The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-22

General Election to be held OIL
the Bird day of ovember.A. ID
1890. &5 M IN IN. /, a. B 5s
At the general election to be held u tn
State Of Minnesota on the 3rd $daySof No
R vember, "A. ID. 1896, the following Jaws ant
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be submitted for adoption or reflections. viz
lE An act will be submitted to the people o.
this state for their approval or rejection a
the next general election, entitled:
lands owned BY railroad III Companies ii thi:
state. and repeating laws ana parts 0t law:
relating to the taxation OF the same,sand t.
provide for the submission Of this act t.
the people Of this state for their apprOVa
or rejection %t% &
So far as material the act Is as follows:
'Sec. I. AL! lands in this state heretofore
sofa or the United States, or the TERRITORY
of Minnesota, 10 any railroad company shall
be assessed and taxed as other lands are
taxed in this state, except such parts OF
right of way, gravel pits, sidetracks. depots
and all buildings and structures which are
necessarily used III the actual management nj
and operation of the railroads Of said SAID com
Provided, That said railroad companies
shall continue to pay taxes into the.state
treasury upon their gross earnings In the
same manner and in the same amount as
now provided by law. And that nothing in
this net contained shall be construedsto re-
peal said laws except in so far as the same
relate to the tax upon said !andss:..
"Sec. ?. Such portion or portions Of any
act or acts, general or special, OF the State
or Territory of Minnesota hGretofore en-
acted: which. provides OF. attempts to pro
c.ared taxable, from taxation, or for any
other method of taxing said last mentioned
lands different from the method Of taSlns
other lands in this state, or which are in
any manner inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act. are hereby repealed.
"Sec. 8. If this act shall be held to be
void SO far as. it applies to the lands Of any
1t shall not be ground for declaring HI void
or inapplicable to, any other company not
similarly situated
taxation Of unused railroad lands acquired
by railroad companies under federal and
state grants. t.SS
1 deem it proper to call attention to. the
fact that the electors Of this state Will be
called upon to vote upon the following prop
osition: "Shall there be convention 70 re-
wise the state CONSTITUTIONS"
III.
Attention Is also called to the fact that an
act will be submitted to the electors sof this
state at said election providing for the ap-
preparation of the income derived from the
investment of the internal improvement
land fund to the road and bridge fund ,,The
used only for making public roads%anc
building bridges on public roads. &sN%
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can act providing for an amendment TO
section four az of article five ~ OF the CON
stitution of the State Of Minnesota, deiin-
In relation to pardons for criminal offenses
and creating a board of pardons."
Section Of article Of the constitution
OF minnesota now reads as f9 3aT s:n,,n,,
cate by message to each session of the legis'
lature such information touching the state
and condition of the country as ne may
in-chief Of the military and naval forces,
and may call out such forces to execute the
laws, suppress insurrection ana repei4 s IN IL
vasion. He may require the opinion q IN
writing, of the principal officer In each OF
jet 1 relating to the duties Of theif respsc.
tive Offices; and he shall have power e.
tion, for offenses against the state. except
IN cases of impeachment. He shall have
power, by and with the advice and consent
OF the senate to appoint state i6 nrnrs
as may be provided by law. He shall have
power to appoint commissioners to take the
acknowledgment Of deeds, or other in nsaf ~
He shall have negative upon all laws
passed by the legislature, under such rules.
and limitations as are in this constitution
prescribed He may on extra9rd in': qccar
He shall take care that the laws pc falta-
fully executed, fill any vacancy that may
occur In the Office Of secretary OF state:
such other state and district Offices as may
be hereafter created by law, until the next
annual election, and until their successors
are chosen and qualified" %43
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by striking therefrom the following words:
prieves and pardons, after conviction, foi5
Offenses against the state" "a
In place Of the words thus proposed to be
stricken out. it is proposed to insert the fol-
lowing words: .'.5 H
And he shall have power, in conjunction .n
with the board of pardons, OF which the
governor shall be iex-off1cio q member. ana
the other members Of which shall consist o.
the attorney general Of the State of Alln-5
co,iTt Of f the State 81 Minnesota, and whose
powers and duties shall be defined and regu-
lated by law, to grant reprieves and par
dons, after conviction for offenses against
The effect of the adoption Of the aforesaid
proposed amendment will be to deprive the
governor Of the power to alone grant par.
and to create board Of pardons, consisting
of the governor, the attorney general and
the chief Justice of the. supreme court, a
. Inc prOpOSc0 amendment
that It's adoption will be followed by the
Of suitable law defining ands
the powers and duties, of such
board of lrardons In granting reprieves ana
pardOnS. ID + ~ &C., &5
can act proposing IN amendment to sec-i
ton one Q) Of article seven a. OF the cons
stitution Of the State: of Minnesota which
relates to the elective franchise" FL
Section one Of article z of, the constitu-8
tion of Minnesota now reads as follows: NJ
Section l.. Every male person OF the age
to either of the following classes, who shall
have resided In the United States one years
and In this state for four months next pres
ceding any election, shall be entitled to vote
ut such election, in the election dtstrict .otS
which he shall at the time have been fors
ten days resident for all officers that nowa
are. or hereafter may be. elective by the
Z First-Citizens of the United States. Y
Second-Persons OF foreign birth, whos
shall have declared their intention to be-f
come citizens, conformably to the laws Of
the United States upon the subject Of nat-9
.-t b.: s..
Third Persons Of mixed white and Indian
blood, who have adopted the customs and
habits Of civilization. IS zS II. "A
Z Fourth-Persons Of Indian blood residing
In this state, who have adopted the LAM
guage, custom and habits of civilization
after an examination before any districta
court Of the state, in such manner as mays
be provided by law, and shall have been;
Ing the rights Of citizenship within thea
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