MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1920 PAGE SIX In a northerly direction to a point on Falls and intervening and adjacent Intervening and adjacent communities Vide by law for the issue and sale of erly or Mantorville, affording Mantorville If amended said section will read at Route No. 2 easterly of Brainerd. affording communities, a reasonable means of a reasonable means of communication the bonds of the state in such amount a reasonable means of communication follows: Elk River, Princeton, .MllaOft, fts may be necessary to carry out the communication, each with the other each with the other and other places with said Route No. 7. Onamia and Intervening and' adjacent and other places within the state. within the state. provisions of section 1 of this article, "Section 1. The power of taxation communities a reasonable means Route No. 58. provided, however, that tne Route No. 6. Route No. 37* shall never be surrendered, suspended of communication, each with the other amount of bonds which may be issued Beginning at a point on Route No. or contracted away. Taxea and other placeg within the state. Beginning at a point on the boundary in any one calendar year «M11 Amendments Beginning at a point on Route.No. 20 at Zumbrota and thence extending shall be uniform upon the same class line between the states of Minnesota not exceed, in the aggregate, ten million 27 at Little Falls and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to a point Route No. 1*. of subjects, and shall be levied and and Iowa, southerly of Blue dollars, par value, and provided, in a northwesterly direction to a on Rout* No. 3 at Red Wing, affording collected for public purposes, but a Beginning at a point on Bout* No. further, the total amount of such Earth and thence extending In point on Route No. 2 at Motley, affording Zumbrota, Red Wing and intervening public burying grounds, publle 2 at Brainerd ana thenoe extending bonds issued and unpaid shall not at northeasterly direction to a point on Little Falls, Motley and intervening and adjacent communities ft school houses, public hospitals, academies, in a northwesterly direotlon to a any time exceed seventy-five million the southerly limits of the city of and adjacent communities reasonable means of communication, colleges, universities, %and all Lake, point on Route No. 8 at Cass reasonable means of communication, dollars, par value. The proceeds of Minneapolis and then beginning at a each with the other and other places seminaries of learning, all churches, affording Brainerd, Pine River, Walker, each with the other and other places within the state. the sale of such bonds shall be paid point on the northerly limits of the church property, and houses of worship, and Cass Lake and intervening within the state. Into the treasury of the state and city of Minneapolis and thence extending institutions of purely public a Route No. 59. adjacent communities reasonable credited to the trunk highway fund. in a northerly direction to a charity, and public property used exclusively Route No. 38. means of communication, each with Any bonds so issued and sold shall point in Swan River on Route No. 8 Beginning at a point on the boundary for any public purpose, shall to the the other and other places within th* be for a term not exoeeding twenty hereinafter described, affording Blue Beginning at a point on Route No. line between the states of Minnesota be exempt from taxation, and there state. (20) years. They shall not be sold for Earth, Winnebago, Mankato, St. Peter, 12 at Montevideo thence extending in and Iowa southerly of Spring may be exempted from taxation Route No. 20. less than par and accrued interest Le Sueur, Jordan, Shakopee, Minneapolis, a northerly direction to a point on Valley and thence extending in a household goods, wearing apparel, and shall not bear interest at a greater Constitution northerly direction to a point on No. Cambridge, Mora, McGregor, Route No. 23. at Starbuck, affording agricultural products in the possession Beginning at a point on the boundary rate than five par cent per annum, Swan River and intervening and Montevideo. Benson, Starbuck, and 8 at Lake City, affording Spring Valley, of the producer thereof, tools. line between the states of Minnesota 1 In case of the trunk highway sinking Stewartville, Rochester, Zumbro adjacent communities a reasonable intervening and adjacent communities implements and machinery and all and Iowa near Canton and fund shall not be adequate to meet a Falls, Lake City and intervening means of communication, each with reasonable means of communication, real and personal property owned by thence extending in ft northwesterly the payment of the principal and interest and adjacent communities a reasonable. the other and other places within each with the other and other county agricultural societies and used direction to a point on Route No. 9 of the bonds authorised by the means of communication, the state. at or near Preston and thence extending places within the .state. for holding agricultural fairs, to such legislature as hereinbefore provided, 6. eaoh with the other and other places Route No. in a northwesterly direction an extent and in such manner as the Route No. 39. the legislature may provide by law for within the state. legislature may determine. Taxes along said Route No. 9 to a point Beginning at a point on the boundary the taxation of all taxable property Beginning at a point on Route New on said route at Fountain and thenoo may be imposed on incomes, privileges line between the states of Minnesota Route No. 60. of anklngstate the in an amount sufficient 7 at Mankato and thence extending in and occupations which taxes extending in a northwesterly direotlon and Iowa, southerly of Ash to meet the deficiency, or it may in a southeasterly direction to a point Beginning at a point on Route No. may be graduated and progressive to a point on Route No. 2 in the of the Creek, and thence extending in a discretion, appropriate to such on Route No. 9 westerly of Albert 