The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-27

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 3rd,
1908, known as Chapter % of the Gen
eral Laws Of Minnesota of 1903. the
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.
The existing provision of the Consti-
ed. reads as follows:
,,r Sec g. , The permanent school and md
vested in the purchase Of bonds of any
county, school district. city. town or viii
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 ard the permS-
nent university fund of this state; n9 96
when the issue of which the same in part
would make the entire bonded indebted
ness exceed seven per cent of the assessed
| the county. school district. city, town
| or village issuing such bonds; nor shan
such loans or Indebtedness be made at
| lower rate of interest than three per
| cent per annum, nor for a shorter perlou
than five G) years. nor for a Longer
| change of the town. school district, viii
| lage, city or county lines shall reneVee
the real property in such town, schpGii
state at the time of issuing the bonds
| from any, liability for taxation to pay
such bonds"
It is proposed by said Chapter % Of
| the General Laws of 1908 to amend said
| Section 6 Of Article of the Constitution
| Of the State of Minnesota so as to reao
| as follows:
Sec 8. The permanent school and
university fund of this state may
be invested in the bonds of am. any
e9un Sar school of dftrc ttote city, but t0%1
such Investment shall he made until
| approved by the board 81 comc1lssl on
investment of e~permanent, school fund
| and the permanent university fund or
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 Q3l
per cent of the assessed valuation or
school district, city, town or village Is
| suing such bonds: nor shall such loans
! or Indebtedness be made at lower rae
of interest than three per cent per an
| mum. nor for a shorter neriOd than five
Is years nor for longer. period than
twenty COO years. and no change OF tLS
| county lines shall relieve the real prop
| erty in such town. school district. coun-
| ty, village or city in this state at the
any liability for taxation to pay SUCH
| bonds
The existing constitution PROVIDES
| that the permanent school and un'Fer'
Of
NAV be invested in the bonds OF any
county, school district, city, town o!
village. when the entire issue of which
the proposed forms a part VIII 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 or
the state in the bonds of any county,
school district, city, town or village or
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 f1f-
teen per cent of the assessed Valua-
ton.
BY an act of the legislature Of the STATE 6da
| of Minnesota approved April 1S. 1903;
| known as chapter 269 OF the GENERA
Laws of 1903 the same being senate rlls
49, it is proposed to amend section I
| of article I Of the constitution or the
| State of Minnesota.
| The section as now existing reaos as
Sec. I. mo person shall be held to
| answer for a criminal offense unless on
the presentment or indictment OF 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 jeopardy of punishment. nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case s
| prived of life, liberty, or property with,
out due process of law. All persons shall
before conviction be bail1ble 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-
| Quire.
| said Section so as to read as follows:
Sec. :. mo 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 ba
| 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 bailable by sufficient sure
ties. except for capital offenses when the
| proof is evident or the presumption
| habeas corpus shall not be suspended
| unless when in case of rebellion or in
vasion 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 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 grand
Jury, 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 a 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
be made the basis for an act of tho