The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06
sought to add an entirely new section
to Article TX of the Constellation, TO PC
known as Section IS, and which snais
read as follows:

to Article TX of the Constellation. to pc
known as Section IS, and which shais
read as follows:
Section Is. To secure a SUSTAINED
yield of timber for the use OF the peo
pie of this state, the proper omc tay
of one-f fifteenth OF one mill on eacn
dollar of taxable property WITHIN lniS
state, the proceeds of which shah Do
used for the purchase of land petseI
adapted for forestry purposes tnah lol
agriculture for the state at not over
$500 per acre. and for the productio"
and maintenance thereon of forest ac-
cording TO forestry principles.
"Unexpended balances shall not lapse
but constitute a fund for forestry pur-
poses. :,
The timber produced thereon shall
be sold al fair valuation and the rev
enue therefrom or from other source
shall be paid into the state treasury
except that one-Quarter of the net rev
enue shall be paid to the towns, OF II
unorganized, to the county, In "niUh
the land is situated, in aid OF pupiic
schools and roads.
Should any tract acquired be touno
better adapted for any other purpose
than the production of timber, II may
De sold and the proceeds uSed lol az
curing or developing forestry lano.
Until otherwise directed y the leg
provisions with necessary enactmenls,
the state forestry board shall draw anu
dlsburse the money hereby proGiueo
ana purchase. manage and cohlrol 'ho
lands and forests.
No money shall be paid for any
tract until the attorney general SNAIL
certify to the validity of the title
1T shall be competent for two sue
cessive regular legislatures, by a TWO
thirds vote of each house, to repeal any
OF these provisions.
EFFECT. This proposed amend
ment. and the proposed amendment
hereafter mentioned should he read To-
Eether. They constitute the founda-
ton for a plan of State refOrestration'
As the constitution stands today, Whue
the Legislature might pass laws pro
viding funds to be used for the pur.
chase of lands, and the cultivation OF
the same for demonstration purposes,
yet 1t is not directed to do so. me
effect then of this amendment Is 10
COMPEL the taxing officers of the stare
to annually levy and collect TAX OF
One-hfteenth of one mill on Cacn dOiiar
of taxable property in the state, 10 De
used as the legislature shall direct, 1or
the purchase for the state OF lanO
adapted to forestry purposes, Dut at -
nrice not to exceed $3 per acre. All
unexpired balances In the FUND ~ inc
end of each fiscal year shall not lapse,
but shall be carried over into the fun0
thus raised for the succeeding year ana
shall be an addition thereto. 1. also
directs the sale. ut n fair valuation, OF
the timber produced on such land 50
purchased, the payment of three
fOurths of the money received there
from into the state treasury, and the
payment of the remaining One-fOurth
to the town, If organized, or otherwise
to the county i'm which the land is sit
uated, and that the same shall there
q Cd tn 10 ..
If after the land is purchased 1t Is
found better adapted for amy ether Fur-
pose than the production of timber,
authority Is contained in this amend
ment to sell 1T, but the proceeds must
be used for acquiring or developing
forestry land. Until the Legislature
provides otherwise, all purchases shall
be under the direction of the State For
estry Board. The title to all lands
purchased must be approved by the
Attorney General before purchase II
made. 1t Is further provided that two
successive regular legislatures shall
have power by a twO-thirds vote OF
each house to repeal any of the fore
going provisions. That is to say, II
after a trial, such plan for any reason
IL found to be impracticable or unde-
sirable, and 1t appears to two sue
cessive legislatures, any or all of the
foregoing provisions of the amendment
may be repealed. The Legislature does
not now possess such power and the
same il a distinct change I'm the meth
DDS heretofore in vogue in Minnesota,
in the making and revising of the Con-
stitutiOn. Heretofore anne ndment
might only be made to the Constitution
a provision of that instrument elm
mated by direct vote of the electors.
Under this amend-lent If 1t be adopt
ed, that power Is not taken away and
also exists. But n new power. that Of
repeal by the legislature, as to this
amendment, is created. Such power,
however, would extend to other pro-
vision of the Constitution and affords
an easy method of change in case of
necessity or advisability.