1 at Faribault and thence extending and the exemption of a reasonable town of Douglas, Dakota county (T. northerly direction to a point on the fund moneys in the state Lea, affording Mankato, Mapleton, In a southwesterly direction to ft amount of income from taxation may 113 R. 17 W) affording Canton, Harmony, boundary line between the state of treasury not otherwise appropriated. Minnesota Lake, Wells and intervening point on Route No. 7 at or near Madison be provided, and such taxes may be Preston, Fountain, Chatfleld, Minnesota and the province of Manitoba, Section 6. Any and all provisions and adjacent communities a reasonable Lake, affording Faribault, Morrlstown, in lieu of taxes on any class or Oronoco, Pine Island, Zumbrota, Cannon near St. Vincent, affording Luverne, State of Minnesota of the constitution of the state of means of communication, Waterville, Madison Lake classes of personal property as the Falls and Intervening and adjacent Pipestone. Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, Minnesota Inconsistent with the provisions legislature may determine: Provided each with the other and other places and intervening and adjacent communities communities a reasonable means Canby, Madison, Bellingham, of this article, are hereby repealed, that the legislature may authorize within the state. a reasonable means of communication, of communication, each with the other Odessa, Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont, so far, but only so far, as the niuniclpal corporations to levy and each with the other and and other places within the state. Wheaton, Breckenrtdge. Moorhead, Route No. 40. same prohibit or limit the power of collect assessments for local improvements other places within the state. Sing Kragnes, Georgetown, Perley, Route No. 81. legislature to enact laws authoror Beginning at a point on the boundary upon property benefited thereby Hendrum, Ada, Crookston, Warren, Route No. 61. permitting the doing of the without regard to a cash valuatlon, line between the states of Minnesota Beginning at a point on Route No. SO Donaldson, Hailock and intervening a things hereinbefore authorized." Proposed Law Relating to and, provided further, that nothing and Iowa at Lyle and thence Beginning at a point on Route No. at Zumbrota and thence extending and adjacent communities a reasonable herein contained shall be construed a westerly direction to a point on extending in a northwesterly direction 8 at Deer River and thence extending means of communication, each PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF to affect, modify or repeal any Taxation of Railroad to a point on Route No. 7 at in a northerly direction to a point Route No. 6 at St. Peter, affording with the other and other places existing law providing for the taxatlon Zumbrota, Kenyon, Faribault, Le Owatonna, affording Lyle, Austin, on Route No. 4 at or near Big Falls within the state. AMENDMENT. or the gross earnings of railroads." Blooming Prairie, Owatonna and intervening Sueur Center, Cleveland, St. Peter affording Deer River, Big Falls and Properties. Route No. 7. and adjacent communities and intervening and adjacent communities Intervening and adjacent communities The purpose of the proposed amend, a reasonable means of communication, a reasonable means of communication, a reasonable means of communication, Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 The purpose of said amendment Is ttf each with the other and other each with the other and each with the other and ment Is to eetablleh and provide for the at Winona and thence extending in places within the state. other places within the state. empower the legislature to enact laws, to other places within the state. fh&mitted by the Legislature at a westerly direction to a point on the construction and maintenance of a system boundary line between the states of such an extent, and In such a manner, Route No. 22. Route No. 41. Route No. 62. of roads and highways In the state Minnesota and South Dakota, westerly its General Session, 1919, to Beginning at a point on Route No. ae It may determine, exempting from Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on Route No. of Minnesota to be known as "The of Lake Benton, affording Winona, 40 at or near Blooming Prairie and taxation household goods, wearing ap 5 at St. Peter ana thence extending 8 at Anoka and thence extending in St. Charles, Rochester, Kasson, the People of Minnesota at the Trunk Highway System." The effect of thence extending in an easterly direction a southeasterly direction to a point in a northwesterly direction to a Dodge Center, Claremont, Owatonna, parel, agricultural products In the possession to a point on Route No. 56, hereinafter the proposed amendment, If adopted, will point on Route No. 4 at Paynesville, on the northerly limits of the city of Waseca, Mankato, St. Peter, New General 1920 Election Together described, near Hayfield, affording of the producer, tools Implements affording St. Peter, Gaylord, Glencoe, St. Paul, affording Anoka, St. Paul be to establish and authorize the enactment Ulm, Springfield, Tracy, Lake Benton, Blooming Prairie, Hayfield and intervening and adjacent communities and machinery, and all real and personal Hutchinson, Litchfield, Paynesville and intervening and adjacent communities of laws, providing for the construction, with Statements of and intervening and adjacent communities and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, a reasonable- means of communication, property owned by county agricultural a reasonable means of communication, Improvement and maintenance a reasonable means of communication, each with the other and each with the other and each with the other and societies and used for holding agricultural Purpose and Effect each with the other and other places within the state. other places within the state. by the state of the highways other places within the state. other places within the state. fairs and to authorize the imposition Route No. 63. described In a general way