The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-10-13
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF

izing 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-
TEN Of roads and highways In the state
of Minnesota to be known as The
! Trunk Highway System" The effect -
the proposed amendment, If 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 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 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 Is adopted, the leg
lslature 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 eH-
ceedina In amount of the par value there
Of the sum of $40 1000 900, nor can the ag-
Gregate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed S75,ooo,ooo. Bonds cannot
be sold for less than par or bear Inter
est at greater rate than five per cent
per annum.
The adoption Of the amendment will
also confer on tho legislature authority
to levy tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and highways, on a
more onerous basis than other persona!
property is taxed. The proceeds OF such
tax Will be credited TO the Highway Sink
Ing 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 10 any other tax, eH-
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
city or village, II they see fit to do SO.
In case the tax motor vehicles is
not sufficient 10 pay the principal and
Interest Of the bonds Issued, the egsla
ture, In case OF the adoption of the
amendment, viii be empowered TO pro
Vide by law for the taxation OF alt the
taxable property Of the state In an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency,
or II may, In its 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 Mime
sofa for the year 1918. proposes an
amendment to section OF article VI Of
the constitution of the state Of Mime
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
"Section 7. There shall be estab-
lished in each organized county in
the state d probate court, which shall
be a court Of record and be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by law. 1t shall be held by
/ one Judge, who shall be elected by the
two years He shall be a resident Of
such county at the time OF his cleo
I ton, and reside therein during his
continuance in office. and his com
pensatiOn shall be provided by law, He
may appoint his own clerk where
islature may authorize the election.
by the electors Of any county, Of one
clerk or register of probat for such
county. whose powers, duties. term
/ of office and compensation shall be
( prescribed by law. probate court
shall have Jurisdiction over the
/ estates of deceased persons and per
/ sons under guardianship, but no 9TH
/ er jurisdiction, except as prescribed
( by this constitution.
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word flour" for the word
"two" so that the sentence prescribing
the duration Of the term of office Of pro-
bate judges Will, II the amendment ls
adopted, read as follows:
| "It 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 make 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 *
Of the constitution Of said state. Said
section now reads as follows:
! Section l. The power OF taxa ton
| shall never be surrendered, suspend
| ed or contracted away. Taxes shall
| be uniform upon the same class Of
subjects, and shall be levied and col
| lected for public purposes, but pub
| lie burying grounds, public school
| houses, public hospitals, academies,
| colleges, universities and all seminar
! 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. shall be az
| ernpt from taxation. and there may be
exempted from taxation personal
! property not exceeding in value $500.
for each household, individual or head
| of family, as the legislature may de
/ ter1nine: Provided, that the legtsla
| ture may authorize municipal corpor-
| atoms TO levy and collect assess
ments for local improvements upon
property benefited thereby without re-
| gard TO a cash valuation, and pro-
vided further, that nothing herein