Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-10-27
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT,
MENT,

The first proposed amendment In con-
tntned In Chapter sos of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment It Ii
sought to authorize the payment by the
State from the State Road and Bridge
Fund of one-half Of the cost of con-
~tructine or improving any road or
bridge therein, and II an amendment
of Section 16 of Article . OF the Con-
stitution, which now reads IN follows,
Section Is. For the purpose OF lend
1g aid in the construction and i'm
urovement Of public highways and
ridges. there is hereby created 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 land fund, or that
nay hereafter accrue to said fund, and
shall also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, how
aver provided
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
It's discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property Of this state OF not
to exceed In any year one-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 than one half { ~ OF one
% per cent OF the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; and provided further, that In no
case shall more than one-third ca Of
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 Is. For the purpose of lend
ing aid in the construction and i'm
provement Of public highways and
bridges, there is hereby created 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 land fund, or that
NAV hereafter accrue to said fund. and
shall also include all funds accruing
to any state road and bridge fund.-
however provided.
1.-The legislature is authorized to ada
to such fund, for the purpose OF con-
structing or improving roads and
bridges Of this state, by providing. In
it's discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property Of this state of not
to exceed in any year one-fourth (A)
If one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county shall r.
ceive in any year more than three a.
per cent or less than one-half (k) ol
one (1) per cent Of the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; and provided, further, that in ne
case shall more than ons-half (h) Of
the cost Of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid By the state
from such fund" ,rrsss=szrs s 81
EFFECT. The present CoastitutiG0
anthoriaes ths Dayneat by the statoI
out Of such fs1d 70 crested OF OND.
THIRD (1-3) Of the cost u esnstruetin9
or inDrovinG any road q bridge there.
In. II this anendment - adopted IL
State could thea pay OND-HALF Cyl q
the cost Of constructing my such Eoo0
o. bridge, an1 the eject Of the aRe1A.
meat n thus to iae1ease the anouA
which the State may lawfully pay T..
ward such D01D0se.