St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06

Further NOuce Is hereby given
that at said Election the following
proposed Amendments to the Com
stitution of the State of Minnesota
will be submitted to the Voters of
the said City:
FIRST--Ap act proposing to amend Sec
ton 80 of Article four (4) of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Minnesota prohibiting
special legislation.
The following amendment to Section 80 of
Article of the Constitution of the State of
Minnesota is hereby proposed, which section
when SO amended shall read as follows
SEC. 80. In all cases when a general law
can be made applicable no special law shall
be enacted and whether general law could
have been made applicable in any case is
hereby declared judicial question, and as
regard to any legislative assertion on that
subject. The legislature shall pass no local
or special law regulating the affairs or or in
cooperating, erecting or Changing the lines
or school district, or creating the Offices, or
prescribing the powers and duties of the Off
GERS of, or fixing or relating 10 the compen-
sation. salary or fees of the same, or the
mode OF election or appointment thereto;
authorizing the laying out, opening, altering,
streets or alleys; remitting fines penalties or
forfeitures; regulating the powers duties
and practice of justices Of the peace, magis-
trates and constables; changing the names
ing ana conducting of elections, or
fixing or changing the places of
voting: authorizing the adoption
or legitimation of children; changing the
law of descent or succession; comforting
rights upon minors, declaring any named
person Of age, giving effect to Informal or
invalid wills Or deeds, or affecting the estates
of minors or persons under disability; locat-
ing 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; exemptlng
property from taxation, or regulating the
rate OF interest on money; creating corpora
tons. or amending renewing, extending Or
explaining the charters thereof; granting to
any corporation, association or individual any
special or exclusive privilege, immunity or
franchise whatever, or authorizing public
taxation for private purpose. Provided,
however, That the inhlbitions OF local or
special laws III this section shall not be con-
strued to prevent the passage of general laws
on any OF the subjects enumerated.
The Legislature may repeal any existing
special Of local law, but shall not amend, ex-
tend OF modify any of the same
amendmept shall have printed thereon:
"Amendment to Article fourIvgs / B
90 of the CONSTITUTION to pro- y -
hibit special legislation" NO
And each voter shall vote upon by placing
a cross (x) opposite Eyes" if he desires to
vote i'll the Affirmative. and opposite the
word mo- If he desires to vote in the mega
tive.
SECOND--The following amendment to
Section three 80 of Article nine (9l of the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota is
hereby proposed to the people of said State
for their approval or rejection-thatis to say,
to add at the end Of said section the follow
ing words:
"Apd there may be levied and collect
ed annually tax upon the gross
earnings in this State Of I'll rail