St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1920-10-29

same prohibit or limit the power Of
the legislature to enact laws author
tzing or permitting the doing of the
things ~hereinbefore authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend.
ment 10 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 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted. will
be to establish and authorize the enact.
ment Of laws, providing for the con-
struction. improvement n mainte-
nance b. the state Of the high
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 a definite location Of the varl-
Gus routes there hall 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
WIG 0tul0IV1t1SUSp dbVV ASbtOO3u IN NV
routes are TO pass.
II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
istature will. be thereby authorized to
provide by law for the issuance and sale
OF the bonds Of the state to raise one
for the creation Of "rrunk Highway
Fund" 20 be expended for the construc-
tlon OF the roads embra ;ed ir the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds In any one year OK.
ceedina In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of $4,000, 900, nor can the az.
orepate Of ali outstanding unpaid bonds
ever Exceed $75,ooo,0oo. Bonds cannot
be sold for less thar 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 a tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and highways, on a
more onerous basis than other personal
property is faxed. The proceeds OF such
tax will be credited to the Highway Sink.
Inc 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 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 a wheeiaoe tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see fit to do SO.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal add
interest Of the ponds issued, the ieolsla-
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 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 SCI, Session Laws Of Minne-
sofa for the year 1919, proposes ar
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 q court 81 record, and be held At
one Judge. who shall be elected by the
voters tge ves Of the Hs e sshnX to for : the nss' tsgm Of 81
ton, and reside therein during his
= oensatIon Shall II be ef pro2id ead by h law e0H he
may appoint his own clerk where
none has been elected; but the leg
, h1 t si may an Ut er1 co tine ! ele ef ons
clerk or register of probate for such
county, whose powers. duties. term
preseribed by law. a probate court
shall have Jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceaged persons and per
sons under guardianship. but no 9th.
by this constitution"
The amendment simply roposes t.
substitute the word -four, for the WORD
"two" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration OF the term Of office Of pro.
bate judges will. II the amendment !,
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 IL
effect, II adopted, Will be to make thu
term Of office Of judge Of probate .touI
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Chapter sag Session Laws OF the stat,
Of Minnesota, for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section / of Article p
of the constitution Of said state. Sale
section now@reads as follows:
Section l.. The power OF taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
ed or contracted away. Taxes shah
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 publicsSproperty used exclusively
for any public purpose, shall be ex-
empt from taxation, and there may be
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value $500,
for each household, individual or head
Of o. family, as the legislature may de.
termine: Provided, that the alegisla-5
ture may authorize municipal scorpor-
atoms t0t@levy n collect assess.
ments for local improvements upon
property benefited thereby without re-