Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-13

tereet OF the bonds authorized by tho
The iesisisturs m nsss provide BY y law for
the taxation OF all taxable property
Of tho state in an amount sufficient
to meet the deficiency. or it may IN
sinking fund moneys in the STATE
treasury not otherwise appropriated:
Minnesota Inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this article. are hereby re-
1oh fsE but only 80 far as
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 10 to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of sys-
tenn OF roads and Highways In the state
Of Minnesota to b known a. 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-
structton, improvement and ma'nte-
nance by the state Of the high
ways described In general way
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 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 Ax'no 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
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 construe-
ton Of the roads embraced IN the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds In any one year ex-
eeedIns In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of SO 900 900, nor can the a.
oreoate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed @7s, ooo. 900. Bonds cannot
bs sold for less than par Or bear Inter.
est at . greater rate than i've per cent
per annum.
also confer on the legislature authority
to levy q 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
Ing Fund, which 10 to be used to pay
bonds Issued a. above; any surplus IN
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
TOR the retirement Of bonds to be trans
serrsd 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-
eept that 4 wheeIaos tax may be Inn
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see 1T to do %.
In case the tax on motor vehicles II
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds issued, the leolsI2-
ture, IN case Of the adoption Of the
amendment, will be empowered to pro-
vide by law for the taxation Of ali 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. z
Chapter 531, Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1919. proposes an
amendment to section Z of article vi of
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 a court Of record, and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
one judge. who shall be elected by the
voters Of the county for the term Of
two years. He shall be 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
county. whose powers. duties. term
Of office and compensation shall be
prescribed by law: A probate court
estates Of deceased persons and per
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
"two" 90 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of. office OF pro-
bate judges will, II the amendment 10
adopted, read ~ follows:
st shall be held by one Judge. VINO
shall be elected by the voters Of the
county Tor the term Of four years."
The purpose OF said amendment and n
effect, u adopted, wilt be to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, 4
Chapter $50 Session Laws Of the state
Of Minnesota for the year 1918, proposes
IN amendment to Section Of Article TX
Of the constitution of said state. Said
section now reads Al follows:
Section l: The power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
cd or contracted away. Taxes shall
BE- uniform upon. the same class Of
: subjects, and shall be levied and COL
lected for public purpQsaa but nuh-