The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-18
/ Proposed
Amendments
Constitution
StateOf Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
It's General Session, 1928, to the
People OF Minnesota at the
General 1924 Election To
sether with State
ments OF
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH
Prepared by
Clifford l.. Hilton
Attorney-Gener of Minnesota.
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH
Addressed to
MIKE HOLM
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LegnD Department
CLIFFORD L. HILTON
Attorney General


CLIFFORD l.. HILTON
Attorney General
st. Paul. Mimi. June II. 1874
MIKE HOLM.
Secretary of State, Capitol.
SIR: AS required by section 46. Gen.
eral Statutes 1918. have the honor tc
furnish you herewith, q statement OF
the purposes and effects OF all amend
ments proposed to the constitution OF
the state Of Minnesota by tho legisla-
ture of 1928 and which are to be sub.
mitted to the electors Of the state al
the general election in 1924.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.
Chapter 447. Session Laws OF Minne-
sofa for the year 1923 proposes an
amendment to section s Of article 3 OF
the constitution of the state. The sec-
Section 5. For the purpose OF
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures. the state may contract public
debts. but such debts shall never,
dred and ffty thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be authorized
by law, for some single object. to
be distinctly specified therein: and
It shall have been passed by the
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 a tax sufficient to
pay the principal Of such debt with
In ten years from the inal passage
Of such law. and shall specially
appropriate the proceeds of such
taxes to the payment OF such prin-
cipal and interest: and such ap-
propriation and taxes shall not be
repealed. postponed. or diminished.
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
In carrying on such works. except
In cases where grants of land or
other property shall have been
eates S2 the the s!an sraH. so speec dsa pSr
poses. and in such cases the state
shall devote thereto the avails Of
such grants, and may pledge or
appropriate the revenues derived
completion"
II amended this section will read a
follows:
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures, the state may contract pub
lie debts. but such debts shall new
er. In the aggregate, exceed two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
buCu uCpl shdli Dc dulHOTlZcu
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-
spectively; and every such law shall
pay. the annual Interest of such
debt. and also tax sufficient to
pay the principal of such debt with
In ten years from the Anal passage
appropriate the proceeds Of such
taxes to the payment Of such prin-
cipal and interest: and such appro-
priation and taxes shall not be re-
pet The p1stP0Iea nrlnn1ea d
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 carrying on such works. except
as authorized BY section 1s OF arr
ticls 9: and by article ls Of thls
constitution: but II may levy an
excise tax upon any substance. ma
terial: fluid. force or other means
or instrnmentalIty. or the business
Of dealing in. selling or Producing
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
h!ghway fund provided for in sec.
tion OF said article ls. and fur
ther except in cases where grants
OF land or other property shall
have been made to the state. esps-
cially dedicated by the grant to
the state shall devote thereto the
avalls OF 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 author,t
upon the legislature to provide a spe
cial tax on gasoline or other sui
stances used. or useful, for the propul
sion Of motor vehicles on the pubii
ness Of dealing in. selling or produs
Ing such substances. The money :
raised by such tax to be used for RI
construction and maintenance of trun
The erect of the amendment.
adopted, will be that the cost of IN
construction and maintenance Of trun
highways, the whole Of which is no,
paid by direct tax on motor vehicles
supplemented by federal aid, will h
borne In part by the revenue derive
from such gasoline tax, so-called. 3
the legislature may impose.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter AS. Session Laws of Mime
sofa FOR the year 1929 proposes q
amendment Of section Sc OF article
Of the constitution of the state. TIL
section now reads as follows:
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