The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-10-28


pealed. SO far. but only SO far. as the
same prohibit or limit the power of
the Legislature; to enact laws auth Or
things hereinbefore authorized"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
AMENDMENT.
The purpose of the proposed amend.
ment is to establish and provide for the
construction and maintenance of sys-
TEN Of roads and highways In the state
OF Minnesota to be known as 1.-THE
Trunk Highway SYSTEM" The effect Of
the proposed amendment, It adopted, will
be to establish and authorize the enact
ment OF laws, providing for the con-
struction, 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 definite location OF tho 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 he 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.
If the amendment is adopted, the leg
isfature 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 construc.
tlon of the roads embraced In the trunk
however, issue bonds in any one year ex-
ceeding In amount OF the par value there
of the sum Of $40 900 900, nor can the as-
gresate Of all outstanding unpaid bonds
ever exceed $75,ooo,oc 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 tax on motor vehicles, using
the public streets and highways, on a
more onerous basis than other personal
property is taxed. Tho 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 to any other tax, ex-
cept that wheeiage tax may be i'm
posed on such vehicles by any borough,
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 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 its discretion, appropriate
to such Highway Sinking Fund any
moneys in the state treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 5s1. Session Laws of Minne-
he t st ct If IN
sofa. Said section now reads as follows:
Section Z. There shall be estab
lished in each organized county in
be court Of record. and be held at
scribed by law. It. shall be held by
one judge, who shall be elected by the
Stess Of the sa be for the sr of Of
ton, and reside therein during his
pensation shall be provided by law. He
none has been elected: but the leg
by the electors Of any county. OF one
clerk or register of probate for such
Of Office and co H ton e Shall iei BE-
prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have over the
sons under guardianship. but no 9TH
er jurisdiction, except as prescribed
by this constitution"
Tito 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, IT. the amendment Is
adopted, read as follows:
at shall, be held by one Judge. wto
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 of Article TX
of the constitution of said state. Said
section now reads as follows:
Section l. The power of taxation
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. AGA denies,
colleges. universities and all seminar
les of learning, all churches. church
property, and houses Of worship, In
| situations of purely public charity.
for any public purpose, shall be ex-