The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-18
An Act proposing an Amendment To the
Constitution.
by AuTHoRITY.l

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AN ACT propa,lng an amendment to Section ten Article
nine OF toe Constitution. and pr,iIn Tor the snomi.
sion 81 the to the people.
Re Il ensctcd by lr Legislature Of The state Of Mime
sscrcs l. The following ameudment - ,ho con.h,u
ils,s % .ss 49, e. ars.t y2gs-e i"g inAss,.Hs, sas
approval rrjyhpu b, De people Ia accordance With
section ATlce u Oi The Consultation lhai is TO say.
That section 10 ol Article OF The Consultation shall he
sgc TO- The credit of is state shah never be giycnor
loaned IN ai ANY ipd, dual association corporation,
except hat for he purpose III eSpeing the construction
ol nes - railroads. IN aid oi which hc Congress Il
the unlrd states has granted lands To hc Territory Of
Nnnesoa tt. GoVernnr shall cause o te issued apG de
rrea sa;h Of te companies IN Which said grants
vested by the Legislative Assembly 81 Minnesota. the
special bonds Of the state bearing iaeres, OF
per cent per Aunum, payable semi Annually IN the city
81 New York, as loan o pubic credit y an amount not
exceeding twelve hundred aud hfiy h0ussn. dollars
srgrerse amount to all Of said companies mol exceed
ing i've millions Of dollars IA manner follow my I" VA
Whenever either Of the said companies shall produce
the GoverD"r satisfactory evidence, 'efned by the al
hisyisoi the 'hi'i hnRn'er lteasnfer aud ~" pree
sad Company, that lri niles of the road of
said company has been actually constructed and com
peted rcsdt ior placing me supefsrc,re ibrr,on 'h
joy.rpn, shall cause 10 be issued and delivered 10 such
company benis Ia ue amount o one hand ed thoasand
5n,m and whenever thereafter and II en- ether
of said ,mpsnrs shn produce 20 i'e UoNern,r Ike es
dence Of further con ~ Iion o. ten niles "i rs road NJ
aforesaid, then the Governor shall be
sued such company further hss bends VI ths amount
81 hundred thousand dollars 0r each and ever ten
miles road tius constructed. and whenever such
many shall. furnish Ike tYieur" tbs ten miles 81
road actually comp erd sbi runnE thereon
90, erpor shall To be ISSUED la such company Ike
bonds the amount u one hundred thousand dollars aud
thereafter AMI a. Oeb AS eiilei Of sal cuBpa
MES shall. prucc to the OoycrEor like evidence that any
further n miles said rad atom Aforesaid
the Governor shall 10 b- issued io such company
further Ike bonds 10 The au0uD o! hundred thousand
dollars uu the iul! sm0nnt Of The bonds hereby aahor
isrd shall be issued Provided, That Two iirhs and
% all bond. issued To the southern Minnesota ksil
road COMPANY shall DO expended In The construction aud
equipment Of the ne II road from Ia Crescent Ia the
point OF junction With III. lIaas road. ss provided by
law aud further provided, That The Minneapolis and &c
dar Valley railroad company shall commence the
srnetlnn Of thrr rad fsribs,it and Minneapolis and
shall grade eIus number o mles from each of said
The sail bonds thu. issued shall be- denotninscd Min
u.-Oa STATE Railroad BOnds sud the faith aud credit
res. ana DE redemption d principal 'hersot ihey
shal be sgned by the 6osersor, eon,ar.,sned and
state IL denomiB aous no, eicesding thousand dob
lars. payable to the order OF the company whom issued
sii eoal any snt recensbr at any tine after .n aud
before he .igi"in OF ,wrn,y a's year. from The d.e
thai The people have voted ir loan OF state credit
brmanses Of he io.n herein PROVIDED ' and TO .ceept
tho conditions II he same shall notify The 66vrftsf here
ion 81 their roads and shall within years thereafter
construct ready ir The supers,rucurc ~ least ~ tG
mile, ,d their rad Each company shall make provision
fy III. pHncual payment and redemption al all bonds
sued delivered Aforesaid, 70 SAID Company. AMI for
m. punctua payment of he plcresi witch shall
thcreon Ia such 90 the Treasury 81
hi- from a'Anc"- OF money for that purpose
.na a. sscuriIy therefor M G0fsrtip shall demand and
receive from earn - sai pani~ before any o! rai
ss i-raea AL Instrument pedgnr tbf net pfYhts 81
n. go .,sr he rs ncu - sat airrro and conye
ptcr u Ut hr nrst NO hundred sud forty ions
o' land. from ptgr iueImrAuccs which such cpHi
panv IA ar may borDpd To s~ In tor he better
s.c,.rlf, nf Treasury the run4 SAID
b1nis whch aH deed 81 'yus' shall au'"rile ID. Inv
rnor and SECRETARY 81 SttH make yanc"s Of
20 All or any 81 .n.h lands N purcha~~y agscrDg Win
he respective rsiirIsd companies th'feinr Provided,
Tha, reieasng he h"rc.t ID: lhc state 10 such
i,nd. seb ssle sraU approved by hs 'Iuvernpr ba,
n. proceeds O! al such sales sht ~ spilled " the pay
,per 81 interest crHu2 lppu ihr btsis 10 ~ q"
f.uit II he payment 81 the same, ami - sinking 'nnl
10 siy l;sr" ds'aH u NE pa,1rI oi interest and
he prnr pal fserpsf When doc and farther
an s,noah, 81 Ire iu"sage bonds, on the roads lands
snh irsn'his"s. ~ u.r sr.p'eats r2WpsDl'S cor
responding he Nste hnHls i~ssd -!a be transferred
% tha Treasurer 81 he ~As a. hr 'nn" 81 %" issue 81
s.ae bonds afd IN clih"r Of sad companies rhali
make heisuh Ia pa, nri Z" 'ih"r ID" bi.frs ~ prnci
al OF he bonds issued SAT- pAirs By Zoe Cover
afr ~ STATE bond. sisil thereafter he isaed ~ sd
r.r - may be pre.r r.o4 by law sell -. h'fls - The
isa,pIinE company ~ eonpAu,ss n No hauis bold N
rae grrrae ~" ne sane PrUsias5 Thsi Il say
corntsuJ 'in default. ysif- ihr dAy u SAFE .iA pa
al ,aer"s s"i Jfl"''pN N"n que a"f "A 'tF""A"s ~
CURED By uts -a'r sa" slali isks Fst.r aud be
- ~ zee cy~iE Pror.Isa n any ~ s.,5 .fas
.su Al any itn" oher 3" PAJ -" pF.uep@ y'sc'Yst S
STATE E~aFoaA onl. shich may have ecru i.sr"f
ga1ef provisions ~ lists acsp hen ne Treasurer a
$40 sa DO anA he hs,-. .sif c.rn
80 - psttlrsi io be state TrtssGrr a psinr.pAl
ise n.r t he isrs-' -. AFORESAID PruYidsd f1gfhrt
-. 14 ih. 10 COMPANY companies sh.~h m.y AZ
'fl ~ ,i'g, ,i@-sf eagh @atap,.e ~ L.. ",
tffs ~ Lea & ~ rts.d bst9r" ii~ expiration ne
l-@.s aafE 8 q
ye~, ia All e,9ieir fy.r afas = he rngh a
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