The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-10
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next general election. .


same being House File No. 4. it IS pro-
posed to amend Section of Article
of the Constitution Of the State of Min-
nesota.
tuition. which is here sought to be amend
ed, reads as follows
! Sec The permanent schoo, and T.
vested IN, the lei purchase Of Of bonds Of any
county school district; city. town or VIII
laEe Of this state. but no such. invest
,nent shall be made until approved by the
board of conlmiss ioners. designated by
| 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
| valua ton of the taxable real property or
the county. school district city, town
or village issuing such bonds; nor shall
such loans or Indebtedness be made at q
Flower rate OF interest than three pc
cent per annum. nor for shorter perlo-:
period than twenty. (20l years; and no
change of the town, school district. Wiz
|,iage. city or county lines shah reiievs
tie real property IL such to isT ~ scf aSis
state at the time of issuing the bonds
from any liability for taxation 70 pay
such bonds
1t Is proposed by. said Chapter rs OF
the General Laws of 1903 to amend sai0
Section 6 of Article 8 of the Constitution
OF the State Of Minnesota so as to reao
as follows:
The sa s tent s sssss sas
be > invested in the bonds Of any
county. school district. city; town
or village 2of this state, but no q,
approved BY the board Of commission
ers designated by law to regulate the
investment of the permanent school Iuno
and the permanent university fund OF
Isthis state; nor shall such loan. or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be 70.
sued or purchased would make the enIlr 70
bonded Indebtedness exceed fifteen loll
per cent of the assessed VALUATION OF
the taxable real property of the, county.
school district, city, town or vliiage Is
suing such bonds: nor shall SUCH loans >
or indebtedness be made at a lower ras s
of interest than three per cent per an
mum. nor for shorter period than nVe
(5) years, nor for longer. period than
twenty (20) years, and no change or ING 10
town. sshool district city b v rss OF
erty in such town, school district. coun.
ty. village or city in this state at the
time of the issuing Of such bonos iro nh
any liability for taxation 10 pay sucn
bonds
The, existing constitution provides
that the permanent school and univer-
sity fund of the State of Minnesota
NAV he 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,
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 De
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 ioan
is a part, will not make the 1ndeoted-
ness of any such county, school ais
trict, city, town or village exceed nj
teen per cent of the assessed Vaiua-
ton.
BY an act of the legislature Of the State STATE
of Minnesota. approved April ls G isUoi
Laws of 1903 the same being Senate File
| ia. it is proposed to amend section
| of article [ Of the constitution OF the
State of Minnesota.
Sec. mo person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense unless on
the presentment or Indictment OF grand
iury. 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
| 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 bailabie by sufncient
sureties except for capital offenses.
sumption great; and the privilege of the
writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended unless when in case or rebelllon
| or invasion, the public safety may re-
It is proposed, by said act, to amend
| said Section so as to read as follows:
Sec. T. mo person shall be held to
answer for criminal offense without
the same offense shall be put twice in
| Jeopardy of punishment nor shall be
| compelled in any criminal case to be q
| witness against himself. nor be. deprived
| of life. liberty or property without due
| process of law. Ali persons shall before
| conviction be bailable by sufficient sure
| ties, except for capital offenses when the
proof Is evident or the PRESUMPTION pre- l1it y,
A X
\ 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, 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.
| ment or indictment of grand jury OF
| 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 criminal offense. Such
| procedure must conform with the re
| ouirements of what is due process OF
/ law under the Constitution of the
| United States and the State of Mime
sofa. The proposed amendment NAV
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
ing the commission of a criminal act
/ The existing Constitution establishes
specifically the manner and form oi
holding a person to answer for Grim
| inal offense. If the proposed constitu
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