The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20

OF real or personal property. Such
laws taxing the income, franchises
and privileges Of railroad companies
will not be subject to a vote Of the
tlon S2a, Of the constitution.
The ballot used at the election
should have printed thereon the
following:
First:
NATIONAL BANKS
Amendment to section 1, ar
ticle 3. Of the constitution Of
the State of Minnesota, relating
to taxation, to authorize the
imposing of taxes on incomes.
and on franchises and privi-
leges. including income, fran
chises and privileges of rail-
road companies, measured by
classified, and may be gradual
ed and progressive anC pro-
viding for exemptions there
from, and that such taxes may
be in lieu. in whole or in part,
of other taxes on real or per-
sonal property. 1t shall not be
necessary to submit to vote
of the people any law imposing
tax upon the income, fran
chises or privileges of railroad
companies. The legislature
may enact any law required to
make the taxation of national
banking associations conform
to the laws of the United
States.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
BY the adoption of Laws 1881,
ahqnfar AIR tho 1a0f0l q hoo
posed an amendment to article 16,
section 3. Of the constitution, relat-
ing to taxation of motor vehicles.
Said section now reads as follows:
The legislature In thereby
authorized to provide. by law.
for the taxation of motor We
hicles, using the public streets
a more onerous basis than other
however. that any such tax on
motor vehicles shall be in lieu
of all other taxes thereon. except
wheelage taxes so-called. which
may be imposed by any borough.
city or village. Any such law
may. in the discretion Of the
legislature, provide for the ex-
emption from taxation of any
motor vehicle owned by a non
resident Of the state, and tram
silently or temporarily using the
streets and highways of the state.
The proceeds of such tax shall
be paid In to said trunk highway
sinking fund.-
II the proposed amendment Is
adopted, this section will read as fol-
lows:
1.-THE legislature is hereby au-
thorized to provide by law, for
the taxation of motor vehicles,
using the public streets and high
ways OF this state, on a more
onerous basis than other personal
property; provided, however, that
any such tax on motor vehicles
shall be in lieu Of all other taxes
thereon except wheelage taxes,
so-called, which may be imposed
by any borough, city or village,
and except that the legislature
may impose such tax upon motor
vehicles OF companies paying
taxes under gross earnings sys-
tenn Of taxation and upon the
right to use such vehicles upon
standing the fact that. earnings
from such vehicles may be in
cluded in the earnings of such
companies upon which such gross
earnings taxes are computed.
Any such law may. in the discre-
ton of the legislature, provide
for the exemption from taxation
Of any motor vehicle owned by a
nonresident Of the state, and
transiently or temporarily using
the streets and highways of the
state. The proceeds of such tax
shall be paid in to said trunk
highway sinking fund"
The Purpose Of the Proposed Amend.
ment
Under our present laws certain cor.
porations, associations and indivI.
on their gross earnings. Our su.
preme court has held that corpora.
tions, associations and individuals
paying a gross earnings tax in the
operation Of their business in lieu of
other taxes are not subject to pay
ment OF taxes on their motor We
hicies operated on the highways Of
the state. II Is Intended by this
amendment to authorize the IeuisIa.
ture to make such vehicles sub ject
TO the motor vehicle tax, notwith-
standing the payment by the owners
OF gross earnings tax.
The Effect Of the Proposed Amend
ment
The effect Of the proposed amend.
ment to article rs, section 8, will be
70 permit the legislature to Impose
the same tax on motor vehicles usino
our public highways and owned by
a corporation, association or indIvI-
ouai paying gross earnings tax as
10 Imposed on other motor vehicles.
The ballot used at the election
lowing:
Second:
TAXATION OF CERTAIN MO.
TOR VEHICLES.
Amendment of article 16, sec
tion 8, Of the constitution, re-
lating to the taxation of motor
vehicles OF companies paying taxes
under the gross earnings system
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
BY the adoption Of Laws 1881. chan
ter At. the legislature has proposed
an amendment to article of the con-
stttution by adding thereto a new
section, to be known as section 8.
to read as follows:
ANY of the public lands of the
state. including lands held in
trust for any purpose, may, with
the approval Of a commission con-
sisting Of the governor, the at
torney general and the state audi
tor, be exchanged for lands of
the United States as the legis-
lature may provide, and the lands
SO acquired shall be subject to the
trust, II any, to which the lands
exchanged therefor were subject,
and the state shall reserve ali
mineral and water and water
power rights in lands so trans
ferred by the state
The Purpose Of the Proposed Amend.
ment
BY article 8, section 2, Of the con-
stitution, school and swamp lands
owned by the state may not be dis
posed of other than at public sale.
The purpose OF the proposed amend
nent Is to abrogate this requirement,
IN SO far as the disposal of such
lands to the federal government 10
concerned, by authorizing the IeaIs-
iature to provide, with the approval
OF commission consisting OF the
governor, the attorney general and
the state auditor, for the exchange
with the United States Of such state
lands In return for lands owned by
the federal government, the state spe-
officially reserving all mineral and
water and water power rights In
lands so transferred, and the lands
so acquired being subject to the trust,
u any, to which the lands exchanged
therefor were subject.