The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-03-19
SPECIAL LE0lsIATIoN DIskPPRovED.
Several acts are disapproved on the groun

SPECIAL LEa1s1A11oN DBkPPRovED.
Several acts are disapproved on the ground
Of special legislation, as follows:
Amending sec. 2, chap. 19. General Statutes
to Fillmore, Chisaeo; Carver, waseca aud Ohm
An act to alter and better define the bonnd:-
An act to change ths name Of tho Norwegian
Eyaneelical congregation; Minneapolis
ties Of Mower and Freeborn.
An st NE Eestns t. schools Of School
An act to establish q common school district
In withholding his approval from all bills
Of the above character the governor fol-
lowed the language used N tho vetoes upon
when in session He says: This legtsla-
taon is repugn.nt to sec SO (subdiyisi9n y
of art IA. Of the constitution OF the state,
and is. therefore, disapprovedL"
IN GENERAL
The other acts disapproved, with tho gov
elnor's comments thereon, ate as follows:
An act to amend sec. 4, 6hap. ii. General
For tho reason that tho act has no saving
relieve Iii persons charged With tho onenss
named, prior to its approval
An act relative to tho insurance Of real
Of loss thereof.
This bill docs not have tho effect intended by
its friends. 4 1alded policy bill had first been
troduced as a @ Compromise, under tho impression
that the words prima facte referred - well to
tho measure Of damages as to the value of the
passed: The evidence Of this is cumulative, un-
6ontradtcted, and cannot be ignored. Many
members who supported this bill EXPRESS them
Sordine to the attorney generals opinion, would
be the same precisely Is that Of the bill which
the senate had first decisively defeated.
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The title this act is detective in that 1t does
not express the subject. and also makes an er
rone9Qs reference to the ohapter of tho statute
An s9t to amend sec 10. ohap. 14s, General
Objection has been made to this act that its
purpose was to meet . certain case and affect
certain persona. The attorney representing the
parties appeared and entered hia protest From
tho showing made. tho claim seems to be well
An act to provide for the selection Of jurors in
counties attached to others for judicial pur-
The subject Of tho frst section is expressed in
TIE title. The subject of the second section is
another and different one, which is not there ex-
art 4, OF tho constitution.
An act to amend Sec 49, chap. 94, General
Statutes 1873.
There is no saving clause to this act. and If
approved it would release every person charged
with the offense named prior to its approval
The title is also defective.
A joint resolution respecting the Indian pol
Icy of the United States. I approve, In the
main. of the policy which seems to be herein ad-
vocated, and will cause = copy of the resolution
to be transmitted Ito congress) as desired, but
disapprOve Of the publication Of so crude and
carelessly y-formed an expression OF this high
character upon so important a subject.
Refundtng 1886. 81 paid for certain state
lands in Clay county by H J. and X. n Tatlis.
This act attempts to appropriate money from
the permanent and general school funds of the
state It is clearly in violation of section O. art
Gle 8, Of the constitution, and therefore disap
proved
House File No: 514, an act to amend sec. 1877.
chap. 8, General Statutes 1873, relating to the
duty Of registers of deeds when instruments are
deemed to be recorded: 1t has been made
known to me that the vote whereby the
senate passed this bill on the 4th OF Marsh,
1885. was reconstdered by the senate the next
day, and the vote upon passing the bill was not
again taken. This. therefore, is not properly
before me.
Some three or four bills were disapproved
because already covered by an approved bill
of the other house.