The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-05

tuition, which is here sought to be amend
ed reads as follows:
Sec: q. The permanent school and
vested in the purchase of bonds of amy
county, school district, city, town or viii
rag" OF this state but no such invest
hm na,t7 shall be made until approved by the
Jaw TO regulate the investment Of the
permanent school fund and the Perma-
n r,, university fund of this state; nor
when the issue of which the same in part
would make the entire bonded indebted
ness exceed seven per cent of the assessed
valuation of the taxable real property of
or vlllage issuing such bonds; nor shall
lower rate Of interest than three per
than five (0 years. nor for longer
Period than twenty (2M years; and no
change of the town school dist rict. vii
tng city or county lines shall relieve
district, county. village or city in this
state at the time of issuing the bonds
from ION any liability for taxation to pay
It is proposed by said Chapter % of
Section 6 Of Article of the Constitution
of the State of Minnesota so as to read
as follows:
%sec: 6: The permanent school and
be invested in the bonds of any
such Investment shall be made until
approved by the board Of ccmmission-
investment of the permanent school. fund
and the permanent university fund of
this state; nor shah such loan or invest
sued or rur y Would NIKE oS the entire
bonded indebtedness exceed fifteen 13l
per cent Of the assessed valuation OF
the taxable real property of tho. county,
school district city, town or village is
suing such bonds: nor shall such loans
or Indebtedness b. made at lower rate
of interest than three. per cent per an
t5' years. nor for a longer period than
twenty (2O) years. and no change OF the
town. school district. city. village or Of
county lines shall relieve the real prop
ty. village or city in this state at the
time OF the issuing Of such bonds from
any liability for taxation to pay such
bonds
The existing constitution provides
that the permanent school and univer
sity fund of the State of Minnesota
may be invested in the bonds of any
county, school district, city, town or
village, when the entire issue of which
the proposed forms a part will not
make the indebtedness Of such county,
school district, city, town Or village
exceed seven per cent of the assessed
valuation of the taxable real property
in such county, school district, city,
town or village The effect of the pro-
posed amendment, if adopted, will be
to authorize the investment of the per-
nanent school and university funds of
the state in the bonds Of any county,
col fY,io ri viii 0f
the State of Minnesota when the en-
tire issue, of which the proposed loan
is a part, will not make the indebted
ness of any such county, school dis
tr:ct city, town or village exceed fit
teen per cent of the assessed valua-
ton.
BY an act of the legislature of the State
of Minnesota, approved April Is. 1908
Known as chapter 900 of the General
Laws of 1903. the same being Senate File
173, it is proposed to amend section 7
of article I Of the constitution of the
State Of Minnesota.
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
answer for a criminal offense unless on
the presentment or Indictment Of a grand
jury. except in cases of impeachment, or
in eases BY uS5Ses of the
or in the militia when in actual service
in time Of war. or public danger; and no
person for the same offense, shall be put
be- IN 10 OF
to he witness against himself, nor be de-
prived of life, liberty, or property with
out due process Of law. All persons shall
before conviction ne bui7able BY sufficient
when the proof is evident or the pre-
sumption great; and the privilege Of the
pended, unless. when in case of rebellion
or invasion, the public safety may re-
quire.'
It is pronosed, by said act. 70 amend
Sec. I. "No person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense without
due process of law, and no person for
the same ofenxe Shn be put tTine in in
compelled in any criminal case to be
witness against himself, nor be deprived
of Life: liberty or property WITHOUT due
conviction be bailable by sufficient sure
ties. except for capital offenses when the
proof is evident or the presumption
ha beas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in case Of rebellion or in
vas;on the public safety may REQUIRE
The effect of this amendment, if
adopted, will be to give the legislature
luo power 10 determine lno manner
and form Of charging persons with the
commission of criminal acts. AS the
constitution now reads, the procedure
by which person is held to answer
for criminal Offense is by present
ment or Indictment of a grand jury or
by criminal warrant issued by a just
ice Of the peace. In place Of such pre-
sentiment or indictm ent of a grand
jury, or a warrant issued by a justice
of the peace, it is proposed to substi-
tute any procedure which the legisla-
ture may deem due process of law. In
other words, the legislature will have
the power to provide criminal pro-
cedure in conformity with the rights
guaranteed by the fundamental law,
by which a person shall be held to &C.
count for a criminal Offense. Such
procedure must conform with the re.
quirements of what is due process of
law under the Constitution of the
United States and the State of Mime
sofa. The proposed amendment may
be made the basis for an act of the
legislature authorizing the arrest and
prosecution of persons on an informa.
ton issued by a county attorney charg.
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