The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-10-28

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 Asreinbefore provided,
the taxation OF all taxable property
of the state in an amount sufficient
to meet the deficiency, or it may in
sinking fund moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SECTION fSa 5; any and all provisions
Minnesota inconsisseSt with With the e'1 pro-
visions Of this article, are hereby re-
limit sSe fac Bower te of
izing or permitting the doing Of the
things hereinbefote authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend.
ment y to establish and provide for the
construction ands ma lfftenance Of a sys.
tenn Of roads and highways In the state
It Minnesota to BE known as 1.-THE
hunk Highway System" The effect Of
5ss proposed Amendment, II adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con.
struetion, improvement and malnts-
nance by tho state Of the high.
ways described In . general way
In the amendment, which highways are
to be more specifically and definitely To-
Gated In a 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 tho starting point or ter.
mini described In the routes set forth In
the amendment, nor shall there be a 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.
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 the construc-
ton Of the roads embraced In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any one year ex-
eeeding In amount OF the par value there
Of the sum Of sc, 900 900, nor can the az
ereeate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,ooo,oo Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or boar inter.
est at q greater rate than five per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on the legislature authority
to levy a 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.
lna Fund, which Is to be used to pay
bonds issued as above; any surplus In
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-
eept that a wheeIase tax may be Inn
posed on SUCH vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see fit to do so.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds issued, the leoisIa-
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 sufficient to meet the deficiency,
Or Il may, In It's discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 5s1, Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for ,the year 1919, proposes an
the constitution Of the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as IolloWs:
Section T. There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county in
the state probate court, which shall
one judge, who shall be elected by the
voters Of the county for the i term Of
such county at the time of his cleo
ton. and reside therein during his
continuance in office: and H. his is CON-
may appoint his own clerk where
none has been elected; but the leg
islature may authorize the election,
clerk or register of probate for such
county, whose powers. duties, term
Of office and compensation shall be
shall have jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per
sons under guardianship. but no 9th.
er Jurisdiction, except as prescribed
by this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "four" for the word
1.-TWO" 30 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro.
bate judges will, II the amendment 10
adopted, read a. follows:
"it 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, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office Of judge Of probate four
years instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. s.
Chapter 532 Session Laws of the state
OF Minnesota for the year 1913, proposes
an amendment to Section 1 Of Article Ok
section now reads as follows:
Section 1. 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.
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
for any public purpose, shall be ex-
ennt from taxation and there may be
examined from taxation personal