New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-31
shall never be aold, but may be leased. The
school fund shall be invested in United States

schoo fund shall be invested in United States
bonds, bonds of the state or first mortgage
securities OF the state at not more than
one-half the value of the land; the school
fund shall be considered trust fund, the
interest to be used for the schools, and in
case of loss of any part of the principal the
state must make the same good. It pro-
hibits the passage ofspecial laws and pro-
yldes that the property OF the wife before
marriage and what she may acquire during
married life shall be exempt from execution
on claims against the husband. tt directs
the legislature to pass liberal homestead
laws. 1T prohibits foreign corporations from
transacting business in the state until thew
appoint an agent in the state, who shall be
subject to process by law, and provides that
no foreigner shall vote until two years after
ne has declared his intention to become a
citizen, and that the reading OF the
Declaration of Independence with facility
shall be considered a test of the qualification
OF voter. No act of legislature shall take
effect within sixty days after adjournment
unless specially provided in the preamble or
furnish an abundance of material for discus
SION, and those who have read it predict
that it will be adopted with butfew changes.
WHAT THEY THINK OF IT.
The Williams complete constitution, q
synopsis OF which has been given, is the sub
!ect OF much discussion. All who have read
II will admit that the convention would not
make any serious mistake in adopting it in
iqli, but 1T is not in harmony with some of
the hobbies, and must therefore undergo
amendment and decentralization if not en-
tlrely brushed aside for a new-made docu-
ment. 1T conflicts with the judiciary COM
mlttee, inasmuch as it favors the establish
ment of county courts. and conflicts with
county court advocates by refusing to abol-
ish the office of justice OF the peace 1t an
n str h1i
them altogether; it does not please the Pro-
hlbltlonists because it leaves the question en-
tlrely with the legislature and makes no pro-
vision for a submission of the question to q
vote.
AFTER LAND MoNoPoL1Es.
Lauder of Richland introduced an article
dlscouraging the holding large tracts of
lands by individuals or corporations as
against the public welfare also on taxation
providing that the roadway, roadbed and
rolling stock OF railroads shall be assessed
by the state board OF equalization at their
actual value; same to be appropriated to
the counties, cities, townships and districts
shall not be valued at less than So, 900, nor
more than 81 900 pei mile. It also provides
that income taxes may be collected from
persons, corporations or joint stock com
panies. Proposed articles were introduced
by Sandager OF Ransom, as follows:
;Deducting from salaries of public officers
who may be guilty of neglect of duty; dis
franchising persons giving or receiving
brides for votes: prohibiting the forming of
trusts; preventing the passage of any law
e1emptlng under the gross earnings tax sys-
tenn any property of O. railroad other than
that actually used in the operation OF the
business; limiting homestead exemptions to
5000; providing that nothing shall be ex-
empt from distress and sale for taxes except
wearing apparel and household goods.
WANT THE SABBATH OBSERVED
President Fancher received the following
n NY =: =" . Jay IRON Dlue Mountain Lake'
The American Sabbath union earnestly
recommend that a provision should be in
serted in your new constitution protecting
and encouraging Sabbath observance. Per-
the convention: ''No work or trade shall be
carried on the first day of the week,
usually called Sunday, except such as may
be strictly charitable or necessary and
the legislature shall pass laws regulating and
encouraging the observance of the holy Sab
bath by all the people, If the matter has
not already been formally acted upon by the
convention, will you not kindly take the
steps to have this or similar proposition
adopted by the convention, and thus lay the
constitution of the new state upon the true
foundation of the Divine Word, and reap the
gratitude of your own people and those of
the whole country.
The telegram was signed by Elliott F.
Shepherd, president, and Maj Cen o. O.
Howard, OF the executive committee. Two
complete constitutions have been introduced
as propositions. The one by Williams of
Bism arck is avery complete document, and
is attracting a great deal of attention. The
other is the South Dakota constitution in.
PRODUCED by Parsons OF Mandan.
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