New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-10-27
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.


PURPOSE AND. EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
Tho 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 "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 malnte-
nance by the Estate 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 definite location OF the var-
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.
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-
ceedtng in amount Of the par value there
IT, O. AZ ~ -to
sreaate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed SIS, ooo, 900. Bonds cannot
be soid 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 a tax on motor vehicles, using
tho 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;3 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 wheeIage tax may be Inn
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see ut to do SO.
In case the tax, on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds issued, tho iegisia-
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 It's discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 531, Session Laws of Mime
the constitution Of the state of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
.'seetion Z. There shall be. estab-
lished in each organized county in
be a court Of record, and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
81 scribed by law IT shall be held by
voters OF the county for the term of
such county at the time Of his .eiee c.
eoatn aa geiae o ieeFe and dqhl a his
.pensation shall be provided by law. He
may appoint his own clerk where
sasur has ay aaserss a a eseogn
by the electors Of any county, atgone
clark. or registerS OF probate: flor such
, dInties tern
prescrihed by law. "A probate scourI
shall have jurisd iction. over athe