The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20


State of Minnesota as proposed by Gen
seral Laws 1897, chapters IT'S. 1885, $50
and 3S333 Il am, very respectfully
II. w. CHILDS, Attorney General.
SYNOPSIS OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA PROPOSED BY THE
STATE AT THE LAST SESSION
THEREOF. I'D
By General Laws 1897, chapter ITS, 1t
is proposed to amend Article seven,
Section eight, of the Constitution. s
The section as now existing reads as
follows: E5 80 .<e
Section 8. The legislature may, not
WI ANYTHING in this article, pro-
Of twenty one years and upward, may
vote at any election held for the pur
pose OF choosing any officers for schools,
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:
Sec 8. Women may vote for school
officers and members of library boards,
and shall be eligible to hold any office
or libraries. BE-" r. 'a.,.aEg -~,
ANY woman of the age Of twenty-one
years and upward, and possessing the
qual1hcat1ons requisite to male voter,
may vote at any. election held for the
purpose of choosing any officers of
schools or any members Of library Boards
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 of3library 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. Eur
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: IS
Section 1. Whenever majority of
both houses Of the legislature shall deem
1T necessary to alter or amend this con-
stitution, they may propose such altera.
lions, on amendments; which proposed
amendments shall be published with the
session, and said amendments shall be
submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection; and if it shall appear, in a
majority Of voters present and Voting d1
shall have ratified such alterations and
| amendments. the same shall be valid to
all intents4 and purposes, as a part Of
this Constitution If two or more altera-
tons or amendments shall be submitted
at the same time, it shall be SO regulated
that the voters shall vote for or against
each separately ~. ,,-g Z AZ.
II is proposed by the said chapter to
| amend the same so as to read as fol-
lows: N- -, ,
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-
! 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
If it shall appear in manner to be pro-
vt de by lay w.. that t. majority Of all the
voted for and ratified such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be valid to
al irtent5 ana t as 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 ~ 3
The change proposed by the above
amendment requires the submission Of
any proposed amendment to the constitu7
| ton at a general election.
! 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 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 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 a majority of all the electors vot-
| ing at such election.
| BY General Laws 1857, Chapter $50, it
| Is proposed to amend Article 4, Section
So of the Constitution.
The section as now existing reads as
| follows: g#s
'Sec. Sc. Any city or village In this
! state may frame a charter for its own
; government as city consistent with and
subject to the laws Of this state as fol
der such restrictions as it deems proper,
for board Of fifteen freeholders. who
shall be and for the past FIVE years shalI
appointed by the district judges of the
| judicial district in which the city or
/ village is situated which board shall
within six months h4 after its appointment i
/ city or village draft Of such charter
signed by the members Of said board, OF
majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
4 such city or village at the next election
qualified voters. voting at such election
shall atify- the same it shall at the enc
Of thirty days thereafter become the
charter Of such city or village as a city
1 and supersede any existing charter anG
amend1nen thereof; provided that in
cities having patrol limits now estab-
ished such charter shall require a three.
4 fourths majority vote of the qualified
4 voters, voting at such election, to change
the patrol limits now Established.
Before any city shall Incorporate under
! this act, the legisla ture shall prescribe BY
i law the general limits within which sucf
4 charter shall be framed. Duplicate Ger
tihcates shall be made setting forth thu
4 charter proposed and Its ratification
which shall bets signed by the chief magis
trate Of said city orlv age and authenti
u Gated by Its corporate seal. One of sale
certificates shall be deposited in the off1c.
II the Secretary Of State. and the other
after being recorded in the Office Of tn,