con-
.tructing or improving roads and
bridges of this state, by providing, In
It's discretion, for an annual tax lev
| upon the property of this state OF not
n exceed in any year o%ne-fourth n
~ one mill on all the taxable property
| within the state.
PROVIDED. hat no county shall re-
| ceive In any year more tina three 60
| per cent or less than one-half (h) OF
| one Cd per cent of the total fund thus
| provided and expended during such
! year; and provided, further, that in no
case shall more thar one-half (h) OF
! the cost of constructing or improving
!! any road or bridge be paid by the state
from such fund"
EFFECT. The present Constitution
authorizes the payment BY the State.
ont Of such fund 80 created of ONE
| THIRD (1-8) Of the cost of constructing
or improving any road or bridge there
IN. II this amendment 10 adopted the
State could then pay ONE-HALF (z) OF
| the cost Of constructing any such road
or bridge, and the effect Of the amend
nent 10 thus to Increase the amount
which the state may lawfully pay to-
ward such purpose