St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-04
Synopsis Of Proposed Con stitutiona
Amendments, prepared by The Attor-
ney General, pursuant to Chapter
ISL, Of the General Laws Of 1887.

The Legislature of 1887 provided for sub
hitting certain amendments to the State Con-
Stitution, to be submitted at the general cleo
ton to be held in 1888.
The proposed amendments to the provis-
ions of the Constitution to be affected
thereby are as follows:
CHAPTER l, of the General Laws of 1887,
provides that the following amendment to
Article 4 of the constitution of the State OF
Minnesota be proposed to the people of said
State at the next general election; that is to
say. that the said article be amended by add
ing thereto the following additional section,
to De numbered Section So: sec. 35. ANY
combination of persons, either as individuals
or members or officers of any corporation to
monopolize the markets for food products i'll
this State, or to interfere with or restrict the
freedom of such markets, is hereby declared
to be criminal conspiracy, and shall be pun
ished in snch manner as the Legislature shall
provide
The ballots to be used in voting upon this
Amendment shall be as follows; First, bal
lots in favor of the amendment shall have
written or printed Or partly written and partly
printed thereupon the following words:
amendment to Article of the Constitution,
by adding thereto new section in relation
to freedom of markets-Yes." Second, bal
lots used against such amendment shall
have written or printed or partly written and
ment to Article of the Constitution, by
adding thereto new section in relation to
the freedom of markets-No."
Article 4 of the Constitution, OF which the
above section is proposed as an amendment,
comprises the constitutional provisions re-
lating to the legislative department OF the
State, and at present contains no provision
relating to combinations sought to be pro-
hibited by the proposed amendment.
Section IL of Article of the State Con-
stitution now reads as follows; mo person
shall be imprisoned for debt in this State,
and this shall not prevent the Legislature
from providing for imprisonment or holding
to bail persons charged with fraud in con-
tracing said debt. and q reasonable amount
of property shall be exempt from seizure and
sale for the payment of any debt or liability.
The amount of such exemption shall be de-
termined by law"
1t is proposed to amend this as follows:
Chapter Q of the General Laws of 1887 pro-
vldes that the following amendment to Sec
ton IL of Article 1. of the Constitution of
voters of this State at the next general cleo
ton, to wit: provided, however, that all
property SO exempted shall be liable to seiz-
ure and sale for any debts incurred TO any
person for work done or materials furnished
in the construction, repair or improvement
of the same. And, provided further, that
such liability to seizure and sale shall also
extend to all real property, for any debt in
CURED to any labOrer or servant tor labor
or service performed"
The ballots to be used in voting in favor Of
this amendment shall have written or printed,
or partly written and partly printed thereon,
the following words: Amendment to Sec.
ton II of Article l, of the Constitution of
this State, for protection of the rights of
working men or women-Yes,' and the bal
lots to be used in voting against such amend
ment shall have written or printed or partly
written or partly printed thereon the follow
ing words: Amendment to Section IL of
Article l, of the Constitution of this State,
for protection of the rights of working men
or Women-NO."
The effect of this amendment will be to
render al property liable for debts incurred
for work done or materials furnished in the
construction, improvement or repair of such
property:
Section / of Article 4, of the Constitution
of the State of Minnesota. now reads as fol-
lows: ''SECTIoN !, Legislature Session. The
Legislature Of the State shall consist of the
Senate and House Of Representatives, and
shall meet biennially at the seat of govern
ment of the State, at such times as shall be
prescribed by law, and no session shall eX-
coed the term of sixty days"
1t is proposed to amend this section as fol-
lows: Chapter 3 of the General Statutes of
the State of Minnesota of 1887, provides
that the following amendment to Section
eff Article 4. of the Constitution of the State
of Minnesota, be proposed to the people Of
said State at the next general election; that
is to say, that saio section shall be amended
Legislature shall consist or the Senate
and House of Representatives, which shall
meet biennially at the seat of government of
the State, at such times as shall be pre-
scribed by law, but no session shall eX-
coed the term of ninety legislative days,
and no new bills shall be introducedin either
branch, except on the written request of the
Governor. during the last twenty days of
such session. except the attention of the leg
islature shall be called to some matter of
general interest by special message of the
Governor"
The ballots to be used in voting in favor of
this amendment shall have written or printed,
or partly written and partly printed there
upon the following WORDS: For the amend
ment of Section Of Article of the COnsti
tuion of this State, providing for biennial
sessions of the Le.islature-Yes,' and ballots
to be used in voting against said amendment
shall have written or printed or partly writ
ten and partly printed thereupon the follow
ing words: For the amendment of Section
Of Article of the Constitution of this
State, providing for biennial sessions of the
Legislature-No."
The Constitution at present provides for
biennial sessions, and the effect of this last
amendment will be TO continue biennial ses-
sionS but instead of such sessions being linn
tied to sixty days, as they are now, they
would be limited to ninety days, and no bill
could be introduced during the last twenty
days except as provided for in such amend
ment.
Dated July LIST. 1883.
MOSES E.. CLAPP,
Acknowledgement.