Route No. 8. Route No. 42.. of graduated and progressive taxes on Route No. 23. Beginning at a point on Route No. In the amendment, which highways are Beginning at a point on the westerly 4 Beginning at a point on Route No. incomes, privileges and occupations. Beginning at a point on Route No. 1 southerly of Forest Lake and thence to be more specifically and definitely located limits of the city of Duluth and 7 easterly of Rochester and thence at Paynesville and thence extending extending in a southwesterly direction thence extending in a northwesterly in a manner to be prescribed by extending in a northeasterly direction in a northeasterly direction through to a point on the northerly and direction to a point on Route No. 6 The effect of the amendment, if adopt* of each to a point on Route No. 3 at Kellogg, law, but any such law must provide that the villages of Richmond, Coldspring, easterly limits of the city of Minneapolis, near Crookston and thence extending ed, will be to accomplish the purpose affording Rochester, Elgin, Rockville, and Waite Park to a point affording a reasonable means in a westerly and northerly direction In fixing a definite location of the various Plainview, Kellogg and intervening above Indicated, to-wit: to authoKze the along said Route No. 6 to a point on Route No. 3 westerly of St. Cloud, of communication between lioute No. routes there shall not be any deviation and adjacent communities a reasonable on said route northerly of Crookston and thence extending in a northeasterly 1 and Minneapolis. enactment of laws by the legislature: means of communication, each direction to a point on Route No. from the starting point or termini and thence extending in a northwesterly Route No. 64. with the other and other places v/itiiin 5 southerly of Mora, and thence extending direction to a point on the east described in the routes set forth in FIRST: Providing for the exemption the state. Prepared by in a northerly direction along Beginning at a point on Route No. bank of the Red River of the North the amendment, nor shall there be a deviation from taxation, to such an extent and In said Route No. 5 to a point on said 30 northerly of Fergus Falls and at East Grand Forks, affording Duluth, Route No. 43. route at Mora, and thence extending thence extending in a northerly and in the fixing of the routes from CLIFFORD L. HILTON Floodwood, Swan River, Grand such manner as the legislature may determine, Beginning at a point on Route No. in an easterly direction to a point on westerly direction to a point on Route Rapids, Cass Lake, Bemidji, Bagley, the various villages and cities named In of household goods, wearing apparel, 9 at Rushford and thence extending Route No. 1 southerly of Hinckley, No. 6 Mutherly of Moorhead, affording Erskine, Crookston, East Grand in a northeasterly direction to a point the amendment, and through which the agricultural products in the possession affording Paynesville, St. Cloud, Foley, Fergus Falls, llothsay, Barnesville, Forks, and intervening and adjacent on Route No. 3 at Winona, affording Milaca, Ogilvie, Mora and intervening Moorhead and intervening and routes are to pass. of the producer, tools, implements communities a reasonable means of Attorney-General of Minnesota. Rushford, Winona and intervening and adjacent communities a adjacent communities a reasonable communication, each with the other and machinery, and all real and personal and adjacent communities a reasonable If the amendment Is adopted, the legislature reasonable means of communication, means of communication, each with and other places within the state. means of communication, each property owned by county agricultural each with the other and other places the other and other places wirfiin the will be thereby authorized to Route No. 9. with the other and other places within within the state. state. societies and used for holding agricultural provide by law for the issuance and sale the state. Beginning at a point on Route No. Route No. 65. fairs. Route No. 24. of the bonds of the state to raise money Addressed to 3 at La Crescent and thence extending Route No. 44. Beginning at a point on Route No, Beginning at a point on Route No. for the creation of a "Trunk Highway in a westerly direction to a point Beginning at a point on Route No. SECOND: Providing for the imposition JULIUS A. SCHMAHL 10 at Litchfield rfnd thence extending 8 at Bagley and thence extending in on the boundary line between the Fund" to be expended for the construction 9 at Hokah and thence extending in in a northeasterly direction to a point a northerly and westerly direction to states of Minnesota and South Dakota of graduated and progressive taxes on a southwesterly direction to a point of the roads embraced In the trunk southwesterly of Beaver Creek, on Route No. 3 at St. Cloud, affordLitchfield, a point on Route No. 32 southerly of Incomes, privileges and occupations. on Route No. 20 near Canton, affording affording La Crescent, Hokah, Houston, St. Cloud and intervening Red Lake Falls, affording Bagley, highway system. The legislature cannot, Hokah, Caledonia, Canton and intervening Rushford, Lanesboro, Preston, and adjacent communities a reasonable Clearbrook, Gonvik, Gully, Brooks, Secretary of State. however, Issue bonds In any one year exceeding PROPOSED LAW RELATING TO THE and adjacent communities Fountain, Spring Valley, Austin, means of communication, each Terrebonne and Intervening and adjacent a reasonable means of communication In amount of the par value thereof communities a reasonable Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Fairmont, with the other and other places within TAXATION OF RAILROAD PROPERTIES. each with the other and other places the state. means of communication, each with Jackson, Worthington, Luverne and the sum of 310,000,000, nor can the aggregate within the state. the other and other places within the intervening and adjacent communities of all outstanding unpaid bonds OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, Route No. 25. a