The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
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The, The existing provision of the consti-
"a edtlo na Wll.el1 is here sought to be amend
uni Sec: 8; , The permanent school and
vested Cent "a in ao the purchase Of bonds of any
lage OF this state. but no such invest
ment shall be made until approved by the
5 board OF commissioners designated by
permanent school fund and the perma-
nsnt university fund of this state; nor
snail such loan or investment be made
would make the entire bonded indebted
ness exceed seven per cent Of the assessed
valuation of the taxable real property of
or village issuing such bonds; nor shall
such loans or indebtedness be made at
Lover LOWS rate of interest than three per
f fSnn per s an M nor for shorter period
period than twenty COY years; and no
chanse OF the town. school district. vii
ths re city or county lines shall relieve
district, county, village or city in this
state at the time of issuing the bonds
IRON IRON any any liability for taxation to pay
1t is proposed by said Chapter Is Of
the General Laws of 1903 to amend said
Section 6 of Article 8 of the Constitution
as follows:
pni7ersity fund u this s state may naS
county; school district, city. town own
or village of this state, but no
such Investment shall be made until
ers designated by law to regulate the
investment of the permanent school fund
ana 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 Q5l
per cen; Of the assessed valuation Of
school district city, town or village is
suing such bonds; nor shall such loans
or Indebtedness be made at a lower rate
mum. nor for a shorter period than five
90 years: nor for longer period than
twenty 600 years, and no change of the
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 univer.
sity fund of the State of Minnesota
may be invested in the bonds of any
county, schoo! 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 a part, will not make the indebted
ness of any such county, school dis
trict, city, town or village exceed fiji
teen per cent of the assessed valua-
ton.
BY an act of the legislature of the State
Of Minnesota, approved April 49, 1903,
known 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. 7. mo person shall be held to
answer for criminal .offense unless on
the presentment or indictment Of 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
twice in jeopardy of punishment. nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case
to be witness against himself, nor be de-
out due process Of law. All persons shall
before conviction be bailable by sufficient
sureties except for capital offenses.
when the proof is evident or the pre-
writ Of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended, unless. when in case of rebellion
or invasion. the public safety may re-
quire.
It IS proposed, by. said act. to amend
Sec. I. mo person shall be held to
answer a for a criminal ofrense without
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 bailable by sufficient sure
great: and the. privilege of the writ Of
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 the
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 a 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 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.