The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-03
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Prepared by
G. A. y0UNGQUlST
Acknowledgement of Minnesota.
Addressed to
Mike HOLM
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT,
G. A. YOUNGQUlST,
Attorney General.

HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary of State:
In compliance with the provisions of
section 46. General Statutes 1928, | fur
nish you herewith a statement Of the
purpose and effect of proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State
of Minnesota which are to be submitted
to the electors of the state at the general
election in 1928, in accordance with GER
tain acts adopted by the legislature at
the 1927 session thereof.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
BY the adoption of chapter 445. Laws
1927, the legislature has proposed an
amendment to section article of the
constitution. This section now reads as
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 snail
be authorized by law. for some single
object. to be distinctly specified
therein and no such law shall take
effect until it shall have been passed
by the vote of two thirds OF the
members of each branch Of the lesis-
lature. to be recorded by yeas and
nays on the journals of each house
!, respectively: and every such law
shall levy tax annually sufficient
to pay the annual interest of such
debt, and also a tax sufficient to pay
4 the principal of such debt within ten
4 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shall not be repealed.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
Al wholly paid. The state shall never
contract any debts for works of in
Il ternal improvements. or be a party
in carrying such works. except
authorized by section 16 OF Ar
= ticle .. and by Article 10 of this
Constitution: but it may levy an
excise tax upon any substance. ma
Z terial. fluid. force or other means or
81 instrumentality or the business Of,
dealing in. selling producing any
or all thereof. used or useful. in pro-
ducing or generating power for pro-
h polling motor or other vehicles used
on the public highways of this state.
and shall place the proceeds of such
tax i'm the Trunk Highway Fund pro-
vided for in section of said Article
16, and further except in cases where
u grants of land or other property shall
j. 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
pleton.
II amended as proposed this section will
read as follows:
"section S. For the purpose of de-
fraying extraordinary expenditures,
the state may contract public
debts. but such debts shall never.
in the aggregate. exceed two hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars;
every such debt shall be author
lied by law. for some single object,
to be distinctly specified therein:
and no such law shall take effect
until il shall have been passed by
the vote of two thirds Of the men,
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 a 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-
peopriation and taxes shall not be
repealed, postponed. OF 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 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 useful.
in producing or generating power
for propelling motor other We
hicies 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-
s. 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 tax
are now placed In the trunk highway
fund for use on the trunk highway sys-
tenn. The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment Is to place two-thirds of the pro-
ceeds Of such tax In the trunk highway
fund and one-third in the state road and
bridge fund.