reasonable means of communication, state. Route No. 45. ever exceed 375,000,00^ Bonds cannot Chapter 533, Session Laws of the state each with the other and other Beginning at a point on Route No. 5 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. Route No. 66. Beginning at a point on the west of Minnesota for the year of 1919, pro* places within the state. at or near JBelle Plaine and thence extending be sold for lees than par or bear Interest February 1, 1920. bank of the St. Croix River at Stillwater poses an amendment to section 2226, Gen* I in a northerly direction to a Beginning at a point on Route No. Route No. 10. at a greater rate than five per cent and thence extending in a eral Statutes Minnesota 1913, and pro* point on Route No. 3 at Big Lake, affording 12 at Montevideo and thence extending IN. JULIUS A. SCHMAHL, southwesterly direction to a point on per annum. vldes that said amendment shall be sub* Beginning at a point on the westerly Belle Plalne, Norwood, watertown, in a northwesterly direction to a mitted to the people of this state for ap* the easterly limits of the city of St. Secretary of State, limits of the city of Minneapolis Montrose. Buffalo. Montlcello. point on Route No. 26. northerly of The adoption of the amendment will Paul, affording Stillwater, Lake Elmo, proval or rejection at the 1920 general and thence extending in a northwesterly Big Lake and intervening and adjacent Appleton affording Montevideo, Appleton Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. election. Said section now reads as follows: St. Paul and intervening and adjacent also confer on the leglelature authority direction to a point on Route communities a reasonable and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means No. 5 at or near Wheaton, affording means of communication, each with communities a reasonable means of to levy tax on motor vehicles, using required by Section 46, General Staof of communication, each with the other Minneapolis, Montrose, Cokato, Litchfield, the other and other places within the communication, each with the other the state of Minnesota for the the publle etreets and highways, on a "Section 2226. Every railroad company state. and other places within the state. Willmar, Benson, Morris, Herman, and other places within the state. 1913, I have the honor to furnish you owning or operating any line of Wheaton and intervening and more onerous basis than othe^^tereonal Route No. 26. Route No. 46. th a statement of the purposes and Route No. 67. railroad situated within, or partly 1 adjacent communities a reasonable property Is taxed. The proceeds of such of all amendments proposed to the .Beginning at a point on Route No, within this state, shall, during the means of communication, each with Beginning at a point on the west Beginning at a point on Route No. tutton of the State of Minnesota by 10 at Benson and thence extending tax will be credited to the Highway Sinking I bank of the St. Croix River at Taylors year 1913, and annually thereafter, the other and other places within the 14 southerly of Echo and thence extending in a westerly direction to a point on Keu Legislature of 1919, and which are to ay Into the treasury of this state. In Falls and thence extending in a state. in a northerly and westerly Fundi which Is to be used to pay I submitted to the electors of said state Route No. 6 near Ortonville, affording of all taxes and assessments, up* southwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 11. direction to a point on Route No. 17 bonds Issued as above any surplus In Benson, Ortonville and intervening ana the general election in 1920. on ali property within this state, ownjjd Route No. 1 near Wyoming, affording at or near Granite Falla. affording Beginning at a point on Route No. adjacent communities ft reasonable the Highway Sinking Fund not needed or operated for railway purposes, Taylors Falls. Center City, Wyoming Echo, Granite Falls and intervening 8 at the westerly limits of the city means of communlcatioiw each with PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1. 5y such company, including equipment, ana intervening and adjacent communities and adjacent communities a reasonable for the retirement of bends to be transferred of Duluth and thence extending in the other and other places within the appurtenances, appendages a reasonable means of communication, means of communication, each (To b« known as Artielo XVI). a northwesterly and northerly direction state. to the Trunk Highway Fund. Motor and franchises thereof, a sum of each with the other and with (tie other and other places within to a point on Route No. 4 at International money equal to five per cent of the vehicles taxed by any law paesed by Chapter S30, Session Laws of Minnesota Route No. 87. other places within the state. the state. Falls and thence extends gross earnings derived from the operation the year 1919. proposes to amend the 5?82!?n,SF ai Route a the leglelature under the amendment, ing in a southwesterly direction along Route No. 47. Route No. 68. of such line of railway within Itution of the State of Minnesota by will not be subject to any other tax, except said Route No. 4 to a point on sala 8 at St Cloud and thence extending this state. Beginning at a point on Route No. thereto a new article to be known 1aBeginning at a point on Route No. in a northerly direction to ft point on route southwesterly of International On or before August 15, 1913, and 17 at Slayton and thence extending that a wheelage tax may be Imposed Article XVI, which reads as follows: 4 at Marshall and thence extending Falls and thence extending In a Route No. 2 at Brainerd, affording annually thereafter, each such railroad In a westerly direction to a point on "Section 1. There is hereby created a northwesterly direction to a point on ouch vehicles by sny borough, St. Cioud Sauk RapldsT* RoyaltSX westerly direction to a point company shall make, according Route No. 6 at Pipestone, affording and established a trunk highway system, On Route No. 6 