Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-10-11
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Amendments
to the
Constitution m 5, / / n
Of the
State Of Minnesota.
Submitted by the Legislature at
IS its General Session, 1921, to
the People of Minnesota at the
General 1922 Election To-
gether with Statements Of
Purpose andEf | (
of each " ......
Prepared by
I: CLIFFORD |, hilton
Attorney General Of Minnesota.
Addressed to
MIKE. HOLM
Secretary of State.
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, &.-. ~
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY oENERAI,
HONORABLE MIKE: HOLM, ~
Secretary OF State,
CAPITOL, .-.. y - -, -
Mike HOLM
Secretary of State.

secretary Of State, 49,
SIR: :- S.z.. ~
As required by section 4s. General sta
year 1913. have the honor to furnish
you. herewith, a 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
electors Of said state at the. general cleo
ton in 1922.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ONE
Chapter 52S, Session Laws OF Minnesota
ment to section 10 Of article g Of the
constitution of said state. Said section
now reads as follows: 80 ~ :.
~ The ri,eas credit 20 Of the state shall never
: dividual. association or corporation.
of bonds deneminated Minnesota
state railroad bonds, under what
ton ten Of article pine, of the consti-
tuition adopted April Is, 1858, which
Is hereby eSpunged from the consti-
tuition tut saying ay excepting and resery;\
rights, remedies and forfeitures ac-
cru1ng under said amendment"
- II amended, said section will read
rs follows: -. .,llE. s's,.r5 81
''The credit Of the state shall never :
vidual. association or corporation, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided. Nor
s Sonds there be Ehss ssq ya Ss
Railroad Bonds under what purports
to be an amendment to section 10 Of
article Of the constitution, adopted
April Is, 1858, which is hereto ex-
excepting and reserving to the state,
nevertheless, all rights, remedies and
forfeitures accrring. under said
amendment Provided. however. that
cultural resources Of the state, the
state may stablish and maintain
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
ne negotiate OF bonds IT to provide money to
ness contained in section 5 of this ar
ticle shall not apply to the provisions
OF this section, and the purposes for
aoresad id 'r mnncipa pe s sabdi9i E
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
real estate security. 49,
adopted, will be to authorize the enact.
ment Of laws by the legislature Tor the
establishment and maintenance Of sys:
tenn Of rural credits The legislature will
be empowered to provide money by the
issuance and negotiation Of bonds Of the
state to be loaned upon real estate secur.
lty to the people Of the state, and will be
enabled to prescribe the terms and con.
lent and such credit extended. There viii
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 1t deems advisabIo.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, NO. TWO
Chapter 529, Session Laws e Minnesota
for the year 1921, proposes an amendment
to the constitution or the state of Mime
sofa by adding new section to article 9
to be known as section LA, to read as fol
lows: s
EVERY person, cO-partnership, COM
pany, joint stock company, corpora
ton, or association however or for
whatever t6s 9rganSsd engaged
ducing iron ore or other ores in this I
state, shall pay to the state Of Min
nesota an occupation tax on the val-
l. which tax shall be in addition to all
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
mining or producing thereof. The val
termining the amount of tax to be
paid shall be aseertained in the man
ner and method provided by law.
provided for shall be apportioned; fif-@
81 ty per cent to the state general rev
enue fund; forty per cent to the per-
manent school fund and ten per cent
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