The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-10-30
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT,

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-
tenn of roads and highways in the state
Of Minnesota to be known as "The
Trunk Highway SYSTEM" The effect Of
! the proposed amendment, If 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 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 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.
|
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 a "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the construc-
tion of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds in any one year ex-
ceeding in amount of the par value there
of the sum Of $1o,ooo,ooo, nor can the as-
gregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed 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 will
also confer on the legislature authority
to levy tax on motor vehicles, using
the 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 the amendment,
|
cept that wheelage tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, if they see fit to do so.
In case the tax on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
interest of the bonds issued, the Iegisla-
ture, in case of the adoption of tho
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 1t 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 7 Of article vi Of
the constitution of the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
.'section z. There shall be estab-
te sta w GGuhty ybd II
be a court of record, and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
}aag sy hU shalt S be aee es hf by by
!. voters Of the county for the term Of
two years He shall be a resident of
ton, and reside therein during his
continuance in. office, and his COM
pensation shall be provided by law. He
none has been elected; but the leg
islature may authorize the election,
by the electors of any county, of one
of office and Compensation shall be
pSs Ss7e by a n Rr01 over oo fRt
estates of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship, but no 9TH
by this constitutions
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word flour" for the word
1.-TWO" SO that the sentence prescribing
the duration of the term Of office Of pro.
bate judges will, If 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 four years."
The purpose Of said amendment and It's
effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office of judge Of probate four
years Instead OF two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
| Chapter 532 Session Laws Of the state
OF Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
| sAAASAASAAAAStAS
! of the constitution of said state. Said
| section now reads as follows:
'section l. The power of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
! ed or contracted away. Taxes shall
| be- uniform upon the same class of
subjects, and shall be levied and COL
| 1ected 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
stitutions Of purely public I cha CHARITY,
| and public property used exclusively
for any public purpose, shall be ex-
| empt from taxation, and there may be
| exempted from taxation personal
| property not exceeding in value $780,,
| for each household, individual or head
| Of family, as the legislature may de-
ter1nine: Provided, that the legisla-
ture may authorize municipal corpor-
atoms to levy and collect assess
ments for local improvements upon
| property benefited thereby without re-