The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-10-20

The first proposed amendment Is con-
tanned in Chapter 500 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1T Is
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 is an amendment
of Section 16 of Article of the Con-
stitution, which now reads follows:
"Section Is. For the purpose of lend
ing aid in the construction and i'm
provement of public highways and
bridges. there is hereby created 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, and
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 and
bridges of this state, by providing in
its 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 (3)
per cent or less than onc-half (1s) of one
CD 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 ca 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,
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, and
shall also include all funds accruing
to any state road and bridge fund,
however provided.
sThe legislature is authorized to add
to such fund, for the purpose of con-
structing or improving roads and
bridges of this state, by providing, in
its 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 60
per cent or less than one-half (k) of
one (1) per cent Of the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; and provided, further, that in no
case shall more than one-half (k) of
the cost of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the state
from such fund"
EFFECT. The present Constitution
authorizes the payment by the State,
out of such fund so created of ONE.
THIRD (1-3) of the cost of constructing
or improving any road or bridge there.
In. If this amendment IL adopted the
State could then pay ONE-HALF (1s) of
the cost of constructing any such road
or bridge, and the effect of the amend.
ment Is thus to increase the amount
which the State may lawfully pay to-
ward such purpose.