The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-10-16

fund shall not be adequate to meet
the payment OF the principal and IN
isssature ens as DG hereinSe9ore proSidea
the legislature may provide by law for
the taxation of an taxable property
to meet s the deti e So Of it may in
its discretion. appropriate to such
sinking, fund moneys in the state
and II
Of the constitution Of the state Of
Minnesota Inconsistent with the pro-
peaied. so far, but only so far. as the
the legislature to enact laws author
h as tut S9as
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
msnt 10 to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance Of a sys.
tenn Of roads and hIohways In the state
OF Minnesota to be known AZ 1.-THE
Trunk Highway System" Tho effect Of
the proposed amendment, II adopted, will
BE- to establish and authorize tho enact.
ment Of laws, providing for the. con.
structlon, Improvement and malnte-
nance by, the state Of the high
ways described In general way
In the amendment, which Highways arc
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 q definite location Of the varl.
Gus routes there shalt not be any de-
Walton from tho starting point or ter.
mint described In tho 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.
II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg.
islature will bs thereby authorized to
provide by. law for the Issuance and sale
Of the bonds Of tho state to raise money
for the creation Of q "Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the construe.
tion Of the roads embraced in the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot,
however, Issue bonds In any ono year ex.
ceedIno In amount Of the par value there
Of the sum Of SIC. oo0, 900, nor can the az.
oreoate OF all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed 81, 100000. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par Or bear Inter.
est at a greater rate than five per cent
per annum.
Tho adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on tho legislature authority
to levy q tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and Highways, on n
more onerous basis than other personal
property 10 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
Tor the retirement Of bonds to be trans.
serred to the Trunk Highway Fund. Mo.
tor vehicles taxed by any law passed by
The legislature under the amendment
will not b. subject TO any othsr tax, ex.
cspt that . wheelaes tax may be I'm.
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see 1T to do 90.
Ii, case the tax on motor vehicles 10
not sufficient to pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds Issued, the ieelsla-
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 Il may, In Ito discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys In tho state treasury not other.
wise Appropriated. r..
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4
Chapter 5s1, Session Laws Of Minne-
sofa for The y year 49, proposes c9s =, ~ ~
thu constitution Of the state Of Mime.
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
"section 7. There shall be estab-
liahed in each organised county 1n
the state probate court which shall
one judge. who shat BE- elected ~ The
voters Of the county for the ., term Of Of
ton, and reside therein during his
ss. II ess sad BY hs h
none has been elected; but the leg
islatpre may authorize the election,
county, whose powers, duties. term
Of office and COMPENSATION shan DC
sPSsif Ssve 0S ,ur T over the
estates Of. deceased persons and per
yn%er but pra NO Hse
81 y ' shis ecoasaHttution: 90
Tho amendment simply proposes 70
substitute the word flour" for the word
"two" % that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office Of pro-
bate judges will, II The amendment 10
adopted, read a. follows:
81. shall bs held by one Judge, who
| shaft be elected by the voters Of the
| county Tor the term Of four years."
| The purpose o. said amendment and ia
erect, II adopted, will b to make the
term Of office Of judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. &.
Chapter $50 Session Laws Of tho state
Of Minnesota for the year 1913. proposes
| an amendment to Section Of Article TX
Of the constitution Of said state. Said
| section now reads AZ follows:
| "section I. The power Of taxation
| shall never be nuremberg, suspend:
| Cd or contracted away. Taxes shall
| be uniform upon the same, class Of
subjects, and shall be levied and coll
lected for public purposes. but pub
| lie buryinE grounds, public school