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Mn. Const. art. XI, § 11 — Article XI / Section 11
MN Const., Article XI, Section 11
Status: in_force

TIMBER LANDS SET APART AS STATE FORESTS; DISPOSITION OF REVENUE . School and other public lands of the state better adapted for the production of timber than for agriculture may be set apart as state school forests, or other state forests as the legislature may provide. The legislature may also provide for their management on forestry principles. The net revenue therefrom shall be used for the purposes for which the lands were granted to the state.
Mn. Const. art. II, § 2 — Article II / Section 2
MN Const., Article II, Section 2
Status: in_force

JURISDICTION ON BOUNDARY WATERS . The state of Minnesota has concurrent jurisdiction on the Mississippi and on all other rivers and waters forming a common boundary with any other state or states. Navigable waters leading into the same, shall be common highways and forever free to citizens of the United States without any tax, duty, impost or toll therefor.
Mn. Const. art. XII, § 4 — Article XII / Section 4
MN Const., Article XII, Section 4
Status: in_force

HOME RULE CHARTER . Any local government unit when authorized by law may adopt a home rule charter for its government. A charter shall become effective if approved by such majority of the voters of the local government unit as the legislature prescribes by general law. If a charter provides for the consolidation or separation of a city and a county, in whole or in part, it shall not be effective without approval of the voters both in the city and in the remainder of the county by the majority required by law.
Mn. Const. art. XII, § 1 — Article XII / Section 1
MN Const., Article XII, Section 1
Status: in_force

PROHIBITION OF SPECIAL LEGISLATION; PARTICULAR SUBJECTS . In all cases when a general law can be made applicable, a special law shall not be enacted except as provided in section 2. Whether a general law could have been made applicable in any case shall be judicially determined without regard to any legislative assertion on that subject. The legislature shall pass no local or special law authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, vacating or maintaining of roads, highways, streets or alleys; remitting fines, penalties or forfeitures; changing the names of persons, places, lakes or rivers; authorizing the adoption or legitimation of children; changing the law of descent or succession; conferring rights on minors; declaring any named person of age; giving effect to informal or invalid wills or deeds, or affecting the estates of minors or persons under disability; granting divorces; exempting property from taxation or regulating the rate of interest on money; creating private corporations, or amending, renewing, or extending the charters thereof; granting to any private corporation, association, or individual any special or exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever or authorizing public taxation for a private purpose. The inhibitions of local or special laws in this section shall not prevent the passage of general laws on any of the subjects enumerated.
Mn. Const. art. VI, § 2 — Article VI / Section 2
MN Const., Article VI, Section 2
Status: in_force

SUPREME COURT . The supreme court consists of one chief judge and not less than six nor more than eight associate judges as the legislature may establish. It shall have original jurisdiction in such remedial cases as are prescribed by law, and appellate jurisdiction in all cases, but there shall be no trial by jury in the supreme court. The legislature may establish a court of appeals and provide by law for the number of its judges, who shall not be judges of any other court, and its organization and for the review of its decisions by the supreme court. The court of appeals shall have appellate jurisdiction over all courts, except the supreme court, and other appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law. As provided by law judges of the court of appeals or of the district court may be assigned temporarily to act as judges of the supreme court upon its request and judges of the district court may be assigned temporarily by the supreme court to act as judges of the court of appeals. The supreme court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure a clerk, a reporter, a state law librarian and other necessary employees. [Amended, November 2, 1982]
Mn. Const. art. I, § 4 — Article I / Section 4
MN Const., Article I, Section 4
Status: in_force

TRIAL BY JURY . The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate, and shall extend to all cases at law without regard to the amount in controversy. A jury trial may be waived by the parties in all cases in the manner prescribed by law. The legislature may provide that the agreement of five-sixths of a jury in a civil action or proceeding, after not less than six hours' deliberation, is a sufficient verdict. The legislature may provide for the number of jurors in a civil action or proceeding, provided that a jury have at least six members. [Amended, November 8, 1988]
Mn. Const. art. X, § 8 — Article X / Section 8
MN Const., Article X, Section 8
Status: in_force

PARIMUTUEL BETTING . The legislature may authorize on-track parimutuel betting on horse racing in a manner prescribed by law. [Adopted, November 2, 1982]
Mn. Const. art. IV, § 16 — Article IV / Section 16
MN Const., Article IV, Section 16
Status: in_force

ELECTIONS VIVA VOCE . In all elections by the legislature members shall vote viva voce and their votes shall be entered in the journal.
Mn. Const. art. I, § 5 — Article I / Section 5
MN Const., Article I, Section 5
Status: in_force

NO EXCESSIVE BAIL OR UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS . Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishments inflicted.
Mn. Const. art. IX, § 2 — Article IX / Section 2
MN Const., Article IX, Section 2
Status: in_force

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION . Two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature may submit to the electors at the next general election the question of calling a convention to revise this constitution. If a majority of all the electors voting at the election vote for a convention, the legislature at its next session, shall provide by law for calling the convention. The convention shall consist of as many delegates as there are members of the house of representatives. Delegates shall be chosen in the same manner as members of the house of representatives and shall meet within three months after their election. Section 5 of Article IV of the constitution does not apply to election to the convention.
Mn. Const. art. X, § 5 — Article X / Section 5
MN Const., Article X, Section 5
Status: in_force

