The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.


The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment 10 to establish and provide for the
construetlon and maintenance Of syss
tenn ok roads and highways In the state
Of Minnesota to be known as 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, HNadopted, 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 q general way
to be more specifically and definitely To-
Gated In manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
I'm fixing a 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.
II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg.
islature will be thereby authorized to
provide by law for the Issuance and sale
:. Of the bonds OF the state 70 raise money
for the creation Of trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the construc-
tlon Of the roads embraced IN the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year OK
ceedino In amount Of tho par value there.
Of the sum of $40 900 900, nor can the az
sresate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed s75.ooo, 900. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear inter-
est at greater rate than five per cent
per an"u"' q
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 a
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. The proceeds Of such
tax will be credited 20 the Highway Sink
Ine Fund, which 10 TO be used TO pay
bonds issued as above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds ID be trans
ferred to the Trunk Highway Fund. Mo.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
the legislature under the amendment,
viii not be subject to any other tax, ex-
cept that wheeIage tax may be I'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, 10 they see ~ to do so.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not suffIcient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds Issued, the. iesisia-
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 suffIeIent to meet the deficiency,
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-
soas loT me to section 81 arseis vi Of
tho constitution of the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section Z. There shall be estab-
lished in each organised county IN
the state a probate court. which shall
be court of record. and be held at
seeh " a ia% pIf Il SHAH Be held 81
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 onice, and his COM
pensation shall be provided by law. He
may appoint his own clerk where
none has been elected: but the leg
isiature 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
lAAf~ nxx% fy~a1
by this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "four" for the word
1.-TWO" 90 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro-
bate judges will, II the amendment Is
adopted, read as follows: