The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07
CHAPTER Is. F. NO 635

An Act proposing an amendment to section
thirty-lhree CSi) of article four az Of the
constitution of the State of Minnesota pro-
hibiting special legislation.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
sEc11oy /. The following amendment to
the constitutes of die l5sssS Of MINES ola is
hereby proposed to the people of said state
for their approval or rejection. which said
section when SO approved shall read as fol-
lows:
SEC. SO. In all cases when general law can
be made applicable no special law shall be
enacted; and whether a general law could
have been made applicable III any case, is
such shall be judicially determined without
regard to any legislative assertion on that
subject. The legislature shall pass no local
or special law, regulating the affairs of. OR
incorporating, erecting or changing the lines
OF any county city, village, township, ward
or school district Or creating the Offices or
prescribing the powers and duties of the Off
GERS OF. or fixing or relating to the compeusa-
ton: salary or fees of the same or the mode
OF election or appointment thereto; author
lzing the laying out, opening, altering va
eating or maintaining roads, highways, streets
or alleys; remlttlng, fines, penalties or for
textures; regulating the powers duties and
practice Of justices of the peace, magistrates
and coustables; changing the names of per-
sons, places. lakes or rivers; for opening
and conducting of elections, or fixing or
the adoption or legitimatiOn of children:
changing the law of descent or success
sion: conferrlng rights upon minors; de-
claring any named person Of age; giving eff
feet TO informal or invalid wills or deeds, or
affecting the estates of minors or persons I'M
der disability; locating or changing county
seats, regulating the management Of public
schools. the building or repairing of school
houses, and the raising of money for such
purposes; exempting property from taxa
ton, or regulating the rate of interest on
money; creating corporations, Or amending,
renewing, extending or explaining the char
tiers thereof: granting to any corporation, as
ISOLATION or individual any special or exclu-
siye privilege, immunity or franchise what
ever or authorizing public taxation for
private purpose. Provided. however that
the inhibitions of local or special laws in this
section shall not be construed to prevent the
passage of general laws on any of the sub
JectS enumerated.
The legislature may repeal any existing
special or local law, but shall not amend ex.
tend or modify any Of the same.
SEC: :. This proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the people of this state for their
approval or rejection at the next general
election held therein, and each of the legal
voters at said election may vote by ballot for
or against said proposed amendment ana
the returns thereof shall be made and certi-
fed and such votes canvassed, and the result
thereof declared in the manner provided by
law for returning, certifying and canvassing
votes at general elections for state officers
anu ueclafluS tne result tnoreOf; ana II 1t
shall appear therefrom that a majority OF the
voters present and voting at said election
upon said amendment have voted in favor of
the same, then Immediately after the result
snail have been ascertained the governor
shall make proclamation thereof, and said
amendment shall therefrom take effect and
| be in full force as part of the constitution of
| the State of Minnesota.
SEC. 3. The ballots used at said election on
said amendment shall have printed thereon,
amendment to article four a. of the con-
stitution to prohibit special legislation, yes
| no. and each elector voting on said amend
ment shall, unless otherwise provided py
| general law. mark across, erase Or scratch
out one % of said words, yes or mo- on
said ballot, and leave the other on the same
when deposited in the ballot box, and no
ballot shall be counted except those having
| one Q only Of said words ''yes' or mo-
thereon, and any ballot having unmarked,
not erased or not scratched, the word yes
thereon shall be counted in favor of said
amendment, and any ballot having un-
marked, not erased or not scratched, the
| word mo- thereon shall be counted against
said amendment.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April Is. 1901.