The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-10-27


visions of this article. are hereby re-
pealed, so far. but only so far as the
same prohibit or limit the power OF
the legislature to enact laws author
izing or permitting the doing OF ths
things hereinbefore authorized.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose of the proposed amend
ment Is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance OF 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 mainte-
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 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 tho starting point or ter
mini described In the routes set forth IN
the amendment, nor shall there be DC"
Walton In the fixing Of the routes from
the various villages and cities named In
the amendment, and through which tho
routes are to pass.
II the amendment is adopted, the leg
IsIature will be thereby authorized to
provide by law for the Issuance and sale
of the bonds Of the state TO raise money
for the creation Of "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the eonstruo-
ton of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year ex-
ceedina In amount Of the par value there
of the sum of SO, 900 900, nor can the az
oreeate 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 five per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on tho 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 Sink
ing Fund, which Is 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
the legislature under tho amendment,
Vii not Be subject to any other tax, ex'
cept that a wheeiage tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough.
city or village, II they see III TO do so.
In case the tax on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
80 Lee the iAniSta-
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 II may, in its discretion, appropriate
TO such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
sofa for the year 1919 proposes an
amendment TO section OF article VI OF
the constitution OF the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as loiio"s:
Section 7. There shall be estab
/ llshed in each organized county IN
be a court OF record, and be held at
such times and places Il s may be pre-
scribed by law. ~ small be held ~
one Judge, who shall be elected by the
voters Of the county for the term OF
two years. re s sba 49, TC " ~ Tis eiec-
sIch CD-ti''y :" ~ rarci1 5uring his
tloht anu ltSINt 10 ti's' S., IA ifg coTn
continuance n JIM az 80 i' - -, ~!
pehsaloh stIaA SG PIpn - 80, ~ i" 80
( may appoint his own clerk Wnere
! none has been eiectGa5 gay ei,9 TX
islature ilay aut'oLL ~ I',S ca ~ arn
J ~ inc eis1 w. % t',y l,t.t f,r g,'"L
! clerk or FeslSteF OF IiopS q. ~ go 3u1l'
/ county. whose po"%I2, 80, ~ ta
OF onlGe ana Golnpei,S" ~, (III 49, cl,,'rt
/ preScrlpta " ID - - 60 re
! shall nave J4TISIictl 'Il osSL Ill, ~