The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-10-23


the legislature may provide by law for
the taxation of all taxable property
of the state in an amount sufficient
sinking fund moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated
Section 5. Any and all provisions
Of the constitution of the state Of
Minnesota Inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this article, are hereby re-
pea!ed, so far, but only so far, as the
SAME prohibit or limit the power Of
the legislature to enact laws author
ling 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 tho
construction and maintenance of sys-
TEN 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 manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
In fixing definite location Of the vari-
Gus routes ther7 shall not be anyHde-
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.
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" 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-
ceeding in amount Of the par value there
'of the sum of $1o,ooo,ooo, nor can the ag
gregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,coo,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
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
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-
cept that wheelage 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 IeeIsla-
ture, In case of the adoption Of tho
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.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
Chapter 5S1, Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for the year 1919, proposes an
amendment to section Of article vi Of
the constitution of the state of Minne-
,section z. There shall be estab-
lished IN each organized county in
be court of record, and be held at
such times les and an PLACES as may be pre-
voters of the county for the term of
two years, He shall be a resident Of
s Sina county sna os at the time Of his elee.
pensation shall be provided by, law, He
may appoint his own clerk where
islature may authorize the election,
by the electors of any county, Of one
clerk or register of probate, for such
OF office and compensation shall be
shall have jurisdiction over, the
sons under guardianship, but no 9TH
er Jurisdiction, except as prescribed
by this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word flour" for the word
1.-TWO" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration of the term Of office Of pro-
bate judges will, If the amendment Is
adopted, read as follows:
Hlt shall be held by ono 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.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Chapter a532 Session Laws Of the state
of Minn6eota for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section 1 of Article TX
| Of the constitution of said state. Said
| section now reads as follows:
"section i. The power of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend.
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
empt from taxation, and there may be
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value 5000,
for each household, individual or head
| Of a family, as the legislature may de-
termine: Provided, that the legisla-
ture may authorize municipal corpor-
atoms to levy and collect assess