The Tomahawk., 1920-10-21

In case of the trunk highway slnhMs
the payment Of the principal and In in.
terest Of the bonds authorized hy the
legislature as hereinbei2re =, PrSE ayH eor
the taxation OF al taxapl t spI, ffsTIp?;aft
a ninki Glg'f fgnd mopeys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Minnesota inconsistent with the pro-
6S e6 this this b e1e asy a Sc sr ss
same prohibit or limit the power OF
the legislature to enact laws author
t t5ns Or Reftfas tut SIDE q
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend"
ment Is TO establish and provide TOR thS
construction and maintenance OF a sys'
tenn Of roads and highways In the STATE
Of Minnesota to be known as "1he
Trunk Highway System" The effect OF
the proposed amendment, 1t adopted WIN
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con"
structIon, q Improvement and ma'nte'
nance by 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 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 de-
Walton In the fixing Of the routes from
tho various villages and cities named IN
the amendment, and through which the
routes are to pass.
II the amendment Is adopted, the leg
isIature 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 trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the construe.
tlon 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 SIC, 900 900, nor can the az
areaate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,ooo,ooo Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear Inter-
est at a greater rate than five per cent
per annun1.
The adoption Of the amendment viii
also confer on the legislature authority
to levy a 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.
lna Fund, which Is to be used to pay
bonds Issued as above; any surplus In
tho 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 Nkee'ase tax may be Inn
posed on sucHEtehicIes by any borough,
city or village, If they sec fit to do 80.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds Issued, the legisIa-
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 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. 2.
Chapter 6s1, Session Laws Of Minne-
sofa for the year 1919, proposes an
amendment to section z OF article W OF
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
,,she Sc' In each orsani led county in
f Se court IF reeerd ana be held at
s crihe si1 hy I 1a% shall be- held by
one Judge, who shall be ELECTED by the
voters Of the county for the s.t term ct
ton. and reside therein during his .
sSa II be He
none has been elected; but the leg
by the electors Of any county, Of one !,
clerk or register Of probate for such
county. whose powers, duties, term
prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have jurisdiction over tho !!
under Se ana
by this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes 60
substitute the word ''four" for the word
"two" 30 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of ofslce OF pro-
bate judges will, It the amendment 10
adopted, read az follows:
at shall be held by one Judge, who
shall be elected by tho voters Of the
county for the term Of four years."
The purpose Of said amendment and It's
effect, II adopted, will be to make tho
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 l 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;
ed or contracted away. Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class OF
subjects, and shall be levied and col
lected for public purposes, but pub.
houses, public hospitals, academies,
colleges, universities and all seminar
tes Of learning, all churches, church
prOparfv and hOuSeS of worship. In.