The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
To he Voted On
AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION

To BE Voted On
AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
TUESDAY. NOV. 8, 1898.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
.. Department Of State,
October l, 1898.
pursuant to section three hundred and
eleven (31D of the General Statutes of
1894 the same being chapter one hun
dred and fifty-seven G57) Of the General
to the Constitution of the State Of Min
nesota, as adopted by Acts of the Legis-
lature for 1897. for submission to the
voters Of this state at the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the eighth
(Sth) day of November A. D. eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight us9s), are here
with submitted:
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
ments to the Constitution of the
State of Minnesota as proposed by Gen.
NV
and 1913. 1 an, very respectfully,
H. w. CH1LDS, Attorney General.
SYNOPSES 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 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
withstanding anything in this article, pro-
vide by law that any woman at the age
of twenty-one years and upward, may
Of f any ocars 'G for Schools
or upon any measure relating to schools,
and may also provide that any such
woman shall be eligible to hold any Office
p peFnain n solely to the management OF
1t Is proposed by the said chapter to
amend the same so las to read as follows:
nsec: g. Women may vote 3tteo TO for sch n9o
ofeers ana members Of library boards,
or libraries.
ANY woman of the age of twenty-one
qualifications requisite to a male voter,
may vote at any election held for the
purpose of choosing 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.'
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, as 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 IA, Section
1 of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
Section 1. 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-
tons or amendments; which proposed
amendments shall be published with the
laws which have been passed at the same
SESSION., ana Sa1O amendments snail De
submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection; and if it shall appear, in a
manner to, be provided by law, that a
OF XGferS and yot
amendments, the same shall be valid to
al intents 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
each separately"
}~ hvv
amend the same so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Whenever a majority of
both houses Of the legislature shall deem
1t t,1 necessary Try to alter or amend this con-
tons or amendments, which 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 at any general election. and
It it shall appear in manner to be pro-
electors voting at said election shall have
voted for and ratified such alterations or
amendments. the same shall be valid to
al! intents and purposes as a part of
this Constitution. If two or more altera-
tions 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 a 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 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, il 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 1907, Chapter $50, it
Is proposed to amend Article 4, Section
SO of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
follows: -.-. e..
"sec. SO. Any city or village in this
state may frame a charter for it's own
government as city consistent with and
subject to the laws of this state as fol-
lows: The legislature shall provide, un.
der such restrictions as it deems proper,
for a board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall be and for the past five years shall
appointed by the district judges of the
judicial district in which the city or
village is situated, which board shall
within six months after its appointment
city or. village a draft of such charter
signed by the members of said board, or
a majority thereof. Such charter shall
such city or village at the next election
thereafter, and if four-sevenths Of the
qualified voters voting at such election
shall ratifY the same IL shall Mt Tho and