St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1920-10-22

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In case of:the trunk .highwax: sinking !
fpnd shall not be adequate to meet /
terest Of the bonds authorized by the
legislature as. h~ereinbefore provided,
the The legislature .an may provide by Law for
q q the state in an amount sufficient +,
ids Giscf fnnS n, a%PprepriIa a th to s such Il !
, Section 5. Gt,y'a and all p progvisions I,
Minnesota Inconsistent with the pro- J,
visions of this article are hereby re $.
pealed. SO far, but only SO far, as the J
the Legislature to enact laws author
izinga or permitting the doing Of the ,
things hereinbefore authorized" !
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
nent is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of a sys-.
tom Of roads and highways in the state
Of Minnesota to be known az THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con
structlon, Improvements and malnte-
nance by the state Of the high
ways described In q general way
In the amendment, which Highways are
to be more specifically and definitely To-
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 the starting point or ter.
mini described. In the routes set forth In
the amendment. nor shall there be a de-.
Walton in the liking Of the routes from
the various villages and cities named In
the amendment, and through which the
routes are to pass.
IL the amendment Is adopted, the leg :
i~siature 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 :ed In the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, issue bonds In any one year ex.
ceedlno In amount Of the par value there
Of the. sum Of $4,000 900, nor can the az.
oresate OF all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,ooo,ooo. Bonds cannot
be sold for less h 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
ing Fund, which 10 to be used to pay
bonds issued a. above; any surplus In
the Highway Sinking Fund not needed
for the retirement Of bonds,t 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 subJect4to any other tax, ex.
cspt that a wheeIaoe tax may be Inn
posed on such vehicles by my borough,
city or village, If they see At to do 30.
In IA the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal n
interest Of the bonds issued, the iealsla--
ture, In case Of the adoption Of the
amendment, will be empowered to pro-
vide. by law for the taxation Of all tho
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency,
or Il. may, In. its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT nc. z.
Chapter SCI. Session Laws of Mime
sofa FOR the year 1919, proposes an
amendment to section 2 OF article vi of
s soS c0 ssfa saetio1 of n tSe r sssss as 81 f %ioRs:
Section z. There shall be estab-
lished In each gantze county IN
the state. q probate court, which, shall
be = court Of record. and be held at
such susahd times les and PLACES s. Is may ma bel be pre- e,
voters Of the county for the term Of
s y y County az e 'the time Gn 2 Of fef his efee O.
ton. and reside therein during. his
continuance in Office, and his. com
may appoint. his own clerk where
islature may authorize the election,
clerk or register Of probate for such
county, whose powers, duties, term
Of office and c~onnpensation shall be
I shall have = jurisdictions over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
50 sons ,g gndsr Is1ars aAsant - but nra NO ,Gsad
by this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word ''four" for the word
TWO. A 30 IOAS ku9g 1SuSeUCo prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office OF pro-
bate judges will, II the amendment 10
adopted, read ~ follows:
cit 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 lie
effect, II adopted, viii be to make the
term Of office Of Judge OF probate four
years instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Of Minnesota for the year 1918, proposes
an amendment to Sectiona1 of Article TX
OF the constitution of said state. Said
section now. reads as follows:
Section /. The power Of taxation
cd, OK contracted away. Taxes shall
be- Uniform uponsthe same Aclasss-of
subjects, and shall be, levied and coll
lected forfpublic purposes but pub
lios burying grounds, public school
houses, public; hospitals academies,
colleges. universities and al seminar
les Of learning, al churches. church
stitutiongi Of purely public charity,
and public property used exclusively
for any public purpose, h q ibo{eX-
empt from taxation, and there may be
exempted < from / taxation personal
property not skce.ed In in value ss $2oe
Of a family, as the legislature may de-
~ ermine: the lo0iSla.