|pp|5S£g 1 W*»£f r" ni -c -^-iK 7 ,- MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1920 MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA iPAGE SIX a to a point In northerly direction on of vide by law for the issue and sale Jf amended said section will read ad Falls and intervening and adjacent Intervening and adjacent communities erly or Mantorville, affording Mantorville Route No. 2 easterly of Brainerd. affording tho bonds of the state in such amount communities, a reasonable means of a reasonable means of communication a reasonable means of communication follows: Mllaca, •3jS|£" Elk River, Princeton, as may be necessary to carry out the communication, each with the other each with the other and other places with said Route No. 7. and adjacent Onamla and intervening taxation provisions of section 1 of this article, "Section 1. The power of and other places within the state. within the state. means communities a reasonable Route No. 58. provided, however, that tho shall neverbe surrendered,**pended Route No. 5. the other Routs No. 37. of communication, each with amount of bonds which may be Issued or contracted away. Tbxm Beginning at a point on Route No. the State. and other placeg within in any one calendar year shall •hall be. uniform upon the a*™®.®**"! Beginning at a point on the boundary 20 at Zumbrota and thence extending Beginning at a point on Route No. Amendments not exceed, in the aggregate, ten milium of Bubjects, and shall be levied and line between the states of Minnesota 27 at Little Falls and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to a point Route No. 19. dollars, par value, and provided, collected for public punoses, but and Iowa, southerly of Blue in a northwesterly direction to a on Route No. 3 at Red Wing, affording Beginning at a point on Routs No. further, the total amount of such public burying grounds, pubuo Earth and thence extending in a point on Route No. 2 at Motley, affording Zumbrota, Red Wing and intervening 2 bonds issued and unpaid shall not at at Brainerd ana thence extending and adjacent communities a school houses, public academies, northeasterly direction to a point on Little Falls, Motley and intervening hospitals, in a northwesterly direction to a any time exceed Beventy-five million reasonable means of communication, colleges, universities, and all the southerly limits of the city of and adjacent commuaities a 'cf point on Route No. 8 at Cass Lake, dollars, par value. The proceeds each with the other and other places seminaries of learning, all churches, Minneapolis and then beginning at a reasonable means of communication, affording Brainerd, Pine River, Walker. the sale of such bonds snail be paid within the state. church property, and houses of worship, point on the northerly limits of the each with the other and other places Cass Lake and Intervening and into the treasury of the state and of purely public city of Minneapolis and thence extending within the state. institutions Route No. 59. adjacent communities a reasonable credited to the trunk highway fund. charity and public property used exclusively in a northerly direction to a Route No. 38. to the means of communication, each with Any bonds so issued and sold shall for any public purpose, 8haU point in Swan River on Route No. 8 Beginning at a point on the boundary the other and other places within the be for a term not exceeding twenty be exempt and there from taxation, hereinafter described, affording Blue Beginning at a point on Route No. line between the states of Minnesota state. (20) years. They shall not be sold for may exempted from taxation be Earth, Winnebago, Mankato, St. Peter, 12 at Montevideo thence extending In and Iowa southerly of Spring Route No. 80. less than par and accrued interest apparel, household goods,, wearing Le Sueur, Jordan, Shakopee, Minneapolis, a northerly direction to a point on Valley and thence extending in a and shall interest at a greater not bear ,P°ssession northerly direction to a point on No. agricultural products in the Cambridge, Mora, McGregor, Route No. at Starbuck, affording Beginning at a point on the boun* 28 Constitution rate than five par cent per annum. tools. 3 at Lake City, affording Spring Valley, of the producer thereof, Swan River and intervening and dary line between the states of Minnesota Montevideo, Benson, Starbuck, and In case of the trunk highway sinking ail Stewartville, Rochester, Zumbro implements and machinery and adjacent communities a reasonable and Iowa near Canton and Intervening and adjacent communities fund shall adequate to meet not be by Falls, Lake City and intervening real and personal property owned means of communication, each with thence extending in a northwesterly a reasonable means of communication, the interest payment of the principal and county agricultural societies and usea the other and other places within each with the other and other and adjacent communities a reasonable direction to a point on Route No. 9 of the authorized by the bonds for holding agricultural fairs, to sucil the state. places within the state. means of communication, at or near Preston and thence ex? legislature as provided, hereinbefore each with the other and other places an extent and in such manner as tno Route No. CL tending in a northwesterly direction Route No. 39. the for legislature may provide by law legislature may determine. Taxes within the state. along said Route No. 9 to a point Beginning at a point on the boundary the taxation of all taxable property may be imposed on incomes, privilleges on said route at Fountain and thence Beginning at a point on Route No. Route No. 60. line between the states of Minnesota or the in state an amount sufficient and occupations which taxes extending in a northwesterly direction 7 at Mankato and thence extending in of the and Iowa, southerly of Ash to it meet the deficiency, or may in