The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-10-30

IN case Of the trunk highway sinking
fund shall not be adequate to meet
te sS u the Send ns aatherised BY The
legislature as hereinbefore provides,
Sthe legislature may provide BY law ZOE
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PURPOSE AND EFFECT or
81 s>G|:$ AMENDMENT. .:tt
I The purpose Of the proposed amend.
mont 10 TO establish and provide TOR the
construction and maintenance Of sys.
TEN Of roads and highways In the state
ofi Minnesota to be known 40 1.-THE
Trunk Highway system" The effect Of
TIM proposed amendment, r. adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact.
mSnt Of, laws, providing Tor thsr con-
sttuctIon, Improvement and naInts.
nance by the state OF. the high.
ways: described In 4 general way
mi the amendment, which Highways are
TO, DO more specifically and definitely 10.
Gated In . mennsr to be- prescribed by
LAW, but any Sueh law must provide that
hi fixing 4 definite location Of the varl.
Gus routes there shall not be any do.
yiatlon from the starting point Or ter.
mini described In the routes set forth In
The amendment, nor shall there hs Dc.
Walton In the fixing Of the routes from
tho various Villages and cttlss named In
the amendment, and through which the
routes are to pass. D. -
u the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
Isla3sirs will DO thereby authoTlzsd to
provide by law for the issuance And sale
Of the bonds Of the state TO raise money
Tor the creation Of "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended Tor the construo.
tlon Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The Legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year tx.
ceedlnp In amount Of the par value Nthers-
Of the sum Of so 200 900, nor can the 40.
orseate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed s75. ooo, 200. Bonds cannot
b, sold for less than par Or bear inter.
est At 4 greater rate than tlve| per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on the legislature authority
to levy a tax on motor vehiclsss using
tho public streets and Highways, on q
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 taxed. Tho proceeds OF such
tax win be credited to the Highway Sink.
Inn Fund, which 10 to b used TO pay
bonds lssued a. above; any surplus In
ths Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds to be trans.
fsrred to the Trunk Highway Fund. No.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
tho legislature under tho Amendments,
will not be subject 70 any Other tax, *.
cspt that . whsslass tax may be I'm.
posed on such vehicles by any Borough,
city Or village, II they zee At TO do 20.
In CAGE the tax On motor vehicles 10
not susflclent TO- pay the principal anu
interest OF the bonds Issued. the lsulsia'
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 suffIelsnt 70 meet the deficiency,
Or Il may, In IT, dIserstlons appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Z.
Chapter 81. Session Laws Of Mime.
amendment 70 section o. art as nr XI o.
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
"sect!on Z. There .ha!l DO estab.
the stats : probate court, which shall
be z court Of record: and ~, be held he d,r a.
s sSrGs Sae sy w w. .h. s s. e hse
voters Of tho county for the term Of
two years. He shall bo .rcsidenf q
tion, and reside therein dprtnE bis
psnsation snail DO provided 81 law. He
spe0Sn een h eec an SUE Shs s
isiaturo may authorize tho election.
by the electors Of any county, Of or. one
nsnty 9r T Ess:sT q dSs
Of ofiee and compensation shall be
prescribed 10y Jay. a probate a.ts, court tSt
ssa n e xsd
sons under guardianship. but no 9th:
by Ithis constitution:
The amendment simply proposes %
substitute the word "four" for the word
''two" 90 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro-
bate, Judges will, II the amendment 10
adopted, read a. follows:
"ie shall be held by one Judge, vino
shaIl bs elected by the voters Of the
county Ser the term Of four years."
The purpose Of said amendment and its
effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years Instead o. two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. +
Chapter 532 Session Laws OF tho state
Of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposea
an amendment to Section 1 Of Article TX
Of the constitution of said state. Said
section now reads as follows:
Section 1. The power Of staaation
shall never be surrendered, suspend.
cd 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:
liz burying grounds. public school
houses, public hospitals, academies