Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-21
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
ExECIITIyE DEpARTNRNT-

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State Of Mime
sofa by an act approved March s. 1877 entitled ian
act proposing amendments to Articles -Four az and
Five ~ of the Constitution, providing for biennial
sessions of the legislature did provide for the SUBJ
proposed amendment to Section One ~ of Article
-Four ~ of the Constitution, to read follows
Section l. The Legislature of the State shall
"consist of Senate and House of Representatives,
who shall meet bennially 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
AND WHEREAS, The act aforesaid did further pro-
vide for like submission to the people for their ap
Proyal or rejection Of an amendment to Section
Twentyfour (24) of Article Four ~ Of the Consti-
tuition, 80 as to read as follows:
Section "a. The senators shall be chosen by
single districts of convenient contiguous territory,
" at the same time that members of the House of
Representatives are required to be chosen, and in
the same manner; and no representative district
shall be divided in the formation of senate dis
trict. The senate district shall be numbered in
regular series. The terms of Office of senators
and representatives shall be the same as now pre-
"scribed by law, until the general election in the
"eight 878, at which time there shall be an entirely
NEW election of all the senator's and representa-
hyes. Representatives chosen at such election, OF
at any election thereafter shall hold their Office for
the term of two years. except it be to fill vacancy,
T" and the senators chosen at such election by dis
tricts designated as odd numbers, shall go out of
I" 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 fer four years. except there shall be an
tire new election of all the senators at the election
$ of representatives next succeeding each new ap-
"portionment provided for in this article.'
AND WHEREAS, The act aforesaid did further pro-
vide for submission to the people in like manner of
proposal for an amendment to Section Two o. of
follows:
"Section 2. The returns Of every election for the
officers named in the foregoing section, shall be
made to the Secretary of State who shall call to his
assistance two more of the judges of the supreme
court and two disnterested 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 81 days after such
canvass
AND WHEREAS, It was further provided by the act
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 sin the manner provided
by law for returning, certifying and canyassinR
votes at general elections for State officers and de
claring the result thereof
AND WHEREAS, 1t appears from certificate of the
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
ner required by law.
Now therefore, I, John s. Pilsbury, Governor of
the State of Minnesota, in accordance with the re-
suit of said official canvass 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-
scribed by the constitution and laws of this State,
and are valid to all intents and purposes part Of
the constitution of the State Of Minnesota.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand
~~-I- and caused the Great Seal of the
iGREAT SEAL State to be affixed at the Capitol IN
OF st. Paul, this Fourteenth day Of
STATE. January A. d. one thousand eight
1890 hundred and seventy eight.
J. s. I1oINs,
Secretary Of State,