New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-31
Synopsis Of Proposed Constitutional
Amendments, prepared by the At
torney General, pursuant to Chap
ter 157, Of the General Laws Of
1887.

The Legislature of 1887 provided for submitting
certain amendments to the State Constitute n, to
1888.
The proposed amendments to the provisions cs
the Constitution to be affected thereby are fol-
lows:
Chapter !, of the General Laws of 1857. provides
that the following amendment to article 4 OF the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota, be pre-
posed to the people OF said State the iext gem
eral election, that is to say. that the said article
be amended by adding thereto the following addi-
tional section, to be numbered as Section IS:
SEC. 49, Any com bination of persons either as
individuals as henderson officers of any c0r-s
poratlon 10 mOnOpoiize tho markets for iood
products in this State, or 10 interfere with or
restrict the freedom OF such markets is hereby de-
clared to be criminal conspiracy. and shall be
punished in such manner as the Legislature shall
provide
The ballots to be used in voting upon this
Amendment shall be as follows: First, ballots in
favor of the amendment shall have written or
printed OF partly written an partly printed
article of the Constitution, by adding thereto
new section in relation to freedom OF markets
| Yes Second ballots used against such amend
ment shall have written or printed or partly
written and partly printed thereon the words.
| amendment 70 Article of the Constitution. by
adding therefor new section in relation TO tie
freedom of markets-No.'
Article of the Constitution, of which the bsye
section is proposed as amendment, comprises
the constitutional provisions relating to the egis-
| lative department Of the State, and at present
| contains no provision relating to combinations
sought to be prohibited by the proposed amend
ment.
Section 12 of Article of the State Gonyention
| now reads as follows: mo person shall be i'm
prisoned tor debt in this State, and this shailct
prevent the Legislature from providing for inn
prisonment or holding to bail persons charged
with fraud in contracting said debt and a reason
able amount OF property shah be EXEMPT from
seizure and sale for the payment oil any debt or
liability. The amount of such exemption shall be
/ determined by law
tits proposed to amend this as follows Chap
l tsr2 of the General Laws of 1887 provides that
| the following amendment to Section 12of Article
I, of the Constitution of the State OF Minnesota,
| be proposed to the voters OF this State at the
/ next general election to wit: provided, how
ever, that all property SO exempted shall be liable
| TO seizure and sale for any cebt incurred to any
person for work done or malerials furnished IN
the construction, repair Improvement. of the
same. And, provided further, that such liability
to seizure and sale shall also extend to all rea
property. for any debtincurred to any iaborer or
i servant for 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 IL
Article l. of the Constitution of this State for prot
lection of the rights of workingmen or women,
Yes" and the ballots to be used invot!ne against
partly writtenor partly printed thereon the fol
lowing words: Amendment to Sc etion IL O
Article /, of the Constitution OF this State, foa
protection of the rights of working men or women,
zl-No.n
The effect of this amendmen MT will be to render
all 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 CT the
TIoN /, LEGISLATURES SESSION. The Legisla-
ture of the State shall consist of the Senate and
House Of Representatives and shall meet biennial
times shall be prescribed by law, and no session
shall exceed the term of sixty days.
1t is proposed to amend this section as fofiags:1
Chapter of the General Laws of the State OF
Minnesota of 1882. provides that the following
amendmentto Section ! of Article 4, of the Con-
| stitutlon of the State of Minnesota, be proposed
election that is to say that said section shall be
amended so as to read as follows: "SECTloN i.
The Legislature shall consist of the Senate and
House OF Representatiyes, which shall meet BIZ
at such times as shall be prescribed by law. but
no session shall exceed the term of ninety Iegisla-
tive days, and no new bill shall be introduced in
either branch, except on the written request Of
the governor, during the last twenty days of such
session, except the attention of the Legislature
shall be called to some matter Of general intercss
by special message of the Governor. 49,
The ballots to be used in voting in favor of tn
amendment shall have written or printed 4
partly written and partly printed thereupon ii
following WOrds: oFor the amendment of Sec
ton / Of Article of the Constitution of this
State, providing for biennial sessions Of the Legs
latnre-Yes, . an ballots to be used in voting
against said amendment shall have written OF
tprinted or partly written and partly printed
thereupon the following words" For tie amend
ment Of Section of Article 4, of the Constitution
of this State providing for biennial sessions of the
| Legislatnre-No.''
The Constitution at present provides for BIZ
eDnial sessions, and the feet of this last amen-
ment will be to continne biennia sessions. but
instead of such sessions being limited to sixty
| days, as they are now, they would be limited TO
ninety days. and go bill could be introduced Dur
ling the last twenty days except as provided for in
such amendment.
Dated July ISL 1885.
MOSES +. CLAPP,
Attorney Generts..-