Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
RPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.

AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend.
ment is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance OF a sys-
tenn 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 definite location Of the varl-
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 a 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
tslature will be thereby authorized to
provide by law for the issuance and sale
Of the bonds Of the state to raise money
Tor the creation OF a ''Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the eonstruc.
tion OF the roads embraced in the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year ex.
ceedno In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of sc, ooc 900, nor can the az
0es1ate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
sSee akceed $4,000, 900. Bonds cannot
- oo1d ior less than par or bear inter-
- @ Dsssssearate than five per cent
1he aaop1los 81 tie aaendment viii,
siso ssasar - ths lselasature authority
- issy - tax On motor vehicles, using
- pubtts ssrssss- Snd highways, on a
Msso esspeps hssls fsan other personal,
props-ty . Gsted. The proceeds Of such
tax will be eFsos1sd TO the Highway nix
Ing Fund, which 10 to be used to pay
bonds issued rs 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 wheeIaoe tax may be i'm
city or village, It they see At to do 50.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
ture, In case Of the adoption Of the
vide by law for the taxation Of all the
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency,
Ia - at
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
&C, CHAPTER 2 t 49, Session qo; Laws Of Mime,
amendment to section Of article vi Of
the constitution of the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads rs follows:
Section Z. There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county In
ee pr Se hed
such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by law. It shall be held by
Voters 81 the county for 't the term Sy Of
two years. He shall be a resident Of
such county ct the time Of his cleo
continuance in office, and his com
pensation shall be provided by law. He
may appoint his own clerk where
islature re- may e authorize the the election,
by the electors of any county, OF one
clerk or register Of probate for such
Of office and compensation shall be
prescribed by law: A probate court
shall IL. have "a jurisdiction rnS over the
sons under guardianship. but no 9th
or Jurisdiction, except as prescribed
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word ''four" for the word
1.-TWO" 20 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro.
bate judges will, II the amendment 10
adopted, read ~ follows:
"it shalt be held by one Judge, who
shall be elected BY the voters Of the
county for the term Of four years."
The purpose Of said amendment and n,
effect. II adopted. will b to make the
term Of office Of judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMl:N NO. 3.
Chapter 532 Session Laws of the state
Of Minnesota for the year 1918, proposes
Of the constitution Of said state. Said
Section I. The power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
q. ed or contracted away. Taxes shall
be- uniform upon the same class Of
subjects. and shall be levied and col
lected for public purposes. but pub
Tic burytn{ grounds, public school
houses. public hospitals, academies,
colleges, Universities and all seminar
les Of learning. all churches. church
property. and houses of worship, in
stttuttons OF purely public 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 5000,
for each household. individual or head
ssrine ids tsat the % 1sSs ds
ture may authorize municipal corpor-
atoms to levy and collect assess
ments for local Improvement upon
property benefited thereby without re-