The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-10-20
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AN ENDM EMIT.

tefh OF FoaoS anu highways IN the s.
Of Minnesota to be known 10
Trunk Highway System" The eff
the proposed amendment if adopted. IN n
be to establish and authorize the ed u
ment OF laws, providing for the con Il
structIon, Improvement and n1aInte-
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 a 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.
3 II the amendment 10 adopted, the leg
islature 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 Trunk Highway
Fund" to be expended for the eonstruc-
tion Of the roads embraced I'm the trunk
highway system. The legislature cannot
however, issue bonds In any one year exc
Ceedina In amount of the par value there
of the sum Of $40, 900 900, nor can the as~
Gregate OF all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed s75,ooo,ooo. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear inter
est at a greater rate than five per cent
per annum. a
The adoption Of the amendment wills
also confer on the legislature authority
TO levy a tax motor vehicles, using
the public streets and Highways, On a
more onerous basis than other personal
property is taxed. The proceeds OF such
tax VIII be credited to the Highway Sink
Ing Fund, which Is to be used TO pay
bonds Issued above; any surplus irs
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 wheeiase tax may be Inn
posed such vehicles by any eosoae1s
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 ieaisla
ture, In case Of the adoption OF the
amendment, Will be empowered TO pro III
Vide by law for the taxation of all II
taxable property of the state In II
amount sufficient TO meet .Fs defcIei II
or 1t may, In its discretion, approprsa
to such Highway Sinking Fund anyS
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
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section T. There shall be estab
lished in each organized county IN
the state a probate court, which shah
be court OF record. and be held at
soribe t By law law. Pts i snail b held y
one judge, who shall be elected by the
StsTs of the COUNTY sPa 10 tor the tenn Of
such county at the time of his cleo
ton. and reside therein during his
penaatlon shall be provided by law, He
may appoint his own clerk where
none has been elected; but the beg
islature may authorize the election,
by the electors Of any. county, of one
clerk or register Of probate for such
OF oaIce W and cdpmpensation s Shall Be
prescribed by law, a probate court
shall have jurisdiction over the
sons under guardianship. but no 9th
er Jurisdiction, except as prescribed
by this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes TO
substitute the word s"four" for the word
"two" SO that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term Of office OF pro-
bate judges will, II the amendment Is
adopted, read as follows: .
ait shall be held by one judge, who
shall be elected by the voters of tbs
county for the term of four years"
The purpose Of said amendment and It's
effect, II adopted. win be 10 make The
term of office of Judge Of probate four
years Instead Of two.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 9.
Chapter 532 Session Laws of tho state
Of Minnesota for the year 1919, proposes
of tha-~constitution Of said state. saId
section now reads as follows:
Section /. The power OF taxation
shall never be surrendered, suspend
ed or contracted away. Taxes shall /
be p1if0r and pg gSa the be sse sas e
lected for public purposes, but pub
lie burying grounds public school
colIeges, uniYersities and ali seminsr
les of learning, all churches, church
property, and houses OF worship, In
stitutions of purely public charity, {
and public property used exclusively
for any public Purpose, shah Dc e.
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value $500,
tor each household, Individual or head -
of family, as the legislature may de SS
terrntne; Provided, that the Iegigia 1
ture may authorize municipal corpor e
ations 70 levy and collect assess
ments for local improvements upon Z
property benefited thereby without re- h
gard 10 cash valuation, and pro r.
Yided furthar that nothing herein r.
Contained shall be construed TO affec1 -
modify or repeal any existing Ia III
providing for tho taxation OF LE
gross earnings Of railroads." EzEx