The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13

: state of Minnesota as proposed by Cen
#eral Laws 1897, chapters It's, 185, 2S0
4 and 333i I. am. very respectfully,
Z H. w. CHILDs, Attorney General.
sYNOPSES OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
( MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY THE
{ 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. $
4 The section as now existing reads as
Z follows: E:ss j ~ @5 y. i
: Section g.. The legislature may, not
withstanding anything in this article, pro-
+ vide by law that any woman at the age
OF tWenty-one years and upward may
z vote at any election held for the. pur-
{ or upon any measure relating to schools,
and may also provide that any such
Z woman shall be eligible to hold any office
pertaining solely to the management of
2 schools s.. .,..r5E ss
II 1t is proposed by the said chapter to
4 amend the same so as to read as follows:
Sec. s. Women may vote for school
and gSa nd Be- ep6a q Ct ha library
pertaining. to the management of schools
or libraries. r. = a5g
!. amy woman Of the age of twenty one
I, years and upward and possessing the
7 qualifications requisite to male voter,
4 may vote at any. election held for the
p pcbpo;s Of choosipg any officers Of
: 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 'tSEszg 5lee
The effect Of the above amendment, if
+ adopted, will be to permit women to vote
4 for members of library boards and to be
3 eligible to become members of such
L boards, in addition to the right to vote
upon school matters and to, hold offices
pertaining to schools, as provlaed by the
| original section of the Constitution. Fur
s 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 1S5, it
is proposed to amend Article IA, Section
of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
section /. Whenever a majority Of
it necessary to alter or amend this, con
&5stitution they may propose such altera-
|H;tions sor amendmen ts; which proposed
%heh Pazsed
session, and said amendments @shall be
| submitted to the people for their approval
manner to be provided bylaw. that a
majority of voters present and voting.
shall have ratified such alterations and
L all intents and purposes as part of
this Constitution. If two or more altera-
tons or amendments shall be submitted
that the voters shall vote for or against
each separately. r.E- 49, It s..gt--rs
It is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same so as to read as FOL
lows: .- Z I.as.
"Section 1. Whenever a majority of
/ both houses of the legislature shall deem
it necessary to alter or amend this con-
sttution they may propose such atera
amendments shall be published with the
laws which have been passed at the same
submitted to the people for their approval
Nor rejection at any general election and
it it shall appear in manner to be pro-
electors voting at said election shall have
| voted for and ratlf1ed such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be valid to
all intents and purposes as a part of
l this Constitutions. If two OF more aItera-
| tons or amendments shall be submitted
that the Voters shall vote for 81 or against gal e
each separately" $50 s
The change proposed by the above
amendment requires the submission of
any proposed amendment to the constitu-
/ ton at a general election.
| It further provides that in order to be-
| come effective the proposed amendment
7 shall receive 1.-THE vote of 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, % MINI.
/ 400, though the amendment receive less
than 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
| 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
| 36 Of the Constitution
I The section as now existing reads as
follows:
Sec. 36. Any city or village in this
T state may frame charter for it's own
government oy IA, Is 2 city consistent with and
lows: The legislature shall provide, I'M
der such restrictions as ut deems proper,
shall be and for the past five Years shan hal
have been qualified voters thereof. to be
appointed by the district judges of the
village is situated, which board shall
/ within six months after its appointment
return to the chief magistrate CT such
city or village a draft Of such Charter
signed by the members of said board. or
| q majority thereof Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
such city or village at the next election
thereafter. and if four-sevenths Of the
shall ratify the same it shall at the end
of thirty days thereafter become the
charter Of such city or village as a city.
and supersede any existing charter and
| lished such charter shall require three
fourths majority vote of the qualified
/ voters voting at such election, to change
r the patrol limits now establish ed ~
Before any city shall incorporate under
1 this act, the legislature shall prescribe by
law the general limits within w hich such
charter shall be framed. Duplicate GER
tifcates shall be- made setting forth the
charter proposed and its "a titication,
I which shall be signed by the chief magis-
& trate Of said city or village. and authentic
Il Ecated by its corporate seal. One of said
certificates shall be deposited in the Office
s of the Secretary of State and the other.
after being recorded IN the office Of the