The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-10-27


fund shall not be adequate to meet
terest Of the bonds authorIzed by the
the legislature re may provide BY law 10:
the taxation of all taxable property
Of the state t n IN amount Z; sumiSiens
it's discretion, appropriate to such
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Minnsso ta Inconsistent It With RS Tho pro-
y ysasa OF this s e5e hsEeey tSo
same prohibit or limit the power of
the legislature to enact laws author
t tziins & or permitting the doing OF tho
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment Is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance OF sys-
tenn Of roads and highways In the state
Of Minnesota to be known AS "Ths
Trunk Highway System" Tho effect Of
tho proposed amendment, II adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con-
structIon, Improvement and malnte-
nance by the state OF the high
ways described In general way
In the amendment, which highways are
to be more specifically and definitely To-
Gated In 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-
Walton from the starting point or ter
mini described In the routes set forth In
the amendment, nor shall there be de-
uiafio in no fx;n Of hA
the various villages and cities named In
tho 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 a "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for tho construc-
tlon Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any ono year OK
ceedino In amount Of tho par value there
Of the sum Of SIC, ooo, 900, nor can the az
ore0ate 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 f1ve per cent
per annun.
The adoption Of tho amendment will
also confer on the legislature authority
to levy tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and highways, on a
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
tho Highway Sinking Fund not needed
fer tho retirement Of bonds to be trans
ferred to tho Trunk Highway Fund. Mo.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
tho legislature under tho amendment,
will not be subject to any other tax, ex.
cept that a wheelaae tax may be Inns
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see At to do %.
In case tho tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufFicIent to pay the principal and
| Interest Of the bonds issued, the legsIa-
| ture, In case Of tho 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 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. z.
Chapter 531. Session Laws OF Minne-
amendment to section I OF article VI Of
| the constitution of the state OF Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
""section z. There shall be estah-
lished in each organized county In
6e st edsrf pr aaa T Se a
such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by lev: It shall be held BY
voters Of the county for the term Of
two years. He shall be a resident of
such county al. the, time Of his elec-
pensation Shall be provided by law: IL
SSppohnt his 9wn Gle slsrk where
stature may authorize the election.
by the electors of any county, Of one
clerk or register Of probate for such
prescribed BY law: K probate Court
estates Of deceased persons and per-
e. Jurisdiction, except as prescribed
| by this constitution"
! The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "four" for the word
1.-TWO" 50 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro.
bate Judges will, II the amendment 10
| adopted, read as follows:
at shall be held by one Judge, who
shall be elected by the voters Of the
county for the term Of four years."
The purpose Of said amendment and lts
effect, It adopted, will be to make the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. &.
Chapter 632 Session Laws Of tho state
Of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section Of Article *
| Of tho constitution of said state, SAID
section now reads as follows:
shall never be surrendered, suspend
| ed or contracted away, Taxes shall
be- uniform upon tho same class OF
subjects, and shall be levied and col
lected for public purposes, but pub
houses. public hospltals, acadsSnies.
colleges, universities and all seualnar-
les OF learning, all churches, ohuroh
property, and houses 81 Worahip. In
stitutions Of purely public CHARITY,
ana public pFoper0 used explVAveE