may be graduated and progressiva on No. to a point on Route No. 3 in the a southeasterly direction to a point Beginning* at a point Route Creek, and thence extending in a its discretion, to such a appropriate and the exemption of reasonable on Route No. westerly of Albert 1 town of Douglas, Dakota county (T. 9 at Faribault and thence extending northerly direction to a point on the sinking fund moneys in the state amount of income from taxation may a 113 R. 17 W) affording Canton, Harmony, Lea, affording Mankato, Mapleton, In a southwesterly direction to boundary line between the state of treasury not otherwise appropriated. be provided, and such taxes may be Preston, Fountain, Chatfleld, Minnesota Lake, Wells and intervening point on Route No. 7 at or near Madison Minnesota and the province of Manitoba, te of Minnesota Section 6. Any and all provisions in lieu of taxes on any class or Oronoco, Pine Island, Zumbrota, Cannon and adjacent communities a reasonable Lake, affording Faribault, Morristown, near St. Vincent, affording Luverne, classes of personal property as the of the constitution of the state of Falls and intervening and adjacent means of communication, Waterville, Madison Lake Pipestone, Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, legislature may determine: Provided 1 Minnesota inconsistent with the provisions communities a reasonable means each with the other and other places and intervening and adjacent communities Canby, Madison. Bellingi-.am, that the legislature may authorize of this article, are hereby repealed, of communication, each with the other within the state. a reasonable means of communication, Odessa, Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont, so far, but only so far, as the municipal corporations to levy and and other places within the state. each with the other and Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead, Route No. 40. same prohibit or limit the power of collect assessments for local improvements other places within the state. Kragnes, Georgetown, Perley, Route No. 21. the legislature to enact laws authorizing upon property benefited thereby Beginning at a point on the boundary Route No. 61. Hendrum, Ada, Crookston, Warren, or permitting the doing of the without regard to cash valuation, line between the states of Minnesota Beginning at a point on Route No. 20 a Donaldson, Hallock and intervening Proposed Law Relating to things hereinbefore authorized." and, provided further, that nothing and Iowa at Lyle and thenco No. at Zumbrota and thence extending in Beginning at a point oh Route 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, eacn PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF to affect, modify or repeal any Taxation of Railroad Route No. 5 at St. Peter, affording to a point on Route No. at 7 in a northerly direction to a point with the other and other places existing law providing for the taxation Zumbrota, Kenyon, Faribault, Le Owatonna, affording Lyle, Austin, on Route No. 4 at or near Big Falls AMENDMENT. within the state. of the gross earnings of railroads." Sueur Center, Cleveland, St. Peter Blooming Prairie, Owatonna and intervening Properties. affording Deer River, Big Falls and Route No. 7. and intervening and adjacent com„munities and adjacent communities intervening and adjacent communities The purpose of the proposed amendment 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 to each with the other and each with the other and other Is to establish and provide for the each with the other and at Winona and thence extending .in empower the legislature to enact laws, to other places within the state. places within the state. Submitted by the Legislature at other places within the state. construction and maintenance of a system a westerly direction to a point on the such an extent, and In such a manner, boundary line between the states of Route No. 22. Route No. 41. Route No. 62. of roads and highways in the state Its General Session, 1919, to as It may determine, exempting from Minnesota and South Dakota, westerly Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on Route No. of Minnesota to be known as "The Beginning at a point on Route No. of Lake Benton, affording Winona, 40 at or near Blooming Prairie and taxation household goods, wearing apparel, 5 at St. Peter and thence extending 3 at Anoka and thence extending in St. Charles, Rochester, Kasson, Trunk Hlflhway System." The effect of the People of Minnesota at the thence extending in an easterly direction in a northwesterly direction to a agricultural products In the possession a southeasterly direction to a point Dodge Center, Claremont, Owatonna, the proposed amendment, If adopted, will to a point on Route No. 56, hereinafter point on Route No. 4 at Paynesville, on the northerly limits of the city of Waseca, Mankato, St. Peter, New of the producer, tools Implements General 1920 Election Together described, near Hayfield, affording affording St. Peter, Gaylord, Glencoe, be to establish and authortze the enactment St. Paul, affording Anoka, St. Paul Ulm, Springfield, Tracy, Lake Benton, Blooming Prairie, Hayfield and machinery, and all real and personal Hutchinson, Litchfield, Paynesville and intervening and adjacent communities of laws, providing for the construction, and intervening and adjacent communities and intervening and adjacent communities with Statements of and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, property owned by county agricultural a reasonable- means of communication, Improvement and maintenance a reasonable means of communication, a reasonable means of communication, and each with the other each with the other and societies and used for holding agricultural each with the other and each with the other and by the state of the highways rposeand Effect other places .within the state. other places within the state. other places within the state. fairs and to authorize the imposition other places within the state. described In a general way Route No. 63. Route No. 8. of graduated and progressive taxes Route No. 42. OH Route No. 23. In the amendment, which highways are Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on the westerly incomes, privileges and occupations. Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on Route No. 4 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 extepding in a northwesterly In a manner to be prescribed by extending in a northeasterly direction in a northeasterly direction through The effect of the amendment, If adopted, to a point on the northerly and of each direction to a point on Route No. 6 to a point on Route No. at Kellogg, !aw,-but any such law must provide that the villages Richmond, Coldspring, 3 of easterly limits of the city of Minneapolis, will be to accomplish the purpose near Crookston and thence extending affording Rochester, Elgin, Rockville, and Waite Park to a point affording a reasonable means In fixing a definite location of the various in a westerly and northerly direction above indicated, to-wit: to authorize tho Plainview, Kellogg and intervening on Route westerly of St. Cloud, No. 3 of communication between Route No. along said Route No. 6 to a point routes there shall not be any deviation and adjacent communities a reasonable enactment of laws by the legislature: and thence extending in a northeasterly 1 and Minneapolis. on said route northerly of Crookston means of communication, each from the starting poini or termini direction to a point on Route No. and thence extending in a northwesteily Route No. 64. with the pther and other places within 5 southerly Mora, and thence extending of described in the routes set forth In FIRST: Providing for the exemption direction to a point on the east the state. in a northerly direction along No. Prepared by Beginning at a point on Route bank of the Red River of the North the amendment, nor shall there be a deviation from taxation, to such an extent and In 30 said Route to a point on said northerly of Fergus Falls and No. 5 at East Grand Forks, affording Duluth, Route No. 43. In the fixing of the routes from such manner as the legislature may determine, route at Mora, and thence extending thence extending in a northerly and Floodwood, Swan River, Grand CLIFFORD L. HILTON Beginning at a point on Route No. in an easterly direction to a point OU westerly direction to a point on Route the various villages and cities named In of household goods, wearing apparel, Rapids, Cass Lake, Bemidji, Bagley, at Rushford and thence extending Route No. 1 southerly of Hinckley, 9 No. 6 southerly of Moorhead, affording Erskine, Crookston, East Grand the amendment, and through which the agricultural products In the possession in a northeasterly direction to a point affording Paynesville, St. Cloud, Foley, Fergus Falls, Rothsay, Barnesvifle, Forks, and intervening and adjacent on Route No. 3 at Winona, affording routes are to pass. of the producer, tools, Implements Milaca, Ogilvie, Mora and intervening Moorhead and intervening and communities a reasonable means of Attorney-General of Minnesota. Rushford, Winona and intervening and adjacent communities a adjacent communities a reasonable and machinery, and all real and personal communication, each with the other If the amendment 1^ adopted, the legislature and adjacent communities a reasonable reasonable means of communication, means of communication, each with and other places within the state. property owned by county agricultural means of communication, each will be thereby authorized to each with the other and other places the other and other places within the Route No. 9. within the state. with the other and other places within societies and used for holding agricultural state. provide by law for the Issuance and sale the' state. Beginning at a point on Route No. fairs. Route No. 65. Route No. 24. of the bonds of the state to raise money Addressed to at La Crescent and thence extending 3 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 SECOND: Providing for the Imposition A, Beginning at a point on Route No. 8 at Bagley and thence extending in 10 at Litchfield and thence extending on the boundary line between the JULIUS SCHMAHL Fund" to be expended for the construction 9 at Hokah and thence extending In a northerly and westerlv direction to of graduated and progressive taxes on in a northeasterly direction to a point states of Minnesota- and South Dakota of the roads embraced In the trunk a southwesterly direction to a point a point on Route No. 32 southerly of on Route No. at St Cloud, affordLltchfleld, southwesterly of Beaver Creek, 3 Incomes, privileges and occupations. on Route No. 20 near Canton, affording Red Lake Falls, affording Bagley, St. Cloud and intervening highway system. The legislature cannot, affording La Crescent, Hokah, Houston, Hokah, Caledonia, Canton and intervening Clearbrook, Gonvik, Gully, Brooks, and adjacent communities a reasonable Rushford, Lanesboro, Preston, however, Issue bonds In any one year exceeding Secretary of State. PROPOSED LAW RELATING TO THE and adjacent communities Terrebonne and intervening and adjacent means of communication, each Fountain, Spring Valley, Austin, In amount of the par value thereof a reasonable means of communication communities a reasonable with the other and other places within TAXATION OF RAILROAD PROPERTIES. Albert Lea, JBlue Earth, Fairmont, the state. each with the-other and other places means of communication, each with the sum of $10,000,000, nor can the aggregate Jackson, Worthington, Luverne and within the state. the other and other places within the Intervening and adjacent communities of all outstanding unpaid bonds Route No. 88. (OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, state. a reasonable means of communication, Route