The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-10-23

In case 81 the trunk highway sinking
fund shall not be adequate to meet
the t5S Of the pEtpneRald and IN IN
legislature as hereinbefore provided
the legislature may provide by law, for
TIE taxation Of all taxable property
to meet the deficiency. or 1t may in
its discretion. appropriate to such
sinking fund moneys In the state
not any Snd 81
Of the constitution Of the state OF
Minnesota Inconsistent with the pro-
peaied 90 f far. but only -" 90 fsr as tho
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
mont 10 to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of . sys-
tenn Of roads and Highways In tho state'
81 Minnesota to be known az 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect OF
the proposed amendment, " adopted, will
bs to establish and authorize the enact.
ment Of laws, providing for tho con.
| struction, Improvement and malnte.
nance by tho state OF. the high.
ways described In a general way
in tho amendment, which highways are
to be moro specifically and definitely 10.
| Gated In q 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 tr5 starting point or ter.
mini described In the routes set forth In
tho amendment, nor shall there be 4 de.
Walton In the fixing OF tho routes from
tho various villages and cities named In
the amendment, and through which tho
| routes are to pass.
II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
| Islaturs will DO Thereby authorized to
provide by law for the Issuance and sale
Of the bonds Of tho state to raise. money
for tho creation Of q "Trunk Highway
Fund" to DO expended Tor tho construc.
tIon Of the roads embraced In tho trunk
| highway system. The legislature cannot,
! however, Issue bonds In any ono year ex-
| ceedlns In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of SO, ooo, 900, nor can the az
oreoate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed Us .ooo,o 900. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear Inter.
| est at a greater rate than five per cent
| per annum.
Tho adoption Of tho amendment will
also confer on the legislature authority
| to levy a tax on motor vehicles, usIno
| the public streets and Highways, on a
moro onerous basIs than other personal
| property Is taxed. Tho proceeds OF suct,
tax will be credited to tho Highway Sink.
Ina Fund, which 10 to be used TO pay
bonds Issued 40 shove; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
| for the retirement Of bonds to DO trans.
ferred to the Trunk Highway Fund. No.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
the legislature under tho amendment.
will not be subJect to any other tax, ex.
cept that q wheeIase tax may be I'm.
posed on such Vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they sec 1T to do 90.
In case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds Issued, the is0lsla.
ture, In case Of tho adoption OF tho
amendment, will be empowered to pro.
vide by law for tho taxation Of all the
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufficient to meet tho deficiency,
| or II may, In Its 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 Mime
| sofa for the year 1919. proposes an
amendment to section Z Of article vi Of
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
"section Z. There shall DO estab-
To- ~ nWrYov nd
be court Of record. and be held at
such times and PLACES q, may b9 pre-
e oGs,9 }udg S who oi shall b elected By tho
voters Of the county for tho he., term OF OF
tion. and reside therein during his
continuance in. office. and his com
pensation shall be provided by law w., He
iSlatur naI may Ss'" authorisc tho election.
by the electors OF any county or one
county, whoso powers. duties. term
| Of Office and compensation shall be
prescribed by lazy: A probate court
estates 81 deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship. but no 9th:
or jgr!sdiction, except as prescribed
Tho amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "four" for the word
1.-TWO" 90 that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of tho 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 Tor the term Of four years."
The purpose Of said amendment and rs
effect, II adopted. will be to mako tho
term OF office Of Judge Of probate four
years instead of'two. =
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NOS
Chapter sa2s Session Laws Of the state
| Of Minnesota for the year 1919. Fproposes
| an amendment to Section Of Article TX
| OF tho constitution of said state. Said
section now reads 40 follows:
"section /. The power Of taxation
! shall never be surrendered, suspend
cd or contracted away. Taxes shall
l be uniform upon the same class Of
subjects, and shalt be levied and; col
| lected for public purposes, but pub
| lie burying grounds, public school
! houses public hospitals. academies.
colleges, universities ana all sesItlnar-
| les Of learning, all churches, church
| property, and houses Of worshlp, In
| etitutione OF purely public charity,