near Canby, affording Little Falls, Brainera and intervening olty or village, If they ni fit to do so. on Route No. 6 at Donaldson, affording to law, a true and just return of all Slayton. Pipestone and Intervening which shall be located, constructed, Marshall, Minneota, Canby and intervening and adjacent communities ft reasonable Duluth, Eveleth, Virginia, Cook, such gross earnings for the six and adjacent communities a reasonable In case the tax on motor vehicles Is reconstructed, Improved and and adjacent communities Orr, Cussons, International Falls, means of communication, months ending June 30th, next preceding, means of communication, each forever maintained as public hlghirays ft reasonable means of communication, not sufficient to psy the principal and Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, Greenbush, each with the other and other plaoes and the said tax of five per with the other and other places within by the state of Minnesota. The each with the other and other Donaldson and intervening and within- the state. Intereot of the bonde Issued, the leglelature, centum thereon shall become due the state. «a.id highways shall extend as nearly places within the state. adjacent communities a reasonable and be payable to the state of Minnesota 28. Route No. In case of the adoption of the ms may be along the following described means of communication, each with Route No. 43. Route No. 69. In manner provided by law, routes, the more specific and amendment, will be empowered to provide the other and other places within the Beginning at a point on Route No. on September 1st, next thereafter. Beginning at a point on Route No. •definite location of which shall be Beginning at a point on Route No. state. 27 at Little l*alls and thence extend* by law for the taxation of all the On or before February 15, 1914, 17 westerly of Granite Falls and Hxed and determined by such boards, 25 at Buffalo and thence extending Route No. 12. ing in a southwesterly direction to and annually thereafter, each such thence extending in a westerly direction taxable property of the state In an in a northwesterly direction to a point •officers and tribunals, and in such point on the boundary line between railroad company shall make, according Beginning at a point on the west to a point on Route No. 6 at Canby, on Route No. 22 southeasterly of manner, as shall be prescribed by law, amount sufficient to meet the deficiency, the states of Minnesota and south to law, a true and just return of bank of the St. Croix River near affording Granite Falls, Clarkfield, Paynesville, affording Buffalo, Maple 3rat In fixing such specif!'' and definite Dakota at Browns Valley, affording all such gross earnings for the six or it may, In Its discretion, appropriate Hudson, Wisconsin and thence extending Canby and intervening and adjacent routes there shall not be any deviation Lake, Annandale, Eden Valley, Little Falls, Sauk Center, Glenwood, months ending December 31st, next in a westerly direction to s? communities a reasonable to such Highway Sinking Fund any from the starting points or terminals Paynesville and intervening and adjacent Starbuck, Morris, Oraceville, Browns preceding, and said tax of five per point on the easterly limits of the means of communication, each with set forth in this bill, nor shall communities a reasonable moneye In the state treasury not otherwise Valley and intervening and adjacent centum thereon shall become due and city of St. Paul and then beginning the other and other places within the means of communication, each with 'there be any deviation in fixing such communities a reasonable means of appropriated. payable to the state of Minnesota in at a point on the westerly limits of state. the other and other places within the routes from the various villages and communication, each with the other manner provided by law, on March the city of Minneapolis and thence state. I eltles named herein, through which Route No. 49. and other places within the state. 1st, next thereafter and the payment extending in a westerly direction to a PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2. such routes are to pass. of such sums at the times hereinbefore Route No. 70. point on Route No. 6 at Madison, affording Beginning at a point on Route No. Route No. 29. set forth shall be in full and in Route No. 1. 12 easterly of Montevideo and thence St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hopkins, Chapter 531, Session Laws of Minnesota Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on Route No. lieu of all other taxes and assessments extending in a northeasterly direction Norwood, Glencoe. Olivia, Granite for the yaar 1919, proposes an Beginning at a point on the bounflary 7 westerly of New Ulm and thence 28 at Glenwood and thence extending upon the property and franchises to a point on Route No. 4 southerly of Falls, Montevideo, Dawson, Madison amendment to saietion 1 of article VI of line between the states of Min-»esota extending in a northerly direction in a northerly direction to a point on so taxed provided nothing in Willmar, affording Montevideo, Clara, and intervening and adjacent the constitution of the state of Minnesota. and Iowa, southeasterly at Aliert to a point on Route No. 12 at or near Route No. 2 westerly of Wadena affording this act shall be construed as modifying City, Willmar and intervening and communities a reasonable means of Said section now reads as follows: Lea and thence extending in a the village of Hector, affording Fort Glenwood, Alexandria, Parkers any agreement entered into between adjacent communities, a reasonable communication, each with the other .northwesterly direction to a point in Ridgely, Fairfax, Hector and intervening any municipality within the Prairie, Deer Creek and Intervening 1 means of communication, each with "Section 7. There shall be established and other places within the state. .Albert Lea and thence extending in a and adjacent communities a and adjacent communities a reasonable state and any railroad company