The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-10-08

sought to add an entirely new section
to Article TX of the Constitution, to be
known rs Section IS, and which shall
read ~ followss
Section 1S. To secure a sustained
yield of timber for the use of the pe0-
pie Of this state, the proper officials
Of fifteenth Of one mill on each
dollar Of taxable property within this
state, the proceeds of which shall Do
used for the purchase Of land better
adapted for forestry purposes than LOT
agriculture for the state at not over
and maintenance thereon Of forest &C
cording to forestry principles.
"Unexpended balances shall not lapse
but constitute a fund for forestry pur-
| poses.
"The timber produced thereon shall
be sold at a fair valuation and the rev"
enue therefrom or from other source
shall be paid into the state treasury,
except that one-quarter Of tho 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
than the production Of timber, It may
| 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.
disburse the money hereby provided
and purchase, manage and contreA tho
lands and forests.
mo money shall be paid for any
tract until the attorney general shall
certify to the validity of the title.
&0o
cessive regular legislatures, by 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-
Rether. They constitute the founda-
ton for a plan of State demonstration.
| the legislature might pass laws pro-
| vidinE funds to be used for the Dur-
| chase Of lands, and the cultivation OF
| the same for differentiation purposes,
yet it is not directed to do SO. The
effect then of this amendment H. to
COMPEL the taxing officers Of the state
| to annually levy and collect tax OF
one-hfteenth of one mill on each dollar
of taxable property In the state, to be
used as the legislature shall direct, for
the purchase for the state of land
| adapted to forestry purposes, but NJ
price not to exceed - per acre. All
unexpired balances in the fund at tho
| 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 an addition thereto. 1t also
directs the sale, ut a 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 remaininE one-fourth
to the town, If organised, or otherwiss
| to the county In which the land 10 sit
uated, and that the same shall there
be credited to the public school funds.
II after the land is purchased 1t II
pose than the production of timber,
| authority IL contained in this amend
ment to sell 1T, but the proceeds must
be used for acquiring OF 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
Attorney General before purchase IL
made. 1t IL further provided that two
| successive regular Legislatures shall
have power by . twO-thirds vote Of
| each house to repeal any of the fofe-
going provisions. That II to say, II
after a trial, such plan for any reason
Is found to be impracticable OF unde-
sirable, and it SO appears to TIVE Sue
cessive legislatures, any OF all Of tho
foregoing provisions of the amendment
may be repealed. The Legislature does
not now possess such power and the
same is a distinct change in the meth
DDS heretofore In vogue in Minnesota,
in the making and revising of the Con-
stitution. Heretofore an amendment
might only be made to the Constitution
or a provision of that Instrument elina-
mated by direct vote Of the electors.
Under this amendment, II 1t be adopt
ed, that power IL not taken away and
also exists. But a new power, that Of
repeal by the legislature, As to this
amendment, il created. Such power,
however, would extend to mo- other pro-
vision of the Constitution and affords
an easy method of change in case Of
necessity or advisability.
SIXTH PROPOSED AMEND