No. 45. over exceed 875,000,000. Bonds cannot Chapter 533, Session Laws of the state each with the other and other Beginning at a point on Routs No. I ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. Route No. 88. of Minnesota for the year of 1919, proposes Beginning at a point on the west places within the state. at or near Belle Plains and thence extending be sold for lees thsn par or bear Interest an amendment to section 2226, General February 1, 1920. bank of the St. Croix River at Stillwater Beginning at a point on Route No. In a northerly direction to a at a greater rate than five per cent Route No. 10. Statutes Minnesota 1913, and provides and thence extending in a 12 at Montevideo and thence extending point on Route No. 3 at Big Lake, afzordlng HON. JULIUS A. SCHMAHL, that said amendment shall be sub* per annum. watertown, southwesterly direction to a point on in a northwesterly direction to a Beginning at a point on the westerly Belle Plaine, Norwood, mltted to the people of this state for ap« Secretary of State, the easterly limits of the city of St. point on Route No. 26 northerly of limits of the city of Minneapolis Montrose. Buffalo, Montlcello, Tho adoption of tho amendment will proval or rejection at the 1920 general Paul, affording Stillwater, Lake Elmo, Appleton affording Montevideo, Appleion and thence extending in a northwesterly Big Lake and intervening and adjacent Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. election. Said section now reads as follows: also confer on the legislature authority St. Paul and Intervening and adjacent and intervening and adjacent direction to a point on Route communities a reasonable communities a reasonable means communities a reasonable means of to levy a tax on motor vehlclee, uelng No. 6 at or near Wheaton, affording means of communication, each with required by Section 46, General Staof of communication, each with the other communication, each with the other the other and other places within the Minneapolis, Montrose, Cokato, Litchfield, tho publio streete and highways, on a the state of Minnesota for the "Section 2226. railroad company state. and other places within the state. and other places within the state. Every Willmar, Benson, Morris, Herman, 1913, I have the honor to furnish you owning or operating any line of mora onerous basis than other^ersonal Wheaton and intervening and Route No. 20. 46. Route No. Route No. 87. with a statement of the purposes and railroad situated within, or partly adjacent communities a reasonable property Is taxed. Tho proceeds of such of all amendments proposed to the Beginning at a point on Rout* No. within this state, shall, during tho Beginning at a point on the west Beginning at a point on Route No. means of communication, each wth bo tax wlft crsdlted to tho Highway Sink* 10 at Benson ana thence extending year 1913, and annually thereafter, tutlon of the State of Minnesota by bank of the St. Croix River at Taylors 14 southerly of Echo and thence extending the other and other places within the in a westerly direction to a pointon bo Jleu iay into the treasury of,this state, in Legislature of 1919, and which are to Ing Fund, which Is to used to psy Falls and thence extending in a In a northerly and westerly state. of all taxes and assessments, upon Route No. 6 near Ortonville, affording submitted to the electors of said state southwesterly direction to a point on direction to a point on Route No. 17 Route No. 11. bonds Issued ae above any surplus In Benson, Ortonville and intervening ana all property within this state, owned the general election in 1920. Route No. 1 near Wyoming, affording at or near Granite Falls, affording a Beginning at a point on Route No. adjacent communities reasonable ths Highway Sinking Fund not'needed or operated for railway purposes, Taylors Falls. Center City, Wyoming Echo, Granite Falls and intervening -y such company, including equipment, 8 at the westerly limits of the city means of communication, each With PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1. and intervening and adjacent communities and adjacent communities a reasonable for the retirement of bonds to be transferred of Duluth and thence extending in the other and other places within the appurtenances, appendages a reasonable Tneans of communication, means of communication, each to the Trunk Highway Fund. Motor (To be known as Article XVI). a northwesterly and northerly direction state. and franchises thereof, a sum of each with the other and with the other and other places within money equal to five per cent of the to a point on Route No. 4 at International vehicles taxed by any law passed by Chapter 630, Session Laws of Minnesota Route No. 87* other places within the state. the states gross earnings derived from the operation Falls and thence extending *r the year 1919, proposes to amend the the legislature under the amendment, Beginning at a point on Route No. Route No. 47. of such line of railway within in a southwesterly direction along Route No. 68. CJ»Bstitutlon of the State of Minnesota by will not be subject to any other tax, except 3 at St. Cloud and thence extending this state. said Route No. 4 to a point on said Mtting thereto a new article to be known Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on Route No. In a northerly direction to a point on On or before August 15, 1913, and route southwesterly of International that a wheelage tax may be Imposed Article XVI, which reads as follows: 17 at Slayton and thence extending 14 at Marshall and thence extending annually thereafter, each such railroad Falls and thence extending in a Route No. 2 at Brainerd, affording -Section 1. There is hereby created in a westerly direction to a point on in a northwesterly direction to a point on such vehicles by any borough, company shall make, according westerly direction to a point