St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-05

partly printed thereon the words:
Amendment Of Article 4 of the Con-
stitntion, by adding thereto new sec
ton in relation to the freedom of mar
kets-No.n
SecOn,i-Section IL of Article of the
State Constitution now reads as follows:
mo person shall be imprisoned for debt
in this State, and this shall not prevent
the Legislature from providing for i'm
prisonment or holding to bail persons
charged with fraud in contracting said
debt, and reasonable amount of prop
erty shall be exempt from seizure and
sale for the payment of any debt or liza
bility. The amount OF such exemption
shall be determined by law"
1t is proposed to amend this as fol-
lows: Chapter 2 of the General Laws of
1887 provides that the following amend
ment to Section II Of Article l of the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
be proposed to the voters of this State at
the next general election, to-wit: PRO
vided, however, that all property so eX-
empted shall be liable to seizure and
sale for any debts incurred to any per-
son for work done or materials fur
nished in the construction, repair OF
improvement of the same. And, pro-
yided further, that such liability to
seizure and sale shall also extend to all
real property for any debt incurred to
any labOrer or servant for labor OF serv-
ice performed"
The ballots to be used in voting in
favor of this amendment shall have
written OF printed or partly written and
partly printed thereon the following
words: Amendment to Section II of
Article l of the Constitution of this
State for protection of the rights OF
working men or wOmen-Yes." And
the ballots to be used in voting against
such amendment shall have written or
printed or partly written and partly
printed thereon the following words:
Amendment to Section 12 of Article
OF the Constitution of this State for pro-
lection of the rights of working men OF
women--No."
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
now reads as follows: 'Section 1. Legis-
laturc, Session. The Legislature OF the
State shall consist of the Senate and
House of Representatives, and shall
meet biennially at the seat of the gov
ernment of the State, at such times as
shall be prescribed by law, and no ses-
sion shall exceed the term OF sixty
days."
1t is proposed to amend this section
as follows: Chapters 3 of the General
Laws of Minnesota of 1887 provides
that the following amendment to Sec
tiOn l OF Article of the Constitution OF
the State of Minnesota. be proposed to
the people of said State at the next gen
eral election, that is to say: that said
section shall be amended so as to read
as follows: ''SectiOn 1. The Legisla-
ture shall consist of the Senate and
House of Representatives which shall
meet biennially at the seat of govern
ment of the State. at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no session
shall exceed the term of ninety legiSla-
tive days, and no new bill shall be in
troduced in either branch, except on the
written request of the Governor, dur
ing the last twenty days of such session,
except the attention of the Legislature
shall be called to some matter of gen.
eral interest by special message OF the
Governor"
The ballots to be used in voting in
favor of this amendment shall have
written or printed OF partly written or
partly printed thereupOn 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 in voting against said amend
ment shall have written or printed or
partly written and partly printed there
upon the following words: 'FOr the
amendment of Section l, Article 4 of
the Constitution of this State, providing
for biennial sessions of the Legislature
NJ ,,