The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-07
CHAPTER Is. F. NO. 635.

x OTOpUE1ng Hn1FIQmEnl sEC1On
thrtv-ihree $50 of article four "a Of the
constitution of the State of Minnesota, pro-
hibiting special legislation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
SECTION l. The following amendment to
section thirty-th1ee (5o) of article four a. OF
the constitution Of the State of MINES ota 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. 80. In all cases when general law can
be made applicable no special law shall be
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 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 compensa-
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 the peace magistrates
| and couStableS: changing the names of per-
sons, places lakes or rivers; for opening
! aud conducting Of elections or fixing or
| changing the places of voting: authorizing
the adoption or legitimation Of children;
| changing the law Of descent or success
sion; comforting rights upon minors; de-
| claring any named person Of age; giving ef-
| feet to informal or invalid wills or deeds. or
| affecting the estates of minors or persons IN
| 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
| money: creating corporations. or am ending
| renewing, extending or explaining the char
! tiers thereof: granting to any corporation, as
| ISOLATION or individual any special or exclu-
sive privilege. immunity or franchise what
| ever, or authorizing public taxation for a
| private purpose. Provided. however, that
| the nhibtions Of local or special laws in this
section shall not he 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 anne ndment 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
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
| shall appear therefrom that 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
shall 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. j. The ballots used at said election on
| said 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 oy
general law. mark across, erase or scratch
out one Q) 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 O only of said words YES or mo"
thereon, and any ballot having unmarked,
not erased or not scratched the word yes
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 bs In
force from and after its passage.
Approved April is 1891.