St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Royalton, 4tnd established a trunk highway sysiem, Route No. 6 at Pipestone, affording on Route No. 6 near Canby, affording city or village, If they see fit to do so. Little Falls, Brainerd and intervening to law, a true and just return of alt on Route No. 6 at Donaldson, affording which shall be located, constructed, Slayton. Pipestone and Intervening Marshall, Minneota, Canby and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable such gross earnings for the six Duluth, Eveleth, Virginia, Cook, In case the tax on motor vehicles Is reconstructed, improved and and adjacent communities a reasonable and adjacent communities means of communication, months ending June 30th, next preceding, Orr, Cussons, International Falls, forever maintained as publio highby means of communication, each a reasonable means of communication, not sufficient to pay the principal and and the said tax of five per Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, Greenbush, each with the other and other places the state of Minnesota. The with the other and other places within each with the other and other within the state. Interest of the bonds Issued, the legislature, centum thereon shall become aue Donaldson and intervening and •aid highways shall extend as nearly the state. places within the state. and be payable to the state of Minnesota adjacent communities a reasonable In case of the adoption of the Route No. 28. may be along the following described 48. in manner provided by law, means of communication, each with Route No. Route No. 89. routes, the more specific and amendment, will be empowered to provide on No. Beginning at a point Route on September 1st, next thereafter. the other and other places within the Beginning at a point on Route No. Beginning at a point on Route No. definite location of which shall be On or before February 15, 1914, 27 at Little Falls and thence extending by law for the taxation of all the state. 17 westerly of Granite Falls and 25 at Buffalo and thence extending Sxed and determined by such boards, a and annually thereafter, each such in a southwesterly direction to Route No. 12. taxable property of the etate In an thence extending in a westerly direction In a northwesterly direction to a point officers and tribunals, and in such railroad company shall make, according point on the boundary line between Beginning at a point on the west to a point on Route No. 6 at Canby. on Route No. southeasterly of wanner, as shall be prescribed by law, 22 amount sufficient to meet the deficiency, to law, a true and just return of the states of Minnesota and South tot bank of the St. Croix River near affording Granite Falls, Clarkfield, Paynesville, affording Buffalo, Maple I In fixing such specific and definite or It may, In Its discretion, appropriate all such gross earnings for the six Dakota at Browns Valley, affording Hudson, Wisconsin and thence extending Canby and intervening and adjacent Lake, Annandale, Eden Valley, I s»utes there shall not be any devia£Sen months ending December 31st, next Little Falls, Sauk Center, Glenwood, to such Highway Sinking Fund any In a westerly direction to a communities a reasonable Paynesville and intervening and adjacent from the starting points or termlttals preceding, and said tax of five per Star buck, Morris, Graceville, Browns point on the easterly limits of the means of communication, each with communities a reasonable moneys In the stato trsasury not otherwise set forth in this bill, nor shall centum thereon shall become due and Valley and intervening and adjacent 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 appropriated. payable to the state of Minnesota in communities a reasonable means of at a point on the westerly limits of state. the other and other places within the *»otes from the various villages and manner provided by law, on March communication, eaoh with the other the city of Minneapolis and thence state. titles named herein, through which 1st, next thereafter and the payment and other places within the state. Route No. 49. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2. extending in a westerly direction to a mach. routes are to pass. of such sums at the times hereinbefore Route No. 70. point on Route No. 6 at Madison, affording Route No. 29. Beginning at a point on Route No. set forth shall be in full and in Route No. 1. Chapter 531, Session Laws of Minnesota St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hopkins, 12 easterly of Montevideo and thence Beginning at a point on Route No. lieu of* all other taxes and assessments Beginning at a point on Route No. for the year 1919, proposes an extending in a northeasterly direction Beginning at a point on the bounUtary Norwood, Glencoe, Olivia, Granite westerly of New Ulm and thenco upon the property and franchises 28 at Glenwood and thence extending amendment to section 7 of article VI of to a point on Route No. 4 southerly of line between the states of Minateaota. Falls, Montevideo, Dawson, Madison extending in a northerly direction so taxed provided nothing in in a northerly direction to a point on the constitution of the state of Minnesota. Willmar, affording Montevideo, Clara, and Iowa, southeasterly at AiSwrt and intervening and adjacent to a point on Route No. 12 at or near thirf act shall be construed as modifying Route No. 2 westerly of Wadena Affording Said section now reads as follows: communities a reasonable means of City, Willmar and Intervening and Lea and thence extending in a the village of Hector, affording Fort any agreement entered into between Glenwood, Alexandria, Park* adjacent communities, a reasonable aerthwesterly direction to a point in communication, each with the other Rldgely, Fairfax, Hector and intervening any municipality within tho ers Prairie, Deer Creek ana intervening "Section 7. There shall be established and other places