The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-03-24
PROCLAMATION
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BY the Governor Of Minnesota.
WHEREAS. By an act of the Legislature
Of the State of Minnesota, approved
March 18th, 1869, entitled can act propos-
ing an amendment to section one ~ Of ar
ticle nine (9) of the Constitution Of the
State Of Minnesota" it was enacted as
follows:
Section l: The following amendment to
section one ~, article nine 10y of the
Constitution Of the State of Minnesota. be
proposed to the people of said State, that
is to say, that the said section be amended
so as TO read as follows:
Section l. All taxes to be raised in
this State shall be as nearly equal az NAV
he, and ell property on which taxes are
to be levied shall have q cash valuation
and be equalized and uniform throueheut
the State; Provided, That the Legislature
may by general law or special act, author
ize municipal corporations to lew assess
meats for local improvements, upon the
property fronting upon such improve.
ments, or upon tho property to be
benefited by such improvements, with
out regard to cash valuation,
ana IN SUCH manner as the Legislature
A>A~y FAS9SAAOCs
SEC 2: This proposed amendment shall
Dc submitted to tho people of said State
for their approval or rejection, at the next
general election for the year 1869, and
each Of the legal voters of the said State
nay. in their respective districts at said
election, vote BY ballot for or against said
amendment, and the returns thereof shall
be made and certified, and such votes can
vassed, and the result thereof declared j.
the manner provided by law for returning
certifying and canvassihg votes at general
elections for State officers, and declaring
the result thereof. And if it shall appear
therefrom that majority of voters ore sent
and voting at such election upon such
amendment have voted in favor Of tie
same, then within three days after that
result shall have been ascertained and d.
clared, the Governor shall make nrocl.ms.
lion thereof, and such amendment ahal,
thereupon take effect and be in full force
as part Of said constitution.
AND WHEREAS, The said amendment
was submitted to the people. of the State
At the time and in the manner proposed bv
said act, and the returns of votes oast
thereon, made and certified as required nv
law. ~
AND WHEREAS, By the official canvass
Of said votes made by the Legislature OF
the State in joint convention on the fifth
day OF January, 1870, it appeared that
there were twenty. six thousand six hun
dred and thirty-six (26, 6S6) votes tfrI
the adoption Of said amendment, and two
five hundred and sixty (2,56ol
votes cast against the adoption Of said
Now, therefore, I, HORACE AUSTIN.
Governor Of the State of Minnesota, by
'irtue of the authority vested in me and in
pursuance of law, do proclaim and declare
he said amendment to have been adontei
md to have become valid to all in1ents
md purposes as part of the constitution
# the State Of Minnesota.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great
T.. g.. seal Of the State to be affixed at
the Capitol in Saint Paul this
eighth day Of January, A. D. 1870.
HORACE AUSTIN.
By the Governor:
HANS MArrsoN, Secretary of State.