The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-10-30
S.. 40 PER YEAR
If amended said section will read a,
follows:

follows:
ton shall never be sR RDwsf H5 ta sas-
pended or contracted away. Taxes
s shall ~, be uniform upon the same class
collected for public purposes, but
pShS bo bggyn Sng So5nfss public
Summaries of learning all churches,
ship, Institutions of purely public
clusively for any public purpose, shall
be exempt from taxation. and there
h may be exempted frGm taxation
agricultural products in the posses
sion of the producer, thereof, tools,
real and personal property owned by
county agricultural societies and used
59r h9tl sd agricultural i, fairs, to such
may be imposed on incomes. privil-
leges and occupations which taxes
and the exemption Of a reasonable
amount Of income from taxation may
be provided, and such taxes may be
glasses of personal property as the
legisla ture may determine: Provided
municipal Corporations to levy s'' and nd
collect assessments for local improve
ments upon property benefited there-
ton, and, provided further, that MOTH
Ing herein contained shall be con-
stIiufd to AN affect. m9afy or repeal any
roads,"
The purpose OF said amendment Is to
empower the legislature to enact laws, to
such an extent, and in such a manner,
as 1t may determine, exemptns from,
taxation household goods, wearing ap.
pareI, agricultural products in the pos
session Of the producer, tools Implements
and machinery, and all real and personal
property owned by county agricultural
societies and used for holding agriculture
al fairs; and to authorize the imposition
of graduated and progressive taxes on
Incomes, privileges and occupations.
The effect of the amendment, If adopt
ed, will be to accomplish the purpose
above indicated, to-wt: to authorize the
enactnaent Of laws by the legislature:
FIRST: Providing for the exemption
from taxation, to such an extent and in
such manner as the legislature may de-
termlne, of household goods, wearing ap-
parei, agricultural products in the pos
session of the producer, tools, implements
and machinery, and ali real and personal
property owned by county agricultural
societies and used for holding aericuItur.
al fairs.
SECOND: Providing for the imposition
of graduated and progressive taxes on
Incomes, privileges and occupations.
PROPOSED LAW RELATING TO THE
TAXATION OF RAILROAD PROP
ERTlEs.
Chapter 533, Session Laws of the state
of Minnesota for the year of 1919, pro-
poses an amendment to section 1926 GEN
eral Statutes Minnesota 1918, and pro-
v i?t that said amendment shall be SUBJ
mltted to the people Of this state for ap-
prevail or rejection at the 1920 general
election. Said section now reads as fol-
Section 1926. Every railroad COM
painy oWning or operating any line OF
within this state, SHALL during g. the i1e
year 1913, and annually thereafter,
pay into the treasury of this state, in
lieu of all taxes and assessments, up-
on all property within this state, own
sd or operated for railway. purposes.
ny such including equip
and franchises thereof, a sum Of
money equal to five per cent Of the
alton of such line of railway within
this state.
On or before August Is, 1913, and
annually thereafter, each such rail-
road company shall make, according
to law, a true and just return of ali
such gross earnings for the six
months ending June Goth, next pre-
ceding, and the said tax of five per
centum thereon shall become due
and be payable to the state of Min
nesota in manner provided by law.
On Or before Fe ans r9st IS, ls14.
and annually thereafter, each such
railroad company shall make, accord
ing to law, a true and just return of
all such gross earnings for the six
months ending December ,31st, next
preceding, and said tax Of five per
centum thereon shall become due and
payable to the state Of Minnesota in
manner provided by law, on March
LIST, next thereafter; and the payment
OF such sums at the times hereinbe-
fore set forth shall be in full and in
lieu of all other taxes and assess
ments upon the property and fran
Chlses so taxed; provided nothing in
this act shall be construed as modify
tween any municipality within the
state and any railroad company re-
lating to the payment Of local taxes
or assessments.
The lands acquired by public grant
snail be and remain exempt from
taxation until sold or contracted to be
/ sold or conveyed as provided in the
respective acts whereby such grants
were made or recognized."
If amended as proposed it will read