The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-03

sI - ~ Hticn IS mere sought to be amend
nm i Hec. 20 The permanent school and
vesteu IN the purchase Of bonds Of any
G isa ~ SCHOOL district, city, town or vii
ment shall be made until approved by the
noard OF commissioners designated by
law 10 regulate the investment of the
nent university fund of this state: nor
shall such loan or investment be made
when tho 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
tn the v fi;1a IN school district, city. town
Such s osna ISSUING sHch bonds nor shall
lower rate OF interest than three per
cent per annum, nor for a shorter period
tnan nve 0) years. nor for longer
eSange t Of tbe twenty a co years. and
lage, city county lines shall relieve
the real property in such town, school
atste at the s ya LIZ ,.n city fGe in ts
from IRON any any Liability for taxation to pay
1t is proposed by said Chapter % OF
Section 8 Of Article 8 of the Constitution
OF the State of Minnesota so as to read
as follows:
ni Sse The f3sa permanent r; ts school and
county, school district, city. town
or village Mage of this his, state, but no
approved by the board Of commission
ers designated by law to regulate the
investment of the permanent school fund
and I 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
bon eant lndebts e., exceed fifteen d52
the CaXaDla real nrOnartU Of The oOllOtV
school district, city. town or village is
SUING, such bonds; nor shall such loans
or Indebtedness be. made at a lower rate
of interest than three per cent per. an
mum. nor for shorter period than five
% years. nor for a longer period than
twenty l2o) years. and no change Of the
county lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town. school district. coun-
ty, villa ges or city in this, state at the
time Of ths issuing Of such bonds from from,
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-
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 f1f-
teen per cent of the assessed valua-
ton.
BY an act Of the legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota, approved April IL, 1903,
known as chapter 269 Of the General
Laws Of 1903. the same being Senate File
of article I OF the constitution OF the
State of. Minnesota ~.
The section as now existing reads as
follows:
Sec. Z. 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
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
shall be compelled in any criminal case
to be witness against himself, nor be de-
p pt of li[e. liberty or property with;
before conviction be bailable by sufficient
sureties except for capital offenses
when the proof is evident or the pre-
sumption great; and the privilege of the
writ Of h3ha1S Sh3l1 not Va q.
pended. unless when in case of rebellion
Or invasion. the public safety may re-
quire.'
It is proposed, by said act. to amend
said Section 50 as to read as follows:
Sec :. No person shall be held to
answer for criminal offense without
fe ee e , i"q b no for
Jeopardy Of punishment. nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness W 1;es IS; against himself nor be deprived
process Of law. All persons shall before
conviction be ballad by sufficient sure
ties. except for capital oftenses when the
proof proof is evident ti or the presumption
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in case of rebellion or in
vaslon the public safety may require"
The effect of this amendment, if
adopted, will be to give the legislature
CAO poWOi W AulAS LuC lllduuVI
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
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
jury, Or 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 a person shall be held to &C.
count for 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 county attorney charg-