Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-21
AMENDMENTS TO
FACE THE VOTER
WILL BE ASKED TO DECIDE ON
THREE PROPOSED CHANGES
TO CONSTITUTION.

AZ the election to be held in Mich
igan Tuesday, November z, there
will be submitted TO the electors of
the state three proposed amend
ments to the constitution of the
state. A statement prepared by
Charles DeLand, secretary of state,
sets forth the proposed amendments
and the effct that they will have.
One of these is a proposed amend
ment to the constitution providing
that article XIII be amended by
adding a section Co be known as
section 3, to read as follows:
Sec. 3. Subject to this constitu-
ton the legislature may authorize
municipalities, subject to reasonable
limitations, to condemn and to take
the fee to more land and property
than is needed in the acquiring, OPP
ening and widening Of parks, boule-
wards, public places, streets, alleys,
much of the land and property has
been appropriated for any such need
cd public purpose, the remainder
may be sold or leased with or with
out restrictions as may be appro-
pirate to the Improvement made.
Bonds may be issued to supply the
funds TO pay in whole or in part for
the excess property so appropriated,
but such bonds shall be a lien only
on the property so acquired and
they shall not be included in any
limitation of the bonded indebted
ness of such municipality.
This proposed amendment, if
adopted, will empower the legisla-
ture to authorize municipalities to
acquire property III excess Of that
needed for parks, boulevarls, etc, and
issue bonds for the payment of same.
A proposed amendment to section
3 of article Y to read as follows is
also to be voted upon:
See. 3, The legislature shall pro-
vide by law uniform rule Of tax
alton, except on property paying
epecific taxes and taxes shall be
levied on such property as shall be
prescribed by law. Provisions may
be made by law for tax of not to
exceed four per centum upon or
with respect to the net gains, pro-
fits and incomes, from what ever
source derived, which tax may be
graduated and progressive and which
may provide for reasonable exemp-
tons. For the purpose Of such
tax, property and persons, firms
and corporations, upon which such
tax shall operate may be classified:
Provided That the legislature shall
provide by law uniform rule of
taxation for such property as shall
be assessed by the state board Of
assessors and the rate Of taxation on
such property shall be the rate
which the state board Of assessors
shall ascertain and determine is the
average rate levied upon other pro-
perty upon which ad valorum taxes
are assessed for state, county, town
ship, school and municipal purposes.
This proposed amendment, il
adopted, will authorize the enact
ment of an income tax law provid-
ing for a tax Of not to exceed four
per centum upon net gains, profits
and incomes, and providing for a
classification Of property and per-
sons upon which such tax may
operate.
The third proposed amendment is
to article VIII. by adding section 80,
to read as follows:
Sec. 80. The legislature may pro-
vide for the incorporation Of ports
and port districts, and confer powers
and authority upon them to engage
in work Of internal improvements in
connection Herewith.
This proposed amendment, if
adopted, Will authorize the legisla-
ture to provide for the incorporation
of port and port districts to engage
in work of internal Improvements in
connection herewith.