Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-10-21

sYNOPSES OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY TIE
LEGISLATURE OF THE SAID
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:
Section 8. The. Legislature may, not
outstanding anything in this article. pro-
vide by law that any woman at the age
OF twenty-one years and upward, may
vote at any election he'd Tor the lir-
or upon any measure relating to schools.
and may also provide that any such
woman shall be eligible to hold any office
pertaining soiely 10 tie 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,
and shall be eligible to hold any office
or Libraries.
Amy woman Of the age Of twenty-one
years and upward, and possessing the
may vote at any election held for the
purpose OF choosing any officers Of
schools or any members OF library boards.
or Libraries. and SHAH BE- eligible to hold
acy 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 be
eligible to become members Of such
boards. in addition to the right to vote
upon school matters and to hold orflces
pertaining to schools. as provlued 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, 1t
is proposed to amend Article IA, 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
stitution, they may propose such altera-
lions or amendments; whicA proposed
amendments shall be published with the
session, and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection; and II it shall appear. In a
majority Of voters present and voting:
shall have ratified such alterations and
amendments the same shall be valid to
All inten.s and purposes as part s.au OF
tions or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time. IT shall be so regulated
that the yoieTs .hall vote for or against
1t il proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same 50 as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Whenever a majority Of
both houses Of the legislature shall deem
en ey to alter or s
tions or amendments, which proposed
laws which have been passed at the same
submitted to the people Tor their approval
or rejection at any general election. and
II 1t shall appear In manner to be pro
electors voting at said election shall have
voted for and. ratif1ed such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be valid to
this. Constitution II two or mora. altera:
tons or amendments SHALL be submitted
at the same time. It shall be so regulated
each separately"
The. change proposed by the above
amendment requires the submission OF
any proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton at general election.
1t 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 VS.. City of st. Paul, q 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, If the same is
adopted, be SO changed as to require the
vote Of majority of all the electors vot-
ing at such election.
BY General Laws 1897. Chapter $50, it
Is proposed to amend Article 4. Section
80 Of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads a.
follows:
Sec. SO. Any city or village in this
state may franc q charter for its own
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fer such restrictions As It deems proper.
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appointed by the district judges of the
5udlclal olStrlot m which the city or
within six months after its appointment
return to the CHIEF magistrate OF such
city or village q draft OF such charter
signed by the members Of said board, or
. majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted e the qualified voters OF
thereafter, and II four-sevenths Of the
qualihed voters voting at such election
Of thirty days. thereaftsr become ' the the
charter Of such city or village as city,
and super.ede any existing charter and
cities having patrol limits now estab-
l:shed such charter shall require a three
fourths majority vote OF the qualified
tho patrol limits now established.
Before any city shall incorporate under
law the general limits within which such
charter shah 20 framed. Duplicate GER
tincates shall b made setttns forth the
which shall b Digneo BIZ the chief mAGiD.