Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-20

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
n?ent 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 a. 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 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 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.
If the amendment is adopted, the leg
isIature will be thereby authorized to
provide by law foPthe issuance and sale
Of the bonds Of the state to raise money
for the creation Of "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-
ceedIno In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum ofDs1 900 900, nor can the az
oregate of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed 5,ooo,o 900. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear inter-
est At 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
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
amenOme
will not be subject to any other tax, ex-
<cept that a wheelaoe tax may be I'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 leaisIa-
amendment, will be empowered to pro-
nv h. -
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 531, Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1919, proposes an
amendment to section Of article VI OF
the constitution of the state of Mime
Section 7. There shall be estab-
1ished in each organized county. in
such times and places as may be pre-
BY wo s 6e Elected es hf sy by
two years. He shall be resident Of
ton, and reside therein during his
pensation shall be provided by law He
none has been elected; but the leg
islature may authorize the election,
by the eleetGrs of any Sount Of
county. whose powers. duties. term
Of ofse efifs and nd efompensatop 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" SO that the sentence prescribing
the duration of the term OF office Of pro-
bate judges will, If the amendment 10
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 rs
effect, II adopted, will be to make the
term Of office Of judge Of probate four
years instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMl:N mt NO. 3.
CHAPTER 532 Session Laws Of the state
an amendment to Section l Of Article X
Of the constitution Of said state. SAID
section now reads as follows:
Section l: The power OF taxation
ed or contracted away. Taxes shah
subjects: and sSal be be l sS ana eaSs COZ p
Il. S Tor public purposes but pub;
euses pabe Sosptapp ue aesds sshss
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