Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-10-14

terest Of the bonds authorized BY the
legislature az hereinbefore proyided,
the 'f fssaatien q aAa al TAXABLE properly
Of the state in an amount suficient
to meet ths deficiency. OF it may ,,d n
sinking fund moneys in the state
., SECTION ssa eo5 s; MnK ND q Fl A. pf s{yts e
Minnesota inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this article, are hereby re-
ssalsd; pr 30 fb5l but or INIT Gniy e The f1 pox e. 'e q
i taf !se g. nsqnit Il en fhs t doing a q he
things hereinbefore authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment 10 to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of q sys-
tenn Of roads n highways In the state
Of Minnesota to be known as 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" The effect Of
tho proposed amendment, II adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment Of laws, providing for the con-
structlon, Improvement and maInte-
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 a manner to be prescribed by
law, but any such law must provide that
I'm liking 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 fixing Of the routes from
the various villages asd cities named In
the amendment, and through which the
routes are to pass.
II 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 $4,000, 900, nor can the az
sregate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed. $75, ooo, 1000. 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 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
ina 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 a wI1eeIage tax may be I'M
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, If they see fit to do 50.
In case the tax on motor vehicles Is
not sufficient to pay the principal and
interest Of the bonds issued, the legisIa-
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 Minne-
sofa for the year 1919, proposes an
the Constitution Of the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as 1oilo"s:
"section 7. There shall be estab-
ushed in each organized county in
be ee a st court 81 record, and be held at
s soribd tim Ss f la%. pli t sh al p bs held 81 Ply sy
one judge, who h be elected by the
voters Of the county for the ss, term o. Of
such county at the time of his cleo
ton, and reside therein during MS
continuance ia, office, q ms com
may appoint his own clerk where
one has been elected; but the g
islature may authorize the election,
e ey fhe Or elT TesisteT 81 Of f1 pro ioua'y for : such
Of office and compensation shaa be
g gheiliGr'Phs ave ~ jurisdfction over the
estates Of deceased persons n per-
sons under guardianship, but no 3tns
BY this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "four" for the word
''two" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office OF pro-
bate Judges will, II the amenomens %
adopted, read as follows:
"lt 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 It's
effect, II adopted, will be to mako the
term Of office Of Judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 8.
Chapter 532 Session Laws Of the state
of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
an amendment to Section 1 Of Article I
section now reads as follows:
Section /. The power Of taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
ID or contracted away Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class Of ii
subjects, and shall be levied and col
llected for public purposes, but pub,
houses. public hospitals, academies,