The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-24

ten per cent of the residents of said as
sembly district. the percentage to be
based upon the registration of voters in
said district at the last preceding state
election as shown by the registry lists
kept for the registration of voters in
said district at said state election, which
meetings shall be called and held In the
same public manner as the regular meet
ings in this act provided for. The Sec
rotary elected in each assembly dls.racg
shall annually and as often as changes
arc made, return to the city, village or
township clerk. as the case may be, a
list of the officers and executive COM
mittee elected for said district.
Sec. 8. Whenever any constitutional
amendment or other proposition is sub
mitted by the legislature to
the voters of the state for rati-'
fication or rejection, 1t shall be
the duty of the secretary of state. as
soon as possible after the passage and
approval of the act of submission, to
furnish the several county auditors with
printed copies of said act or acts, to-
gether with brief statement of the
purpose intended to be accomplished by
the law as near as may be; said copies
to be in number sufficient to furnish at
least two for each election district in
the state, and upon the receipt of the
same by them it shall be the duty of
each county auditor to distribute the
same to the city, village and township
clerks in his county in such manner
that each clerk shall have sufficient to
have at least two copies for each as
sembly district within his city, village
or township. Upon the receipt of the
same it shall be the duty of said clerks
to distribut the same to the secretaries
OF the assembly districts for the use of
said secretaries in calling the attention
OF the people of said assembly districts
to the same at the meetings hereinbe-
fore provided for. 1t shall also be the
duty of the several city and village
clerks and county auditors, in case OF
the submission of any local question to
the people of such city, village or coun-
ty to furnish copies of the resolution or
other document or act of submission or
proposed amendment of charter or other
proposition to said secretaries of said
assembly districts, at once after sucn
submission is determined upon by the
authority submitting the same for their
use in said assembly districts at such
meetings herein provided for.
Sec. 10. Each assembly district, at
regular special or adjourned meeting,
may appoint a committee or committees
of conference to confer with and act IN
conjunction with like or other commit
tees appointed by other districts for the
carrying out of the determination OF the
meeting
Sec. II. That this act is intended to
promote general interest in public ques
tons to secure an intelligent vote at
elections and to offer an opportunity
for the people to gain information on
public questions and on questions and
propositions submitted to them for rati-
fication or rejection at state, city, VII
lage and township elections, in advance
OF the day of election, that they may
be able to more intelligently act upon
such questions at such elections.
Sec12 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.