The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-28
Proposed Constitutional Amendments.

The following are the proposed amend.
ments to the Constitution, in regard to the
restricting the sessions of the legislature to
sixty days, and placing the question of in.
terest upon the railroad bonds, under the
control of the people. Read them care
fully:
Resolred by the House Of Representatives of the State
Minnesota (the Senate cOncurring):
That there be and hereby are proposed for
the approval or rejection of the people, the
following amendments to the Constitution oil
the State, viz:
That section two (2) of article nine (9l OF
the Constitution be amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec.2. The Legislature shall provide for an
annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated
ordinary expenses of the State for each year,
and whenever it shall happen that such ordi.
nary expenses of the State for any year shall
exceed the income of the State for such
year, the Legislature shall provide for levying
tax for the ensuing year sufficient with other
sources of income to pay the deficiency of the
preceding year, together with the estimated
expenses of such ensuing year. But no law
levying tax, or making other provisions for
the payment of interest or principal of the
DOHuS ueHOmiudLeU MlnueSOIa Otate RAILROAD
Bonds" shall take effect or be in force until
such law shall have been submitted to vote
OF the people of the State, and adopted by a
majority of the electors of the State voting
upon the same.
That section ten Q0) of article nine (9) of
the Constitution be amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. 10. The credit of the State shall never
be given or loaned in aid of any individual, as.
ISOLATION or corporation; nor shall there be
any further issue of bonds denominated min
nesota State Railroad Bonds, under what pur-
ports to be an amendment to section ten of
article nine of the Constitution, adopted April
10. 1858, which is hereby enpunged from the
Constitution, saving, excepting and reserving
to the State, nevertheless, all rights, remedies
ard forfeitures accruing under said amend.
ment.
AN ACT Proposing an Amendment to Article
Four of the Constitution of the State of Min
nesOta.
Be enacted By the Legislature the State of Minnesota
Sec. l. The following amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of this State, is hereby proposed for
the publication and approval or rejection by
the people, in accordance with section one Of
article fourteen of the Constitution; that is to
say, that there be added to section one of arti-
Gle four of the Constitution of the State, the
following words:
IS But no session shall exceed the torn of six
ty days."
Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the electors of this State at an
election to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday of November, to wit On the
sixth day of November, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty, in the several election dis.
tricts in this State. the ballots at said election
shall be as follows:
Those in favor of this amendment limiting le-
gislative sessions, "yes;" those against the
amendment limiting legislative sessions, mo"
The polls at said election shall open and close
at the same hour, and be conducted in the same
manner, and the same notice shall be given of
this election as is or may be directed by law
for elscting State officers, and the returns
thereof shall be made and certified in the man.
ner provided by law for returning votes for
said officers, and such returns shall be can.
vassed by the official board of canvassers of the
State, within forty days after said election; and
if it shall appear that a majority of voters pre-.
sent and voting at said election have ratified
the proposed amendment, the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof, and incorporate the
foregoing amendment in the Constitution, and
deposit the said election returns in the office of
the Secretary of State.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from and af-
ter It's passage.