The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-02
Synopsis Of Proposed Constitutional Amend
msnts, prepared BY the Attorney General,
pursuant to Chapter 1877, Of the General
Laws 0f f487

The Legislature OF 1887 provided for submit.
ting certain amendments TO the State Consti.
tuition, TO be submitted at the general election
to be held I'm 1888.
The proposed amendments to the provisions
Of the Constitution to be affected thereby are
as follows.
Chapter j, of the General Laws of 1887, pro-
Of the Constitution Of The State Of Minnesota Vi
be proposed to the people OF said State at the
next general election, that IL to say, that the
said article be amended by adding thereto the
following additional section, TO be numbered
as Section 35: SEQ. IS. Amy combination OF
persons, either as individuals or rs members
or officers OF any corporation to monopolize
the markets for food products In this State, or
to interfere with or restrict the freedom OF
such markets Is hereby declared to be crimi-
nal conspiracy, and shall be punished In such
manner as the Legislature shall provide"
II be- as oO yUnf fo
| In favor OF the amendment shall have written
and partly printed thereupon the following
words: Amendment to article Of the Con-
relation TO freedom Of markets Yes" Sec
ond, ballots used against such amendment
shall have written or printed or partly written
ahd pSs prat tc tnepeo ,n inc WORDS
| by adding thereto new section In relation to
the freedom of markets-No."
| Article OF the Constitution, of which the
above section Is proposed as an amendment,
comprises the constitutional provisions relat-
| ing to the legislative department OF the State,
and at present contains no provision relating
/ TO combinations sought to be prohibited by the
proposed amendment
Section l2 of Article OF the State Constitu.
ton now reads as follows: "No 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 contracting said debt,
and a 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 determined by law"
fse laws 5n ~ ss pp9Se;
that the following amendment to Section IL of
Article !, of the Constitution Of the State OF
Minnesota, be proposed to tho voters of this
State at the next general election, to-wit:
provided, however. that all property 80 ex-
empted shall be liable to seizure and sale for
any debts incurred 10 any person for work
done or materials furnished in the construc-
ton, repair or Improvement of the same. And
provided further, that such liability TO seizure
and sale shall also sytend to all real property
for any dsrst INCUR cd 10 any laborer or serv-
ant for labor or service performed"
The ballots to be used In voting in favor OF
this amendment shall have written or printed
the Following words: Amendment to Section
IL of Article !, of the Constitution of this State
for protection of the rights of workingmen or
women-Yes, and the ballots to be used In
voting against such amendment shall have
written or printed, or partly written or partly
printed thereon the following words: "Amend.
ment to Section IL of Article 1. of the Constitu'
ton OF this State, for protection of the rights
OF working men or wOmen-NO."
The effect of this amendment will be to rem.
der all property liable for debts incurred for
work done or mate rails furnished in the con.
struction, Improvement or repair OF such pro-
perty. =.
Section of Article 4. of The Constitution OF
the State of Minnesota, now reads as follows:
"SECTION 1. Legislature, Session. The Legisa.
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 exceed
the term of sixty days"
1t is proposed to amend this section as fol
lows: Chapter of the General Laws of the
following amendment to Section of Article
4, of the Constitution of the State of Minneso-
ia, be proposed to the people of said State at
the next general election, that is to say, that
follows: SECTION ]. The Legislature shall
consist of the Senate and House Of Represen.
tatives, which shall meet bi-cnnially at the
seat OF government of the State, at such times
as shall be prescribed by law, but no session
shall exceed the term of ninety Legislative
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 interest by Especial. 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 thereup
ON the following words: "For the amendment
of Section of Article 4, of the Constitution OF
this State, providing for biennial sessions OF
the Legislature-Yes", and ballots to be used
I'm voting against said amendment shalt have
written or printed or partly written or partly
printed thereupon the following words: "Fol
the amendment Of sectionl of Article 4, of the
Constitution Of this State, pro, iding for bi
ennial sessions of the Legislature--No."
The Constitution at present provides for bi
ennial sessions, and the effect of this last
amendment will be to continue biennial ses
sions, but instead of such sessions being limit
ed to sixty days, as they are now, they would
be limited to ninety days, and no bill could bt
introduced during the last twenty days excep
as provided for in such amendment.
Dated July lst, 1888.
MOSES e. CLAPP,
Il Attorney General.