The Tomahawk., 1922-10-19
Proposed
Amendments;
to the
Constitution
of the
State of Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
it's General Session, 1921, to
the People of Minnesota at the
General 1922 Election To.
gether with Statements of
Purpose andEffect.
of each
Prepared by
CLIFFORD |, HILTON
Attorney General of Minnesota.
Addressed to
MIKE HOLM |
Secretary of State.
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA,
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GEMERAAE,
June 30, 1922.
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary OF State,

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ONE
Chapter $685.. Session Laws of Minnesota
for the year. 1921 proposes an amend.
constitution Of said state. Said section
1.-THE credit of the state shall never
6 or IN or a'o
Nor shall there be any further issue
Of bonds denominated Minnesota
state railroad bonds under what
ton ten Of article nine, Of the consti-
tuition, adopted April Is, 1858, which
, is hereby expunged from the consti.
tutiop saying excepting and rsser s
rights, remedies and forfeitures &C.
cruing under said amendment"
If amended, said section will read
as follows:
''The credit Of the state shall never
be given or loaned in aid Of any indt-
vidual, association or corporation, ex.
cept, az hereinafter provided; Nor
sonds ds1s BE 'q stafs
Railroad Bonds under what purports
to be an amendment to section 10 Of
article Of the constitution Ut S.ra adopeea
plunged from the constitution, saving,
excepting and reserving to the state:
nevertheless. all rights, remedies and
i amendment. 1 Provided, however. that
for the purpose of developing the agri-
cultural resources of the state, tho
state may. establish and maintain q
loan money and extend credit to the
people of the state upon real estate
security in such manner and upon
such terms and conditions S as ;sg may BE be
be so loaned. The limit Of indebted
ness contained in section OF this ar
Of this Section aPR To the 'ns for
which the credit of the state or tho
aforesaid municipal subdivisions
thereof may be given or loaned as
herein provided, are declared to DO
The PURPOSE Of said amendment 10 e
develop the agricultural resources Of the
and eredit Of The state to the people upon
The .eFFEcT q said amendment, II
adopted, will be to authorize the enact.
ment Of laws by the legislature for the
establishment and maintenance Of sys:
tenn Of rural credits. The legislature will
be empowered to provide money by the
state to be loaned upon rea! estate seeur:
Ity to the people Of the state, and will b
enabled to prescribe the terms and con.
dltIons upon which such money may ,. %
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 u oeemS dovI8dUie'
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. TWO
Chapter 52s.. Session Laws Of Minnesota
for the year 1921, proposes an amendment
to the constitution of the state Of Minne-
sofa by adding a new section to article 9.
to be known as section LA, to read as fol'
EVERY person, partnership, COM
pany, joint stock company, corpora.
ton, or association, however or for
whatever purpose organized, engaged
&SA tH4 HNVo
ducing iron ore or other ores in this
state, shall pay to the state OF Min
nesota an occupation tax on the val.
Whieh tax ia 81 SHAH 1i be in addition to ali
other taxes provided by law, said tax
to be due and payable from such per-
SON.. co-partnership, company, joint
citation however or for whatever pur-
pose organized. on May first Of the
calendar year next following the
mation Of pre- for the eurpose Of de-
paid shall be ascertained in the man
ner and method provided by law.
provided for shall be apportioned; flf-
ty per cent to the state general rev.
enue fund. forty per cent to the per.
To ss 1na
legislature shall by law make the
necessary provisions for carving out
the provisions OF this section.
The PURPOSE Of said amendment Ie
20 direct the legislature Of the state Of
to impose and to keep In erect
an occupation tax upon those engaged In
the business Of mining or producing Iron
ore or other ores In this state, In addition
10 other taxes imposed by law, at q rate,
based upon tho valuation Of the ore pro.
duced. to be determined by the legislature
and to provide for the proportionate dis:
trlbutlon Of such taxes to the general
revenue fund, the permanent school fund.
and the permanent university fund.
Tho EFFECT Of the amendment, II
adopted, will be to direct the legislature
70 impose and keep In effect such a tax
upon those engaged In said business; and
70 require that the proceeds Of such tax.
- shall be distributed In the manner
following, to-wit: fifty per cent to the
Itate general revenue fund, forty per cent
10 the permanent school fund, and ten
per cent to the permanent university
sund. -. .s.,- z-s... -.. -.
Yours respectfully,
CLIFFORD L. HILTON,
Attorney General