The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-28
Below is a list of major bills passed
by the 1893 legislature.

families with incomes of over $4,000
to pay tax after making permissible
deductions.
Constitutional amendment for a
state income tax to be voted upon
next year.
Fixed appropriations for state de-
partments and activities, the Univer-
sity of Minnesota and semistate I'M
dertakings to be expanded during the
biennium beginning July 1, 1888.
Fixed the maximum tax levies for
each of the two years beginning July
1, 1893.
A tax on retail stores, levying new
taxes against retailers having two or
more stores.
A 20 to so per cent cut in automo-
bile license fees effective this year
and next.
Three measures relating to trucks
one placing common and contract car
rier trucks under Jurisdiction of the
railroad and warehouse commission.
another setting new high tax rates and
the third limiting their size as high
way safety order.
Moratoriums on real estate and per-
sonal property mortgages and con-
tracts for deed.
Extending the time for paying de-
linquent real estate taxes and reduc-
ing the delinquency penalties.
Twin Cities sewage disposal meas
ure, requiring Minneapolis and ST.
Paul to build a s16,000,000 plant for
treatment of wastes before dumping
them into the Mississippi river.
Liquidation of the rural credits bu-
reau, found by investigation to be
losing 100000.
Reapportionment of the state into
nine congressional districts.
Adding approximately 1000 miles of
city streets and county roads to the
state trunk highway system.
A 54-hour week for women in IN
dustry.
Statewide boxing under direction
of a five-man commission.
Permitting the sale of beer.
Repeal of the old prohibition acts
and substitution of new one defining
intoxicating liquor as any beverage of
more than 80 per cent alcohol by
weight.
Setting up machinery for a state
convention of 81 delegates to vote on
ratification of repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. The delegates will be
elected September IL and will meet
October 10.
Extension of power lines owned by
municipal power plants beyond the
corporate limits of cities.
Compulsory old age pensions.
Creating 10 new state forests.
Compromising with national banks
to collect approximately 100000 in
state taxes in two years.
Allowing s1,5OO,000 for poor relief
next two years.
Outlawing machine guns.
Permitting use of so per cent of gas
NA iS'ShuS " pay iOuu duu UIluSc
bonds in counties more than 40 per
cent tax delinquent.
Permitting counties to issue bonds
for poor relief subject to the COVER
nor's approval.
Permitting cities of the first class
to levy three mill tax regardless of
existing limitations for poor relief.
The anti-injunction bill sponsored
by labor.
Consolidation Of the primary ballot.
A cut of so per cent in the penalties
for delinquency in paying auto license
taxes.
Establishment of machinery to per.
NIT counties to merge.
Permitting the state to exchange
state lands for those federally owned.
Postponing until 1885 penalties on
1881 real estate taxes.
Bills Killed.
Repeal of Brooks Coleman act Civ.
ing jurisdiction over street railways
to railroad and warehouse commission.
Grading and weighing Of livestock
at concentration points under state
supervision similar to that Of South
ST. Paul.
Retail sales tax.
Increasing railroad and telephone
companies gross earnings taxes to 8
per cent.
Legislative ratification of the ma
tional child labor amendment.
Permitting horse racing and pari
mutuel betting.
Restoration of capital punishment.
Requiring telephone companies to
pay costs Of rate investigation.
Authorizing 100000 state bond
issue to finance state entry into the
electric power business.
Authorizing the state department
Of agriculture to fix minimum prices
on basic agricultural products sold in
the state.
Placing milk producers under state
regulation along the lines that public
utilities are now regulated to Ak
prices.
Requiring gasoline companies to
add 10 per cent of alcohol made from
Minnesota grains to gasoline.
Unemployment insurance bill.
Election of four new members to
the board of regents of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota.
Drivers license and financial res
possibility.
Restoring legislature to party lines.
Tax diversion bills.
Abolishing compulsory drills.
Abolishing the Big Three and So
curitiaS commission