The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-03

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STATE Ar THE LAST SESSION
THEREOF.
By General Laws 1897, chapter 175, it
is proposed to amend Article / seven,
Section eight, of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows err -
%"Section s. The legislature may, not
withstanding anything in this article, pro
vide by law that any woman at"the age
vote at any election held for the pur-
pose of choosing any officers for SCHOOLS,
or upon any measure relating to schoolS,
woman shall be eligible to hold any office
pertaining solely to- the management Oh
Schools s.. 81 < E# s:&
1t is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same so as to read as follows:
Sec. s. Women may vote for school
and shall be eligible to hold any once
pertaining to the management OF schools
or libraries ...s ,.,.,,.,xx,'k
years and upward, and possessing the
qualifications requisite to a male voter,
may vote at any election held for the
Schools or any members Of library boards,
or upon any measure relating to schools
or libraries, and shall be eligible to hold
any office 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 DE
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 Constitutions. if the pro-
posed amendment is adopted, will be
= self-operative and not dependent upon
. legislative action as is now the case un'
der the existing Constitution. 90, . ~ ,
By General Laws 1897, Chapter 1s5, II
is proposed to amend Article IA, Section
/ of the Constitution. ,-' 80 ..-~'
The section as now existing reads as
follows: .- r..- ...-...
Section l.. Whenever a majority OF
both houses of, the legislature shall deem
it necessary to alter or amend this con
stitution, they may propose such altera
lions or amendments: -whicn proposed
amendments shall be published with the
laws which have been passed at the same
session, and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection; and if it shall appear, in g
manner to- be provided by law, that
majority of voters present and voting.
amendments, the same shall be valid tc
all intents and purposes, as part OF
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 shall vote for or against
each separately.
It is proposed by the said chapter tic
amend the same so as to read as fol-
lows:
- Section 1. Whenever a majority of
both houses of the legislature shall deem
it necessary to alter or amend this con
st1tution they may propose such altera.
lions or amendments, which proposed
r, amendments shall be published with the
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
If it shall appear in manner to be pro-
! vided by law, that a majority of all the
electors voting at said election shall have
voted for and ratified such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be valid to
| all; intents and purposes. as a part Of
N's Constitution. If two or more altera-
g. amendments shall be submitted
49, tine. it shall be so regula ted
"a .., II sS's', vote for or against
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