Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23

four Of the Constitution Of the State, b.,
adding thereto new section to be the thirty
second section in relation to the Interna
Improvement lands, and the proceeds there
of.
he it enacted by the Legislature of tho Stat,
of Minnesota:
Section i. The following amendment Of tn,
Constitution Of tho State is hereby proposed
for publication and approval o. rejection, BY
the people, that 10 to say: Article four az, O
the Constitution shall be amended, by ADDING
thereto, new section to be tho thirty SECOND
section of said article, which new section shall
| read as follows:
! Section %. All lands donated to tho State
of Minnesot. for tho purpose of Internal I'm.
provemcnt, under the eighth section Of the aci
Of Congress, approved September 18th, ls4I,
being, " An Act to appropriate the proceeds Of
the sales Of tho public lands, and to grant pre-
emption rights" shall be appraised and sold,
in the Same manner and by tho same officers,
and the minimum price shall be tho same, 40 10
provided by law for the appraisement and sale
Of the school lands under tho provisions of IT,
tie one ~, Of chapter thirty-cight 1857, Of the
general statues. excepting the notifications
hereinafter mentioned. All moneys derived
vested in the bonds of tho United States, OF Of
the State Of Minnesota, issued since 1860, and
the money so invested shall constitute the in.
| ternal improvement land fund of the State.
All moneys received by the county treasurer
undor the provisions Of title one ~, chapter
thirty-cight aforesaid, derived from the sale of
the internal improvement lands shall be held
at all times subject to the order and direction of
tho State Treasurer for the benefit Of the fund
to which it belongs, and on the fifteenth day
OF June in each year, and at such other times
4 Ia h. PnnnAnfeI On n On h. tia Cfak>
Treasurer, be shall pay over to tho said State
Tre. surer, all moneys received on account Of
said fund.
The bonds purchased in accordance with
this amendment, shall DO transferable only up
on tho order Of the Governor, and on each
bend shall be written, Minnesota Internal
Improvement Fund Bord ,transferable only on
the order of the Governor
The principal sum from all sales of Internal
improvement lands, shall not be reduced by
any charges or costs of officers, BY fees, Or by
any other means whatever, and sections fifty
(5o), cf title ono Q), Of chapter thirty eight
(3s), of tho general statutes, shall not be ap-
plicable to tho provisions of this amendment,
and wherever tho words "school lands" arc
used in said title, it shall read as applicable to
this amendment, "internal improvement
lands"
Tho moneys belonging to tho Internal I'm.
provement land fund, shall not be app1opria-
ted Tor any purpose whatever, until the enact
ed by majority of the electors of the State,
voting at the annual general election following
the passage Of this act.
The force of this amendment shall be to au-
thorize the sale of the internal improvement
lands, without further Legislative enactment.
Sec. 2. This proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the people Of this State for their
approval or rejection At the next general cleo
ton occurring after the passage of this act,
and tho qualified electors Of tho State, in their
respective districts, may ut such election vote
ly ballot, for or against such amendment, and
the returns thereof shall be made and certified
within the time, and such vote shall be can.
vasscd, and the result thereof declared 10 tho
same manner provided by law with reference
to the election Of members of Congress; and
If it shall appear thcrefrom, that majority of
the electors present and voting for or against
the proposed amendment to the Constitution,
rs provided in the next section, have voted for
the same, then the Governor shall make proc
'amation thereof, and such amendment shall
thereupon tako effect and be IN force as = part
Of the Constitution.
The ballots used at said election, by those
voting in favor Of such amendment, shall have
written or printed, or partly written and part
" printed thereon, the following words:-
Amendment to article four (4), Of the Con-
stitution, in relation to keeping the internal
improvement lands, or the proceeds thereof in
tho .peoplc-Ycs," and by those voting against
such amendment shall have written or print
ed. or partly written and partly printed there
on,the following words: "Amendment to A.
ticle four ~, Of the Contribution, in relation
to keeping the internal improvement lands, or
tho proceeds thereof, in the hands of tho peo-
ple-No."
Sec 3. This act shalt take effect and be in
forco from and after ITS passage.
Approved March 4, 1872.