The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-20
institution Of the State Of Min,

or the Constitution OF the State Of Min.
nesota. -1
The existing provision of the consti-
tuition. winch is here sought to be amend
ed, reads rs follows:
Sec g. The permanent school and
vested in the purchase Of bonds Of any
county, school district, city, town or vii
age OF Inns state. but no such invest
ment shall be made until approved by the
5 noard OF commissioners designated by
law 70 regulate the investment of the
permanent school fund and the perma-
1 nen1 university u fund Of this state; nor
when the issue Of which the same in part
would make the entire bonded indebted
ness ness exceed seven per cent Of the assessed
tbe cant OF the che taxa5e real property Of
or village issuing such bonds: nor shall
such loans or Indebtedness be made at a
lower rate Of interest than three per
than five co. years, nor for longer
period than twenty COZ years; and no
change CT ar t of the town, school district. vii
ths ra city or county lines shall relieve
district, county, village or city in this
state at the time of issuing the bonds
from any liability for taxation to pay
1t IS proposed by said Chapter % Of
the General Laws of 1903 to amend said
Section 6 Of Article of the Constitution
OF the State of Minnesota so as to read
Sec: g. The permanent school and
be Invested sehaol in the bonds of any
or village of this state, but no
such Investment shall be made until
approved by the board of commission
investment of the permanent school fund
and the permanent university fund Of
this state; nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be is
"a vii I->f ho iva
bonded indebtedness exceed fifteen Q5)
per cent Of the assessed valuation Of
the taxable real property of the county,
sn S6nS city, town Or yage is
or Indebtedness be made at a lower rate
of interest than three per cent per an
mum. nor for a shorter period than five
o. years; nor for longer period than
twenty COO 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-
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 t1f-
teen per cent of the assessed valua-
ton.
BY an act Of the legislature OF the State
known chapter 900 Of the General
Laws Of 1908. the same being Senate File
.173 it. is proposed to amend section Z
Of article ! 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 criminal orense 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,
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 jaonardy 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 bailab!e 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
quire"
It is proposed, by said act. to amend
said SECTION so as to read as follows:
aa sS for mo sh Be had to
due process of law, and no person for
the same ofrense shall be put twice in
5e0paed1s Of punizhmsnt nor shall be
witness against himself. nor be deprived
Of life. liberty or property without due
process Of law; All persons shall before
ties. except for Acapitsl oeonses when the
proof is evident or the presumption
great: and the privilege of the writ Of
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
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 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 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 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