The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-27
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.

The first proposed amendment Is con-
tafued in Chapter SOC of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment II IL
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 of the Con-
stitutiOn, which now reads as fOliows'
Section 16. For the purpose or lend
ing aid in the construction and I'M
provement of public highways and
bridges. there is hereby created 1uno
to be known as the state road ana
bridge fund said fund shall include
all moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the IN
ternal Improvement land fund, or that
NAV 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 ana
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 90
per cent or less than one half " 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-third Gs) 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
rrovement of public highways ana
bridges. there is hereby created a 1uho'
TO be known as the state road anu
bridge fund said fund shall INCLUDE
ali moneys accruing from the income
| derived from investments in the IN
| ternal Improvement land fund, or tnat
rsv hereafter accrue to said fund, ana
shall also include all funds accruins
| 70 anv state road and bridge fund.-
however provided.
"Tbe LEGISLATURE is authorized TO ado
| to such fund, for the purpose OF con-
s+ructing or improving roads and
br;dees of this state, by providing, In
,+s discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property of this state OF not
| RI exceed in any year one-fourth ga
e one mill on all the taxable property
| within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county snail re-
| ceive in any year more than three CD
ner cent or less than one-half (k) OF
! one % per cent of the total fund thus
! nrovided and expended during such
! year: and provided, further, that in no
| case shall more than one-half (h) OF
the cost of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the state
| from sLch fund"
EFFECT. The present Constitution
authorizes the payment By the State.
| ont of such fund SO created of ONE
THIRD t1-S) of the cost Of constructing
or improving any road or bridge there
| I'm. II this amendment II adopted the
state could then pny ONE-HALF (1z) 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.