Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-10-22

the legislature may provide BY law for
sss st ts: e en s%oeat s3 1T
!ts Discretion, APPROPRIATE to such
not
Of tho constitution Of the state Of
Ainnesots Inconsistent With the pro
s.s.a Of this Sarttcle .ss hereby re-
same prohibit or limit the power Of
tho legislature to enact laws author
tifsi 11gz or permitting the doing Of tho
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of ths proposed amend.
mont 10 to establish and provide tor the
construction and maintenance OF 4 sys.
tenn Of roads and Highways In tho state
OF Minnesota to b known ~ "The
Trunk Highway SYSTEM" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
bs to establish and authorize tho enact
ment OF laws, providing for the con.
| structlon, improvement and malnts-
| nance by the state Of the high.
ways described In general way
In the amendment, which Highways are
to be more specifically and definitely To-.
Gated In q manner to DO prescribed by
7avs, but any such law must provide that
| In fixing q definite location Of tho varl-
| Gus routes there shalt not be any Dc.
| Walton from the starting point or ter
1 mint described In the routes set forth In
the amendment, nor shalt there be de.
Walton In the fixing OF the routes from
| the various villages and cities named In
the amendment. and through which the
| routes are to pass.
II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
lslaturs will be thereby authorized to
provide by law for the Issuance and sale
| Of tho bonds Of tho state to raise money
Fund' 60 be expended for the eonstruo.
ton Of the roads embraced In the trunk
| highway system. The legislature cannot,
| however, Issue bonds In any ono year ex.
! eeedino In amount Of the par value there
oreoate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $7s,oooy 900. Bonds cannot
! be sold for less than par or bear Inter-
est At a greater rate than five per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment wilt
| aIse confer on tho legislature authority
to levy a tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and hiohways, on 4
| more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. The proceeds Of such
tax will be credited to the Highway Sink
Ing Fund, which 10 to be used to pay
| bonds Issued a. above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds to be trans.
ferred to the Trunk Highway Fund. Mo.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
, the legislature under the amendment.
/ will not be subject to any other tax, ex.
cept that a wheela0e tax may be i'm
| posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city Or village, II they see 1T to do 80.
In case the tax On motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of tho bonds issued, the leolsta-
&ure, In case Of tho adoption Of the
amendment, wilt be empowered . pro.
Vide by law for the taxation Of all the
taxable property Of the state Ia a
amopnt sufficient 60 meet the deficiency.
or II may, In its discretion, appropriate
!. 70 such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In tho state treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
Chapter Es1, Session laws Of Mtnae-
smsendmen{ 70 5ection ! 81 krtieie VI 81
Eth sasto&S q n tas e foo oas
::section Z. There ihal be estah-
81 st sat {c sseer do9 and Sc lid
such times 9nd places ~ may be pre-
;ndf Sy r !hr ,ht e. Elected e Pfee
voters Of the county for tho term OF
two years. He shal be q resident Of
ton. ind reside therein during Els
ST.. s9'ss caa e
ss RRee sesn h sI.eRa S ss't tes Sss:
BY the electors Of 4ny county OF one
Of o6iqe and eompensatiop shan be
Rss{priR:S BY ,FT:d,stogg roe St. eoS St
Estates q decea.ed persons and per-
3 81 qsisdist{ea: s7esRt Is prescribed
The amendment slmply proposes 70
substitute the word ttour" Tor the word
1.-TWO" % that the eentsnes prescribing
the duration Of the term OF office Of pro.
bate judges will, II The amendment 10
adopted, read a. follows:
"lt shall b held BY one Judge; WHO
shall BIO elected by the voters Of the
county for the term o. four years."
The purpos4 % said amendment and Ito
effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years instead Of two. -.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. &
Chapter 6a2 Session Laws Of the state
q Ginnegota tor tie year 1879, Propoees
81 tho constitution Of said state. Said
section now reads a. follows:
Election /, Tho power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend.
% Or contracted aTay: Taxes shall
subjects, and shall 30 levied and col
(ected for public purposes, but pub.