Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-10-29
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
Tho purpose Of tbs proposed amend.
ment 10 70 establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance OF Z sys-
TEN Of roads and highways In the state
81 Minnesota to be known 40 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
bs to establish and authorize the enact
ment o. laws, providing for the con-
etruotjon, Improvement and maInte.
nance by the state ef the htoh-
ways described In . general way
In the amendment, which Highways ara
to be more specifically and definitely 10.
Gated In q manner to bs prescribed BY
law, but any such law must provide that
IN ftxlno 4 definite location Of the var1.
ous 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.
u the amendment 10 adopted, tho leg.
jslaturs 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 q "Trunk Highway
Fund" 70 be expended for tho construo.
tIon Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year ex.
eeedino In amount Of the par value there.
Of the sum Of SO, ooo, 900, nor can tho a..
oreoats Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed SIS 600. Bonds cannot
be cold for less than par Or bear inter-
est at 4 greater rate than i've per cent
per annun,.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on tho legislature authority
to levy a tax On motor vehicles, using
tho public streets and Highways, on 4
property 10 taxed. The proceeds Of such
| Ing Fund, which 10 70 bs used to pay
bonds Issued a. above; any surplus In
the Highway sinking Fund not needed
!, for tho retirement Of bonds to be trans
fsrred 70 tho Trunk Highway Fund. Mo-
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
; tho legislature under the amendment,
will not be subject to any other tax. ex-
dept that q wfeelaoe tax may be I'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city Or village, II they SEQ 1t to do 20.
In case the tax On motor vehicles ts
not sufficient to pay tho principal and
Interest Of the bonds issued, the IeolsIa.
ture, IN case Of tho adoption Of the
amendment, will be empowered 20 pro.
vide by law for the taxation Of all the
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency,
o. Il may, In IT. discretion, appropriate
10 ouch Highway Sinking Fund any
mensys tn the state treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4
sofa Tor tho year 10 no.. proposes ~
81 senst as se Oh Il. state 81 Mians.
sofa. Said section how reads ~ follows:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4
V00pOST 0o1 oeU01Ou law OF <110 OU8SO
q Minnesota for the year 1919. pEopoeee
% amendment to Section I Of Aftic3Q *
q The constitution Of 0aid state. oA1d
0oo31on now reads - fouoW1s
Election l; The pevee Of taa.ssea
shah never b. a'lfrsadseod, suspend: y
- Or contracted away. Taxes shA0
b UNIFORM up0n tkA same caAS4 II
0ub3op@, and shan 10 1ox1ed and CoI-
}Qoted fer puh1te pplpesee, but: luAk
70 h1E3m{. Uee4d1 .pue3e. e6a1
1eSe3Ss, f1iyefslt6s al ~ 32n2S.
piole9ty, a1d houses q VQ11A&1 n.
0Qfd&1o4e OF purely Dub1o d49G,
ana public nFopeTtN ue60 e1eeu4sVe6
smp{ ffon ta9atton, and thsTs nay 6e
property not exeeeding IN value 800.
Tor each houaehold, Individual Or head
ofsa family. % the lsgn1ature may o.
tuto may authorize municipal coFpor.
atoms . levy ana ooliect assees-
property benefited thereby without ~
card 20 q cash valuation. and p3Q-
Yided further. that nothing heEo4
contained shall BE- construed % ehecs
modify or repeal any e1lstin1 ~
providing for tho taxaflon. OF ehe
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