The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-11
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH
Prepared by
Clifford L. Hilton
Attorney General of Minnesota
Addressed to
MIKE HOLM
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Legal Department
CLIFFORD l.. HILTON
Attorney General
st. Paul. Mimi, June IL. 1924.
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM.
eecrefnry of Stnte. CARTEL.


Secretary Of State, Capitol.
SIR: AS required by section 46, Gen.
eral Statutes 1918, / have the honor tc
furnish you herewith. q statement oi
the purposes and effects of all amend.
the state Of Minnesota by tho Iesisls.
ture Of 1929 and which are to be sub.
mitted to the electors of the state q,
the general election In 1924
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Chapter 447. Session Laws of Mime
amendment to section 8 Of article . OF
tion now reads as follows:
Section 5. For the purpose Of
lures, the state may contract public
debts. but such debts shall never,
In the aggregate. exceed two hun
srspy sne snsh S aeS, .bsi nIqis1s Ss autSoriaed
by law, for some single object to
be distinctly specified therein: and
no such law shall take effect until
vote of two-thirds Of the members
Of each branch Of the legislature,
to be recorded by yeas and nays
on the journals Of each house re-
shall levy a tax annually sufficient
to pay the annual interest of such
debt, and also q tax sufficient to
TEN years fpom q ths sufn anal afPs
or such law, and shall specially
appropriate the proceeds OF such
taxes to the payment of such prin-
propriation and taxes shall not be
repealed. postponed. or diminished,
until the principal and interest Of
paid: The state shall never com
tract any debts for works Of in
ternal improvements, or be a party
In carrying on such works, except
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other property shall have been
made to the state. especially dedi-
Gated by the grant to specific pur-
poses. and In such cases the state
shall devote thereto the avails OF
such grants, and may pledge or
appropriate the revenues derived
from such works in aid Of their
II amended this section will read a,
follows:
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures, the state may contract pub
lie debts, but such debts shall new
sr. In the aggregate. exceed two
hundred and Atty thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be authorized
by law, for some single object, to
be distinctly specified therein; and
no such law shall take effect until
II shall have been passed by the
Of each branch OF the legislature.
to be recorded by yeas and nays
on the journals Of each house re-
sppeetively; and every such law shall
pay the annual Interest of such
debt. and also tax sufficient to
pay the principal OF such debt with
Of such law. and shall specially
appropriate the proceeds of such
taxes to the payment of such prin-
cipai and interest: and such appro-
priation and taxes shall not be re-
pealed. postponed, or diminished,
until the principal and interest of
such debt shall have been wholly
Pa,ct Paact arS the dsb,. state ,r shall never con-
ternai improvements, or be a party
In carrying on such works. except
as authorized BY section Is OF ar
ticls 9. and by article Is OF this
constitution: but I. may levy an
excise tax upon any substance. ma
tsrial: fluid: force or other means
or instrnmentality. or the business
Of dealing in. selling or produeing
any or all thereof. used or useful.
In producing or generating power
for propellIng motor or other We
hicles used on the public highways
Of this state. and shall place the
proceeds Of such tax in the trunk
highwav fund provided for In sec
tion Of said article 1s and fur
ther except In cases where grants
OF land or other property shall
have been made to the state. espe-
cially dedicated by the grant to
specific purposes. and in such cases
the state shall devote thereto the
avails OF such grants, and may
pledge or appropriate the revenues
derived from such works in aid of
The purpose OF the proposed amend
ment is to confer express autbor,,,
upon the Legislature to provide a spe
cfal tax on gasoline or other suh
stances used. or useful. for the propul
sion OF motor vehicles on the pubii
highways of the state or on the busi
ness OF dealing In. selling or produc
raised by such tax to be used for m
construction and maintenance of trunl
highways.
The erect of the amendment,
adopted. will be that the cost of tn
construction and maintenance of truni
highways. the whole of which is no,
paid by a direct tax on motor vehicle,
supplemented by federal aid, will
borne In part by the revenue derive
from such gasoline tax, so-calIed a
the legislature may impose.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, 2.
Chapter 448. Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1923 proposes a
amendment Of section SO of article
of the constitution Of the state. Tn
section SO. Any. city or village
u this state may frame . charteS