AIRCRAFT . The legislature may tax aircraft using the air space overlying the state on a more onerous basis than other personal property. Any such tax on aircraft shall be in lieu of all other taxes. The legislature may impose the tax on aircraft of companies paying taxes under any gross earnings system of taxation notwithstanding that earnings from the aircraft are included in the earnings on which gross earnings taxes are computed. The law may exempt from taxation aircraft owned by a nonresident of the state temporarily using the air space overlying the state.
Mn. Const. art. IV, § 9 — Article IV / Section 9
MN Const., Article IV, Section 9
Status: in_force

COMPENSATION . The salary of senators and representatives shall be prescribed by a council consisting of the following members: one person who is not a judge from each congressional district appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and one member from each congressional district appointed by the governor. If Minnesota has an odd number of congressional districts, the governor and the chief justice must each appoint an at-large member in addition to a member from each congressional district. One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the members appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the most members in the legislature. One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the members appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the second-most members in the legislature. None of the members of the council may be current or former legislators, or the spouse of a current legislator. None of the members of the council may be current or former lobbyists registered under Minnesota law. None of the members of the council may be a current employee of the legislature. None of the members of the council may be a current or former judge. None of the members of the council may be a current or former governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, or state auditor. None of the members of the council may be a current employee of an entity in the executive or judicial branch. Membership terms, removal, and compensation of members shall be as provided by law. The council must prescribe salaries by March 31 of each odd-numbered year, taking into account any other legislative compensation provided to legislators by the state of Minnesota, with any changes in salary to take effect on July 1 of that year. Any salary increase for legislators authorized in law by the legislature after January 5, 2015, is repealed. [Amended, November 8, 2016]
Mn. Const. art. IV, § 5 — Article IV / Section 5
MN Const., Article IV, Section 5
Status: in_force

RESTRICTION ON HOLDING OFFICE . No senator or representative shall hold any other office under the authority of the United States or the state of Minnesota, except that of postmaster or of notary public. If elected or appointed to another office, a legislator may resign from the legislature by tendering his resignation to the governor.
Mn. Const. art. X, § 6 — Article X / Section 6
MN Const., Article X, Section 6
Status: in_force

TACONITE TAXATION . Laws of Minnesota 1963, Chapter 81, relating to the taxation of taconite and semi-taconite, and facilities for the mining, production and beneficiation thereof shall not be repealed, modified or amended, nor shall any laws in conflict therewith be valid until November 4, 1989. Laws may be enacted fixing or limiting for a period not extending beyond the year 1990, the tax to be imposed on persons engaged in (1) the mining, production or beneficiation of copper, (2) the mining, production or beneficiation of copper-nickel, or (3) the mining, production or beneficiation of nickel. Taxes imposed on the mining or quarrying of taconite or semi-taconite and on the production of iron ore concentrates therefrom, which are in lieu of a tax on real or personal property, shall not be considered to be occupation, royalty, or excise taxes within the meaning of this amendment.
Mn. Const. art. I, § 11 — Article I / Section 11
MN Const., Article I, Section 11
Status: in_force

ATTAINDERS, EX POST FACTO LAWS AND LAWS IMPAIRING CONTRACTS PROHIBITED . No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or any law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed, and no conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.
Mn. Const. art. V, § 5 — Article V / Section 5
MN Const., Article V, Section 5
Status: in_force

SUCCESSION TO OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR . In case a vacancy occurs from any cause whatever in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor shall be governor during such vacancy. The compensation of the lieutenant governor shall be prescribed by law. The last elected presiding officer of the senate shall become lieutenant governor in case a vacancy occurs in that office. In case the governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the same devolves on the lieutenant governor. The legislature may provide by law for the case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability both of the governor and lieutenant governor to discharge the duties of governor and may provide by law for continuity of government in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack in this state, including but not limited to, succession to the powers and duties of public office and change of the seat of government.
Mn. Const. art. XIV, § 4 — Article XIV / Section 4
MN Const., Article XIV, Section 4
Status: in_force

MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREET SYSTEM . A municipal state-aid street system shall be constructed, improved and maintained as public highways by municipalities having a population of 5,000 or more in the manner provided by law.
Mn. Const. art. XI, § 2 — Article XI / Section 2
MN Const., Article XI, Section 2
Status: in_force

CREDIT OF THE STATE LIMITED . The credit of the state shall not be given or loaned in aid of any individual, association or corporation except as hereinafter provided.
Mn. Const. art. IV, § 6 — Article IV / Section 6
MN Const., Article IV, Section 6
Status: in_force

QUALIFICATION OF LEGISLATORS; JUDGING ELECTION RETURNS AND ELIGIBILITY . Senators and representatives shall be qualified voters of the state, and shall have resided one year in the state and six months immediately preceding the election in the district from which elected. Each house shall be the judge of the election returns and eligibility of its own members. The legislature shall prescribe by law the manner for taking evidence in cases of contested seats in either house.
Mn. Const. art. VI, § 12 — Article VI / Section 12
MN Const., Article VI, Section 12
Status: in_force

ABOLITION OF PROBATE COURT; STATUS OF JUDGES . If the probate court is abolished by law, judges of that court who are learned in the law shall become judges of the court that assumes jurisdiction of matters described in section 11.