The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-10-16

600 years. They shall not be sold for
less than par and accrued interest
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
to meet the deficiency, or it may in
H {g ia to sufh
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SECTION s: Any and al provisions
Minnesota inconsistent with the pro-
VISIONS OF this article, are hereby re-
pealed, SO far, but only so far, as the
the egislatpr re to enact i laws pe authop
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 To-
Gated in a 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 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.
| 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 a 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 ag-
! gregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed 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 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
| 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 Wheelage 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
I interest of the bonds issued, the IegsIa-
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 1t may, in its 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 1912. proposes an
the constitution Of the state Of Minne-
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
l
lshed in each organized county, in
be a court Of record. and be held at
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
II 10 ess n1d h1 his
none has been elected; but the leg
tSs may ut sn1 the ef
county, whose powers, duties, term
pha have 0 jurisdiceoRR r0U over eo the
| estates Of deceased persons and per
sons under guardianship, but no 9TH
er jurisdiction, except as prescribed
by this constitution"
substitute the word flour" for the word
"two" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration of the term Of office Of pro-
bate Judges will, If the amendment Is
adopted, read as folIoWs:
"It 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 It's
effect, If adopted, Will be to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Chapter 532 Session Laws of the state
| of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section 1 of Article *
| of the constitution of said state. Said
| section now reads as follows:
'Section 1. The power Of taxation
shall never be SURRENDERED, suspend.
be Uniform Upon upon the same Class s''e Of
| subjects, and Shall be levied and col
+ lected for public purposes but pub
he egynEb puos sshe9
colleges, universities and all seminar
les Of learning, all churches, church
property, and houses of worship, in
situations Of purely public charity,
for any R pubic i PURPOSE n s shall be e1z
empt from taxation and there may be
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value 5000,
for each household, Individual or head
ter1nine: Provided, that the legisla--
atoms to levy and collect assess