Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-10-21

ia case oi sthe.trunk highway sinking.
fund shall not be adequate to meet
the payment Of the principal andtin-
fsEfsiatare ehs 81 .DG Rsrs %nBe9era1g pr y. taS
the legislature may provide by Jaw 1or,
the taxation of all taxable property
e r meet st the d in ah ago1 on Il sd may In
Sinking fund moneys in the state
t Rsa : not g. 9 %ns %hd a aPp pr5gisions
%1n sns san Inconsistent It with iii the pro.
visions Of his art CRITICIZE ae Ire e hereby fs1 BY re re
same prohibit or limit the power OF
the legislature to enact laws author
ttf5i1n ns. or ba= gsr5nabiefting t thf doinS q the
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
Tho purpose Of the proposed amend
mont 10 to establish and provide tor the
construction and maintenance OF a sys-
TEN OF roads and Highways In the state
Of Minnesota to be known as 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect OF
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con.
%struction, Improvement and malnte-
nance by the state Of the high
ways described In a general way
in the amendment which highways are
to be more specifically n definitely To-
Gated In a manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
In fixing a 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 d 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 ls adopted, the leg
~islature will be thereby authorized to
provide by law for the Ia and sale
Of the bonds Of the state to raise money
for the creation Of a "Trunk Highway
Fungi to be expended for the construc-
stlon Of the roads embraced In the trunk
hfbhway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year ex-
ceedina In amount Of the par aIu there.
Of the sum Of SIC, 1000, 200, nor can the ao.
areoate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed S75,ooo,ooo Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear Inter
est at a greater. rate than i've per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on the legislature authority
to, levy a tax on motor vehicles, using
tho public streets and Highways, on a
more onerous basis than other personal
property Is taxed. The proceeds OF such
tax will be credited to the Highway n
ina Fund, which ls to be used to pay
bonds Issued as 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
tho legislature under the amendment
will not be subject to any other tax, ex-
cept that a wheelaue tax may be I'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough
city or village, It they see 1T to do 30.
in case the tax on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest OF the bonds issued, the leo'sla-
ture, In, case Of tho 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 Its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 2.
Chapter 531, Session Laws Of Mime.
sofa for the year 1872, proposes an an
amendment to SECTION Ct n : 81 art ne M IN el
sota. Said section now reads as follows:
.E,. - t .s4hr - -l-.A -r-11 - ..4.h @
I lished in each organized county. IN
The state a probate court, which shaH
such times n places, as may De pre-
one Judge, who shall beselectedsbyathe
voters of the county for the term 81
two years. He shall be q resident OF
ton, and reside therein during his
c~ontinuanceain office, and his com
pensation shall be provided by law, Re
none h hppoiae but the leg
~islature may authorize the election,
BY the electorssof any county, OF one
clerk Or rsgiste ans1s gso eat9ia ier t snan
of office and c~onapensation shall a,l ne
prescribed by AVA. probate cotn hd
shall have urisdictaon 3. ovel , nae
som nde guardianship. but no 9th,
or Jurisdiction except as prescribed
by this constitution"
The amendment. simply proposes to
substitute the word ..four'' tor the word
"two" 80 that the sentence" prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro.
bate Judges will, II the amendment Is
adopted, read as follows:
at shall Be held by one Judge, who
shall be elected by the voters OF tho
county for the term Of four7years."
The purpose Of said amendment and lts
effect, II adopted Will be to make the
tern, Of office Of Judge Of probate four
ysars Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
Chapter 500 Session Laws Of the state
OF Minnesota for the year 1918, proposes
an amendment to Section l Of Article TX
Of the constitution Of said state. Said
section now reads as follows:
'ssection /. The power Of taxation
shall never be s~urrenderedy suspend:
ed or. contracted AWAY. Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class Of
subjects, and shall bea levied. and col
Iected for public purposes, but pub
lie burying grounds, public school
houses, public hospitals. academies.
colleges, universities and all seminar
les Of learning, all churches church
property, and houses OF worship, IN
situations. Of purely public charity,
and public property used exclusively
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