The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-10-13

ia LIZ LIZ leglslature may provide by law for
+, q the state in an amount sufficient rs
l liD; discretion, appropriate to such s #
IS treasury not otherwise appropriated. 8
: SECTION s.. Any and ali provisions pv i
Of The fonS ndonas4a Ct The state
@sSSs visions of this article, are hereby re- s
81 pealed, so far, but only SO far, as the !,
tie iegsature e enact laws po autho ,9-
ling or permitting the doing OF the
things *hereinbefore authorized u
f. PURPOSE. AND EFFECT; OF f:
+ 70 AMENDMENT. H.; i'!5 5sf
The purpose Of the proposed amendA
ment is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance OF "a sys-s
tenn Of roads .and highways lin the state
OF Minnesota to be known as "The
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, If adopted, viii
'Ee to esta bIish 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-
law, but any such law must provide that
in fixing a definite location of the varI-
,ous 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.
If the amendment is adopted, the leg
islature 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 construc-
ton 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 az
| gregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,ooo,ooo. Bonds cannot
| be sold for less than par or bear inter.
est at greater rate than five per cent
| per annum.
The adoption of the amendment will
| also confer on the legislature authority
| to levy a tax on motor vehicles, using
| the public streets and highways, on
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
fer 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 inn
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, If they see tit to do so.
In case the tax on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
interest of the bonds Issued, the leoisla-
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 it may, In its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
CUdpLoT DOL, S0SS1Ou LAWS VI NA1AA0e
sofa for the year 1919, proposes an
amendment to section 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
be court of record, and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
G Gr1sa r BY w w shalt be aed e hf SS R by
voters Of the county for the term of
two, years. He shall be resident of
ton. ana reside therein during his
continuance in office, and his COM
pensation shall be provided by law. He
none h hRRbn BEEN h eec 9wH but the @
islature may authorize the election
by the electors of any county, of one
coany dutes
Of office and compensate shall be
prescribed by law. q probate court
estates Of Of deceased persons and and per- e
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" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro-
bate Judges will, If the amendment 10
adopted, read as follows: - =
at shall be held by one judge, who,
shall be elected by the voters Of the
county for the term Of four years." y
The purpose Of said amendment and lts
effect, If adopted, wIli.b TO make tho
term Of office of Judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two. ~.
( L PROPOSE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. =.