Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-10-15

u case Of tho trunk Highway sinking
fund shall not be adequate 70 meet
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10 legislature may provide 81 NV for
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II discretion, appropriate to such
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visions Of this article. arc hereby TO-
ssme 'i prohibit or OF limit INIT the ' power x Of
| i1iaf 81 permitting he: doing Of tho
things hereinbefore authorised"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
msnt 10 to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of q sys-
TEN Of roads and Highways In the state
OF Minnesota to be- known 40 "The
| Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
bs to establish and authorize the enact.
! ment Of laws, providing for the con.
structlon, Improvements and matnte-
l.
! ways described In general way
IN the amendment, which Highways are
! to be more specifically and definitely 10.
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 shall not be any de-
mini described In the routes set forth In
hal ~
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.
| lslature will be thereby authorized to
! provide by law for the Issuance and sale
| Of tho bonds Of the state to raise money
for the creation Of "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the construc.
ton Of the roads embraced In the trunk
| highway system. The legislature cannot,
| however, issue bonds In any one year OK.
ceedinp in amount Of the par value there.
Of the sum Of SO, 900 900, nor can the az.
oreeate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed SIS 1000, 900. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear inter-
| est at greater rate than five per cent
: per annun1.
! The adoption Of the amendment will
! also confer on the legislature authority
to levy 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
ing Fund, which Is to be used to pay
bonds Issued as above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
i for the retirement Of bonds to Be trans
ferred to the Trunk Highway Fund. Mo.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
the .-islature under the amendment,
! will not be subject to any other tax, ex.
cept that whee'aoe tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see 1T to do 50.
In case the tax On motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds Issued, the leolsla-
| ture, In case Of the adoption Of the
amendment, will be empowered to pro.
vide by law for the taxation Of ali the
taxable property Of the state Ia an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency,
| or il may, In It, discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
GhaPssr e. S ssss'9 Of Mn1 IN
the constitution of tho state of Minne-
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
lished in each orgapi39d county. n
Ss st edr GsgS8s TIA T g Sel sf:
| voters Of the county for the term Of
swS ' soanty It Tie time Of his eiee:
ton, and reside therein during his
II nss*d e1d b1 his v
eSxe S sRp0b BEEN h elec & Sue the les
| islature may authorize the election.
eierf 1e Or e' register - Of f probste for such
county. whose powers. duties. term
| Of OFFICE and compensation shah be
s Ssve 0y over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship, but no 9th;
by this constitution"
The amendment. simply proposes to
| substitute the word flour" for tho word
| Two" 30 Inat IN0 SenteOee prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro-
bate judges WILL II the amendment 10
adopted, read ~ follows:
"lt shalt be held by one Judge, who
shall be elected by the voters Of tho
county for the term Of four years."
THE purpose Of said amendment and Ito
| effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
| Chapter 532 Session Laws Of tho state
Of Minnesota for the year 1913, proposes
| 40 amendment to Section ! Of Article TX
| 81 tho constitution Of said state. Said
| section now reads a. follows:
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ID or contracted away. Taxes shall
b. Uniform upon the same class Of
fpbaect9, ana thall b levied. and co.,
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