The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-13
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.

The first proposed amendment Is con-
tanned in Chapter 500 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1T Is
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 mendment
of Section Is of Article of the Con-
stitutiOn, which now reads as fOIlOws'
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 ana
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 or 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 90
per cent or less than ono half on 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 Cs) OF
the cost of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the sta.e
from such fund" and to SUBSTITUTE
therefor the following:
Section 16. For the purpose OF leho-
ing aid in the construction ana iii
movement of public highways ana
bridges. there is hereby created a tuno'
TO be known as the state ROAD ana
bridge fund, said fund shall lnclude
all moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the IN
ternal Improvement land fund, or thaI
NAV hereafter accrue to said fund, anu
shall also include all funds accrulns
+o anv state road and bridge fund,
however provided.
"The legislature is authorized to add
TO such fund.- for the purpose OF con-
structing or improving roads ana
bridges of this state, by proVidlng' IN
its discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property of this state OF not
to exceed in any year one-fourth ca
of one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three 90
per cent or less than one-halt (1s) Oh
one Cd per cent of the total fund thus
proyided and expended during sucn
wear: and provided, further, that in no
case shall more than one-half (1s) 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 SO created of ONE
! THIRD (1-3) of the cost of constructing
| or improving any road or bridge there
| i'm. If this amendment is adopted the
State could then pay ONE-HALF (12) OF
! the cost Of constructing any such road
mr. bridge. and the effect of the amend
ment is thus to increase the amount
| which the State may lawfully pay to-
ward such purpose.