The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.

The first prop osed amendment II con-
tained in ChaIaer SOC Of the Laws of
| Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. By this an,endme ut It II
sought to authorize the payment by the
State from the State Road and Bridge
Fund OF One-haXf of the cost of con-
structlnG or Improving any road or
bridge tn erein, and Ia an anne ndnAent
OF Section 10 OF Article OF the OOn-
| stitutiOn, which now reads rs 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 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.
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 STAKE 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 CD
per cent or less than one-half ~ of one
C) per cent Of the total fund thus
provided andA 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
may 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 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 (1l)
OF one mill on ell the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county, shall re-
ceive in any year more than three CD
Der cent or less than one-half (1.) of
one "a per cent Of the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; and provided, further, that in no
case shall more than one-half (M) Of
the cost Of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the state
from such fund"
ErFECT. The present Consultation
authorizes the payment ~ the state.
ont Of such fund 30 created OF ONE
THIRD (1.S) OF the cost OF onstructinE
or improvinE any road or bridge there
In. II this amendment II adopted the
state could thea ray OND-HALF (1s) OF
the cost Of csnstructinE any suck road
or bridge, ana the effect 81 the amend
ment II thus to increase the amount
which the state may lawfully pny to.
ward such purpese.