within the state. means of communication, eaoh with JUbert Lea and thence extending in a and adjacent communities a state and any railroad company relating and adjacent communities a reasonable in each organised county in the other and other places within the herly direction to a point and on reasonable means of communication, to the payment of local taxes means of communication, Route No. 13. the state a probate "court, which shall state. southerly limits of the city of St. each with the other and other places or assessments. eaoh with the other and other places bo a oourt of record, and be held at beginning at a point on Route No. 1 and then beginning at a point on within the state. The lands acquired by public grant Routs No. B0. within the state. such times and places as may be presorlboa 9 at Albert Lea and thence extending 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 Additional Routes. JAuil and thence extending in a in a northerly direction to a point on Route No. SO. taxation until sold or contracted to Uo 20 at Cannon Falls and thenoe extending One Judge, who shall bo elected by ssoxtherly direction to a point on the Route No. 5 at Jordan, affording Albert sold or conveyed as provided in tho on Beginning at a point Routs No. in a northwesterly direction Whenever, either by reason of the voters of the county for the tenn of westerly limits of the city of Duluth Lea, Waseca, Waterville, Montgomery, respective acts whereby such grants 3 at Fergus Falls, and thenoe extending to a point on the southerly limits of creation of a new county, or by reason two years. He shaft be a resident of New Prague, Jordan and Intervening and then beginning at a point on the were made or recognized." point in a northerly direction to a of the change of the county seat oleoand the city of Minneapolis, affording 8on, ioh county at the time of his Northerly limits of the city of Duluth and adjacent communitiea Krsklne, Brsklne, on on Rout$_No. Route No. 8 8 at at alto affording of any existing county, any city or Cannon Falls, Farmington, Minneapolis reside therein during his #ad thence extending in a northeasterly a reasonable means of communication Detroit. Fergus Falls. Pelican Rapids. If amended as proposed it win read village not a county seat at the time and Intervening and adjacent continuance in office, and his compensation each with the other and other places direction to a point on the aa follows: Intervening Mahnomen. Bruune and of the adoption of this amendment is communities a reasonable means of shall be provided by law. He boundary line between the state of within the state. venlng and and adjacent adjacent communities communities a a lawfully constituted the county seat communication, each with the other may appoint his own clerk where jjfbmesota and the province of Ontario, Route No. 14. reasonable reasonable means means of of communication, oqznn^unlo^tioi "Section 2226. Every railroad com* of any county, the legislature Is'authorized and other places within the state. none has been elected but the legislature affording Albert Lea, Owatonna, pany owning or operating any line #^ch wUjh the other and other places to aad to the trunk highway may authorise the election, Beginning at a point on Route No. JPiaribault, Northfield, Farmington, St. Routs No. 51. of railroad situated within or partly wt system such additional routes connecting by the electors of any county, of one 6 at Ivanhoe and thence extending jnid. White Bear,, Forest Lake, Wyo- within this state, shall, during tha such newly constitutedjcounty Beginning at a point on Route No, clerk or register of probate for such in an easterly direction to a point on Routs No. 91, Rush City, Pine City, Hinckley, year 1913 and annually thereafter, seats with other county seats and 6 at Shakopee and thence extending county, whose powers, duties, tenn Route No. 4 at Redwood Falls and tone, Moose Lake, Carlton, DuTwo pay into the treasury of the state, fit Beginning at a point en Route No. other points in the state. in a northerly direction to a point on of offloo and compensation shall be thence extending in an easterly direction Harbors, Grand Marais and lieu of all taxes upon all property 9 at Ada, and thence extending in an When after at least seventy-five Route No. 12 northerly of. Shakopee. prescribed by law. A probate court along aaid Route No. 4 to a point irening and adjacent communla within this state owned or operated easterly direction to a point on Route (75) per cent of the total number affording a connection between said shall have jurisdiction over the on said route at Morton and thence reasonable means of communleatton, for railway purposes, by such company, No. 30 near Mahnomen, affording of the miles of the routes embraced Route No. 5 and said Route No. 12. estates of deceased persons and persons extending In an easterly direction to each with the other and other including equipment, appurtenances, Ada, Mahnomen and intervening ana 6sfore 1 the trunk highway system herelpspecified under guardianship, but no other a point on Route No. 22, hereinafter ^flacea within the state. Rout* No. St. appendages and franchises adjacent communities a reasonable shall have been constructed Jurisdiction, except as prescribed described, at Gaylord, affording Ivanhoe, thereof, a sum or money equal of flvr Route No. 2. means of communication, each with adlegislaturepermanently and improved, Beginning at a point on Route No. by this constitution." Marshall, Redwood Falls, Morton per cent of the gross earnings deriv the other and other places within the shall have authority to 5 south of the city of Minneapolis "Beginning at a point on Route No. Winthrop, Gaylord and intervening from the operation of such line state. Tho amendment simply proposes to new routes to such trunk highway and thence extending In a northeasterly 3. on the westerly limits of the city and