St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-07

that at said Election the following
proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitution of tlne State of Minnesota
will be submitted to the Voters of
the said City:
TRISTAN act proposing to amend Sec
ton 80 of Article four az of the Constitu-
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 general law
can be made applicable no special law shall
be enacted; and whether general law could
have been made applicable i'll any case is
hereby declared 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 or. or In
cooperating, 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 compen-
sation, salary or fees of the same, or the
mode of election or appointment thereto;
authorizing the laying out, opening, altering,
vacating or maintaining roads, highways,
streets or alleys; RENTING fines, penalties or
torfeitures; regulating the powers, duties
and practice of justices of the peace, magis-
OF persons, places lakes or rivers for open
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; Iocat-
ing or changing county seats; regulating the
IF mo-
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 inh1Dltions Of local or
special laws in this section shall not be con-
slrued to prevent the passage of general laws
Oh any OF the subjects enumerated
The legislature may repeal any existing
SPECIAL or local law but shall not amend, ex
tend or modify any of the same.
The ballots to be used in voting upon said
amendment shall have printed thereon:
Amendment to Article four YES
az of the Constitution to pro- - - -
hibit special legislation 40
And each voter shall vote upon By placing
| a cross OK opposite yes" if he desires to
| vote III the affirmative and opposite the
WORT "no" If he desires to vote In the mega
| tive.
sECOND--The following amendment to
| Section three ~ OF Article nine (e) Of The
| Constitution OF the State of Minnesota IA
! hereby proposed to the people OF sale State
for their approval or rejection Mat is to sag.
| to ada at The end OF said section The follow
| ing words:
| sand there may be levied and collect
| ed annually q tax upon the gross
| earnings In this State Of al rail-