Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-10-11
Addressed to
MIKE HOLM
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
LEGAL DEPARTMENT,
G. A. YOUNGQUIST,
Attorney General.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.

the 1927 session thereof.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.
By the adoption of chapter 445, Law:
1927, the legislature has proposed al
to section article of the
constitution. This section now reads a:
follows: ~
For the purpose of defraying ex-
traordinary expenditures. the state
may contract public debts, but such
debts shall never, in the aggregate,
exceed two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars; every such debt shall
object, to be distinctly specified
therein; and no such law shall take
effect until it shall have been passed
by the vote of thirds of the
members of each branch of the legis-
lature, to be recorded by yeas and
nays on the journals of each house
respectively; and every such law
shall levy q tax annually sufficient
to pay the annual interest of such
debt, and also a tax sufficient to pay
the principal Of such debt within ten
years from the final passage of such
law, and shall specially appropriate
the proceeds of such taxes to the
payment of such principal and inter-
est; and such appropriation 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shall not be repealed.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
contract any debts for works of in
ternal improvements, or be a party
In carrying on such works, except
as authorized by section 16 of Ar
ticle 9. and by Article 16 of this
Constitution; but it may levy an
excise tax upon any substance, ma
terial, fluid, force or other means or
instrumentality, or the business Of
dealing in, selling or producing any
or all thereof, used or useful, in pro-
ducing or generating power for pro-
pelling motor or other vehicles used
on the public highways Of this state,
and shall place the proceeds of such
tax in the Trunk Highway Fund pro-
vided for in section 2 of said Article
16, and further except in cases where
grants of land or other property shall
have been made to the state, espe-
cially dedicated by the grant to spe-
cific 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 their COM
pletion."
If amended as proposed this section viii
read as follows:
"Section 8. For the purpose of de-
the state may contract public
debts, but such debts shah never,
In the aggregate, exceed two hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars;
every SUCH u6DC Shall De
lied 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 MEM
bers of each branch of the legis-
lature, to be recorded by yeas and
nays on the journals of each house
respectively; and every such law
shall levy a tax annually sufficient
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
Of such law, and shall specially ap-
propriate the proceeds of such
taxes to the payment of such prin-
cipal and interest; and such ap-
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
ternal improvements, or be a party
In carrying on such works, except
as authorized by section 16 of Ar
ticle 8, and by Article 16 of this
Constitution, but 1t may levy an
excise tax upon any substance, ma
or instrumentality, or the business
OF dealing in, selling or producing
any or all thereof, used or useful,
in producing or generating power
Tor prOpelllnS motor or other We
hicles used on the public highways
Of this state, and shall place two
thirds of the proceeds of such tax
in the Trunk Highway Fund pro-
vided for in section Of said Ar
ticle 16, and one third thereof In the
state road and bridge fund, and
further except in cases where
grants of land or other property shall
have been made to the state, es-
pecially 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
their completion"
The Purpose of the Proposed Amendment
The entire proceeds Of the gasoline Ia
are now placed In the trunk highwa
fund for use on the trunk highway sye
tenn. The purpose OF the proposed amend
nnent Is to place tw thirds OF the pro
ceeds Of such tax ir the trunk nlonwa
fund and one third in the state reao IN
bridge fund.