Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-10-21

treasury not otherwise appropriated
Section s. Any and all provisions
OF the constitution OF the state OF
Minnesota Inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF this art Sr,Ge are hereby re, Te
same prohibit or limit the power OF
| the legislature to enact laws author
ixing or permitting the doing OF the
things hereinbefore authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend.
| nrent 10 to establish and provide for the
| construction and maintenance OF sys.
ten, Of roads and Highways In the state
| o. Minnesota to Be known a. "The
| Trunk Highway system" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, " adopted, will
! be to establish and authorize the enact
nent Of laws, providing Tor the con.
struction, Improvement and maints-
nance by the state Of the high
ways described In q general way
In the mendment, which highways are
to be moro specifically and definitely To-
| Gated In q manner 70 DO prescribed BY
| law, but any such law must provide that
| In liking q definite location Of the vari-
Gus routes there shalt not be any de-
| Walton from the starting point or ter
| mini described In the routes set forth In
the anne n dment, nor shall there be . de-
Walton In the fxIno OF the routes from
the various Villages and eitiss named In
the amendment, and through which the
| routes are 10 pass.
" the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
isiaturs will be thereby authorizes to
provide by law for tho Issuance and sale
Of the bonds OF the state TO raise money
for the creation OF . Trunk Highway
Fund" 10 be expended for the construo-
ton Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year eA'
ceediro In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of $40 900 900, nor can the 40 !.
oreoate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed &75,ooo0oo. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear Inter
est at . greater rate than i've per cent
per aonum.
| The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer or the legislature authority
to levy a tax on motor vehicles, usinu
the public streets and Highways, on q
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. The proceeds Of such
tax will be credited to the Highway Sink
lrc Fund, which 10 to be used TO pay
bonds Issued a. above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds TO be trans.
Serred 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, es-
cept that . wheeiaoe tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough
city or village, II they see At to do 30.
| In case the tax on motor vehicles '!
not sufficient 20 pay the principal anc
Interest Of the bonds Issued. the iecisla
ture, In case OF the adoption OF ths
amendment will be empowered TO pro
vide by law for the taxation Of all th'
taxable property Of the state In ~
amount sufficient 60 meet the deficiency
or Il may, In its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund an.
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
Chapter sal. Session Laws OF Mime
sofa for the year 1919, proposes a
amendment TO section z OF article VI @
the constitution Of the state OF Mime
Section Z There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county In
tie state a probate court, which shall
be a court OF record. and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-.
serieed by ir~ s n lee 90 nf hy ~, ny
voters OF the county for the term OF
two years. He shall be resident OF
| such county at the time OF his cleo
ton. and reside therein during his
continuance in office and his corn
pcnsation shall be provided by law. He
may appoint his own clerk where
| hua hae
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 he
prescribed by law A probate court
shall have Jurisdiction over the
estates of deceased persons and per
sons under guardianship. but no oth-
er Jurisdiction. except as prescribed
by this constitution
The amendment simply proposes
substitute the word "four" for the "of
1.-Two" so that the sentence presceibln
the duration Of the term OF oNice OF pro
bate Judges viii, ~ the amendment !
adopted, read as follows:
ST shall b. held by one judge. who
shall be elected by tire voters o. tho
county for the term OF four years.
The ournos. OF said anne n cr,ert ard II
effect II adopted. Will be 70 make tn
term o. office Of Judge o. probate fou
years Instead OF two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Chapter 6a2 Session Laws II the stat
| ~ Minnesota for the year 1919 propose
AN amendment to Section Of Article ~
| OF the constitution ~ said sta" sal
| section now reads as foAoWs.
section l. The power Of thauon
shall never be surrendered susp@nd-
I'D or contrac ted away. Tsxr@ snail
be Uniform upon the same class 81
subjects and shall be levied ana col
lecte6 for public purposes bUt pDb.
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