Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-10-07
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.

Inc uT0t proposed a"VuULuVAS = WILL
tanned in Chapter SOC Of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. By this amendment 1t 10
sought to authorize the payment by the
State from the state Road and Bridge
Fund of one-half of the cost of con-
structIng or improving any road or
bridge therein, and IL an amendment
Of Section 10 of Article 8 Of the Con-
stitutfOn, which now reads ~ fOllOws'
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 a fund
to be known as the state road and
bridge fund.- said fund shall include
all moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the in
ternal Improvement land fund, or that
may hereafter accrue to said fund, ana
shall also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, how
ever provided.
1.-The legislature is authorized to add
to such fund, for the purpose Of con-
structing or improving roads n
bridges of this state, by providing in
it's discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property of this state Of not
to exceed IN any year one-fourth (A)
Of one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three CD
per cent or less than onc-half on Of one
Cd per cent Of the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; n provided further, that in no
case shall more than o%ne-third (h) 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 leno-
ing aid in the construction and I'M
| provement of public highways ana
bridges, there is hereby created a 1uno'
to he known as the state road and
bridge fund.- said fund shall include
all moneys aeeruin6 from the income
derived from investments in the IN
ternal improvement land fund, or that
may hereafter accrue to said fund.- n
shall also include all funds accrulns
IN INV state road and bridge fund.
however provided.
"The legislature is authorized to add
"a such fund, for the purpose OF con-
.tructine or improving roads and
bridges of his state, by providing, in
its discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property of this state OF not
20 exceed in any year one-fourth (A)
~ one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three CD
nor cent or less than one-half (R) OF
one ~ per cent Of the total fund thus
nrovided and expended during such
wear: and provided, further, that in no
c,sa shall more than one-half (k) OF
the cost Of constructing or improving
anv road or bridge be paid by the state
from such fund"
EFFECT. The present Constitution
authorizes the payment by the State,
ont of such fund SO created of ONE
THIRD 1-3) of the cost Of constructing
or ,mprovinx any ron or bridge there
I'm. If this amendment IL adOpted the
state could then pay ONE-HALF (9) Of
the cost Of constructing any such road
ar bridge. and the effect of the amend
ment IL thus to increase the amount
which the State may lawfully pay to-
|! ward such purpose.