The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-01-27

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COURT HOUSE BILL PUSHED.
Sullivan's Bill Authorizing Commits
sioners to Issue Bonds for Court
House Passes the Senate.
A bill introduced by J. D. Sullivan
of st. Cloud authorizing the county
commissioners of any county to issue
bonds for the sum of three per cent of
the assessed valuation of the county
for the purpose of building and equip
ping a court house, has passed the
senate This bill has been rather
quietly showed through the senate with
all speed along with six other bills
which were considered as minor
measures and only of local Importance.
This bill of Senator Sulivan's is truly
only of local Importance since it is
said to effect only two counties in the
state, Mile Laos and Stearns. Sena-
tor Hamer went to Senator Sullivan
last week and entered protest against
the bill but all in vain; Sullivan held
it was then too late to, make any
changes. Now Mr.. Sullivan is a
lawyer of considerable ability and he
has kept in close touch with the court
house situation in Mile Laos county
during the last year, so of course he
knows just how his bill will effect
this county. We understand that
some residents of this county favor
Sullivan's~ bill because it would facili-
tate the task Of raising money for the
new court house and would eliminate
all the trouble of referring the mat
ter Of the bond issue to the people. Of
course our county officials at Milaca
must be housed, but we believe that
the majority of taxpayers will rather
resent having this bond issue slipped
right over on them without a chance
to s:.y word on the question.
Everyone realizes the situation in
Stearns county calls for extreme
measures. Stcarns county appropriat-
ed 100000 for new court house and
that sum was spent on the Foundation
only. Now it seems that something
must be placed on top of this foun-
dation and the 100000 is all gone.
Since the majority of taxpayers in
Stearns county feel that 100000
should have been a sufficient sum to
construct not merely foundation but
the whole court house and they re-
fuse to appropriate any more money
for that purpose, it is useless to refer
a bond issue to them.
Senator Sullivan's bill is printed he
low. The bill on the 1918 statutes
limited the amount for which the
bonds could be issued to ONE per cent
and Senator Sullivan's bill changes
this to THREE per cent.
The assessed valuation Of the real
and personal property in Mile Laos
county is now $6,922,643. Three per
cent of this is $207, 679.29. If Senator
bill passes the house, three
OF our county commissioners can lew
this amount on the county without
consulting single taxpayer in the
county in regard to his wishes in this
matter. Many of the farmers arc
finding their taxes almost unbearablv
heavy now, and these men would GER
talnly like to be consulted on the
proposition of assuming an additional
burden. The bill:
:, BE it enacted by the legislature of
the seate of Minnesota:
Section l. That section 1884 of the
general statutes of Minnesota of 1913
be and the same hereby is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1934.-The board of county
commissioners of any county of the
state of Minnesota which does not al
ready own court house. is hereby
authorized and empowered to issue the
bonds of said county to such an
amount as in its Judgment NAV be
necessary, but not exceeding three per
'ent OF the assessed valuation of it's
'eal and personal property. as fixed
~ the last preceding assessment for
general taxation, for the purpose of
'ulldlng a county court house in said
county. ~
Sec. 2. That section 1899 of the
statutes of Minnesota of 1919
'e and the same is hereby amended so
IS to read as follows:
Section 1939.-The board of county
commissioners Of any county issuing
UGH bonds shall use the proceeds |,
hereof for the purpose of building a
ounty court house in such county.
nd -equipping the same, and for no
ther purpose.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
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