Morris tribune., 1910-10-28

uouwhf 20 ada an entirely new Sect0M
to Article TX of the Constitution, to be
known as Section 1S, and which shab
read an follows: a
Section IS. To secure a sustaS
yield of timber for the use OF the PsT PesT.
pie of this state, the proper ON taS
shall annually levy and coli coiiecS ior esch
of one-ffteenth of one mill 1n +hSa
dollar of taxable property WlLnln, ~ 10
state, the proceeds of which shah
used for the purchase of lana po| 80
adapted for forestry purposes thah
agriculture for the state at not t;e1 1
$500 per acre, and for the prooue'nnon- ~
and maintenance thereon OF toFeSS
cording to forestry principles. ,,sa
"Unexpended balances shall not lapSo ,s
but constitute a fund for forestry P"A
poses. LoII
"The timber produced thereon snalA
be sold at a fair valuation and the -
enue therefrom or from other sourcSF
shall be paid into the state treasury
except that one-quarter of the net Ies -
enue shall be paid to the towns OF -
unorganized, to the county, IN WniGn WS.
the land is situated, in aid Oh puoll0
schools and roads. .z
better adapted for any other purpose
than the production of timber, II may
be sold and the proceeds useu -
Quiring or developing forestry Iahu'
Until otherwise directed by the 4SS
islature, which may supplement- these
provisions with necessary enactnenes3; i,
the state forestry board shall draw an1
disburse the money hereby ProGG4 PtroG The
and purchase, manage ana COhIlOA
lands and forests. orv
mo money shall be paid LoI
tract until the attorney general sn"A'
certify to the validity of the TUE
"It shall be competent for TWO SUI
cessive regular legislatures py
thirds vote of each house 10 rePe"A 'A1'
or these provisions.
EFFECT. This proposed aInehU
ment. ;'n' the proposed amenu1t ~
hereaf}y: Mentioned should De fe"u
gether. They constitute the tou to .
ton for plan of State refOrestral.o.H'
AS the constitution stands today, WnAaS a
the Legislature might pass laws PhNC
vfdfng funds to be used for the Pur.
chase of lands, and the cultivation OA
the same for refOrestratiOn purposes
yet it is not directed to do so. Hne
effect then of this amendment IS ~
COMPEL the taxing officers of the STATE
to annually levy and collect tax Oh
One-hffeenth of one mill ON each UOANA
of taxable property in the state, TO De !
used the Legislature shall direct, ZOE
the purchase for the state of lana
adapted to forestry purposes, put at u
price not to exceed $3 per acre AA
uneXp1FeO balances IN the AuhU a.
end of each fiscal year shall not lapse
but shall be carried over into the fund
thus raised for the succeeding year anu
shall be an addition thereto. II also
directs the sale, at fair valuation, OF
the timber produced on such land SO
purchased, the payment of three
fOurths of the money received there
from into the state treasury, and the
payment of the remaining One-fOurtn
to the town, if organized, or otherwise
to the county in which the land is s1tS.
uated, and that the same shall there"
be credited to the public school funds
If after the land is purchased IL rs
found better adapted for any other pur-
pose than the production of TIMBER
authority is contained in this amend
ment to sell it, but the proceeds must
be used for acquiring or developing
forestry land. Until the legislature
provides otherwise, all purchases shall
be under the direction of the State For
eStry Board. The title to all lands
purchased must be approved by the
Attorney General before purchase is
made. 1t is further provided that two
successive regular legislatures shaIE
have power by a twO-thirdS vote or
each house to repeal any of the fore
going provisions. That is to say, IL
after trial, such plan for any reason
is found to be impracticable or unde-
sirable, and it appears to two sue
cessive legislatures, any or all of the
foregoing provisions of the amendment
may be repealed. The Legislature does
mot now possess such power and the
same is a distinct change in the meth
Ods heretofore In vogue in Minnesota =
I'm the making and revising of the Con-
stitutiOn. Heretofore an amendment
might only be made to the Constitution
or n provision of that instrument eIim-
mated by direct vote of the electors
Under this amendment, IL 1T be adopt
ed, that power is not taken away and
also exists. But a new power, that OF
repeal by the legislature, as to this
amendment, is 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 or adVfSabiIit