The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-22
Proposed
Amendments
to the
Constitution
Of
Minnesota
To be submitted at 1886
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT.


sTATE OF MINNESOTA,
HAIRY III. PETERSON
Attorney General
6. Paul. M;nnesot.. Anil 10. 1oal
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:,
lear Sir'
In compliance with the provisionl
OF Section 4e Of Mason's Minnesota
Statutes Of 1927. I herewith furnish
you . statement Of the purpose and
effect Of all proposed amendments q
the Constitution of the State Of Min.
nesota which are to be submitted ta
the electors Of said state at the gem.
eLt eiection IN 1875. IN aocordance
,i wLn Cs.cain acts aooptso " the 1881
Aes,saees.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
By the adoption Of Chapter 393 Of
the Laws OF 1895 the legislature has
proposed an amendment to Article
OF the State Constitution. The pro.
posed amendment, II adopted. win
not alter the form Of any existing
section OF the Constitution. but win
sdd Q new section to be known ~
The proposed Amendment r..as n
Soilows:
ANY of the public lands az ths
state. includinr iands held N
trust for any purpoeo. may. with
the approval of a comnission
consisting of the governor. the
attorney general and the stats
auditor. be exchanred Tor iands
Of the United States and Other
privately owned lands a. the
legislature may provide. ana the
lands 20 acquired shall be sub.
the lands exchansed th:refor
were subject, and the state shan
reserve all mineral and water
and water power ri9hts IN Ianda
90 Transferred BY the state."
rhs pu.no.. ga 11... 20 a.. ~,
' rcs.S " ~n.nS"" 's
rh. n,.~""" .as nsSn. "S .
no."T smsSS.,sn" >, ~ y. s ps
iscI.I. tnr~ ~ n.n,iS. g. smo mos. ~
any Of the public Iands Of the stats
for iands OF the United States and
land privately owned, such exchanges
to be made with the approval Of Q
commission consisting Of the cover.
LOT, nor, sno assorney Genera! and the
o"Sn Ncnanoee %
~ "0s 10Y po msoe because
sn .. .us .u Sonssisus'on ooes nos per-
"%. % S ep.sIseurs 20 eutnerixe tn0
isra. ",s "v. .tSs ,n."..,, ,., ssso 1au..H sWsm
,sn9s sno sssse internal lmprovemens
.sncs sNoept oy pooIie eaie: one I'M.
n...I S purpose ~ geansing sucn
uotUoTtSy - 10 MAKE u poooloIo Tor
~ ss to scqu're compact areae oS
s,I s1,no '0r .ore.sry a"o otner oonserva:
uon p"rposeo oy exonsngIno tane
3ussoe W suSn eonoervaSlon areas
~. nus oI sns OnMeo states ano
ps" .S"" o""oo 'anos w'th'n sue"
proposeo emenoment rsqulrce
s snr ,...sn m'nsrn nn,. r'Snts, snS, wsser r!enss
transfsrred by the state shall be 70.
served. Ihs Iand 50 acquired will BE-:
S"s S .eDJcSs 20 tne same trust' "
any, - the iand disposed of. For
Example " school land is given IN ex.
o"snse, snS 'ano rsesNeo VIII De
eoms scnoo' iano.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. a
BY the adoption of Chapter 3s4 az
the Laws Of 1895. the iegisa fnre nro.
posed an amendment TO Section / az
ArtlCI0 y OF 1hA StafA G0nAtitnffnn
rh,, ...t,o, ~, .s. - .sv..-.
T .aT, LECTION now reaos ~ fonoWss
navar powvr ot auon shan
o % enuereo' suspenoe1
be Uniform upom n. sams cias. %
Of subjects. and shall be levied
ana COLLECTED for nmhiic nnrno.es
but public burvine % erounSs p u"hs
lio achooi houses nuhHc hosritei.
academies. coIleees. nniversifies
and ali seminaries Of iearnino
all churches. church pronertv and
houses Of worship. institutions of
purely public charity. nubiio
property used exciusiyeiy for any
public purpose. shall be exemnt
from taxation ana th.rs rnaw ~
EXEMPTED from faxation nsrson.i
property not exceedine ~ vsin.
5000. for each honsaSold ;nSie
yidual or head Of famiiv ana
household 9ood. ana fsrn, ,oschs
inery. a the Iepisls tnrs NAV Sa.
termine:
"Proyidsd. that tbs ,ep,s,atur.
NAV Authorize mnnicin.i corncrss
tions 10 levy and collect assess.
upon property benefited therahv
Srifhout rsS.ya ~ @ snss ,.s
tion, and provided further. that
construed to affect, modify or
repeal any existing law providing
for the taxation of the sross
earnings Of railroads"
II amended =. nrono..a 49, a..
aeisla tnrn fhis sacticn -tSi "a "
oIloWs: ~ va" ~"
..Ths nower NJ t.x.+,ov .h.v
nevsr he .urr.nd.rs6 s,...1.n
or confra ctsd swsu r.ws nsw
be uniform nnon n. ssns si...
of subiecfs and ana shsu % hn ,smssS "Is
and coiIecfsd for nnhIo r,,r,o..S
but public burvinr srounS. mi
lie schooi bon.es nuh,,c hnsnit ikte1 Al.
academia. coiie,e. ,,ni,,n.,tsu'
and an sen,,no rles -, ,aarn;n
churchas church nrnnarts
honses ~ worshin instptn,ti ny
purely nubIic char,tw anS n,,h,'.
property used excinstvaiv 90. ruorv ans,
pubIic nurnose shaIi ~ maas any
from taxation and tbere ,nau ~
exemnted from, taxatior na..o1 y "
pronertv mot axceedinr ~ s,oi.sH
5000 90 for each Sonsaboid taS,s
yiduai or head of 10 nn;iy anH
sSe~0 Va . Aohhys aHu