The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-10-14

er rate than five per cent per annum.
In case Of the trunk highway sinking
fund shall not be adequate to meet
the payment of the principal and in
terest Of the bonds authorized by the
legislature as hereinbefore provided,
the legislature may provide by law for
the taxation of all taxable property
OF the state in an amount sufficient
it's "Gee me or IN may sc
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
of the an Of d the state Of
Minnesota inconsistent with the pro-
same prohibit or limit the power of
the legislature to enact laws author
lzlng 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 a 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, If 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 a general way
In the amendment, which highways are
to be more specifically and definitely 10.
| 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
n1r mt eLoa ll< ko -
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 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 a "Trunk Highway
| Fund" 10 be expended for the construc-
| ton of the roads embraced 10 the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds in any one year ex-
| ceedins in amount of the par value there
Of the sum Of $1o,ooo,ooo, nor can the ag-
| gregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed 5000 900. 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 tax on motor vehicles, using
| the public streets and highways, 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
40 ink
| 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
posed on such vehicles BY any borough,
city or village, If 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 It's discretion, appropriate
| to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys in the state treasury not other.
| wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 531, Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1919. proposes an
Of the State Of Mne
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section Z. There shall be estab-
lfshed in each organized county in
the state a probate court which shall
limo ND MA q q may ho
ssr1ed by Jaw shall S be held SH by
two Years He c shall be 9eF 'r resa sl Of Of
such county at the time of his cleo
ton. and reside therein during his
pensation shall be provided by law. He
may appoint his own clerk where
zone has been elected; but the leg
by the electors of any county: of one
clerk or register of probate for such
Of Office and co%pensation 's Shall e be-
/ prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have over yed the
| sons under guardianship. but no 9TH
i err jurisdiction, except as prescribed
Il 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 Is
7 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."
The purpose Of said amendment and As
effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office OF Judge Of probate four
years instead Of two
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Chapter $50 Session Laws of the sta tie
of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section 1 Of Article TX
| of the constitution of said state. Said
| section now reads follows:
Section 1. The power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
| 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
lie burying grounds, public school
| houses, public hospitals. academies,
| colleges, universities and all seminar
| les of learning, all churches, church
property. and houses of worship, in
situations of purely public charity.
and public property used exclusively