The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-17
Proposed
Amendments
TO THE
| Constitution
OF THE
|StateOf Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
It's General Session, 1923, to the
People of Minnesota at the
General 1924 Election To-
eether 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 IA. 1924.
MIKE HOLM.
Secretary of State, Capitol.
SIR: AS required by section 46, Cen
eral Statutes 1913, l have the honor to
furnish you herewith, statement OF
the purposes and effects of all amend
ments proposed to the constitution OF
the state of Minnesota by the legisla-
ture of 1923 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 Mime
sofa for the year 1923 proposes an
amendment to section of article OF
the constitution of the state. The Sec
tion now reads as follows:
Section 5. For the purpose OF
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures, the state may contract public
debts. but such debts shall never,
in the aggregate, exceed two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be authorized
by aW for s1ge an 10
no such law shall take effect until
1t shall have been passed by the
vote of two-thirds of the members
zach se ee1ad S of YEAS gnd nays
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
appropriate the proceeds of such
cipal and interest; and such ap-
preparation and taxes shall not be
repealed. postponed, or diminished:
until the principal and interest of
paid. The state shall never con-
tract any debts for works of in
ternal improvements, or be party
In carrying on such works. except
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
If amended this section will read as
follows:
Section g. For the purpose of
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lie debts. but such debts shall new
err, in the aggregate, exceed two
hundred and nifty 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
1t shall have been passed by the
vote of two-thirds of the members
to be recorded by yeas and nays
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 appro-
priation and taxes shall not be. re-
peaiiied, postponed Or or d diminish
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
as authorized by section 1s of ar
ticle 9. and by article Is of this
constitution: but it may levy an
excise tax upon any substance. ma.
terial: fluid. force or other means
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
highway fund provided for in see
ton 2 of said article 16 and fur
Their except in cases where grants
Of land or other property shall
cially dedicated by the grant to
specific purposes. and in such cases
the state shall devote thereto the
avails of such grants, and may
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 a spe-
cial tax on gasoline. or other sub
stances used, or useful, for the propul-
sion of motor vehicles on the public
highways of the state or on the bust.
ness Of dealing in, selling or produc.
ing such substances. The money sc
raised by such tax to be used for the
construction 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 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
the legislature may impose.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Chapter 44S, Session Laws of Mime.
sofa for the year 1923 proposes an
amendment of section SO of article 4
section now reads as follows:
Section Sc ANY city or village
In this state may frame charter