The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-15
Laws and Constitutional
Amendments.

sG to the Constitutions, proposed by
the legislature for submission to
the voters Of Minnesota Mt the
a General Election to be held ON
A the ard day of November. IA ID.
q 1896.
At the general election to be held in the
Z State Of Minnesota on the Bird day of No
5Vember, "A. u. 1896, the following laws and
{ amendments proposed by the Legislature Of
said state at the last session thereof, will
be submitted for adoption or rejection, viz:
,S ., An act will be submitted to the people Of
this state for their approval or rejection at
the nextageneral election, entitled:
4 lands owned by railroad companies in this
state, and repeating laws and parts Of laws
relating to the taxation Of the same, and to
provide for the submission of this act to-
the people Of this state for their approval
or rejection
So far as material the act is as follows:
or hereafter granted by the State of Mime
sofa or the United States, or the Territory
OF Minnesota, to any railroad company shall
be assessed and taxed as other lands are
taxed in this state, except such parts Of
said lands as are held used or occupied for
right Of way. gravel pits. sidetracks, depots
necessarily used in the actual management
and operation of the railroads of said com
panies.
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 act contained shall be construed to re-
8 peal said laws except in so far as the same
relate to the tax upon said lands.
Sec. =. Such portion or portions of any
act or acts, general or speciai, of the State
or Territory Of Minnesota heretofore en-
vide for any exemption Of lands hereby de-
clared taxable, from taxation, or for any
other method of taxing said last mentioned
lands different from tile method of taxing
other lands in this state, or which are in
visions Of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. If this act shall he held to be
void so far as it applies to the lands of any
it shall not be ground for declaring it void
similarly situated
taxation Of unused railroad lands acquired
by railroad companies under federal and
state grants.
fact that the electors Of this state will be
called upon to ,ote upon the following prop
osition: .Shall there be convention to re-,
wise the state constitution"
Attention is also called to the fact that an
act will be submitted to the electors of this
state at said election providing for the APP
preparation Of the income derived from the
land fund to the road and bridge fund. The
act provides that such moneys shall be
used only for making public roads and
building bridges on public roads.
$ Nv.
IAN act providing for an amendment to
section four ~ Of article five % of the con-
stitution Of the State of Minnesota defin-
ing the authority and duties Of the, governor
In relation to pardons for criminal Offenses
and creating a board Of pardons''
Section Of article of the constitution
OF a. Minnesota now reads as follows:
cate BY message to each SESSION Of the legis-
lature such information touching the state
and condition Of the country as he may
in-ehief Of the military and naval forces.
and may call out such forces to execute the
laws, suppress insurrection. and repel in
vasiGn He may require the opinion ion; IN n
the executive departments, upon any sub
jet relating to the duties Of their respec-
tive offices; and he shall have power to
grant reprisyes and pardons, after conyic..
ton, for offenses against the state, except
IN cases Of impeachment He shall have
power, by and with the advice and consent
and notaries public, and such other officers
as may be provided by law He shall have
acknowledgment Of deeds, or other instru-
ments in writing, to be used in the state.
He shall have a negative upon all laws
Pnssed ~ the legislature Under such rules
prescribed. He may on extraordinary Occa-
sions convene both houses of the legislature.
he shall take care that the laws be faith
fully executed, fill any vacancy that may
occur in the office Of secretary Of state.
treasurer, auditor, attorney general, and
be hereafter Created by aW until the n Mf
annual election, and until their successors
are chosen and qualified. !"
by striking therefrom the following words:
And he shall have powerto grant re-
prieves and pardons, after conviction for
offenses against the state
Il In place Of the words thus proposed to be
s stricken ont; 1t is proposed to insert the fol-
5 lowing words:
An" IA d, he shall have power, in conjunction
governor shall be eX-officio member and
the other members of which shall consist of
the attorney, general of the State Of Min
nesota and the chief justice of the supreme
court of the State of 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 state"
The effect of the adoption Of the aforesaid
4 proposed amendment will be to deprive the
governor Of the power to alone grant par
dons and reprieves, which he now enjoys,
and to create a board of ,pardons, consisting
ct q the governor vernon the attorney general and
The proposed amendment contemplates
that its adoption will be followed by the
enactment of suitable law defining and
regulating the powers and duties Of such
board OF pardons In granting reprieves and
pardons.
"
4 AN act proposing an amendment to Sec
ton one ~ of article seven 60 Of the con-
stitution of the State of Minnesota which
relates to the elective franchise
Section one of article z of the constftu-,
ton of Minnesota now reads as follows:
Is Section l. Every male person of the age
of tWenty-one years or upwards, belonging
to either of the following classes, who shall
have resided in the United States one year,
and in this state for four months next pre-
ceding any election, shall be entitled to vote
at such election, in the election district of
which he shall at the time have been for
B ten days a resident for all officers that now
are, or hereafter may be, elective by the
s people. a5.65
First-C Citizens Of the United States.
5SecOnd-PerSOnS of foreign birth, who
shall have declared their intention to be-
{ come citizens, conformably to the laws Of
] the. United States upon the subject Of nat
uralization.
Third-Persons Of mixed white and Indian
blood, who have adopted the customs and
habits Of civiliza ton. 14s35
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 district
court Of the state, in such manner as may
+ be provided by law, and shall have been
pronounced by said court capable of enjoy