McConaughy v. Secretary of State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
By chapter 168, Laws 1905, the legislature proposed an amendment to article 9 of the constitution to take the place of sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and the amendment added in 1896, the proposed amendment being commonly called the tax amendment. By chapter 212, Laws 1905, the legislature proposed an amendment to section 16 of article 9 of the constitution, commonly called the good roads amendment.
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By chapter 168, Laws 1905, the legislature proposed an amendment to article 9 of the constitution to take the place of sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and the amendment added in 1896, the proposed amendment being commonly called the tax amendment. By chapter 212, Laws 1905, the legislature proposed an amendment to section 16 of article 9 of the constitution, commonly called the good roads amendment. These amendments were submitted to popular vote at the general election in November, 1906. The state canvassing board found from the returns that 156,051 votes had' been cast for the tax amendment and…
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
This appeal from a judgment entered m the district court of St. Louis county presents questions of very great importance and the results of the decision will be very far-reaching. It will determine the power of the legislature over methods of taxation, and thus vitally affect the future development of the commonwealth and the individual interests *397of every citizen. As the constitution stood from the organization of the state, all taxes were required to be raised under the system known as the general property tax. Dissatisfaction with the results of this method and the development of more…
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