The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.
MENT.

The first proposed amendment - CON-
tained I'm Chapter SOC Of the Laws on
minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. By this amendment IL Ii
sogght TO authorize the payment by the
.se from the State Road and Bridge
f.tnd of One-haIR of the cost Of COM
s.ructIng or improving any road or
bridge therein, and is nm amendment
Of section 10 of Article Of the Com
AIssG.lcn, which now reads as f0llOyvss
section 16. For the purpose Of lend
ing aid in the construction and Inn
provement of public highways and
bridges. there is hereby created fund
"a tie known as the state road and
bridge fund said fund shall include
all moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the In
t~enal Improvement land fund, or that
may hereafter accrue to said fund, and
shaiI also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, how
es er provided.
The legislature is authorized to add
To such fund, for the purpose OF con-
strueting or improving roads and
bridges Of this state, by providing in
It's discretion, for an annual tax levy
ipon the property of this state of not
10 exceed in any year one-fourth (H)
ar one mill on all the taxable property
v within the state.
PROVIDED. that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than thre- 80
...r cent or less than one-half ca Of one
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 fund
q, be known as the state road and
srtdge fund, said fund shall include
Viii moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the in
ternal Improvement land fund, or that
nay hereafter accrue to said fund. and
saall also include all funds accruing
% any state road and bridge fund
6gwever provided.
THE legislature is authorized to ado
Is such fund, for the purpose Of con-
stsusting or improving roads and
rf d-es of this state, BY providing, II
H. discretion, for an annual tax levy
a1S5a the property Of this state of mo-
ID xceed in any year one-fourth a.
al enc mill on all the taxable property
w.thin the state.
PROVIDED. that no county shall re-
caive in any year more than three (3'
per cent or less than one-half W o
one "a per cent Of the total fund thu
provided and expended during suci
year; and provided, further, that in nj
case shall more than one-half ~ p
the cost OF constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the stat
from such fund"
EFFECT. The present Constitution
authorizes the payment BY the State
OUT of such fund so created OF ONE
THIRD (1-S) of the cost of constructing
or Improving amy road on bridge there
ia. III this amendment II adopted tn
state could then pay ONE-HALF (1z) o
the cost or constructing any such ron,
or bridge, md the eject of the amend
ment H. thus 60 increase the amour
which the State may lawfully pay to
ward such purpose.