New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-17
Synopsis Of Proposed Constitutional
Amendments, prepared by the At
torney General, pursuant to Chap
ter 157, of the General Laws Of
1897

The Legislature of 1887 provided for submitting
certain amendments to the State Constitution. 30
be submitted at the general election to be held in
The proposed amendments to the provisions OF
the Constitution to be affected thereby are as fol-
lows:
Chapter 1, of the General Laws of 1887. provides
that the following amendment to article of the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota, be pro
posed to fhe people Of said State the next gem
era election, that is to say, that the said article
be amended by adding thereto the following addi-
tional section, to be numbered Section 35:
SEC 3d.. Any comb ination of persons, either as
individuals or as members or officers of any cor
poratlon to monnpolize the markets for food
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 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 oil markets
Yes" Second. ballots used against such amend
ment shall have written or printed or partly
written and partly printed. thereon the words:
amendment 10 Article of the Constitution by
adding thereto new section in relation TO tie
freedom of markets-No.''
Article of the Constitution of.whch the sbive
secnon Is proposed as an amendment. comprises
the constitutional provisions relating to the legis-
latiye department of the State, and at present
contains 40 provision relating to combinations
sought to be prohibited by the proposed amend.
ment
Section 12 of Article of the State Cohyention
now reads as follows: mo person shall be ne-
prisoned TOR debt in this State and this shall
prevent the Legislature from providing for i'm
prisonment or holding to bail persons charged
with fraud in contracting said debt, and reason-
able amount OF property shall be exempt from
seizure and sale for the payment OF any debt or
q al ri eve aha all ha
determined by law"
1t is proposed to amend this as follows: Chap
tsr2 Of the General Laws Of 1887 provides that
| the following amendment to Section 12of 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: 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 materials furnished IN
the construction, repair or Improvement of the
same. Ard, provided 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 or service performed.
The ballots to be used in voting in favor of this
| amendment shall have written or printed,
partly written and partly printed thereon the
| following Wores: amendment to Section 12 of
Article l. of the Constitution of this State for pro-
lection of the rights of workngmen or women
Yes,'' and the ballots to be used voting against
such amendment shall have written or printed or
partly written or partly printed thereon the fol-
lowing wer0s: Amendment to ST crion IL of
Article i, of the Constitution of this State, for
No.
The effect of this amendme mt win 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 of The
| State of Minnesota, now reads as follows: ..SEc
TON /, LEGISLATURE SESSION. The Legisls-
ture of the State shall consist of the Senate and
House of Representatives and shall meet biennial
y at the seat Of government Of the State at such
| shall exceed the term of sixty days.
It is proposed to amend this section as follows:
Chapter of the General Laws of the State of
| Minnesota Of 1857, provides that the following
| amendment to Section of Article 4, of the Con-
stitution of the State of Minnesota, he proposed
to the people of said State at the next general
election, that is to say, that said section shall be
amended so as to read as follows: section / .
The Legislature shall consist of the Senate and
House of Representatives, which shall meet BIZ
at such times as shall be prescribed by law, but
no session shall exceed the term of ninety egisa-
| tive days, and 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 matter of general interest
| by a 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 thereupon the
following words: "For the amendment of Sec
ton / of Article of the Constitution of this
State providing for biennial sessions of the Legis
Ilature-Yes,' an d ballots to be used in voting
against said amendment shall have written or
printed or partly written and partly printed
thereupon the following words:.s For tie amend
ment of Section of Article 4, Of the Constitution
this State, providing for biennial sessions of the
1 Legislature-No."
| The Constitution at present provides fer BIZ
ennial sessions and the effect of this ast amend
| ment will be to continue biennial sessions. but
instead of such sessions being limited 10 sixty
days, as they are now, they would be limited to
ninety days. and 20 bill could be introduced dur
ing the lasttwenty days except as provided for in
/ such amendment.
! Dated July 1sr, 1888.
MOSES f. CLAPP,
/ Attorney General.
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