adjacent communities a reasonable railway within this state. Route No. M, ••-v system provided, however, that direction to a point on the westerly substitute the word "four" for tho word mA Duluth and thence extending In means of communication, each On or before August 15, 1913, and no such new routes shall bo added limits of the United States military southwesterly direction along said with the other and other places within Beginning at a point on Route No. "two" eo that tho sentence prescribing annually thereafter, each such railroad until and unless the funds available the state. reservation at Fort SnelUng, affording Saute No. 1 to a point oh said route of Croofrstqn and thence 8 company shall make, according tho duration of the term of office of probate -for the construction, improvement St. Paul and adjacent communities mt Carlton and thence extending in extending in a northerly direction to to law, a true and Just return ofaB Routs No. 15. and maintenance of such additional M. westerly direction to a point on the a point on Route No. 11 at a reasonable communication with Judgee will, if tho amendment Is sueh gross earnings for the sis Sverintervening a routes shall be sufficient therefor in «ut bank of the Red River of the Beginning at point on the boundary sh, affording Red laki Vafis/Thlef said Route No. I. adopted, read as followsi months ending June 30th, next preceding, addition to the construction. Improvement JNbrth at Moorhead, affording Duluth, line between the states or Minnesota Vails. Middle Mnr. Oreenbush. Routs No. 53. and the said tax of five per and maintenance of the several and and adjaoent oomdjaoent ^Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin, Brainerd, and Iowa southerly of Fairmont oomng centum thereon Shall become aue who routes hereinbefore specifically described. "It shsll be held by on# Judge, munities a reasonabL Beginning at a point on: Route No. Xfotley, Staples, Wadena, Detroit, and thence extending in a northerly of Mia* and payable to tho state of Minnesota a munlca^Lon, each wl Koorhead and intervening and direction to point on Route at Hastings and thence extending in shall bo elected tho voters of tho adjait by provided by law, on September la manner Section There Is hereby created othei 8. communities a reasonable means No. 14 at Winthrop, affording Fairmont, •r places within the stata" a northwesterly direction to a point 1st next thereafter. county fsr the term of four years." •r1: a fund which shall be known as communication, each with the othand Madella, New Ulm, Winthrop on the southerly limits of the oltjr IS, aad On or before February 1914, Route No. M, the trunk highway sinking fund. Said other places within the state. and intervening and' adjacent communities of South St. Paul, affording Hastings. annually thereafter, each such railroad fund shall consist of the proceeds of Tho purpose of said amendment and Its a reasonable means of communication, 8outh St. Paul and Intervening and company shall make, according Route No. S. any tax Imposed on motor vehicles as each with the other and adjacent communities a reasonable effect, If adopted, will be to make the all to law, a true and just return of S" herein authorised. The moneys In Beginning at a point on the bounline other places within the state. (tending in a means of communicati#n, each with such gross earnings for tho six term of office of Judgo of probate four fund shall bo used for the payof between the states of Min»ta rsald fund on to a point on the other and other places within the »onths ending •December 81st next Routs No. 16. the principal and Interest of and Wisconsin, westerly of La ment years Instead of two. Warren, ren, aifoi ording Thiol stato. and said tax flvo nor tonds which may bo Issued under preceding, Grose, Wisconsin, and thence expending any bonds Beginning at a point on Route No. and intervening and Warren ftovto No. 54 centum thereon shall become due aad the authority of this arUcle and in a northwesterly direction 5 southwesterly of Mankato and iMe la cent communities a reasonable PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO.«. payable to the stato of Minnesota excess any moneys In of such requirements 4a a point on the easterly limits of Beginning at a point on Routs No. thence extending westerly to a point of communication, each with the manner provided by law, on March be 532 Ae City of St. Paul and then beginming shall transferred to a fund Session Laws of the state at SHbow Lake and thence extending on Route No. 15 at Madella and state. H6Zt er and other places wlthui the sti thereafter and the payments 1919, at a point on the westerly limits in a southwesterly direction to a which is hereby created and which ta for tho yea* proposes thence extending in a southerly direction of such sums at the times hcrreinbefore Routs No. N. be an amendment to Section 1 of Article IX the city of Minneapolis and thence point on Route No. 10 at Herman, affording snail known as the trunk highway along said Route No. 15 to set forth shall be In full and In The fund. trunk highway fund attending in a northwesterly direction Roi\te Np. Elbow Lake, Herman and Intervening of u« constitution of said state. Said a point on said route southerly of Beginning at a point oa llou of all other taxes upon the property shall be used solely for the purposes to a point on the east Dank of and adjacent communities, section now reads as follows: Madelia and thence extending In a %t Detroit and thenoe and franchises so taxed. specified in Section 1 of this article, Oe Red River of the North at Brecksaililrr a a reasonable means of communication, westerly direction to a point on northeasterly direotioi The lands acquired by public grant affording La Crescent, Winaasa, and when duly authorised by legislative lN The rhe power of taxation each with the other aad other "Section Route No. 4 northerly of Windom