The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
Proposed
Amendments
to the
Constitution
Minnesota
70 b submitted at 1886
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
HARRY H. PETERSON
Attorney General
&. Paul. Minnssota, April -, 1ooo
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary q Stats,


Dear Sirs
In compliance with the provisions
OF Section 4s Of Mason's Minnesota
Statutes Of 1927, herewith furnish
you q statement Of the purpose and
effect Of all proposed amsndments to
the Constitution Of the State Of MINI
nesota which are to be submitted to
the electors Of said state at the gen.
eral election in 1885, IN accordance
with certain acts adopted BY the 1895
legislature.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Z.
BY the adoption Of Chapter 800 OF
the Laws Of 1885 the Legislature has
proposed an amendment to Article .
Of the State Constitution. The pro.
not alter the form Of any existing
section Of the Constitution, but win
add . new section to be known -
Section Of said Article 8.
The proposed amendment reads -
ANY Of the public lands Of TIE
state. including lands held IN
trust for any purpose, may. with
the approval Of q commission
consisting Of the governor, the
attorney general and TIE stat, stass
Of the United States and other
privately owned lands AZ the
legislature may provide, and the
lands 10 acquired shall be sub.
ject to the trust, IL any, to which
the lands exchanged therefor
were subject, and the state shall
reserve all mineral and water
and water power rights in lands
80 transferred by the state"
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any Of the public iands Of the state
for lands Of the United states ana
land privately owned, such exchanges
to be made with the approval OF
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. z.
BY the adoption of Chapter 394 OF
the Laws of 1885, the legislature pro.
posed an amendment to Section Of
Article 8 of the State Constitution.
This section now reads as follows,
.aThe ,n,.. tawat,on .ho,.
nevar he s,rraudered s,,snendad
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, public
property used exclusively for any
public purpose. shall be exempt
from taxation, and there may b
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value
5000, for each household, indi.
vidual or head Of q family. and
household goods and farm mach.
inery, AZ the legislature may dc.
termine:
Provided, that the legislaturs
may authorize municipal corpora
fion. n law ana collect .sse..
ments for local improvements
upon property benefited thereby
without regard to Q cash valua-
ton, and provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall be
construed to affect. modify or
repeal any existing law providing
for the taxation OF the gross
earnings Of railroads"
II amended al proposed by the
legisla ture. this section win read -
follows:
"Ths power of taxation shall
never be surrendered. suspended
or Contracted away. Taxes shail
be UNIFORM upon the same class
of subjects. and SHAH be levied
and collected for public purposes.
but public b1rying grounds nuh.
lie school houses. nublic hosnitaIs
academies. colleges. uniyersities
and all serninaries Of learning ali
churches, church property and
houses Of worship. institutions Of
purely public charity. and public
property used exclusively for any
public purpose. shall he exemnt
from Taxation and there nav he
exempted from taxation personal
property not exceeding in value
5000. 90 for each household. indi-
yidual or head of a family and