relating the other and other places within the in each organized county ip -northerly direction to a point and on reasonable means of communication, Route No. 13. means of communication, to the payment of local taxes state. the state a probate court, which shall 'i -the southerly limits of the city of St. each with the other and other places or assessments. each with the other and other places be a court of record, ana be held at Beginning at a point on Route No. I*aul and then beginning at a point on Route No. 50. within the state. The lands acquired by public grant within the state. such times and places as may be prescribed 9 at Albert Lea and thence extending "the northerly limits of the city of St. shall be and remain exempt from Beginning at a point on Route No. by law. It shall be held by in a northerly direction to a point on Route No. SO. Additional Routes. !Faul and thence extending in a taxation until sold or contracted to Ve 20 at Cannon Falls and thence extending one Judge, who shall be elected by the Route No. 5 at Jordan, affording Albert aiortherly direction to a point on the sold or conveyed as provided in the Beginning at a point on Route No. in a northwesterly direction Whenever, either by reason of the voters of the county for the term of Lea, Waseca, Waterville, Montgomery, 1 -westerly limits of the city of Duluth respective acts whereby such grants 3 at Fergus Falls, and thence extending to a point on the southerly limits of creation of a new county, or by reason two years. He shall be a resident of New Prague, Jordan and intervening 4tnd then beginning at a point on the were made or recognized." in a northerly direction to a point the city of Minneapolis, affording of the change of the county seat such county at the time of his election, aortherly limits of the city of Duluth and adjacent communities on Route Np. 8 at Erskine, affording Cannon Falls, Farmington, Minneapolis of any existing county, any city or a reasonable means of communication and reside therein during his ^a.nd thence extending in a north1 I-easterly Fergus Falls, Pelican Rapids, Detroit, If amended as proposed it will read and intervening and adjacent village not a county seat at the time each with the other and other places continuance in office, and his compensation direction to a point on the Mahnomen, Erskine and Intervening as follows: communities a reasonable means of of the adoption of this amendment is within the state. shall be provided by law. He liotmdary line between the state of and adjacent communities a communication, each with the other lawfully constituted the county seat may appoint his own clerk where Minnesota and the province of Ontario, Route No. 14. reasonable means of communication, and other places within the state. of any county, the legislature is authorized "Section 2226. Every railroad company Aone has been elected but the legislature affording Albert Lea, Owatonna, each with the other and other places owning or operating any line to add to the trunk highway Beginning at a point on Route No. may authorize the election, .®&xibault, Northfield, Farmington, St. Route No. 51. within the state. system such additional routes connecting of railroad situated within or partly by the electors of any county, of one 6 at Ivanhoe and thence extending 2f»a.ul. White Bear, Forest Lake, Wyoanrng, within this state, shall, during the Beginning at a point on Route No. such newly constituted county in an easterly direction to a point on clerk or register of probate for such Route No. 81. Rush City, Pine City, Hinckley, year 1913 and annually thereafter, 6 at Shakopee and thence extending seats with other county seats and Route No. 4 at Redwood Falls and .county, whose powers, duties, term Sandstone, Moose Lake, Carlton, DuInth, .Beginning at a point on Route No. pay into the treasury of the state, in in a northerly direction to a point on other points in the state. thence extending in an easterly direction of office and compensation shall be Two Harbors, Grand Marais and 6 at Ada, and thence extending in an lieu of all taxes upon all property Route No. 12 northerly of Shakopee, When after at least seventy-five along said Route No. 4 to a point prescribed by law. A probate court •intervening and adjacent communities easterly direction to a point on Route within this state owned or operated affording a connection between said (75) per cent of the total number on said route at Morton and thence shall have jurisdiction over the a reasonable means of communleation, No. 30 near Mahnomen, affording for railway purpqpes, by such company, Route No. 5 and said Route No. 12. of the miles of the routes embraced extending in an easterly direction to estates Of deceased persons and persons each with the other and other Ada, Mahnomen and intervening ana including equipment, appurtenances, in the trunk highway system hereinbefore a point on Route No. 22, hereinafter under guardianship, but no other -jffbsjaes within the stat£. Route No. 52. adjacent communities a reasonable appendages and franchises specified shall have been constructed described, at Gaylord, affording Ivanhoe, Jurisdiction, except as prescribed thereof, a sum of money equal of five Route No. 2. means of communication, each with Beginning at a point on Route No. and permanently improved, Marshall, Redwood Falls, Morton by this constitution." per cent of the gross earnings derived the other and other places within the 5 south of the city of Minneapolis the legislature shall have authority to Winthrop, Gaylord and intervening Beginning at a point on Route No. state. from the operation of such line of and thence extending in a northeasterly add new routes to such trunk highway The amendment elmply proposes to 'and adjacent communities a reasonable 1 on the westerly limits of the city railway within this state. Route No. 82. direction to a point on the westerly system provided, however, mat means of communication, each jot Duluth and thence extending in substitute the word "four" for the word On or before August 15, 1913, and limits of the United States military no such new routes shall be added with the other and other placelr within southwesterly direction along said Beginning at a point-on Route No. annually thereafter, each such railroad "two" so that the eentence prescribing reservation at Fort Snelljng, affording until and unless the funds available Soute No. 1 to a point on said route the state. 