Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-10-15

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of the state in an amount sufficient
to meet the deficiency, or it may in
it's discretion, appropriate to sufh
f frakang iu not o MoneyS IN app 19g stetI
Section S. Any and all provisions
Of the constitution of the state OF
visions of this article. are hereby re-
s4me prohibit or limit the power Of
sing Or permitting the doing, Of the
things hereinbefore authori2ed.'
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, if adopted. will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment of laws, providing for the con-
struction, improvement and mainte-
nance by the state of the high
ways described in a 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 proviLe that
in fixing a 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 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.
If 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" 20 be expended for the construc-
ton Of the roads embra sed ir the trunk
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 $40, oco eco, nor car the ag-
gregate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever Exceed $4,000, 600. 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 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
ina 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
Aha loricIa+nro indar the ao1enHnoenf
will not be subject to any other tax, ex.
cept that a wheelage tax may be m
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 !egisia-
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 it may, in its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking fund any
moneys in the state treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
Chapter 531, Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1919. proposes an
the constitution of the state OF Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
"section z. There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county, IN
the state a probate court, which shall
be a court of record, and be held at
scribed by law. 1t shall be held by
one judge, who shall shall be fo elected f s ta by the of
%urD oor IJo cb,I Iva q resident of
ton, and reside therein during his
eontnt;an sh. in he ef 3ro2id add by h law com ms
none has been elected; but the leg
%islature may authorize the ELECTION &c t ion
county, whose powers, duties, term
OF ores ei1lfe ap b1 Gompel A probat fna cou ps
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
substitute the word flour" for the word
"two" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration of the term of office of pro-
bate judges will, it the amendment is
adopted, read as follows:
ait 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 its
effect, if adopted, will be to make the
term of office Of judge Of probate four
years instead Of two. y
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Chapter 532 Session Laws of the state
of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section l 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,
colleges, universities and all seminar
les of learning, all churches, church
property, and houses of Worship, in
stitutions Of purely public charity.
for any public purpose; shal be ex-
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value 5000.
for each household, individual or head
of a family, as the legislature may de-
ternline: Provided. that the legisla-
ture may authorize municipal corpor-
atoms to levy and collect assess
ments for lo:al improvements upon
5000 - aA-l 49, 80