The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20


of any such railway company for dis
puted and unpaid items of gross earn
ings taxes.
Under the terms of the Constitution
of the State of Minnesota this act of
the legislature must be submitted to
the legal voters of the state, and will
become operative if adopted by a ma
jority of the electors voting at the
next general election.
II.
By an act Of the legislature of the
State of Minnesota. approved March Bird,
1903, known as Chapter % of the Cen
same being House File No. 4. it is pro-
posed to amend Section of Article 8
of the Constitution of the State of Min
nesota.
tuition. Which is here sought to be amend
ed. reads as follows
Sec. 6. The permanent school and
vested in the purchase Of bonds of any
county, school district. city, town or vii
lage of this state. but no such invest
ment shall be made until approved hy the
board of commissioners designated by
| law to regulate the investment of the
| permanent school fund and the perms-
| nent university fund of this state; n3r
shall such loan or investment be made
| when the issue of which the same in part
would make the entire bonded indebted,
valuation of the taxable real property OF
| the county. school district, city, toWn
| or village issuing such bonds; nor shall
| such loans or indebtedness be made at
lower rate of interest than three per
| cent per annum, nor for shorter pellou
| than five co. years. nor for a longer
change of the town, school district, viii
lage, city or county lines shall reHeN9
| the real property in such town sc46 o;s
| district, county, village or city in TINS
limo nf issuing
from any. liability for taxation t" pay
| such bonds
the General Laws of 1903 to amend SAID
Section of Article Of the COnStltutlon
of the State of Minnesota so as to read
| as follows:
university fund of this state, may
| be invested in the bonds of any
county, school district city, INT toW no
Such VSss t shs be made a until
| approved by the board OF commission
ers designated by law to regulate the
| investment of the permanent school fuhd
and the permanent university fund OF
| this state; nor shall such loan or invest
| ment be made when the bonds to be is
sued or purchased would make the entire
| bonded Indebtedness exceed fifteen az!
| per cent Of the assessed Vaiuatlon VI
the taxable real property of the county
school district. city, town or Nlliag 3oo rs
| or Indebtedness be made at lower rate
| of interest than three per cent per an.
mum. nor for shorter period than llVe
| 90 years. nor for n longer period IMAM
| twenty (2O) years. and no change OF the
town. school district. city. village or OF
county lines shall relieve tie real prUp-
| ty, village or city in this state at lne
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 unlVer'
sity fund of the State Of Minnesota
NAV be invested in the bonds OF any
county, school district, city, town or
village, when the entire issue OF Whlch
the proposed forms 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
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 a part, will not make the indebted
ness of any such county, school DIS
trict, city, town or village exceed M
teen per cent of the assessed Valua-
ton.
By an act Of the legislature of the State
of Minnesota approved April IL; lt,3;
| known as chaDt.~ 900 of the General
| Laws of 1903 the same being Senate Flle
| l73, it is proposed to amend section I
of article 1 Of the constitution OF the
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
Sec 7. mo person shall be held to
answer for criminal offense unless OF,
the presentment or indictment of n grand
| Jury except in c"seS Of Impeachment, or
in cases cognizable by justices OF the
peace, or arising in the army or navy,
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
twice in Jeopardy of punishment. nor
to be witness against himself. nor be de-
| prived of life. liberty, or property with
out due process of law. All persons shall
before conviction be bailable by sufficient
when the proof is evident or the pre-
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-
| quirc.'
|
Sec. !. NO person shall be held to
answer for a criminal Offense without
due process Of law, and no person for
the same offense shall be put twice in
| Jeopardy Of punishment, nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived
of life. liberty or property WITHOUT due
| process of law. All persons shall before
| conviction be bailahle by sufficient sure
ties. except for capital offenses when thH
proof is evident or the presumption
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habeas corpus shall not be suspended
| unless when in case of rebellion or in
vas1on the public safety may require"
The effect of this amendment, if
adopted, will be to give the legislature
the power to determine the manner
and form of charging persons with tho
commission of criminal acts. AS the
constitution now reads, the procedure
by which a person is held to answer
for a criminal offense is by present
ment or indictment of grand jury or
by criminal warrant issued by just
ice of the peace. In place of such pre-.
sentiment or indictment of a grand
fury, or a warrant issued by 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.
ouirements of what is due process OF
law under the Constitution of tho
United States and the State of Mime.
sofa. The proposed amendment may
he made the basis for an act Of tho
| LEGISLATURE authorizing the arrest and