The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-20
Proposed
Amendments
| to the
| Constitution
| of the
State Of Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
its General Session, 1921, to
the People of Minnesota at the
General 1922 Election To-
! gether with Statements of
Purpose andfffect
of each
Prepared by
| CLIFFORD |. HILTON
Attorney General of Minnesota.
| Addressed to
| Mike HOLM
Secretary of State.
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA,
| OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL,
June 80. 1922.
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary Of State,
Addressed to
Mike HOLM
Coo~oxo 80 C&o<a

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM.
Secretary Of State,
SIR:
AS required by section 4s. General Sta
is1s have the Il honor to furnss
you, herewith, statement of the pur-
poses and effects of all amendments pro-
posed to the constitution of the state
Of Minnesota by the legislature of 1921
and which are to be submitted to the
ton in 1922.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ONE
Chapter 52s, Session Laws Of Minnesota
ment to section 10 of article Of the
constitution Of said state. Said section
now reads as follows:
be given or loaned in aid of any in
dividual, association or corporation.
Nor shall there be any further issue
of bonds denominated Minnesota
purports to be an amendment to Sec
ton ten of article nine, of the consti-'
tuition. adopted April is. 1858, which
Is hereby expunged from the consti-
ing to the state. nevertheless. all
rights, remedies and forfeitures ac-.
cruing under said amendment"
II amended, said section viii read
"The credit of the state shall never
be given or loaned in aid of any indi-
vidual. association or corporation. ex-
shall there be any further issue Of
bonds denominated Minnesota State
nalroad bonds. under wnar purporrs
article Of the constitution, adopted
April Is. 1858. which is hereto ex-
plunged from the constitution, saving,
and al sra to ss s ana
forfeitures accruing under said
amendment. Provided, however. that
for the purpose of developing the agri-
cultural resources of the state, the
state may establish and maintain a
system of rural credits and thereby
loan money and extend credit to the
people Of the state upon real estate
security in such manner and upon
such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed by law. and to issue and
negotiate bonds to provide money to
ness contained in section of this ar
ticle shall not apply to the provisions
OF this section, and the purposes for
which the credit Of the state a,,ts, or the
thereof may be given or loaned as
herein provided are declared to be
public purposes"
develop the agricultural resources of the
state by authorizing the lending Of money
and credit Of the state TO the people upon
''7 The s't sfF sss9f y said amendment, If
adopted, will be to- authorize the enact
ment Of laws by the legislature for the
establishment and maintenance Of sys-
be empowered 20 provide money by the
Issuance and negotiation of honda Of the
state to be loaned upon real estate secur-
enabled to pre.erIbs the ' terms s" and S cons
ditlona upon which such money may be
lent and such credit extended. There will
be no limit Of Indebtedness In this respect,
and the state will be enabled to Issue and
negotiate as many bonds for this purpose
as IL deems advisable.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. TWO
Chapter 52s, Session Laws of Minnesota
for the year 1921, proposes an amendment
sofa by adding new section to article 9.
to be known as section La, to read as fol-
lows:
Every person. co-partnership, COM
pany, joint stock company, corpora
ton, or association. however or for
whatever purpose organized, engaged
In the business of mining or pro-
ducing iron ore or other ores in this
nesota an occupation tax on the val
uation Of all ores mined or produced.
which tax shall be in addition to all
to be due and payable from such per-
son, co-partnership. company, Joint
stock company, corporation OF asso-
ClaLlOn however or LOT Whatever DUR
pose organized, on May first of the
calendar year next following the
mining or producing thereof. The val
uation Of ore for the purpose of de-
termining the amount Of tax to be
paid shall be ascertained In the man
ner and method provided by law.
Funds derived from the tax herein
provided for shall be apportioned; nf-
ty per cent to the state general rev.
enue fund, forty per cent to the per-
manent school fund and ten per cent
to the permanent university fund. The
legislature shall by law make the
necessary provisions for carrying out
the provisions Of this section"
The PURPOSE Of said amendment 10
to direct the legislature Of the state of
an occupation tax upon those engaged In
the business Of mining or producing Iron
ore or other ores In t1is state, In addition
to other taxes Imposed by law, at rate,
based upon the valuation Of the ore pro-
duced. to be determined by the legislature.
and to provide for the proportionate dis
trIbutlon OF such taxes to the general
revenue fund, the permanent school fund.
and the permanent university fund.
The EFFECT Of the Amendment, II
adopted, will be to direct the legislature
to impose and keep In effect such a tax
uee5n those engaged In said business; and
to require that the proceeds of such tax
es shall be distributed In the manner
state general revenue fund, forty per cent
per cent to the permanent university
fund.
Yours respectfully,
Ct iEE6Rn I'LL TON