Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-13

the payment Of the principal and in
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the legislature may provide by law for
tn The .t taxation Of all TAXABLE property
to meet the dsfeen a%oe on it su may IN
:iakias fund moSsys in the ::sss
session pS' Any sns .. a!Rp pssSsi:ien:
M;2mssot 7 incons,stsnt With the pro
same prohibit or limit the power Of
,,s legislature to enact l s au Ut
things hereinbefore authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment 10 to establish and provide Tor the
construction and maintenance OF 4 sys-
tenn Of roads and Highways In the state
Of Minnesota to b known ~ 1.-THE
Trunk Highway SYSTEM" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
bs to establish and authorize the enact
ment OF laws, providing for the con-
struction, Improvements and maInte-
ways described In general way
In the amendment, which Highways are
to be more specifically and definitely 10.
Gated In . manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
In fixing . definite location Of the vari-
Gus routes there shall not be any de-
Walton from the starting point Or ter
mini described In the routes set forth In
the amendment, nor shall there be . de-
Walton In the hxino Of the routes from
the various villages and cities named In
the amendment, and through which the
routes ars'to pass.
II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
IsIaturs will be thereby authorized 70
provide by law for the issuance and SALE
Of the bonds Of the state to raise money
Tor the creation Of . trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the eonstrue-
ton Of the roads embraced IN the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds In any one year sx-
esedIns In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of SO, 900 900, nor can the a.
sresate Of all outstandine unpaid bonds
ever exceed s7s,oooo 900. Bonds eanne<
b sold Tor less than par Or bear Inter
est at . greater rate than i've per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment viii
also confer on the legislature authority
20 levy 4 tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and Highways, on .
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. The procssds~ Of such
tax will be credited to the Highway Sink
Ing Fund, which 10 to be used 70 pay
bonds issued ~ above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds to be trans
ferrsd to the Trunk Highway Fund. Mo-
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed BY
the legislature under the amendment,
will not b subject to any other tax, ex-
cept that 4 wheelaos tax may be I'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city Or village. II they see 1T to do %.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
interest Of the bonds issued, the iesisIa-
ture, In case Of the adoption Of the
amendment, will be empowered to pro-
vide by law for the taxation Of all the
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency,
or It may, In It's discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
Chapter 5a1. Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1919. proposes an
the constitution of the state of Minne-
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section Z. There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county in
be court Of record. and be held at
sereed By ia% pfses SHAH al may be held HS
one judge. who shall be elected by the
voters Of the county for the term Of
ton. and reside therein during his
continuance in office. and his com
none has been elected; but the leg
islature may authorize the election.
clerk or register of probate for such
county. whose powers. duties, term
prescribed by law. probate prob ta1 court
shall have jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship, but no 9th.
or jurisdiction. except as prescribed
by this constitution"
The Amendments simply proposes to
substitute the word "four'' for the word
1.-TWO" 90 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of. office OF pro-
adopted, read ~ follows:
"lt shalt b held BY one Judge, vino n
shall bs elected by the voters Of the
county Tor the term Of four years."/
The purpose Of said amendment and N
effect, Il adopted, wilt b 70 make the
term Of office Of judge OF probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, 4
|. Chapter $50 Session Laws Of the state
OF Alnne9ota for tho year 1919, proposes
IN amendment to Section Of Article *
Of the constitution Of said state. said
section now reads AZ follows:
Section l. The power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
Cd or contracted away. Taxes shah
BE- uniform upon the Same class Of
/ subjects, and shall be levied and COL
lected for public purposes. but pub
I rc burytng grounds public school
houses, public hospitals, academies,
colleGes, universities and all seminar
lee OF learning, al churches. church
property, and houses Of worship, IN
stitutione Of purely public charity,
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