The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-28
Purpose and Effect
of each

transmit a statement or the purposes
and effect of the proposed amendments
to the constitution of the state of
Minnesota which are to be submitted
to the electors Of the state at the 1882
general election, in accordance with
certain acts adopted by the legislature
1T the 1881 session thereof.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I
By the adoption of Laws 1881, chap
ter 420, the legislature has proposed
an amendment to article 9, section !,
OF the constitution, relating to taxa
tion. This section now reads as foI-
lows:
1.-The power of taxation shall
never be surrendered, suspended
or contracted away. Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class
of subjects, and shall be levied and
collected for public purposes, but
public burying grounds, public
school houses, public hospitals,
academies, colleges, universities,
and all seminaries Of learning, all
churches. church property and
houses Of worship, Institutions of
purely public charity, and public
property used exclusively for any
public purpose, shall be exempt
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value
5000, for each household, individ-
ual or head of a family, as the
legislature may determine. ITo-
vided, that the legislature may
authorize municipal corporations
to levy and collect assessments
for local improvements upon prop
erty benefited thereby without re-
gard to cash valuation, and pro-
vided further, that nothing here
in contained shall be construed to
affect, modify or repeal any exist
ing law providing for the taxa
tion of the gross earnings Of rail-
roads"
If amended as proposed, this section
will read as follows:
1.-THE power of taxation shall
never be surrendered, suspended
or contracted away. Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class
of subjects, and shall be levied
and collected for public purposes,
but public burying grounds, pub
lie school houses, public hospitals,
academies, colleges, universities,
and all seminaries Of learning, all
churches. church property and
purely public charity, and public
property used exclusively for any
public purpose, shall be exempt
from taxation, and there may be
property not exceeding in value
5000, for each household, indivi-
dual or head of the family. as the
legislature may determine. The
legislature may enact any law re-
quired to make the taxation Of
national banking associations con-
form to the laws Of the United
States. Taxes may be imposed
upon incomes and on franchises
and privileges measured by in
come, including income, franchises
and privileges of railroad COM
panies, which may be classified,
and which taxes may be graduated
and progressive, and the legisla-
ture may prescribe reasonable
exemptions, and such taxes may
be in lieu, in whole or in part, Of
taxes on any class or classes of real
or personal property as the legis-
lature may determine. It shall not
be necessary to submit to a vote
of the people any law imposing
tax upon the income, franchises
or privileges of railroad COM
panies. Any and all provisions Of
the constitution of this State in
consistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed. Provided, that the legis-
lature may authorize municipal
corporations to levy and collect
assessments for local improvements
upon property benefited thereby
without regard to a cash valua-
ton, and provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall be
construed to affect, modify or re-
peal any existing law providing
for the taxation of the gross earn
ings of railroads"