Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-16
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MISsEsorA,
EXECUTIVE DEpsRr,fES..

WHEREAS. The Legislature of the State of Minna-
sofa by an act approved March 5, 1877, entitled az.
act proposing amendments 70 Articles Four 4 and
Five % of the Constitution providing for biennial
sessions of the legislature did provide for the SUBJ
mission to the people for their approval or rejection
proposed amendment to Section One ~ OF Article
-Four a, of the Constitution, to read follows
Section !. The Legislature of the State shil
:" consist of Senate and House of Representative
I" who shall meet biennialy at the seat of Govern
" ment Of the State, at such time shall be pre-
" scribed by law; but session shall exceed the
",term of sixty days.
AND WHEREAS, The act aforesaid did further rrc-
vide for like submission to the people for their ar-
proral or rejection of an amendment to Section
Twenty-four CA Of Article Four a. of the Const-
tuition, as to read as follows:
Section -. Tho senators sllall be chosen hg
single districts Of convenient contiguous territory,
" at the same time that members of the House cf
Representatives are required to be chosen, aud in
the same manner; and representative tsirict
shall be divided in the formation of senate dis
"trict The senate district shall bs numbered In
Irregular series. The terms of Office of senator's
and representatives shall be the now prs
"scribed by law, until the general election in the
"year thousand eight hundred and seventy
"eigh 187sl, at which time there shall he an entirely
"new election of all the senators and representa-
dves. 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,
" and the senators chosen at such election by dis
" tricts designated odd numbers, shall go out 81
" office at the expiration of the second year, and
Senators chosen by districts designated by even
" numbers, shall 20 out of Office at the expiration Of
" the fourth year; and thereafter senators shall he
"choeen for four years, except there shall be
tire election of all the senators at the election
"of representatives next succeeding each sr-
"portionment provided for III this article"
AND WHEREAS, The act aforesaid did further pr
vida for submission to the people in Ike Of
proposal for an amendment TO Section Two q, nf
Article Five (5l of the Constitution, to read az
| follows:
"5ection 2. The returns of every election for the
officers named in the foregoing section, shall be
made to the Secretary of State. who gha cali TO his
assistance two or of the Judges of the supreme
court, and two dispterested judges of the district
courts of the State, who shall constitute board of
canvassers who shall open and canvass said returns
aud declare the result within three 81 days after such
Canvass"
AND WHEREAS, 1t further provided by the act
aforesaid that the said several proposed amendments
should be submitted to popular approval rejection
at the general election for the year 1877 and the
turns thereof be made. certified and cany aseed and
tho sult thereof declared ain the manner provided
by law for returning, certifying and canvassing
votes at general elections for State officers and d. .
claring the result thereof"
AND WHEREAS, It appears from certificate OF tbs
Secretary of the Joint convention of the Legisatr,"
of the State Of Minnesota that upon the official
by that body of the votes cast upon aaid 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 mar
| ner required by law.
Now therefore, 1, John s. Pillsbury Governor of
the State of Minnesota, in accordance with the
suit of said official canvass and with the require
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-
scrbed by the constitution and laws of this State
and valid to oil intepts and purposes part OF
| the constitution CT the State of Minnesota.
| In testimony whereof, have he INTO set my hand
| ---~ and caused the Great Seal Of the
| GREAT SEAL State to be affixed ut the Capitol III
| st. Paul, this Fourteenth day Of
| STATE. January A. D. thousand eight
| >--~,- hundred and seventy-eight.
| By the Governor,
JOHN g. pILLsBUEY.
| J. 8. IRGENs,
| Secretary of State.