The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-04
Addressed to
Mike HOLM
Secretary of State.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
LEGAL DEPARTMENT,
G. A. YoUNGQUIST,
Attorney General.
st. Paul, Minnesota, April 80, 1928
HONORABLE MIKE HOLM,
Secretary OF State:
In compliance with the provisions
Of section 49,. General Statutes 1928
] furnish you herewith statement OF
the purpose and effect of proposed
amendments to the Constitution OF
the State of Minnesota which are tt
be submitted to the electors of the
state at the general election in 1928
in accordance with certain acts
session thereof.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4
By the adoption of chapter AS
Laws 1927, the legislature has pro-
ticle 9 of the constitution, This Sec
tion now reads as follows: II '. $500
g.. For the purpose of defraying
extraordinary expenditures, the
state may contract public debts.
! but such debts shall never. in the
and fifty 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
It 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
s epa s & bas tse annual aaaaai interest
Of such debt, and also tax suf-
debt Wilma it pay he ysars fom saS e
final passage of such law, and
shall specially appropriate the
proceeds of such taxes to the
payment of such principal and in
terest; and such appropriation and
taxes shall not be repealed, post
principal and interest Of such debt
shall have been wholly paid. The
state shall never contract any
A. debts for works Of internal Inn
provements, or be a party in car
rying on such works. except as
ticle 9, and by Article 1s Of this
Constitution; but 1t may levy an
excise tax upon any substance,
material, fluid force or other
means or instrumentality, or the
business Of dealing in, selling or
producing any or all thereof, used
or useful. in producing or gener-
or other vehicles used on the pub
lie highways Of this state, and
shall place the proceeds Of such
tax in the Trunk Highway Fund
provided 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, especially de-
dicated by the grant to specific
purposes, and in such cases the
state shall devote thereto the
avails Of such grants. and may
nues derived from such works in
aid of their completion"
; II amended as proposed this section
viii read as follows: sss-s Z. +>esFoan~-"
t.-nSectlon S. For the purpose Of
defraying extraordinary expendi-
= lures, the state may contract pub
lie debts. but such debts shall
r 1wC hundred u sRe ana s sasssad
dollars; every such debt shall be
authorized by law, for some single
i object, to be distinctly specified
thereini and no. such Jaw shall
lake effect until il shall have been
] PASSED BY the vote Of two,thirds
of the members Of each branch
by yeas and nays on the journals
of each house respectively; and
every such law shall levy q tax
annually sufficient to pay the an
nual 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 APP
propriate the proceeds of such
taxes to the payment of such
principal and interest; and such
; appropriation and taxes shall not
be repealed, postponed, or dimin-
ished. until the principal and in
wholly paid. The state shall
never contract any debts for
works of internal improvements,
or be a party in carrying on such
works, except as authorized by
section 16 Of article 3, and by Ar
ficle 16 of this Constitution, but
it may levy an excise tax upon
any substance, material, fluid.
force or other means or tnstru.
mentality, or the business of deal.
ing in, selling or producing any
or all thereof, used or useful, In
producing or generating power for
propelling motor or other vehicles
this state, and shall place two.
thlrds Of the proceeds Of such tax
in the Trunk Highway Fund pro-
vided for in section 3 of said Ar.
ticle 16, and ene-thlrd 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,
especially dedicated by the grant
to specific purposes, and in such
cases the state shall devote there
to 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 Amen
ment:
The entire proceeds OF the gas
Tine tax are now placed In the trul
highway fund for use on the trui
highway system. The purpose Of
proposed amendment IL 20 place tW
fhIrds Of the proceeds Of such {
IN the frunk highway fund and on
third In the state road and brId
fund.
The Effect Of the Proposed Amen
4 ments