The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-10-21


er rate than five per cent per annum.
In 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 legislat ure may provide by law for
Of the state in an amount sufficient
to meet the deficiency, or it may in
its discretion, appropriate to such
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section S. Any and all provisions
the Of the state Sta Of
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.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment Is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of a sys-
tenn Of roads and highways In the state
OF Minnesota to be known as 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System.' The effect OF
the proposed amendment, ii adopted, will
be to establish dnd 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 definite location Of the vari-
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-
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.
1t the amendment is adopted, the leg
tslature 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 "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the construe.
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds in any one year ex-
ceeding in amount of the par value there
Of the sum Of $4,000, 900, nor can the az
oregate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed s75, ooo,ooo Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear inter-
est at a greater rate than five per cent
per annum.
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 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
hNa AN -
| the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
| for the. retirement of bonds to be trans
ferred to the Trunk Highway Fund. Mo.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
the legislature under the amendment,
will not be subject to any other tax, ex-
cept that wheeIaee tax may be inn
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, If they see fit to do SO.
In case the tax on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds issued, the legisia-
ture, in case of the adoption Of the
| vide by law for the taxation of all the
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufftcient-to meet the deficiency,
or it may, in its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
| wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
&C CHAPTER 81. Session 9ol Laws e Of Mime,
amendment to section of article vi of
| the constitution of the state of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section 7. There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county, in
be s' court Of record ana be held sn at
| such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by law. It shall be held by
voters Of the county for the term of
two years. He shall be a resident of
such s!na county at the Slime time Of his elsG.
| continuance In office. and his com
may appoint his own clerk where
islature may authorize the election.
by the electors of any county. of one
CLERK or OF tor tsr
prescribed by law. A probate court
estates Of deceased persons and per
sons under guardianship. but no 9TH
| eer jurisdiction, except as prescribed
| by this constitutions.
The amendment simply proposes to
| substitute the word flour" for the word
1.-TWO" 30 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro.
bate judges will, IT the amendment Is
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 It's
effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office OF Judge Of probate four
years instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. g.
| Chapter 532 Session Laws OF the state
| of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
| an amendment to Section of Article TX
of the constitution of said state. Said
| section now reads as follows:
"Section l. The power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
| ed 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
! lie burying grounds, public school
| houses, public hospitals, academies.
l colleges, universities and all seminar
! les Of learning. all churches, church
property, and houses of worship, in
: situations of purely public charity,
and public property used exclusively