The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-15
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.

AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend.
ment IL to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of q 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, u adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
mont OF laws, providing for the con-
struetIon, improvement and maints-
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 q manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
In fixing q 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 SCI 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.
" the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
Istature will be thereby authorixsd to
Of the bonds Of the state to raise money
for the creation OF q Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the eonstfuc.
tlon Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year ex-
ceetlns In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of SIC, 900 900, nor can the az
sresate Of all outstanding, unpaid bonds
ever exceed $4,000, 900. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear inter.
est at a greater rate than five per cent
per annum.
The adoption-of the amendment will
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 Is taxed. The proceeds Of such
tax will be ersditsd to the Highway Sink
Ina Fund, which 10 to be used to pay
bonds Issued a. abovsj any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds, 90 be trans
ferrsd 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-
Dept that q wheelaoe tax may be I'm.
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see ne TO do 30.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of, the bonds Issued. the isoIsIa-
turs, In case Of the adoption Of the
amendment. will be empowered 70 pro.
taxable property Of the state In an
A. ~ AAAA
or Il 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 sal, Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for the year 1918. proposes s., an IN
tho constitution of the state of Minne-
sofa Said section now reads as follows;
Section Z. There shall be e.tab-
Mshed in each organized county In
the state probate court which ha, shall
such times and places as may be pre-
one judge. who shall be elected BY the
voters OF the county for the term Of
such county at the time of his cleo
ton, and reside therein during his
continuance In Office, and MS COM
>pensation shall be provided by law. He
. may appoint his own clerk where
none has been elected; but the leg
islature may authorize the election.
by the electors of any county, Of one
clerk or register Of probate for such
county. whose powers, duties, term
Of office and compensation shall be
prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have Jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship. but no 9TH
er Jurisdiction, except a. prescribed
BIZ this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute this word -four for the word
"two" % that the ssntsnes prescribing
the duration Of the term of office Of pro.
bate Judges will, II the amendment 10
Adopted, read n follows:
at shall be held BY one Judge, who
shan be elected by the voters Of the
county for the term Of four years."
The purpose % said amendment and It's
effect, ~ adopted, will be 60 make the
term Of effles Of Judge OF probate four
years. instead 81 two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Chapter 5S2 Session Laws Of the state
Of Minnesota for the year 1918, proposes