New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-29
CHAPTER Is. E. NO. 625.

An hcC proposing an amendment to 6eCt1On
thirty-lhree (S5) Of article four ~ Of the
constitution of the State Of Minnesota pro-
hibiting special legislation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
SECTION /. The following amendment to
section thirty-th1ee t35) of article four az Of
the constitution Of the State of Minnesota is
hereby proposed to the people Of said state
section when so approved shall read as fol-
lows:
SEC. 49, In all cases when general law can
be made applicable no special law shall be
enacted; ana whether a general law could
have been made applicable in any case. is
hereby declared a judicial question, and as
such shall be judicially determined without
regard TO any legislative assertion on that
subject. The legislature shall pass no local
or special law, regulating tho affairs of. or
Incorporating, erecting or changing the lines
OF any county. city, village. township. ward
or school district, or creating the otiices 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
izing the laying out opening, altering. va
eating or maintaining roads, highways, streets
or alleys; remitting fines, penalties or for
FIXTURES: regulating the powers, duties and
practice of justices Of tho peace, magistrates
and coustables; 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
changing the law Of descent or success
sion; conferrlng rights upon minors; de-
carinG any named person Of age; giving ef-
feet TO 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 requiring Of school
houses, and the raising of money for such
purposes; eXempt1ng property from taxa
ton. or regulating the rate of interest on
money: creating corporations, or amending,
renewing, extending or explaining the char
ters , thereoI gaannng to any corporation as
sive 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
jeClS enumerated.
The legislature may repeal any existing
special OF 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
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-
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
and declaring the result thereof; and if it
Slall dppSdl tilclCllUG tllul maJOTllE OF the
voters present and voting at said election
upon said amendment have voted III favor of
the same, then Immediately after the result
shall have been ascertained, the governor
shall mako 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 ~ of the CON
! silution TO prohibit special legislation, yes
mo- and each elector voting on said amend
ment shall, unless otherwise provided oy
out one % of said words, yes" OF, mo" on
when deposl,ed in the ballo, box, and no
ballot shall be counted except those having
thereon, and any ballot having unmarked,
not erased or not scratched. the word yes
amendment, and any ballot having I'M
marked, not erased or not scratched, the
word no" thereon shall be counted against
| said amendment.
| SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and b In
| force from and after its passage.
Approved April Is. 1891.