Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-10-11

montS to the Constitution Of tho
State OF Minnesota as proposed by Gen.
serai Laws 1897. chapters IT'S. ls5. $50
and 38S. am, very respectfully,
H. w. CH1LDs. Attorney General,
SYNOPSIS OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
,, CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
- MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY THE
LEGIsLATURE OF THE SAID
STATE AT THE LAST SESSION
? THEREOF.
BY General Laws 1897, chapter It's, it
10 proposed to amend Article seven.
Section eight, Of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows: g.. a.. Il !. >..l-r. ~ -
Section g. The legislature may. not
Withstanding anything In this article, pro-
Of % years ans ana Upward va may nay
vote at any election held for the pur-
pose of choosing any officers for schools.
so provae h to eSch
woman shall be eligible to hold any Office
p pertain solely to the management OF
1t Is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same SO as to read as follows:
omcers and members Of library boards.
and shall be eligible to hold any Office
pertaining to the management Of schools
Amy woman Of the age Of twenty-one
qualifications requisite to q male voter,
81 a19 h ecdSs
schools or any members Of library boards.
Or upon. any measure relating to schools
to ee ha 70 ned
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 DO
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
thermore, the Constitution. II the pro-
posed amendment is adopted. will be
self-operative and not dependent upon
legislative action, as Ia now the case UNI
der the existing Constitution.
BY General Laws 1897. Chapter 1855. it
70 proposed to amend Article IA. Section
/ Of the Constitution" : II -" 5','-..@
q The section az now existing reads 40,
Section l. Whenever a majority of
both houses Of the legislature shall deem
Il, necessary to alter or amend this con-
amendments shall be published VIII tho
laws which have been passed at the same
submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection; and II It shall appear, IN =:
ma lner to be provided BY law, that q
shall have ratified such alterations and
amendments, the same shall be valid to
al! 'intente and PURPOSES, as part OF
tions or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time. 1T shall be SO regulated
that the yotsrs shall vote for or against
It is proposed by the said chapter to
lows: 5r% .'-s.;s., :. W. r, -. / q
Section l.. Whenever majority Of
both fo':Sos % the legislature shall deem
1t necessary to alter or amend this con-
tions or amenments op %i,cS uer proposed
amend1hents shall be published with the
laws which have been passed at the same
SUBMIT Submitted to the peopie for teir approval
or rejection at any general election, and
II 1T shah appear in a manner to be pro-
BY n aE s.o esetoy s Of III the
voted for and ratified such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be valid to
AL intente 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 20 regulated
that the voters es;, shall vote for or against
The change proposed by, the above
amendment requires the submission Of
any proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton at general election. ..>
It further provides that in order to be-
como effective the proposed amendment
shall receive 1.-THE vote Of a majority Of
all the electors voting at said election"
instead '.of majority Of voters present
and voting" a. provided by the original
section Of the Constitution. The existing
Constitution may be amended a. decided
in Dayton W. City OF st. Paul. AZ Mimi
400 though the amendment receive less
than T. 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 10
adopted, be 30 changed - to require tho
vote Of majority Of all the electors vot-
ing at such election. ~: - y
- r. 10 - III.
BY General Laws 1891, Chapter 2eo. it
% Of the, Consultation.
This section, % now existing reads -
"6sA u Any city or village in this
stats nay " frame - charte. for it, Own w
lows: The legislature shall provide, un-
der such restrictions ~ 4 deems proper,
4s s eo sna q 'f pa.t se 4.s s aS
appointed BY the district. judges Of the
judicial district IL which The city or.
within biz months after 10 appointment
city Or village Z draft Of such charter
. = ma iorltv thereof Such charter ahaIl