New Ulm review., 1920-10-20

fIegislttu as hereinbefore pr0yide1,. IS
the taxation OF all taxable prepgs
Sof the state in an amount suffieient
to meet the deficiency. or IT 1aay In
sinking fund moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section g., Any and al provisions
Minnesota. inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF this article, are hereby re- -
pealed, SO far, but only SO far, as the
the legislature to enact laws author
izing or permitting the doing Of the
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, it 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. 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 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. CO
If the amendment Is adopted, the leg
lslature 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-
ceedlng In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum of $1o,ooo,o 900, nor can the as-
eregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,ooo,ooo. Bonds eannot
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,
will not be subject to any other tax, ex-
cept that Wheelage tax may be I'M
posed on such vehicles by. any borough,
city or village, 1t 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 legisla-
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 its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 531, Session Laws Of Mime
s9ts for hs e 81
the constitution of the state of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
"section Z. There shall be estab-
/, lished in each organized county IN
the state a probate court, which shall
be court Of record, and be held al
Fl r1nhf ip,nS nd r,1o1 soc ma he
scribed by law. It shall be held b:
one judge, who shall be elected by TIL
voters Of the county nlH i for the eaia term g
such county at the time Of his cleo
tion, and reside therein during his
continuance In office, and his com
aS apponf aaa Rs ey aW Where
none, has been elected; [but the leg
isIature may authofiEe the election
o seeste9 s oa ebsfe or saei
county, whose powers, duties, tern
Of office and Compensation shall b
pgs RIsgprfPSsd Ssx by aW grobsts sog H.
estates OF deceased persons and per
sons Under guardian nsh I, but no 9th,
s. 1aaailgaisaiatast 1tais eeaststutsa. prescribed
Tie, Tie arpsa dnaent Simply proposes; 10
SUBSTITUTE tf1 81 Worc1yss'four'' for the word
"two" 90. that the sentence prescribing
the duration of the term of OFFICE 81 pro.
bate judges win, If the amendment Is
adopted. read as follows: 4.
ut shall be held BY one Judge, wtso
shall be elected by the voters Of the
county for the term Of four years."
The purpose 81 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
an amendment to Section / of Article TX
of the constitution of said state. Said
section now reads as follows: ,S.s. ss.ss
Section i The power 81 taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
ed or contracted away. Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class, of
subjects, and shall be levied andSeo1-s
lected for public purposes, but IssH
lie burying grounds public; sa saS
houses, public hospitals,s acadeAatSks ksEsss
colleges, universities and all semilarsS
les of learning, all churches, church
property, and houses aof wo9Ahip, in-
stitutiDns Of purely pub ltcss charity
and public property: used .exclusfYely; d
for any public PURPOSE, shall be az