The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-10-12
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Amendments
IS. q. 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 andEffect
of each
Prepared by
CLIFFORD |, HILTON
Attorney-G General of Minnesota.
Addressed to
Mike HOLM
Secretary of State.
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA,
June &c. 1929.
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary Of State,

u Minnesota by the legislature or 1921
Ind which are to be submitted to the
electors of said state at the general cleo
lion in 1922.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ONE
Chapter 52s, Session Laws of Minnesota
!or the year 1921 proposes an amend
Dnent to section 10 Of article g of the
of said state. Said section
THE credit of the state shall never
be given or loaned in aid of any in
dividual, association or corporation.
Nor shall shall there be any further issue
state railroad bonds, under what
purports to be an amendment to Sec
ton ten of article nine, of the consti-
tuition, adopted April Is, 1858. which
tuition, saying, excepting and resery-
ing to the state, nevertheless. all
cruing under said amendment"
If amended, said section will read
1.-THE credit of the state shall never
be given or loaned in aid of any indi-
vidual, ASSOCIATE ton or corporation, ex-
cept. as hereinafter provided. Nor
BONDS denom liz Min MINES ass STATE
Railroad Bonds under what purports
to be an amendment to section 10 of
article 9 of the constitution. adopted
April Is, 1858, which is hereto ex-
plunged from the constitution, saving,
excepting and reserving to the state.
amendment. Provided. however, that
for the purpose of developing the agri-
cultural resources of the state. tho
system of rural credits and thereby
loan money and extend credit to the
people of the state upon real estate
security in such manner aud upon
such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed by law, and to issue and
negotiate bonds to. provide money to
be so loaned. The limit Of indebted
ness contained in section 5 Of this ar
ttcle shall not apply to the provisions
Of ,ih, THIS sc section; ana the purposes for
Aforesaid municipal subdivisions
thereof may be given or loaned as
herein provided are declared to be
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develop the agricultural resources Of the
state by authorizing the lending Of none,
md credit OF the state to the people upor
eaa h s't sfr seses4''e y said amenament,
adopted, viii be to authorize the enact.
ment Of laws by the legislature for the
establishment and maintenance Of a sys.
TEN Of rural credits. The, legislature will
Issuance and negotiation of bonds Of the
state 70 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
ana the state will be enabled to issue and
negotiate ~ many bonds for this purpose
as Il deems advisable,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. TWO
!. !. Chapter SIS, Session Laws Of Minnesota
for the year 1921, proposes an amendment
to the constitution Of the state of Mime
sofa by adding new section to article g.
g &c known as section Ia, to; read as fol-
: ~ Every person, CO. partnership, COM
pany, joint stock company, corpora
|t1on, 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 ali
other taxes provided BY law, said tax,
son, co-partnershfp, company FONT
stock compahy corporation or assoc
citation however or for whatever pur-F
!. pose organIzed on May first Of the
mining OF producing thereof. The val
: uAtion OF ore for the purpose OF de- =
termining the amount Of tax to Be
paid shall be ascertained IA the man
Z Funds derived from the tar herein 4
provided Tor shall be airport toned; ff- S
s. ~ per cent to the state general rev. II
enue fund forty per. cent to the per-
fo me- senoo fund and ten per cent
81 legisl2fllre Mail by law mike the &
Il necessary provisions for carrying ont
the proxi.lons of this section. &
a - ..ssJapoSEo f. said amendment 4
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