Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-08
CHAPTER is. F. NO. 635,

An Act proposing an amendment to section
thirty.lhree (3D Of article four az Of The
constitution of the State Of Minnesota, pro-
hibiting special legislation.
Be il enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
sEor,oN /. The following amendment to
the constitution of the State of MINES Ola is
hereby proposed to the people Of said state
tor their approval or rejection. which said
section when SO approved shall read as fol-
lows:
SEC &c. In nil cases when general law can
be made applicable no special law shall be
enacted; aud whether a general law could
have been made applicable IN any case, Is
hereby declared judicial question. and as
such shall be judicialIy determined without
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
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
eating or maintaining roads. highways, streets
or alleys; remitting fines, penalties or for
FIXTURES: regulating the powers, duties and
practice of justices of the peace. magistrates
and constables: changing the names OF per.
sons, places. lakes or rivers; for opening
and conducting Of elections or fixing or
changing the places of voting: authorizing
the adoption or legitimation Of children;
sion: confcrrlng rights upon minors; de-
claring any named person OF age; giving ef
feet 10 informal or invalid wills or deeds. or
affecting The estates Of minors or persons un-
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; exempling property, from taxa
money: creating corporations. Or am ending,
renewing, extending or explaining The char
ters thereof granting to any corporation, as
ISOLATION Or individual any special or exclu
ever or authorizing public taxation for a
private purpose. Provided. however, that
the inhibitons of local or special laws In this
section shall no. lie construed 10 prevent the
passage of general laws on any of the SUBJ
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. and
the returns thereof shall be made and certi.
fied and such votes canvassed, and the result
thereof declared In the manner provided by
law for returning, certifying and canvassing
votes al general elections Tor state officers
and declaring the result thereof, and If it
shall appear therefrom that majority of the
voters present and voting ut said election
upon said amendment have voted in favor of
the same, then Immediately after the result
shull have been ascertained, the governor
shall make proclamation thereof, and said
amendment shall lherefrom take effect aud
be in full force as part of the constitution OF
the state of Minnesota.
SEC. J. The ballots used at said election on
sold amendment shall have printed thereon,
Amendment 10 article four ~ Of. the con-
stitution to prohibit special legislation, yes
| no. and each elector voting on said amend
| ment shall, unless otherwise provided by
! 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 ny only Of said words "ves' 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 aud any ballot having un-
marked, not erased or not scratched, the
word mo" thereon shall be counted against
said amendment.
SEC. 1. This act shall take effect and b In
force from and after its passage.
Approved April IL. 1891.