The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-27
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TUESDAY tn Est NOV. s. 1893.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.
October J.. 1898.
pursuant to section three hundred and
eleven GID of the General Statutes Of
1884, the same being chapter one hun
dred and fifty-seven d57) Of the General
Laws Of 1887. the proposed Amendments
TO the Constitution Of the State OF Min
1 nesota, as adopted by Acts Of the Legis-
lature for 1897 for submission to the
voters Of this state at the general cleo
non ZION to be held on Tuesday, the eighth
loth) day of November. "A. D. eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight (1S99, are here
with submitted: sd 8 as5I
ALBERT BERG. Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Attorney Generals Office,
hon, Albert Berg, Secretary of State.
Sir: Pursuant to General Laws 1887,
chapter 157. + herewith file in
your Office synopses OF Amend
state OF Minnesota as proposed by Cen
eral Laws 1897, chapters 175. 1885, $50
ana am, very respectfully,
II. w. CHILDS, Attorney General.
SYNOPSES 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, it
is proposed to amend Article seven,
Section eight, of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows: iss IS
Section 8. The legislature may, not
VIII anything in this article, pro-
VIDE by law that any woman al the age
OF tWenty-one 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 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:
msec. g. Women may vote for, school
nnf be eSs 81 Of ba library
or libraries.
years and upward, and possessing the
qualifications requisite to a male voter,
may vote at any election held for the
Schools or any y' 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, 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, 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 un-
der the existing Constitution.
BY General Laws 1897, Chapter 1s5, it
is proposed to amend Article II, Section
of the Constitution
The Section as now existing reads as
follows: &
Section l. Whenever a majority of
both houses of the legislature shall deem
1T necessary to alter or amend this con-
stitution, they may propose such altera-
amehdments shalt Be pubish ned Wi}R the
laws which have been passed at the same
submitted to the people for their approval
manner to be provided by law, that a
! shall have ratified such alterations and
appointments, the same shall be valid to
al i1tents and purposes, as a part Of
tions or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time. it shall be so regulated
that the voters shall vote for or against
It is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same SO as to read as fol-
lows: =.5 Es s..
Section 1. Whenever 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, which proposed
laws which have been passed at the same
session, and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
If it shall appear in manner to be pro-,
vided by law. that majority Of all the
eet9r for yotag ad e1eSti9n shall have
amendments, the same shall be valid to
al! intents and purposes as a part of
| tons or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time. it shall be SO regulated
that the voters 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. s-s
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 provided by the original
section of the Constitution. The existing
Constitution may be amended as decided
In Dayton VS.. City of St. Paul. % Mimi
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, if the same is
adopted, be SO changed as to require the
vote Of majority of all the electors vot-
ing at such election.
III. 8
BY General Laws 1897, Chapter $50, it
is proposed to amend Article 4, Section
SO Of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as.
follows:
Sec. 36. Any city or village in this
state may frame charter for it's own
government as city consistent with and
i subject to the laws Of this state a s fol-