HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 44-28 RESOLUTION ~/~/~ ~ y
Endorsing the purposes and objects o£ the proposed 19th
Amendment to the Constitution o£ the~ State o£ Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the 1943 Session of the Legislature has proposed the sub-
mission of a Constitutional Amendment to the-voters off the state at the
General Electicn cn November 7, 1944, and
WHEREAS, said amendr~ent, commonly known as the "Aviation Amendment",
will beccme the 19th Amendment t¢ the Constitution of the State cf
Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the passage cf said amen~nent will permit the state (t)
to develop a state-wide airports system, (2) tc impcse a tax upcn ~asc-
line used for aviation purposes (now exempt) and, (3) to impcse a tax
upcn aircraft in lieu cf the present burdenscme perscna! prcperty tax,
and
WHEREAS, the cbjeots and purposes cf said ~Aviaticn Amendment" are
ccnsistent with the public welfare and best interests cf the state, and
WHEREAS, the passage cf said amendment will prcmcte aviation
generally thrcughcut the state and enure tc the benefit cf the re-
spective c~mmunities cf the state.
N0[~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that
City Co~c il
the City of Col~mabia Heigi~ts
endcrse the cbjects a_nd purposes cf said~Aviaticn Amendment" and urge
that vcters cf the ccmmunity "VOTE YES~ there~n.
Offered by: ~entzen
Seconded by: Speku!ant
D~d: October 24tL, 1944
Se ~retary to O~ii
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