The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-03
PROCLAMATION
OF the Adoption of Amendments to
the Constitution of the State OF
MfnnesAta

OF the Adoption of Amendments to
the Constitution of the state of
Minnesota.
Whereas, The Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota, by An act proposing an amend
ment to SECTION eight (S), Of article seven
| ~, OF the Constitution Of the State of Min
| nesota. which relates to the elective fran
chtse of women upon measures pertaining to
! schools and libraries and making women eli
| gible to hold offices relating thereto" APP
| proved April, 21st, 1897, did enact as follows
| part OF article seven G) of the Constitution
of the State of Minnesota is hereby proposed
| to tho people OF said state for their approval
or rejection; that is to say. change section
| eight 81 of article seven "a of said con-
stttution SO that said section eight 80 shall
read as follows:
Sec. g.. Women MAJ. vote for school of,
ficers and membery Of library boards, and
shall be eligible 10 ho.d amy office pertaining
TO the management of schools or libraries.
Any woman of the age of twenty -one t2D
fications requisite to male voter, may vote
at any election held for the purpose of
choosing any officers of schools or any mem
bers OF library boards, 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.
Sec. 2. This proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the people of said state for their
approval rejection at the next general
election for the year eighteen hundred and
ninety eight 1885,. and each of the legal vot-
ers OF said state may at said election vote by
ballot for or against said amendment, and
the returns thereof shall be made and certi-
fed. and such votes and the result thereof
declared in the manner provided by law for
returning, certifying and canyasSfng votes at
general elections for state officers, ard declar-
ing the results thereof and If it shall ap-
pear therefrom that a majority of the vot-
ers present and voting at said election upon
or In cd
in favor OF the same, within ten Q0) days
after the results shall have been aScertained
the governor shall make proclama tion there
OF, and said amendment shall thereupon take
effect and be in full force as part of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Minnesota"
And Whereas. Said Legislature by IAN act
providing for an amendment to section one
a of article fourteen d4) of the Constitu-
ton OF the State of Minnesota which re-
lates to the method of altering or amending
the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, -
approved April 21st, A. D. 1897, did enact as
follows:
Section 1. The following amendment 10
section one o. Of article fourteen % of the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota is
hereby proposed to the people of said state
Of Minnesota. for their approval or rejection
that is to say, change said section one o. Of
said article fourteen QD of said constitu-
ton SO that said section one o. shall read
as follows:
Section /. Whenever a majority of both
houses Of the legislature shall deem it necss-
may propose such alterations amendments,
which proposed amendments shall be pub
lished with the laws which have been passed
at the same session, and said amendments
shall be submitted to the people for their
approval OF rejection at any general cleo
ton. and if it shall appear in manner to
the electors voting at said election shall have
voted for and ratified such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be valid to all
fntents and purposes as part of this con-
q 1f0rn n
amendments shall be submitted at the same
| time 1t shall be SO regulated that the vot-
ers shall vote for or against each separately.
Sec 2. This proposed amendment shall b
submitted to the people of said state for
their approval or rejection at the next gen.
eral election for the year eighteen hundred
ana n1nety-eight C189S) and each of the legal
voters of said state may at said election vote
by ballot for or against said amendment In
a manner now provided for by law for vot-
ing upon amendments to the constitution
and the returns thereof made and certified
and such votes and the result thereof de-
clared in manner provided by law for re-
general elections. and If it shall appear
therefrom that majority of the voters pres
ent and voting at said election upon said
amendment have voted in favor of the same
shall have been ascertained, according tc
law. the Governor shall make proclamation
thereof and said amendment shall thereupon
take effect and be: in full force. as a part
of the constitution of the state Of Mime
sofa" ..-.-.-
And Whereas, Said legislature. by can act
proposing an amendment to section thirty
| six (36) of article four az of the constitution
| Of the State of Minnesota, allowing cities
already Incorporated and villages desiring
| to be incorporated as cities, to frame thell
| own charters as cities, and classifying cities
| for the purpose Of general legislation" ap
proved April 23rd A. D. 1897, did enact a.
| follows:
Section 1. That the following amendment
| to section thirty-six (36) OF article four a
! of the constitution of the State of Mime
sofa is proposed to the people of said state
| for their approval or rejection, which section
when 50 amended, shall read as follows:
I See. Sc. Any city or village in this starts
ment az city consistent with and subjec
| to the laws of this state, as follows: The
| legislature shall provide under such restric
| tons as 1t deems proper, for board of fit-
! teen freeho!ders, who shall be and for the
| past FIVE years shall have been qualified yot-
ers thereof to be appointed by the district
| judges of the judicial district in which the
city or village is situated, as the legislature
may determine for term in no event to ex-
| coed six years which board shall, withir
six months after its appointment, return tt
draft of said charter, signed by the members
| OF said board. or majority thereof. Suct
| voters of such city or village at the mex
election thereafter. and if four sevenths Of
| the qualified voters voting at such election
shall ratify the same it shall. at the end o.
thirty days thereafter, become a charter Of
such city or village as a city, and super:ede
| any existing charter and amendments there
Of; provided. that in cities having patrol i'm.
| Its now established. such charter shall re-
/ quire three-fourths majority vote of tn,
| qua1hed voters voting at such election t.
change the patrol limits now established.
Before any city shall incorporate under hi,
| act the legislature shall prescribe by law The
| general limits within which such charlie,
| shall be framed. Duplicate certificates shal
| be made setting forth the charter pronotsef
chon h. IL
| by the chief magistrate of said city or vii,
! age and authenticated by its corporate seal
One OF Slid certificates shall be deposited
| In the office of the secretary of state and tht
| other, after being recorded in the Office o
| the register of deeds for the county in which
such city or village lies, shall be deposited
and all courts shall take judicial notice there
| OF. Such charter, deposited, may b:
amended by proposal therefor made by
! Doara OF nfteen comms sstoners aforesaid, pub
| hshed for at least thirty days in three news
! papers of general circulation in such city OIL
! village. and, accepted by three-fifths of the
qualified voters Of such city or village voting
at the next election ard not otherwise; bui
| such charter shall always be in harmony
| with and subject to the constitution and laws
of the state OF Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the commission
| relative to submitting amendments of charter
! TO the vote of the people, and shall provide
| that upon application of five per cent. of the
! legal voters of any such city or village. by
writton petition, such commission shai sub B.
NIT to the vote Of the people proposed amend
ments to such charter set forth in said petit.
ton. The board OF freeholdsrs, above pro.
vided for, shall be permanent and all the
| vacancies, by death, disability to perform
duties, resignation or removal from the corpo-
rate limits. or expiration of term CT office
! shall be filed by appointment in the same
manner as the original board was created and
| said board shall always contain it's full
| complement Of members.
| 1t shall be feature of all such charter:
! that there shall be provided, among Other
things, for mayor or chief magistrate, ant
| legislative body of either one or twt
| houses; If Of two houses. at least one of then
i hal ho oil I'D h1r l..