The Tomahawk., 1924-10-16
Proposed
Amendments
Constitution
State of Minnesota
Submitted by the Legislature at
ks General Session, 1928, to the
People Of Minnesota at tho
General 1924 Election To-
sether. with State
ments Of
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH
Prepared by
Clifford L. Hilton
Attorney-General of Minnesota.
Purpose and Effect
OF EACH

MIKE HOLM
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Legal Department
CLIFFORD L. HILTON
Attorney General
st. Paul. Mimi. June II. 1924.
MIKE HOLM,
Secretary Of State. Capitol.
SIR: AS required by section 40. Cen
furnish you herewith, a statement OF
the purposes and effects of all amend.
pents proposed to the constitution OF
ns. 81 isss snd wSoh are ee be-
mitted to the electors Of the state at
the general election In 1924.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
Chapter 447. Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1928 proposes an
. r to section Of ARTICLE . OF
ton now. reads as follows:
Section s. For the purpose OF
lures. the state, may CONTRACT public
in the aggregate. exceed two hun
every such debt shall be authorized
BY lay, for some s, single object, to
no such law shall take effect until
It shall have been passed by the
vote Of two-thirds Of the members
Of each .b branch Of the Legislature:
on the journals Of each house re-
spectiyely; 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 APP
propriation 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repealed, postponed, or diminished: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
such grants. and may pledge, or
appropriate the revenues, derived
from such works in aid of their
II amended this section will read as
"section 8. For the purpose of
defraying extraordinary expendi-
lures. the state may contract pub
or, In the aggregate, exceed two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be authorized
dfswtneeGt F ' spese asf gsle: anS
no such law shall take effect until
II shall have been passed by the
vote of two-thirds Of the members
81 nes s5aass S t Yeas snd nay:
on the journals Of each. house re;
spectively; and every such law shall
levy q 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
taxes to the payment Of such prin---,
cipal and interest; and such appro-
priation and taxes shall not be re-
pealed, postponed, or. diminished,
such debt S 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 Is Of ar:
ticle 8. and by article 16 Of this
constitution: but It may lew an
excise tax upon any substance. ma
: terial. nuid. force or other means
or instrumentallty. 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
highway fund provided for in sec.
ton 2 Of said article 10 and fur
Their except In cases where grants
Of land or other property shall
have been made to the state. espe-
cially dedicated by the grant to
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 authority
upon the Legislature to provide q spe-
cfal tax on gasoline or other SUBJ
stances used, or useful, for the propul-
sion Of motor. vehicles on the public
highways Of the state or on the busi-
ness OF dealing In. selling or produc-
ing such substances. The money so
raised by such tax to be used for the
and maintenance Of trunk
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 a direct tax on motor vehicles,
supplemented by federal aid. viii be
borne in part by the revenue derived
from such gasoline tax, so-called, as
Inc legislature may impose.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ..
Chapter AS. Session Laws of Minne-
of section So Of article 4
81 the constitution Of the state. This
section now reads as follows:
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