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the other and other places within the
Route No. Sc.

the other and other places within the
state.
Route No. SO.
Beginning at point on Route No
IL at Montevideo and thence extend
ing in northwesterly direction to q
point on Route No. &c northerly of
Appleton affording Monteyideo, APP
pleton and intervening and adjacent
communities reasonable means OF
communication, each with the ether
and other places within the state.
Route No. 81.
Beginning at point on Route No.
IA southerly of Echo and thence ex-
tending In northerly and westerly
at or near Granite Falls, affording
Echo, Granite Falls and intervening
and adjacent communities a reason
able means Of communication, each
with the other and other places with
in the state.
Route No. GO.
Beginning at a point on Route No.
ID at Marshall and thence extending
In northwesterly direction to point
on Route No. 6 near Candy, affording
Marshall, Minneota, Candy and in
tervening and adjacent communities
a reasonable means of communica-
ton. each with the other and other
places within the state.
Route No. So.
25 at Buffalo and thence extending
in a northweSterly direction to point
on Route No. % southeastern of
Paynesville, affording Buffalo, Maple
Paynesville and intervening and ad-
jacent communities a reasonable
means of communication, each with
the other and other places within the
state.
Route No. 70.
Beginning at a point on Route No.
westerly of New Ulm and thence
extending in a northerly direction
to point on Route No. IL at or near
the village of Hector, affording Fort
Ridgely, Fairfax, Hector and inter-
venlng and adjacent communities
reasonable means of communication,
each with the other and other places
within the state.
Additional Routes.
Whenever. either by reason of the
creation of new county, or by rea-
of any existing county, any city or
village not county seat at the time
OF the adoption of this amendment is
lawfully constituted the county seat
of any county, the legislature Is au-
thorized to add to the trunk highway
system such additional routes con-
Meeting such newly constituted coun-
~ seats with other county seats and
other points in the state.
When after at least seventy-five
(75) per cent of the total number
of the miles of the routes embraced
in the trunk highway system herein
before specified shall have been con-
Structed and permanently improved,
the legislature shall have authority to
add new routes to such trunk high
way system; provided, however, that
q hn oI 6A1
until and unless the funds available
for the construction, improvement
and maintenance of such additional
routes shall be sufficient therefor in
addition to the construction, improve
ment and maintenance of the several
routes hereinbefore specifically de-
scribed.
Section 2. There is hereby Great
ed fund which shall be known as
the trunk highway sinking fund. Said
fund shall consist of the proceeds of
any tax imposed on motor vehicles as
herein authorized. The moneys in
said fund shall be used for the pay
ment of the principal and interest of
any bonds which may be issued under
the authority of this article; and
any moneys in excess of such require
ments shall be transferred to a fund
which is hereby created and which
shall be known as the trunk high
way fund. The trunk highway fund
specified in Section l of this article,
and when duly authorized by legis-
lative enactment to reimburse any
county for the money expended by it
subsequent to February LIST, 1919, in
permanently improving any road
hereinbefore specifically described,
in accordance with plans and specifi-
cations therefor approved by the COM
missioner of highways.
Section 3. The legislature is here
by authorized to provide, by law, for
the taxation of motor vehicles. using
the public streets and highways Of
this state, on more onerous basis
than other personal property, provid-
ed, however, that any such tax on
motor vehicles shall be in lieu of all
other taxes thereon, except wheelage
posed by any borough, city or viii
lage. Any such law may, in the dis
erection of the legislature. provide for
the exemption from taxation of any
dent of the state, and transiently or
temporarily using the streets and
highways of the state. The proceeds
of such tax shall be paid into said
trunk highway sinking fund.
Section 4. The legislature may pro-
vide by law for the issue and sale of
the bonds of the state in such amount
as may be necessary to carry out the
Gle. provided, however. that the
amount of bonds which may be is
sued in any one calendar year shall
not exceed, IN the dSSreSaIe, ten MIL
lion dollars. par value, and provided,
further, the total amount of such
bonds issued and unpaid shall not at
any time exceed seventy-five million
dollars, par value. The proceeds Of
the sale of such bonds shall be paid
into the treasury of the state and
credited to the trunk highway fund.
Any bonds SO issued and sold shall
be for term not exceeding twenty
(2O) years. They shall not be sold for
less than par and accrued interest
and shall not bear interest at great
er rate than five per cent per annum.
In case of the trunk highway sinking
fund shall not be adequate to meet
the payment of the principal and in
terest of the bonds authorized by the
legislature as hereinbefore provided,
the legislature may provide by law for
the taxation OF all taxable property
OF the state in an amount sufficient
to meet the deficiency, or 1t may In
Its discretion, appropriate to such
sinking fund moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section 5. Any and all provisions
Of the constitution of the state of
Minnesota inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this article, are hereby re-
pealed, so far, but only so far, as the
same prohibit or limit the power of
the legislature to enact laws author
izing or permitting the doing of the
things hereinbefore authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.