Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-10-20
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT,

The first proposed amendment IL COM
tanned in Chapter SOC of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1T In
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 is an amendment
of Section 16 of Article 8 Of the Con-
stitutiOn, which now reads as fOllOwss
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 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
may hereafter accrue to said fund, and
shall also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, how
ever 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 (k) 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 than one-third (1s) 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 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 land fund, or that
may hereafter accrue to said fund, and
shall also include all funds accruing
to any state road and bridge fund.
however provided. 4E,s 5-.rE .-zE1asssyi i
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 year one-fourth XXI
Of one mill on all the taxable property
within the state. @ssrEtt 5.aEi.sz Sc
PROVIDED. that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three o.
per cent or less than one-half (M) of
one ~ per cent Of the total fund thus
provided and expended during suoh
year; and provided, further, that in no
case shall more than one-half .(31) Of
the cost Of constructing Of Improving
any road OF bridge be paid BY the state
from such fund" s-1 4.
EFFECT. The present Constitutes
authorizes the payment ~ the State.
out 81 suisesh Sisnd co. created 81 on
THIRD (1-s) of the cost Of constru ctia6
or Improving my Or bridge there.
in. II this alnendment 10 adopted IL
State could then pay ONB-HAl.F (71) @
the cost Of constructing my such road
OF bridge, and the effect Of the ameaa.
nent 10 thus to increase the amount
which the State may lawfully pay 70.
Ward such purpose.
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