The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08
Proposed
Amendments
Constitution
OF THE
StateOf Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
Its General Session, 1923, to the
People of Minnesota at the
General 1924 Election To-
9ether with state
ments of
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH
Prepared by
Clifford L. Hilton
Attorney General of Minnesota.
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH
Addressed to
MIKE HOLM
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Legal Department
CLIFFORD L. HILTON
Attorney General

ST. Paul, Mimi. June Il, ISZ4.
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary of State. Capitol.
SIR: AS required by section 46, Gen
eral Statutes 1913, / have the honor to
furnish you herewith, q statement OF
the purposes and effects of all amend
the state Of Minnesota by the Iegisla-
ture Of 1923 and which are to be sub
mitted to the electors of the state at
the general election in 1924.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.
Chapter AT. Session Laws of Mime
amendment to section of article OF
the constitution of the state. The Sec
ton now reads as follows: :.
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures. the state may contract public
debts. but such debts shall never.
dred and ATTY thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be authorized
by law. for some single object. to
De a ncb speHied therein n ana
1t shall have been passed by the
vote Of two-thirds of the members
of each branch of the legislature.
on the journals Of each house re-
spectively: and every such law
shall levy tax annually sufficient
to pay the annual interest of such
debt, and also a tax sufficient to
pay the principal of such debt with
In ten years from the final passage
OF such law. and shall specially
taxes to the payment of such prin-
cipal and interest: and such ap-
preparation and taxes shall not be
until the principal and interest Of
such debt shall have been wholly
paid The stare shall never con-
tract any debts for works Of in
ternal improvements. or be party
In carving on such works. except
In cases where grants of land or
other property shall have been
Gated by the grant to specific pur-
poses. and in such cases the state
shall devote thereto the avails Of
such grants and NAV pledge s or
from such works in aid of their
completion"
If amended this section will read as
follows:
Section For the purpose of
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures. the state may contract pub
lie debts but such debts shall new
err. in the aggregate. exceed two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars:
every such debt shall he authorized
by law. for some single object. to
no such law shall take effect until
1t shall have been passed bv the
vote of two-thirds Of the members
to be recorded by yeas and nays
on the journals of each house re-
spectively: and everv such law shall
levy tax annually sufficient to
pay the annual interest of such
debt. and also tax sufficient to
pay the PRINCIPAL Of such debt with
In ten wears from the hnah pa ssage
appropriate the proceeds of such
taxes TO the payment Of such prin-
cipal and interest: and such appro-
priation and taxes shall not he re-
ad mi n
until the PRINCIPAL and interest OF
such debt shall have been wholly
paid. The state shall never con-
tract any debts for works of in
ternal improvements. or be a party
In carving on such works. EXCEPT
as authorized by section 16 Of ar
tic,e 9: and bv article Is of this
constitution: but It may levy an
excise tax unon. any substance: ma
terial: fluid: force or other means
or instrumentality. or the business
Of dealing in: selling or producing
any or all thereof used or useful
in nrodncing or generating nower
for nropelling motor or Other We
hicles used on the public hiehways
Of this state. and shall place the
proceeds Of such tax in the trunk
highwav fund provided for In Sec
ton Of said article 1s and fur
Their except in cases where grants
Of lard or other property shall
have been made to the state. espe-
ciaIly dedicated by the grant to
specific. purposes. and in such cases
the state shall devote thereto the
avails or such grants, and may
pledge or appropriate the revenues
derived from such works in aid Of
their completion"
The purpose OF the proposed amend
ment is to confer express authority
upon the Legislature to provide spe-
cial tax on gasoline or other sub
sion of motor. vehicles on the public
highways of the state or on the BUSH
ness of dealing in, selling or produce
ing such substances. The money SO
raised by such tax to be used for the
construction and maintenance of trunk
The erect of the amendment. II
adopted. will be that the cost Of tba
construction and maintenance of trunk
highways, the whole of which is now
paid by a direct tax on motor vehicles
supplemented by federal aid, will be
borne in part by the revenue derived
from such gasoline tax, so-called, az
the legislature may impose.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. =.
Chapter 44s. Session Laws of Mime
sota for the year 1923 proposes an
amendment of section SO of article {
Of the constitution of the state. This
section now reads as follows:
section IS. Any city or village
IN this state may frame charter