The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04

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THIRD PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.
The third proposed amen dment IL
contained in Chapter sos of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1t IL
proposed to add an entirely new Sec
ton to Article TX of the Constitution,
to be known Section II, and which
shall read AS follows:
Section II. The legislature may
provide for the payment, by the State
of Minnesota, of damages to growing
crops by hail and wind, or either, and
to provide a fund for that purpose, in
Guiding the necessary expenses or CIV
ing effect to this act. may impose
specific tax upon lands, the owners OF
which, at their option, have listed the
same with county auditors for that
purpose, and no payment shall be mace
of any such damages except from the
fund so provided"
EFFECT. The effect of this Amend
ment, If adopted, will be to authorize
the State to become a trustee in the
collection and disbursement of fund
for the payment of DAMAGES to grow
ing crops by hail wind, or either
This fund Is to be created and ma1n-
tanned by a specific tax imposed by the
legislature upon the lands of such per-
sons, ONLY, as shall voluntarily list the
same with their respective county au-
ditOrs for that purpose. Under 1t there
could be no tax for such purpose inn
posed on the lands of any owner who
does not consent thereto. The leEisla-
ture is also authorized to include In
such fund the necessary expenses of
administration of the law. The adop-
ton of the amendment will authorize
the legislature to direct that the tax
ing machinery of the state be used to
levy and collect the tax necessary to
raise such fund and to provide for the
disbursement of same by the officers
of the State; but any payments to be
made by the State, by reason of dam
age by hail or wind will have to be
made from such fund and from no
other. In the settlement of any such
damages the State would assume no
liability beyond the amount Of such
fund, and could not further be rem
! dered liable. A similar amendment
was offered Mt the general election of
1908, but not adopted. The alnendmen t
then offered read as follows:
"Section II. The legislature may
OSS~>O
Of Minnesota of damages to CROWN g
crops by hail and Wind, or either, and
to provide a fund for that purpose, may
impose a specific tax upon lands, the
owners of which, at their option, have
listed the same with county auditors
for that purpose, and payment shall
be made of any such damages except
from the fund so PROVIDED.
The main difference between the
amendment now offered, and the one
| last quoted, being that the legislature
IL now to be authorized, in addition to
providing Il fund for the purpose OF
paying damages to growing crops by
hail and wind, either, to further
! provide an additional tax upon :b~
same, to meet the necessary expenses
| incurred in the administration of the
| law and thus relieve the State there
! from. This last provision was not in
! cluded in the amendment offered in
1905.
OURTH ROPOS E D
AMENDMENT.
The fourth proposed Amendment Is
contained in Chapter 500, General Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1t is
|
Nv of the Constitution, which section
now reads as follows,
"Section 49, The legislature shall
| provide by law for an enumeration OF
the inhabitants of this State in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
! sixty-five. and every tenth year there
| after. At their first session after each
i enumeration so made, and also at their
first session after each enumeration
made by the authority of the United
| States, the legislature shall have the
| power to prescribe the bounds of con-
! gressional senatorial and representa-
| tive districts, and to apportion anew
| the senators and representatives among
the several districts according to the
J provisions Of section second of this
| article"
ing:
provide by law for enumeration of the
inhabitants Of this State in the year
1915, and every ten (10) years there
after. At any session after any emu
meration of the Inhabitants of this
| state made pursuant to law and also
At any session after each enumeration
made by the authority Of the United
states. tho legislature shall have the
power to prescribe the bounds of con.
| gressional, senatorial and representa-
tive districts, or any Of the same, and
to apportion anew the senators and
representatives among the several dis
tricts according to the provisions OF
section Of this article"
EFFECT. The effect Of this Amend
! ment will be to direct the Legislature
to provide for a census Of the inhab-
itants of the State In tho year 1915
! and every tenth year thereafter, and
will also authorize the Legislature ia
| change the boundaries Of con gre ssiOnal
senatorial and representative districts
! or of any one of such districts, and to
appOrtiOn anew the senators and rep
| resentatives among tho several dis
! tricts, at any session after any State Oh
| Federal census. If adopted, the legis-
| lature might therefore, If 1T deema
| best, change at any session the bound
| aries Of such districts and appOrtiOn
anew the senators and Representatives
| and thus rsdistrict the State every two
years.
FIFTH PROPOSED AMEND
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