The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03

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LEGISLATURE OF THE SAID
STATE AT THE LAST SESSION
Il THEREOF. s5 Il
BY General Laws 1897 chapter It's. 1t
8is proposed to amend Article seven:
Section eight, Of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows: 5sss
Section 8. The legislature may, not
standing ia anything in this article pro-
& OF tWenty2one years and upward, may.
vote at any election held for the pur-.
/ or upon any measure relating to schools.
and may also provide that any M such
woman shall be eligible to hold any Office
pertaining solely to the management Of
It is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 9. Women may vote for school
oh1cers and members of library boards,
and shall be eligible to hold any Office
pertaining to the manag ement Of schools
or libraries. 5ss (. sss ss@:sge 5,4
Any woman of the age Of twenty one
qualifications requisite to male voter,
may vote at any election held for, the
purpose OF choosing any officers Of.
or upon any measure relating to schools
or libraries, and shall be eligible to hold
any GeH pertaining the
Sc /. q
The effect Of the above amendment If
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 PROVIDED by the
original section of the Constitution. Fur
thermore, the Constitution, if 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.
By General Laws 1897, Chapter 1856, 1t
Is proposed to amend Article IA, Section
of the Constitution.
s The section as now; existing reads as
follows: sa 81
Section l. Whenever ma jority Of
both houses Of the legislature shall deem
: 1t necessary to alter or amend this con-
sstitution, they may propose such altera-
Stions or amendments; which proposed
laws Which have BEEN pasaed at the
session, and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
TO sn prdTded f 81 Pp that It
majority of voters present and voting
shall have ratified II such alterations and
amendments, the same shall be valid to-
all intents and purposes, as part of
this Constitution. If two or more altera-4
tions or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time. it shall be so regulated
that the voters shall vote for or against
each separately s3 Hob
1t is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same so as to read as fol-
lows: 55#s Ss 81
both houses Of the legislature shall deem
1t necessary to alter or amend this con-
stitution they may propose such altera-
amendments shall be published with the
b laws which have been passed at the same
session, and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection at any general election, and
II it shall appear in a manner to be pro-
vided by law that majority Of all the
voted for and ratified such alterations or
amendments. the same shall be valid to
this Constitution. If two or more altera-
lions or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time. it shall be so regulated
that the voters r shall shall vote for or against
The change proposed by the above
amendment requires the submission Of
any proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton at a general election. }js
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
Constltutlon may De amended as decided
in Dayton VS.. City Of st. Paul, % MINI.
400. though the amendment receive less
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 be so changed as to require the
vote Of a majority Of all the electors VOt-i
ing AZ such election 7g*9.!s n" & So 70
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BY General Laws 1897, Chapter $50, It;
Is prOposed to amend Article q Section
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slale may 9 frame "a charter Tor its own