The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-02-02

AIhSh SONlhS uANlcTS
Submitted to the People For Re
ferendum Voting to he Discussed
The following bill has been endorsed
by the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor, and every union in the state
is earnestly requested to send letter
to its representative in the Legislature
urging it's passage.
Sec. l. That each election district of
the State of Minnesota shall be, and is
hereby declared to be, for the purposes
herein specified, a separate assembly
distrist.
Sec. 2. That in all Incorporated cit
les and villages in this state, on the
third Tuesdays, of May and October,
in the year 1901, and on the third Tues
days of February and October, annu-
ally thereafter, public meetings shall
be called and held in each as
sembly district, which public meetings
shall be open to all persons residing
therein of the age Of tWcnty-One years
or over, each of which persons shall be
entitled to vote and act therein. Said
meetings shall be called and conducted
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. That in each township in this
state, constituting separate election
district, and in each election district in
townships having more then one cleo
ton district, meetings may be called
and directed to be called by the town
clerk of said township in each election
district in said township at the times
inI i,, Of hi
act, if SO by resolution ordered and d.
rected at the regular town meeting
and if SO voted to be called they shall
be called in said township al the places
that may be designated in said resolu-
ton directing the same to be called
When duly called they shall be carried
on and conducted as provided in this
fact for cities and villages.
Sec. 4. The City or Village Council
of each incorporated city Or village in
this state shall, on or before the first
appoint one person resident in each
said assembly district in said city 0,
village, to give notice Of said first
| meeting to be held in said first dis.
| trist on the third Tuesday of May
| 1901, which said person so appointed
shall at once provide a public meeting
place within said district, and shall BY
| posting notices, making proclamatiOns
and in such other manner as he may
deem effective, or as may be deter.
| mined upon by said City or Village
| Council, give notice of the time ant
| place Of such meeting. The expense
| Of y,1o Il
shall be paid by the city or village, bu
not that of any other: meeting helt
| sui sequently thereto.
Sec. 5. Upon the assembling of sale
| meeting in each said district at thu
time and place for which it was called
said person so appointed to convene
the same shall call the same to orde
and preside until a presiding officer il
elected. That there shall be elected a
i said first meeting and annually there
afterSa chairman, secretary and treas
urer, and such other officers as ma,
be deemed necessary who shall per
form the usual duties of such officers
and there shall also be elected from
among the residents of said assembl,
district standing committee of three
which, together with the chairman an
secretary, shall constitute a perman
ent executive committee for one year
Sec. 6. That the expense of calm,
and holding said meetings, except tn
first, shall be provided for and defray
ed by each assembly district in sue
manner as may be determined at it
meeting or meetings.
Sec. I. That the purpose and objec
of said meetings shall be to consider
discuss or act upon any matter O
measure that may interest or affec
the residents of said assembly distric
in their capacity of citizens, and ma
include the discussion of public meas
ures or acts submitted to the peopl
for ratification or rejection by tn
State Legislature; proposed constitu
tional amendments or propositions {
various kinds submitted to the voter
for their approval Or rejection in cite
villages or townships; the discussio
Of election laws and manner and metl
cd of voting, Or the discussion of, an
action upon any question Of public r
j.. terest to the residents of said Assem-
bly, district.
Sec. 8 In addition to the meeting
provided by the terms of this act to +
held in each assembly district, othe
meetings may be called at any time O
one weeks notice by the executiI
committee, and shall also be called b
; the secretary upon the petition thcr'
, Of by ten per cent Of the residents
said assembly district. the percental
to be based upon the registra ton of W
} ters in said district at theiast proceed
ing state election as shown by tt
registry lists kept for the registratio
= of voters in said district at said sta
election, which meetings shall be calle
and held in the same public manner
the regular meetings in this act pr,
I vided for
Sec. g. Whenever any constitution
: al amendment or other proposition
submitted by the legislature to the v,