The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-10-23
Proposed
Amendments
Constitution
Stateof Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
Its General Session, 1923, to the
People Of Minnesota at the
General 1924 Election TO.
gether with State
ments OF
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 II. 1924
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary Of State. Capitol.
SIR: AS required by section as. GeA-
vote nave hs
the purposes and effects Of all amend
ments proposed to the constitution OF
the state OF Minnesota by the legisia-
the general election in 1924.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
Chapter 447, Session Laws Of Mime
sofa for the year 1928 proposes an
amendment to section S Of article Of
ton now reads as follows:
defraying extraordinary expendi-
dsbs the aueb dsbfs sba
In the aggregate. exceed two hum
every such debt shall be authorized
be distinctly specified therein; and
no such law shall take effect until
1t shall have been passed by the
vote Of two-thirds Of the members
to be recorded by yeas and nays
spectively; and every, such law
to pay the annual interest Of such
debt, and also tax sufficient to
pay the principal of such debt with
IN ten years from the final passage
appropriate the proceeds Of such
taxes to the payment Of such prin-
cipal and interest; and such APP
preparation 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repealed, postponed, or diminished.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
a tr,1n a
in carrying on such works. except
in cases where grants of land or
other property shall have been
ea aes by By the the grant to speeac s
shall devote thereto the avails of
such grants. and may pledge or
from such works in aid of their
completion"
If amended this section will read as
follows:
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures, the state may contract pub
lie debts, but such debts shall new
hundred and Atty thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be authorized
by law. for some single object, to
be distinctly specified therein; ana
no such law shall take effect until
IL shall have been passed by the
vote of two-thirds Of the members
Of each branch of the legislature.
to ts the eSas By sses s spa rs
spectively; and every such law shall
levy a tax annually sufficient to
pay the annual interest of such
pay the principal of such debt with
In ten years from the final passage
of such law, and shall specially
appropriate the proceeds OF such
cipal and interest; and such appro-
priation and taxes shall not be re-
pealed, postponed. or diminished.
such debt shall have, been wholly
paid The state shall never con-
tract any debts for works Of in
ternal improvement, or be a party
in carrying on such works. except
as authorized by section 1s of ar
ticle 9. and by article Is Of this
constitution: but It NAV levy an
excise tax upon any substance; ma.
terial: fluid: force or other means
or instrume ntality: 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 tag IN the trunk
highway fund provided for In sec:
ton Of said article 16 and fur.
ther except. In cases where grants
. OF land or other property shall
have been made, to the state. aspe-
cially dedicated by the grant to
specific purposes. and In such cases
the state shall devote thereto the
pledge or appropriate the revenues
derived from such works In aid OF
their completion
The purpose OF the proposed amend.
ment rs to confer express authority
upon the legislature to provide a spe.
cfal tax on gasoline or other sub
sion 81 motor vehicles ION the public
highways Of the state. or on the busi-
ness of dealing In selling or produc-
ing such substances. The money 80
raised by such tax to be used for the
and maintenance OF trunk
highways.
The erect Of the amendment. II
adopted will be that the cost of the
and maintenance Of trunk
highways, the whole of which Is now
paid by q direct tax on motor vehicles,
supplemented by federal aid, will be
borne in part by the revenue derived
from such gasoline tax, so-called. as
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 44s, Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for the year 1923 proposes an
amendment of section 36 of article 4
Of the constitution of the state. This
section now reads as follows:
Section SO. Any city or village
: IN this state may frame a charter