Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-06
Proposed
Amendment
to the
Constitution
Minnesota
To be submitted at Iq44
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Legal Department
J. A. A. BURNQUIST
Attorney General
Saint Paul, Minnesota
February 70. Iq44
Honorable Mike Holm
SseIstSY Of State
Stats csptel
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Honorable Mike Holm
SseTstsY Of State
Stats cspitel
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Stats Cspitel
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dear Sc:
In compliance with the provisions Of Ma
sons Minnesota Statutes Of 1897, Sectio
20, as amended by Laws Of 1871. Chapte
l8o, ] make this statement Of the purpos
and effect Of the amendment proposed
the Constitution Of the State Of Minnesot
to be voted on at the November 7, 1914
General Election, In accordance with Law
1913, Chapter 6o6.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
By the enactment of Laws 1913, Chapte
600, the legislature has proposed an amend
ment Of the Constitution by adding theret
The proposed amendment, II adopted. wi
not alter the form Of any existing section o
the Constitution. The proposed amendmen
reads Ss follows:
ARTICLE 10.
Section !. The state may construct,
improve, maintain, and operate and
may assist counties, cities, towns, VII
lages, borOughs, and public corporations
In constructing, improving, maintain
ing, and operating airpOrts and other
air navigation facilities.
Sec. .. For the purpose Of carrying
on or assisting In carrying on such
work II may expend monies, including
such monies as the legislature may SEQ
at to appropriate, may incur debts, and
ma issue and negotiate bonds to pro-
vide money therefor. The provisions Of
Section Of Article 0 Of the Constitu-
ton shall not apply to the provisions
Of this section, and the purposes for
which the credit Of the state may be
given or loaned as herein provided are
declared to be public purposes.
Sec. .. The state may levy q state
excise tax upon any fluid or other
means or instrumentalities, or the busi-
ness Of dealing in, selling, or producing
any or all thereof, used In producing
or generating power for pTOpelling air
craft Of any kind now known or here
after invented, or for propelling or op-
Grating motor or other vehicles, or other
equipment used for airport purposes
and not used on the public highways Of
this state.
Sec. {. The legislature Is hereby au-
thorized to provide, by law, FOR the
taxation Of aircraft using the air space
everything the State Of Minnesota and
the aiTpOrts thereof, including any con-
trivance, now known or hereafter in
vented, used or designed for naViga-
ton Of or flight in the air, on a more
onerous basis than other personal prop
erty; provided, however, that any such
tax on aircraft shall be in lieu Of all
other taxation thereon, and except that
the legislature may impose such tax
upon aircraft Of companies paying
taxes under any gross earnings system
Of taxation, and upon the right to use
such aircraft in the air space everything
the State Of Minnesota and upon the
airpOrts thereof, notwithstanding the
fact that earnings from such aircraft
may be included In the earnings Of such
companies upon which such gross earn
ings taxes are computed. Any such law
may, in the discretion Of the legisla-
ture, provide for the exemption from
taxation Of any aircraft owned by a
nonresident Of the state and transiently
or temporarily using the air space over
lying the State of Minnesota or the
airpOrts thereof"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT
The purpose and effect Of the propose
amendment is "sS follows:
/. To permit the state to construct, improv,
maintain. and operate, and to assist covntici
cities, towns, villages, boroushS, and publ
corporations in eonstrUetins. improving, main
tanning. and operating, airpots and other d
navigation facilities and, for the purpose q
carrying on, or assisting in carrying on, sue
work, to eIpsnd monies. including such monte
as the Legislature may see vt TO appropriate
to incur debts, and to issue and ne sotiste bond
to provide money therefor and excepting sue
expenditure Of monies, mourning Of debts, an
the issuance and negotiating Of bonds fror
the provisions Of Section OF Article ? Of H.
Constitution. Because Of the provisions Of Sec
ton Of Article q there is now . question d
10 the right Of the State to eIpend monies an
incur debts for the purpose Of airport conStruc
ton improvement, maintenance. and operatio
or for the purpose Of assisting munici paIitieS
such work. The proposed amendment Spech
cally grants such power.
Z. To permit the state to levy on eIeiSe taI o
huidS and other means or inStrumentalitieS use
for aircraft and airport power purposes, OF tn
business OF dealing therein. thus permitting tn
imposition Of an excise tar on fuels used
cir navigation which are not now subject I
such tar, in the same manner as gasoline use
in motor vehicles and the sale thereof are no.
taTed.
5. To permit the Legislature to provide B
law for the taxation Of aircraft on . differer
basis from other personal property, thus PEI
hitting the imposition Of taxes on sirerat
similar to those now imposed on motor vehicle
in lieu Of the personal property tau now in
posed on aircraft.
vsD truly youu,
J. A. A. BURNOUIST,
Attorney General.