Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-27
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF.
AMENDMENT.

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The purpose of the proposed amend.
ment 10 to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of sys.
TEN Of roads and Highways In the state
Of Minnesota to be known 40 ''The
Trunk Highway system" The effect %
The proposed amendment, II adopted, Will
be TO establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con.
struction, Improvement and malrto.
nance BY the state Of the high.
ways describsd In 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 varl.
Gus routes there shall not be any de-
Walton from the starting point or tsr-
mini described In the routes Get forth ID
the amendment, nor shall there be de-
Walton In the fixins 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 wilt be thereby authorized 70
provide by law for the Issuance and sale
Of the bonds Of the state to raise money
for the creation Of q "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the conssrue.
tion Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year OK.
esadlne Ia amount Of the par value there
% the sum Of SIC. ooo, 900, nor can the az
sresate OF al outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $7s,ooo,0oo. Bonds eannet
b sold for less than par Or bear inter.
est at q greater rate than i've per cent
per annum. -,-s..-,-- .---.. =. g.
The adoption Of the amendment Will
also confer on the legislature authority
60 levy a tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and Highways, on
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. The proceeds OF such
tax will be credited to the Highway Sink.
ING Fund, which 10 to bs used to pay
bonds issued AZ above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement OF bonds to be trans
ferred &c. 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-
eept that a wheelage tax may be I'm.
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see fit to do %.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 70
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds issued, the IeeisIa-
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 IN
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. z.
Chapter 531, Session Laws Of Minne-
sofa for the year 1919, proposes An
amendment to section of article vi OF
the constitution OF the state OF Mime
"Section Z. There shall be estab-
lshed in each a ORGANIZED aniIn county ,d n
be court of record and be held at
Saee wo shalt s se elected hs BY
two years. He shall be resident Of +
+ ton, and reside therein during hin
continuance in office, and his com
pensation shah be provided by law: He
none has been elected: but the leg
islature may authorize the election.
by the electors of any county. of one
county, whose powers. duties term
of office and compensation shall be
prescribed by iaW a probate court St
estates Of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship. but no 9th:
er jurisdiction, except as prescribed
The amendment. simply proposes to