and on Route No. 8 wester shall be made and remain exempt surrendered, suspendid Kellogg, Wabasha, Lake City, enactment to reimburse any shall places within the state. never be thence extending in a southerly direction Rapids, affording Detrof from taxation until sold or contracted away. Taxes shall Bed Wing, Hastings, St. Paul, Minne4ttsotis, county for the money expended by it away »d or contracted along said Route No. 4 to a point ids. Walker, Remer, No. 55. to be sold or conveyed as provided Route the saipe class of Osseo, Champlin. Anoka, Elk subsequent to February 1st, 1919, in So uniform upon *dJaoent communities on said route at Windom and thence and intervening and in the respective acts whereby I subjects,^and shall be tovied and collected JUivr, Big Lake, St. Cloud, Albany, permanently improving any road moans of communication, Beginning at a point on Route No. extending in a westerly direction to a a reasonable such grants were made or recognixed.,r "fisnlr Center, Alexandria, Elbow hereinbefore specifically described. for public purpoMs. but publio with other aad 2 northwesterly of Carlton and Jn toint at Fulda and thence extending each Cm burying grounds^ publio school iJLake, Fergus Falls, Breckenridge and In accordance with plans and specifications other the thence extending In a northerly direction a southerly direction to a point places within stato. gtatervening and adjacent communities therefor approved by the commissioner nouses, public to a point in Cloauet, affording on, Route No. 9 at Worthington, affording Under the present law the gross earnings Routs No. St. tm reasonable means of communication. of highways. Carlton, Cloquet and Intervening 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 Windom, Fulda, Worthington and intervening lieu of all other taxes and assessments, within the state. means of communication, authorized to provide, by law, for and adjacent communities upon property owned or operated for each with the other and other places the taxation of motor vehicles, using a reasonable means of communication, railroad purposes. Under the proposed Route No. 4. within the state. the public streets and highways of and pubUc'property used exclusively each^mith the other and other amendment such tax will be In lieu of Beginning at a point on the boungary (tending in a no this state, on a more onerous basis for %tff public purpose, shall bo ttempt places wlVm the state. taxes only and railroad companies will Routs No. 58. line between the states of Minnesota ion to a point at than other personal property, provided, from taxation, and there may be become subject to assessments for local and Iowa, southwesterly of Route No. 17. exempted Grand Rapids, Beginning at a point on Route No. however, that any such tax on from taxation persmal improvements in the same way that private Jackson and thence extending in a" 9 easterly of Austin and thence extending motor vehicles shall be in lieu of all not exceeding in value Beginning at a point on Route No. Buhl, Mountain Iron, Virgin! persons and corporations, not paying ^northerly direction to a point on In a northerly direction to a other taxes thereon, except wheelage household. Individual or head 16-at Fulda and thence extending in Gilbert, McKlnley, Blwablk, Aurorw. a gross earnings tax, are subject ta Xfcoute No. 3, southeasterly of Sauk a of family, as the legiglati point on Route No. 21 at or near taxes, so-called, which may be imposed Ily, as the legigli such assessments. a northerly direction to on Tower and Ely and Intervening and a point Center and thence extending in a ermine: Provided, that Kenyon affording Browns dale, Hayfield, by any borough, city or village. »d, tha Route No. 12 at Granite adjacent. communities, a reasonable Falls, affording northwesterly direction along said X. may authorise mu Dodge Center, West Concord, te mui lunlo Fulda, Slayton, Garvin, Marshall, means of communication, each with Any such'law may, in the discretion The purpose of said amendment 1*, and Boute No. 3 to a point on said route Kenyon and Intervening and adjacent ns to to levy levy and and ct eoliee Its effect, if adopted, will be to subject Granite Falls and intervening the other and other places within the of the legislature, provide for at Sauk Center and thence extending communities a reasonable means of the exemption from taxation of any ments for local Improvements upon railroad companies, paying gross earnings and adjacent communities reascn.l£ a Jn a northerly direction to a point at property benefited ro­ communication, each with the other motor vehicle owned by a non-resident thereby without taxes, to the payment of assess* IPeans of communication, each International Falls, affording Jackson, Route No. N. gard to a cash valuation, and provided ments for local improvements. with the other and other places within and other places within the state. of the state, and transiently or Windom, Sandborn, Redwood Beginning at a point on Xtovte No. the state. temporarily using the streets and further, that nothing herein Vails, Morton, Olivia, Willmar, Routs No. 57. Tours respectfully, 3 at Fergus Falls and tfctfteo extend* highways of the state. The proceeds contained shall be construed to affoct, ®aynesville, Sauk Center, Long Route No. 18. modify or repeal any existing law ing In an easterly direction to a point of such tax shall 1» paid into said CLIFFORD Lu HILTON, Beginning at a point In Mantorvlllo nairle, Wadena, Park Rapids, Itasca on Route No, easterly of Hennlng. providing- for the taxation of the B5#52.niS5 Point on Route No. 29 trunk highway sinking fijnd. Attorney General. at and extending In a southerly direction State ,^Park, Bemldjl, International affording Fergus Falls, Hennlng aad pro- gross earnings of railroads. at Elk River and thence extending Section 4. The legislature may to a point on Route No. 7 south­ »ji. i. ttSStt'Ji