Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-18
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS, The Legislature OF the State of Minno-
sofa by an act approved March s, 1877 entitled IAN
act proposing amendments to Articles Four az and
rive t3) OF the Constitution, providing for biennial
sessions of the Legislature, did provide for the sub
mission to the people for their approval or rejection
proposed amendment to Section One On of Article
FOUR t4l OF the Constitution, to read aa follows
Section 1. The Legislature of the State shs!
consist OF Senate and House of Representatives,
VINO shau meet b1ennially at the seat of Govern
ment of the State, at such time as shall be pre-
scrlbed by law; but no session shall exceed the
term OF sixty days.
AND WHEREAS, The act aforesaid did further pro-
woe 1or like submission to the people for their APP
R T' or rejection Of an amendment to Section
iwenty-four GA of Article Four (4) of the Consti-
tuuon, SO as to read as follows:
g. oecuoh "A. The senator's shall be chosen by
at t districts OF convenient contiguous territory,
&. q. .ue sumo ume that members of the House Of
Representatives required to be chosen aud in
4, .he same manner; and representative district
" sne! be divided in the formation of senate dis
,, uict Inc senate district shall be numbered in
" regular series. The terms of Office of senator's
ana representatives shall be the same as now pre-
scrlbed by law, until the general election in the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight lS1S}, at which time there shall be an entirely
ne" election of all the senators and representa-
yves. Representatives chosen at such election or
at any election thereafter, shall hold their office for
the term of two years, except it be to I'LL vacancy,
ana the senators chosen at such election By die.
trlcts designated as odd numbers shall 60 out of
" office at the expiration of the second year and
senators chosen by districts designated by even
numbers, shall go out OF Office at the expiration of
the fourth year; and thereafter senators shall be
CHOSEN Tor four years, except there shall be en-
We new election of all the senators the election
" OF representatives next succeeding each new an
poruonment provided for in this article
| AND WHEREAS, The act aforesaid did further pro-
vide Tor submission TO the people in like manner of
a proposal for an amendment to Section Two ,2) of
Article Five t5) OF the Constitution so as to read us
follows:
"Section ,. The returns of every election for the
ofhcers named in the foregoing section, shall be
mace 10 the Secretary of State, who shall call to his
assistance two of the judges of the supreme
court and two dsintercsted judges of the district
courts OF the state who shall constitute board of
canvassers who shall open and canvass said returns
and declare the result within three (y days
CANVASS"
aforesaid that the said several proposed amendments
should be submitted to popular approval or rejection
at the general election for the year 1877 and the re-
turns thereof be made, certified and canvassed and
the result thereof declared .in manner provided
by law for returning, certifying and canyassirg
votes at general elections for State officers and dc
claring the result thereof
AND WHEREAS, 1t appears from certificate of che
secretary OF the joint convention of the Legislature
OF the State of Minnesota that upon the official can
Vass by that body of the votes cast upon said pro-
posed amendments, each and all of said proposed
amendments received majority of all the votes cast
thereon at the preceding general election in the man
ner required by law.
Now therefore, ], John S. Pillsbury, Governor OF
the State OF Minnesota, in accordance with the re-
suit OF said official and with the REQUIRE
ment OF the act aforesaid, do hereby publish declare
and proclaim that each and all of said proposed
amendments have been adopted in the manner pre-
scr1Ded by the constitution and laws of this State
and valid to all intents and purposes as part o
the constitution of the State of Minnesota.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hant
e ~---~--'~ and caused the Great Seal of tn,
GREAT SEAL State to be affixed at the Capitol il
OF st. Paul, this Fourteenth day o.
STATE. January A. d. one thousand eigh
1890 hundred and seventy-eight.
BY the Governor,
JOHN s. PILLsBURY.
Secretary of State.