The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-11
Thursday, October II, 1894

1or any PUBIC PURPOSE Snan 70
exempt from taxation, and there
may be exempted from taxation
personal property not exceeding
In value 5000, for each household,
individual or head OF q family,
and household goods and farm
machinery, as the legislature may
determine:
Provided, that the legislature
may authorize municipal corpora :
lions to levy and collect assess
ments for local Improvements up
on property benefited thereby
without regard to a cash valua.
ton, and provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall DO
construed to affect, modify or re-
peal any existing law providing
for the taxation Of the gross earn
ings Of railroads"
The Purpose and Effect Of the Pro.
posed Amendment
The purpose and effect Of this
amendment is to grant to the iegis-
lature, In addition to the power now
granted by said section to exempt per-
sonal property, the authority to ex:
enpt from taxation, such HOUSEHOLDS
goods Of each household, and such
farm machinery Of each farm, az it
may see flt. BY the present Section
ed q .h nss the ,s s ssx
alton unspecified personal property
not exceeding In value $500 for each
= household, individual, or head OF
family.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.
By the adoption Of Chapter 443 Of
the Laws of 1888 the legislature has
proposed an amendment to Article 8
Of the State Constitution. This amend
ment will not add to or alter any ex-
listing section Of the Constitution, but
will add a new section to be known
as Section Of Article 8. The pro-
posed amendment reads as follows:
"Any of the public lands Of the
state, including lands held in
trust for any purpose, may, with
the approval of commission con-
sisting Of the governor, the attor-
ney general and the state auditor,
be exchanged for lands Of the Uni
owned lands as the legislature
may provide, and the lands so
acquired shall be subject to the
trust, If any, to which the lands
exchanged therefor were subject,
and the state shall reserve all
mineral and water and water pow
er rights in lands so transferred
by the state"
The Purpose and Effect Of the Pro.
posed Amenoment
The purpose and effect Of this
amendment Is to authorize the Iegls-
Iature to provide for exchanging any
Of the public lands of the state for
lands Of the United States and land
privately owned, such exchanges to
be made with the approval of a COM
mission consisting Of the governor,
the attorney general and the state
auditor. Such exchanges Of land can
nA4 kA S4a$A
Constitution does not permit the leg
islature to authorize the sale of school
lands, state swamp lands and state
Internal Improvement lands except by
public sale. One Immediate purpose
In granting such authority is to
make 1t possible for the state to ac-
quire compact areas OF land for for.
estry and other conservation pur.
poses by exchanging land outside Of
such conservation areas for lands OF
the United States and privately own
ed lands within such areas.
The amendment requires that all
mineral rights, water rights and wa
ter power rights in lands so trans
ferred by the state shall be reserved.
ject to the same trust, 1t any, as the
land disposed OF. For example, IF
school land Is given In exchange, the
land received will become school land.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
By the adoption of Chapter 444 Of
the Laws of 1888, the legislature
proposed an amendment to Section /
of Article of the State Constitution.
At present Section I of Article reads
as follows:
''The power Of taxation shall
never be surrendered, suspended
or contracted away. Taxes shall
hn a ole
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
houses of worship, institutions Of
purely public charity, and public
property used exclusively for any
public purpose, shall be exempt
from taxation, and there may be
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: Pro.
vided, that the legislature may
authorize municipal corporations
to levy and collect assessments
for local improvements upon prop
erty benefited thereby without re-
SoAo " q Sc15n VekudI1Ols anu
provided further, that nothing
herein contained shall be con-
strued to affect, modify or repeal
any existing law providing for
the taxation Of the gross earn
ings Of railroads"
II amended as proposed by the leg.
islature, said section will read az fo1-
lows:
1.-THE power Of taxation shall
ha
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
houses Of worship, institutions Of
purely public charity, and public
property used exclusively for any
public purpose. shall be exempt
from taxation, and there may be
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. Acad.
emtes. colleges, universities, and
all seminaries Of learning shall be
construed to mean the property
aStuany anu e4cluSlVely USED IN
the instruction and housing OF
the students thereof, and resi-.
dences on the campus actually oc.
cupted by instructors Of such in.
situations. Provided, that the
legislature may authorize munich.
pal corporations to levy and col.
lect assessments for local improve.
ments upon property benefited
thereby without regard to q cash
valuation, and provided further,
that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to affect. mod.
tfy or repeal any existing law pro.
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