The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-11

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sought 70 add IN entirely new section
fo Article &c Of che Constitution, to d.
known - Section Is, and which shall
read as foIlorrss
Section us. no secure a sustained
yield OF timber for the use OF the peo-
pie or this state, the proper officials
shall annually levy and collect tax
of one fifteenth OF one mill on each
dollar OF taxable property within this
state, the proceeds OF which shall be
used for the purchase of land better
adapted for forestry purposes than for
agriculture for the state at not over
$500 per acre, and for the production
and maintenance thereon of forest ac-
cording to forestry principles.
sUnexpended balances shall not lapse
but constitute fund for forestry pur-
poses.
THE timber produced thereon shall
be sold at fair valuation and the rev.
shall be paid into the state treasury,
except that one-quarter Of the net rev.
enue shall be paid to the towns, or II
unorganized, to the county, in which
the land is situated in aid Of public
schools and roads.
Should any tract acquired be found
better adapted for any other purpose
be sold and the proceeds used for ac-
curing or developing forestry land.
Until otherwise directed by the leg
islature, which may supplement these
provisions with necessary enactments,
the state forestry board shall draw and
disburse the money hereby provided
and purchase, manage and control the
lands and forests.
mo money shall be paid for any
tract until the attorney general shall
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 be read to-
gether. They constitute the fOunda-
tom for plan of State REPRESENTATION.
As the constitution stands today, while
the legislature might pass laws pro-
vidfng funds to be used for the pur-
chase of lands, and the cultivation OF
the same for refOrestratiOn purposes,
yet it H. NOT directed to do The
effect then of this amendment Ia to
COMPEL the taxing officers OF the state
to annually levy and collect tax of
One-fifteenth of ONE mill ON each dollar
Of taxable property i'm the state, to be
used as the legislature shall direct, for
the purchase for the state of land
adapted TO forestry purposes, but Mt n
Urice not to exceed % per acre. All
une1pired balances I'm the fund mt the
end Of each fiscal year shall not lapse,
but shall be carried over into the fund
thus raised for the succeeding year and
shall be Mn addition thereto. 1T also
directs the sale, mt fair valuation, of
the timber produced such land SO
purchased. the payment OF three
fOurths of the money received there
from into the state treasury, and the
payment of the remainfE-g 0ne-f0urth
10 the f@wn, AZ organized, or otherwise
TO the county i'm which the land IL sit
stated, and that tine same shall there
be credited to the pwbIic school funds.
III after the land H. purchased At i'm
found better adapted for amy other pur-
pose than the production OR timber
authority is contained in fhfs amend
ment to sell lit, but the proceeds must
be used for acquiring developing
forestry land. Until the legislature
provides otherwise, all purchases shall
be under the direction or tine State FOr-
esfry board. The title to aIl lands
purchased must be approved by the
Attorney General before purchase finn
made. Ut ~ further provided that two
successive regular legislatures shall
have power by twO-thirds vote OF
each house to repeal any of the force
going provisions. That fs to say, III
after trial, such plan for any reason
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sirable, and ft so appears to two sue
cessfve 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 In distinct change I'm the meth
DDS heretofore lin vogue I'm Minnesota,
i'm the making and revising of the Com
sfitutiOn. Heretofore an amendment
might only be made TO the Constitution
or provision of that instrument elm
mated by direct vote of the electors.
Under this amendment, ff lit be adopt
ed, that power in not taken away and
also exists. But new power, that of
repeal by the legislature, as to this
amendment, ii created. Such power,
however, would extend to no other pro-
vision of the Constitution and affords
an easy method OF change i'm case OF
necessity advisabiIity..