The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-10-29
Il the Constitution of the State of Min.

ed. reads as follows: - 7. a*1-, = :,
,,. Sec: 9: The permanent schoo! and
county, school district, city, town or VII
laEe of this state. but no such invest
m bos, shall be made until approved BY the
law to regulate the investment Of the
permanent school fund and the perma-
nent 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
the ea9n OF achda sle t 1f
or village issuing such bonds; nor shall
such loans or indebtedness be made at a
lower rate Of interest than three per
period than twenty t2o) years; and no
change of the town, school district. viii
s real sy sfynty 1 nss d n r sahcc
district. county, village or city in this
from frU% S any liability for taxation to pay
1t Is proposed by said Chapter % Of
Section s of Article Of the Constitution
Of the State OF Minnesota SO as to read
,, ,,sss< $; The permanent school and
be invested in the bonds Of any
or Village '"V Of this k'r'e State Guy but NO
such investment shall be made until
approved by the board of commission
tf tn by law to
and the permanent university fund of
this state: nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be IS
bonded Indebtedness exceed fifteen as
per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the taxable real property of the county.
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or Indebtedness be made at lower rate
of interest than three per cent per an
mum. nor for a shorter period than five
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 part will not
make the Indebtedness Of such county,
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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-
manent school and university funds of
the state in the bonds of any county,
school district, city, town or village OF
the State of Minnesota when the en-:
tire issue, of which the proposed loan
is part, will not make the indebted
ness of any such county, school dis
trict, city, town or village exceed fif
teen per cent of the assessed Valua'
ton.
BY an act Of the legislature Of the state
S ss cSap!se rs Of p the
Laws of 1908, the same being Senate File
173, it is proposed to amend section
of article OF the constitution Of the
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
Sec. I. mo person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense unless on
the presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in cases of impeachment. or
in cases cognizable by justices of the
peace, or arising In the army or navy,
in time til Of war or pubic danger: and no
person for the same offense shall be put
twice In jeopardy of punishment. nor
shall be compelled IN any criminal
prived Of life, liberty, or property with:
out due process of law. All persons shall
before conviction be bailable by sufficient
sI Ssn the EXCEPT 1Te for evP Pa
sumption great; and the privilege. of the
writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended, unless. when in case of rebellion
or invasion, the public safety may re-
It is proposed, by said act, to amend
said Section Z so as to read as follows:
Sec. Z. mo person shall be held to
due Process Of law, ana no person for
the same offense shall be put twice in
jeopardy Of punishment, nor shall be
witness against himself, nor be deprived
of life. liberty or property without due
process of law All persons shall before
conviction be bailable by sufficient sure
great: and the privilege Of the writ OF
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
vasion the public safety may require"
The effect Of this amendment, II
adopted, will be to give the legislature
the power to determine the manner
and form of charging persons with the
commission of criminal acts. AS the
constitution now reads, the procedure
by which a person is held to answer
for criminal offense is by present.
mept or indictment Of a grand jury or
by criminal warrant issued by just.
ice Of the peace. In place Of such pre-
sentiment or indictment 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 person shall be held to &C.
count for a criminal offense. Such
procedure must conform with the re.
qhirements of what is due process u
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 q county attorney charg.
ing the commission of criminal act.