St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-10-09
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The third proposed amendment is con-
talned In Chapter 37e Of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
amendment it is sought to add the follow
Ing section to Article nine (9) Of the Con-
stftution as a new section:
"Section II. The legislature may pro-
vide for the payment by the State OF
Minnesota Of damages to growing crops
by hail ana wind, or either, and to pro-
vide a fund for that purpose, may i'm
pose a specific tax Upon lands. the own
ers of which, at their option. nave listed
the same with county auditors for that
purpose. and no payment shall be made
Of any such damages except from the
u so provided
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment is to authorize the legislature to
permit the state to become the trustee in
the collection and disbursement of a fund
for the payment of damages to growing
crops by hail or wind, or tct:. This fund
is to be created and maintained by a spe-
cific tax upon the lands Of such persons
ONLY as shall VOLUNTARILY list the
same with their respective county audit
ors for such purpose. There can be no
tax for such purpose imposed on the lands
Of any owner who does noe consent there
to. Its adoption will authorize the legls-
Iature to direct that the taxing machinery
Of the state be used to levy and collect
the tax necessary to raise such fund, and
" pIoVIuc lOi Lis uISOOtS IICI VI us
same by the officers of tire state, but any
payments to be made by the state by rea-
son of ds:nage by hail or wind will have
to Re r:ade from said fu.:d and from no
oths'. The state wo:'!d assume no re-
spon:;. ility beyond the. amount of such
funS, and could not further be rendered
liable.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Tire fourth proposed amendment is con-
taiced in CHAPTER 480 Of the laws of Min
nesota for the year 1907. BY this amend
nent Ii is sought to repeal the provisions
Of Section s=s@-. ~ Of Article seven ~
Of the Constitution, which section now
reads ss follows:
Every person w!.o by the provisions
of this article shall be entitled to vote at
which now is, Or hereafter shall be. cleo
tive by the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to such election. except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Constitution, or the Consti-
tuition and laws OF the United States"
and to substitute therefor the following:
every person who by the provisions of
this article shall be entitled to vote at
any election shall be eligible to any office
which now is, or hereafter shall be, elec-
tive by the people in the district wherein
De snail nave lcSl0Su thirty cdyS previous
to such election. except county super
intendents of schools, who shall be re-
quired to AVE educational qualifications
to be determined by the legislature, and
except as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitutjon, or the Constitution and laws Of
the United States"
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment is 70 authorize the legislature to re-
quire educational qualifications, in add.
ton to all the other qualifications now re-
quired by law, for any person seeking the
office of county superintendent Of schools.
AS the Constitution new stands any legal
voter is eligible to the office Of county
superintedent of schools.
The foregoing four proposed amend
ments constitute all the amendments pro-
posed for adoption at the ensuing General
Election.
Yours respectfully.
EDWARD r. YOUNG,
n++o""o" General.