Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-05-24
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL,
ANENnNfENr "

THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
ANE DMENT.
AN ACT proposing an amendment to
section 80 of article 4 Of the cOnstitu-
ton of this State.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota.
Section I. The following amendment to
the constitution of the State Is hereby pro.
posed for publication and for approval or
rejection by the people, and in accordance
with the provisions Of section l Of article
IA of the constitution OF this State; that
is to say-strike from section 81 H., Of ar
ticle 4, being the amendment to the con-
stitntion adopted November 5th. 1872, the
following: 1.-THE moneys belonging to the
internal improvement land fund shall not
be appropriated for any purpose whatever
until the enactment for that purpose shall
have been approved by a majority of the
electors OF the State voting ut the annual
general election following the passage Of
the act" aud add to said section the fol.
lowing: The 100000 acres Of land re-
ferred to in this section, and the proceeds
which have been or which may be re-
ceived therefor shall be applicable to the
payment of interest, or, in the discretion
of the Legislature, to the redemption If
the principal of the bonds which may lie
issued In settlement OF the Minnesota
State railroad bonds, under and in accord
ance with an act entitled Eau act to pro-
vide for the payment of the bonds known
as the Minnesota State Railroad Bonds"
Sec. 2. This proposed amendment Shall
be submitted to the people for their ap-
prevail or rejection at a special election
which shall be held on Tuesday, the 18TH
day Of June, in the present year, at the
usual places for holding elections, of
which notice shall he given by the COVER
nor, by proclamation, 10 be published in
such newspapers in different portions Of
days prior to the time Of said election, and
his respective district. may at such ulec-
ton: vote by ballot for or against slch
amendment, and the returns thereof shall
be made and certified, and such votes can
vasscd, and the result thereof declared in
tanner provided by law for returning,
certifying and caAvassing votes at general
elections for State officers, and declaring
the result thereof, except that such votes
shall be canvassed by the Governor, Sec
rotary of State and Attorney General with.
in Odays after such special election and
if it shall appear therefrom that Il Haj,ri-
ty of voters present and voting at sllcl,
election upon such amendment have voted
IL favor of-the same, then, within thee
days after that result shall have bee, a .
ccrtained and declared, the Governor
shall make proclamation thereof, and
such amendment shall thercupon take ef.
feet and be in force.
Sec. 8. The voters voting in favor of
such amendment at said election, sllul
have written or printed, or partly written
and partly printed on their ballots at said
election the following words: j"Amcnd-
ment Of section 81 b. article 4 ~ the con.
stitution- Yes" The ballots Of those vot-
ing against said amendment shall have
written OF printed o. partly written and
partly printed thereon the following
words: Amendment to section 80 b.,
article 4 of the constitution-No."
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage. ,....
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