8 easterly of Crookston and thence company shall make, according St. Paul and adjacent communities for the construction, improvement the duration of the term of office of probate 3kt Carlton and thence extending in extending in a northerly direction to Route No. 15. to law, a true and just return of all a reasonable communication with and maintenance of such additional A westerly direction to a point on the a point on Route No. 11 at Greenbush, Judgee will, If the amendment la such gross earnings for the six said Route No. 5. Beginning at a point on the boundary routes shall be sufficient therefor in «ast bank of the Red River of the affording Red Lake Fails, Thief months ending Jufie 30th, next preceding, adopted, read as follows! line between the states of Minnesota addition to the construction, improvement North at Moorhead, affording Duluth, River Falls, Middle River, Qreenbush, Route No. 53. and the said tax of five per and maintenance of the several and Iowa southerly of Fairmont •Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin, Brainerd. and Intervening and adjacent communities centum thereon shall become due Beginning at a point on Route No. routes hereinbefore specifically described. and thence extending in a northerly "It shall be held by one Judge, who Motley, Staples, Wadena, Detroit, a reasonable means of oom* and payable to the state of Minnesota 3 at Hastings and thence extending in direction to a point on Route Jtfoorhead and Intervening and adja«ent munlcatlon, each with the other and shall be elected by the votere of the in manner provided by law, on September No. 14 at Winthrop, affording Fairmont, a northwesterly direction to a point Section 2. There Is hereby created communities a reasonable means other places within the state. 1st next thereafter. county for the term of four years." on the southerly limits of the city a fund which shall be known as o( communication, each with the oth«r Madelia, New Ulm, Winthrop On or before February IS. 1914, and Route No. S3. and intervening and adjacent communities of South St. Paul, affording Hastings, the trunk highway sinking fund. Said and other places within the state. annually thereafter, each such railroad a reasonable means of communication, South St. Paul and intervening and fund shall consist of the proceeds of The purpose of ssld amendment and Its ..Beginning at a point on Route No, company shall make, according Route No. 3. each with the other and adjacent communities a reasonable any tax imposed on motor vehicles as 32 at Thief River Falls and/thenoe effect. If adopted, will be to make the to law, a true and Just return of all Beginning at a point on the boun-dtary other places within the state. means of communication, each with herein authorized. The moneys in extending in a northwesterly direction such gross earnings for the six term of office of Judge of probate four line between the states of Minjsesota the other and other places within the said fund shall be used for the payment to a point on Route No. at Route No. 1(. months, ending December Slst next and Wisconsin, westerly of La of the principal and Interest of state. Warren, affording Thief River V^lls, years Instead of two. preceding, and said tax of five per 'Crosse, Wisconsin, and thence expending any bonds which may be Issued under Beginning at a point on Route No. Warren and intervening and adja- Rovte No. 54. centum thereon shall become due and In a northwesterly direction the authority of this article and 5 southwesterly of Mankato and payable to the state of Minnesota in PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. t. Beginning at a point on Route No. -to a point on the easterly limits of any moneys in excess of such requirements thence extending westerly to a point Ing manner provided by law, on March -the City of St. Paul and then beginning I at Elbow Lake and thence extendin shall be transferred to a fund Chapter 682 Session Laws of the state on Route No. 15 at Madelia and 1st next thereafter and the payments a southwesterly direction to a at a point on the westerly limits which is hereby created and which thence extending In a southerly direction of Mmnesota for the year 1319. proposes of such sums at the times nereinbefore Route No. 84. ef the city of Minneapolis and thence point on Route No. 10 at Herman, affording shall be known as the trunk highway amendment to Section 1 of Article IX along said Route No. 15 to set forth shall be in full and in Elbow Lake, Herman and intervening •extending in a northwesterly direction fund. The trunk highway fund the constitution of said state. Said a point on said route southerly of Beginning at a point on Route No, lieu of all other taxes upon the prop- 1 and adjacent communities to a point on the east bank of shall be used solely for the purposes section now reads as follows: Madelia and thence extending In a 2 at Detroit and thence extending erty and franchises so taxed. a reasonable meaiis of communication, -fiie Red River of the North at Breck-enridge, westerly direction to a point on specified in Section 1 of this article, a northeasterly direction to a point The lands acquired by public grant affording La Crescent, Win'Ona, each with the other and other and when duly authorised by legislative Route No. 4 northerly of Windom and "Section 1. The power of tautlon on Route No. 8 westerly of Grand shall be made and remain exempt Kellogg, "Wabasha, Lake City, places within the state. enactment to reimburse any thence extending in a southerly direction •hall never be surrendered, suspended Rapids, affording Detroit, Park Rapids. from taxation until sold or contracted Bed Wing, Hastings, St. Paul, Minneapolis, county for the money expended by ft along said Route No. 4 to a point or contracted away. Taxes shall Walker, Remer, Grand Rapids Route No. 55. to be sold or conveyed as provided Osseo, Champlin, Anoka, Elk subsequent to February 1st, 1919, in on ~said route at Windom and thenoe be uniform upon the same class of and intervening ana adjacent communities in the respective acts whereby Birer, Big Lake, St. Cloud, Albany, Beginning at a point on Route No. permanently improving any road subjects, and shall bo levied and collected extending in a westerly direction to a a reasonable means of com* such grants were made or recognized.