Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-27
'URPosE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT. LII

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
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 a. 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, viii
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment OF laws, providing for the con.
structlon, Improvement and maInts.
nance by the state Of the high.
ways described In general way
In the amendments, which highways are
to be more specifically and definitely 10.
Gated In q manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
In fixing a definite location Of the varl.
Gus routes there shall not be any Dc.
Walton from the starting point or ter.
mini described In the routes set forth In
the amendment, nor shall there be 4 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 Iea-
islature will be thereby authorized 70
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-
eeedlns IN amount Of the par value thers-
OF the sum Of $40 ooo, 900, nor can the a..
oreoate OF all Outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed 81, 600, 900. Bonds cannot
b sold for less than par or bear inter.
est at . greater rate than i've per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on the legislature authority
70 levy a tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and highways, on .
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. The proceeds Of such
tax will be credited to the Highway Sink
Inc Fund, which 10 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 wheelaee tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see At to do %.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 70
not sufficient to pay the principal and
interest Of the bonds issued, the lepisIa-
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 It's discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 5S1, Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for. the year 1919, proposes an
amendment to section Of article vi OF
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section Z. There shall be estab-
the s state probate court, which Shall
be a court of record. and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
one Judge, who shah be elected by the
voters of the county for the term Of
two years, He shall be a resident Of 8
ton. and reside Therein during his
pensation shall be provided by law. He
none h has been elected: but the leg
islature may uthorize the election.
by the electors of any county, of one
county, whose powers. duties term
of office and compensation shall be
prescribed by law. A probate court
Estates s " Of deceased i PERSONS ' and per s
sons under guardianship. but no 9th.
er jurisdiction, except as prescribed
by this constitution"
The amendment. simply proposes to
substitute the word "four" for the word
1.-TWO" 80 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro.
bate judges will, II the amendment 10
adopted, read as follows:
at 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 10
effect, II adopted, will b to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years Instead OF two. ~
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4
Chapter s3s Session Laws Of the state
Of Minnesota for the year 1918. proposes
e an t. Section Of Article
section now reads % follows:
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s sa, fsSne upon t sss nam. e.s :1i
subjec1. ana .hall bs levied and cpl
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