Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-17
PROCLAMATION.
sfATE OF MISSEsc-a,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State OF sIinne
sofa by an act approved March D. 1877, entitled .:s
act proposing amendments 10 Articles Four q, and
Five t5 of the Constitution, providing for biennial
sessions of the Legislature, did provide for the sub
mission to tile people for their approval or rejection
aproposed amendment 10 Section One ~ of Article
Four V OF the Constitution, read as follows
Section i. The Legislature OF the State shall
consist of Senate and House OF Representatives
who shall meet bienniay ct the seat of Govern
" ment OF the State, at such time as shall be pra-
'scribed by law but no session shall exceed the
term of sixty days.
AND WHEREAs, The act Aforesaid did further pro
woe LOT Ike submission TO the people for their az,
provo! or rejection of amendment 10 Section
IWenty-tour l24l OF Article Four a OF the Const-
tntion, So Ia to read as follows:
Section n. The senators shall be chosen he
stgie ostrttts OF convenient contiguous territory
. q. the same nrla tiat members OF the House OF
" Representatives required to be chosen and in
:, .ue sahie manner and no representative district
shaJl De divided in tho formation OF ss-.at. ata
:. ui.a me senats district shall be numbered in
regular seiiee. The terms OF Office of senators
" and representatives shall be the same as now nre
sersoed by Law. until tbs general election in the
" year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight lSs st which time there shall be ali entirely
new election OF ali the senators and rs,,resents
yves. Representatives chosen AT spc election on,
Mt any election thereafter shall hold their otbc for
tie tenn OF two years, except ii be to NIL vacancy
" and the senators chosen at such election by dis.
"tricts designated az odd numbers, shall go out OF
once at tho expiration tl,.. second wear ana
senators chosen BY districts designated by even
numbers shall 80 out Of office at tho expiration OF
ue fourth Year; and thereafter senators shall be
CHOSEN Tor Tour years except there shall be an en-
tire new election OF all the senators sT the elartiou
= OF representative next succeeding each new sT.
| porttonment provided for in this article"
AND HERES. The get aforesaid did further rr,
vide Tor submission 10 the people III like manner o,
proposal for en amendment to Section Two -, %
| follows: ~ "
'sechon y The returns OF every election for the
ofhcers named II the foregoing section shall IN,
made to the Secretary of State who shall can To his
assistance two or more OF the Judges of the supre,.
court and two diainterested judges oil the distrcr
courts OF HE state, VINO shall constitute board OF
can'assers, who shall open and canvass said returns
and declare the result within three Is, DAYS after such
CANVASS
AMP Whereas, II was further provided by Tie &C.
aforesaid that the said several proposed amendments
should be submitted to popular approval or rs,ect1oI
at the general election Tor the wear 1877 and ms n.
turns thereof be made certified ard cauyassa3 snc
the result thereof declared lin the manner
by law Tor returning, certifying and canyassipe
votes at general elections for State officers and de
clarins the result thereof
AND WHEREAS, 1t appears from crrt;hast. If ,,,e
secretary OF the Joint convention OF the Legisattlr.
Oh the State OF Minnesota that ujo,l the official ran
Nass by that body of the votes cas- tIpop satd nrn
posed amendments, each and ali OF said PROPOSED
amendments received majority OF al The votes cas-
teieoh at me preceding general election in the man
ner required by Law.
Now therefore, l, John s. Platury Governor O.
the state OF Minnesota, in accordance with the re
sut OF sald otnca canvass ana with the require
ment OF the act aforesaid do hereby publish declar
aud proclaim That each ana ell Of said rroyose,
amendments have heon adopted in the manner nTt
scrsoed by the consultation and laws Of this state
ana are valid 10 ell tntents and Dyrposes =. mar. =
the constitution OF The State Of Minnesota
In testimony whereof have hereuuto sat ,,,v ham
-~N~@---S-- and caused the Great Seal Of II.
GREAT SEAL state to be aiI1 FL at the Can;iol i
OF ~. Paul. this Fourteenth dsy 0
STATE. January 4. D. one thousand eigi
~~~-r~ hundred and seventy eight
by the doTernor,
JOHN 8. pILLsBURY.
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