^ Saok Center. Alexandria, Elbow 2 northwesterly of Carlton and hereinbefore speolfically described, for public purposes, but public paint at Fulda and thence extending munlcatlon, each with the other and Xftke, Fergus Falls, Breckenridge and thence extending in a northerly direction in accordance with plans and specincations burying grounds, publto school in a southerly direction to a point dther places within the state. ^intervening and adjacent communities to a point in Cloquet, affording therefor approved by the commissioner houses, publle hospitals, academies, on. Route No. 9 at Worthington, affording Under the present law the gross earnings Route No. 88, am. reasonable means of communication, Carlton, Cloquet and intervening of highways. colleges, universities a^d all seminaries Mankato, Madelia, St. James, tax paid by railroad companies is la each with the other and other .and adjacent communities a reasonable Section 3. The legislature is hereby of learning, a|l churches, ohurch Windom, Fulda, Worthington and Intervening lieu of all other taxes and assessments, j$Uahea within the state. means of communication, authorised to provide, by law, for and adjacent communities property, and nouses of Worship, Institutions upon property owned or operated for each with the other and other places a reasonable means of communication, the taxation of motor vehicles, using of purely public ohai" extending in a northerly direotlon to railroad purposes. Under the proposed Route No. 4. within the state. eaci^rith the other and other the public streets and highways of and public property used cxolu#r a point at Grand Rapids and thence amendment such tax will be In lieu of Beginning at a point on the boun*3ary for any public purpose, shall be places wilWn the state. this state, on a more onerous basis .extending, in a northewterly direction taxes only and railroad companies will Route No. 56. line between the states of Minnesota empt from taxation, and there may be than other personal property, provided, to a point at Ely, affording Altkin, become subject to assessments for local and Iowa, southwesterly of Route No. 17. Beginning at a pdlnt on Route No. exempted from taxation personal however, that any such tax on Grand Rapids, HTbbinf. Chlsholm, Improvements in the same way that private Jlackson and thence extending in a 9 easterly of Austin and thence extending Beginning at a point on Route Pfo. motor vehicles shall be In lieu of all property not exceeding in value $800, persons and corporations, not paying ?ewerBuhl, Mountain Jbron, Virginia, ^northerly direction to a point on» in a northerly direction to a 16 at Fulda and thence extending in other taxes thereon, except wheelage for eacn household. Individual or head a gross earnings tax, are subject to llbert, McKlnley, Biwabtk, Aurora, JRoute No. 3, southeasterly of Sauk point on Route No, 21 at or near a northerly direction to a joint on taxes, so-called, which may be Imposed of a family, as the legislature may„de Buch assessments. and Ely and intervening and $ -Center and thence extending in a Kenyon affording Brownsdale. Hayfield, Route No. 12 at Granite rails, affording by any borough, city or village. termine: Provided, that the legisla adjacent communities a reasonable Xiorth westerly direction along said Dodge Center, West Concord, Fulda, Slayton,. Garvlri, Marshall, Any such law may, in the discretion ture may authorise municipal corporations The purpose of said amendment la, and means of communication, each with JXoute No. 3 to a point on said route Kenyon and intervening and adjacent Granite Falls ^and intervening of the legislature, provide for^ to levy and collect assessments its effect, if adopted, will be to subject the other and other places within the Mt Sauk Center and thence extending communl.tles a reasonable means of and adjacent communities a reasonable the exemption from taxation of any for local Improvements upon railroad companies, paying gross earnings state. 3n a northerly direction to a point at communication, each with the other means of communication, each motor vehicle owned by a non-resident property benefited thereby without regard taxes, to the. payment-of assess* international Falls, affording Jackson, ||oute No. 88. and other places within the state. to a cash valuation, and provided with the other and other places within of the state, and transiently or ments for local improvements. Windom, Sandborn, Redwood the state. further, that nothing herein Beginning at a point on Route No. temporarily using the streets and l*alls, Morton, Olivia, Willmar, Route No. 57. Yours respectfully, contained shall be construed to affect, 3 at Fergus Falls and thfence extending highways of the state. The proceeds Route No. 18. I^aynesville, Sauk Center, Long modify or repeal any existing law in an easterly direction to a point Beginning at a point in Mantorville of such tax shall b% paid into said CLIFFORD L. HILTON. 'Prairie, Wadena, Park Rapids, Itasca Beginning at a point on Route No. on Route No, 29 easterly of Hennlng. providing for the taxation of the and extending In a southerly direction trunk highway sinking fund. Attorney General c- state Park, Bemldjl, International a at Elk River and thence extending gross earnings of railroads. affording Fergus Falls, Henning and to a point on Route No. 7 south­ Section 4. The legislature may pro- mm 7