Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-10-14

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with submitted:
ALBERT BERG. Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, "
Attorney Generals Office.
st. Paul. July Z. 1903.
Hon. Albert Berg, Secretary Of State.
Sir: Pursuant to General Laws 1857.
chapter 1877, herewith file In
your office synopses of Amends
ments to the Constitution OF the
State OF Minnesota as proposed by Gen.
eral Laws 1897, chapters IT'S. 1885, 2eO
and $685. am. very respectfully,
H. w. CHILDS, Attorney General.
SYNOPSIS OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY THE
STATE AT THE LAST SESSION
THEREOF.
BY General Laws 1897, chapter 175. 1t
is proposed to amend Article seven.
Section eight, Of the Constitution.
The section as row existing reads as,
follows: -
Section g. The Legislature may. not
withdrawing anything in this article, pro-
vide by law that any woman at II the age
vote at any election held for the lui-
pose of choosing any officers for schools.
or upon any measure relating to schools.
woman shall be eligible to hold any office
pestaining solely to the management OF
1t Is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same SO as to read as follows:
.sec. 8. Women may vote for school
Officers and members of library boards.
9 9srfHab1 q.9|., to the management of schools
ANY woman Of the age Of twenty-one
qualifications requisite to male voter,
purpose Of choosing any oficers II
schools or any members OF library boards.
or upon any measure relating TO schools
AIRY ONCE pertaining to the management
Of schools and libraries
The effect; Of the above amendment, II
adopted, will be to permit women to vote
for members Of library boards and to be
eligible to become members OF such
boards in addition to the right to vote
upon school matters and to hold offices
pertaining to schools, as provlued by the
original section Of the Constitution. Fur
thermore, the Constitution, II the pro-
posed amendment Is adopted, will be
self-operative and not dependent upon
legislative action, as is now the case I'M
der the existing Constitution.
II. -
BY General Laws 1907, Chapter 1856. 1t
Is proposed to amend Article II. Section
Of the Constitution.
The section as now eaisting reads az
follows: - ~ ta75;
Section 1. Whenever a majority Of
Il necessary 10 alter or amend this con-
stitution, they may propose such altera-
tons or amendments; whic4. proposed
a%. %cS
session. and said amendments shall 81
submitted to the people for their approval
TO- anf R%R that
ma tority Of voters present and voting.
shall have ratified such alterations and
amendments. the same shall be valid te
ill intents and purposes, as a. part Of
this Constitution. II two or more altera-
tions or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time It, shall BE- go regulated
each separately" - v... ,~~. -.
1t is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same SO as to read as fol-
lows: @a
Section l. Whenever : majority Of
It necessary TO- alter or amend this con-
stitution they may propose such altera;
tions Or ame sSa It xhiSn Proposed
laws which have been passed at the same
session. and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
II it shall appear in manner to. be pro-
Wded by law. that majority Of all the
electors voting at said election shall have
amendments, the same shall be valid to
all intents and PURPOSES as a part of
this Constitution. II two or more altera-
at the same time. it shall be SO regulated
that the voters shall vote for or against
each separately
The change proposed by the above
amendment requires the. submission Of
any proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton at a general election.
It further provides that in order to be-
come effective the proposed amendment
shall receive "the vote Of a majority Of
all the electors voting at said election"
instead 'of a majority of voters present
and voting" as provided by the original
section Of the Constitution. The existing
Constitution may be amended as decided
in Dayton W.. City Of st. Paul, % MINI.
than a majority OF the votes cast at an
election for other purposes held at the
same time and place. BY the proposed
amendment the rule will, II the same is
adopted, bo 80 changed AZ to require the
vote Of majority Of all the electors vot-
ang at such election.
III.
BY General Laws 1897, Chapter 2sO, 1t
is proposed to amend Article 4. Section
50 Of the Constitution. ~
The section ~ now existing reads -
.t.s: Az ohsrt: s 81 e G ,as
ia ~ q ss nj. f fo
lows: ina legislature shall Hsoyide,. aur,-
der such restrictions ~ It deems proper,
for board Of aftssn freeholdsES. who
shall be and for the past .hve2ysar6 shall
have been QvaMhed voters thereof, TO Be
appointed " the! district Judges of the
judicial district Ia which. the city or
Village 10 situated, which board shall
within six months after Ito appointment
signed by the members of said board, or
q majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted n the qualified voters of
such city or v!ll4fs ct the next election
qualified voters voting ct such election
e gu Thirty nv dsSs there.fts! Become s' t5s
charter Of such city or village a. z city,
and superssdo any existing charter and
amendments thereof; provided, that IN
cities having patrol limits now estab-
lishsd S,soh charter shall REQUIRE three:
foaifth0 ma <0R1tY vote OF the qualified