Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-23
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.


taIned In Chapter 379 Of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
amendment It Is sought to add the follow.
Ing section to Article nine (e) Of the Con.
stItut'on az a new section:
section IT. The legislature may pro-
Minnesota Of damages to growing crops
by hail and wind, or either, and to pro-
vide a fund for that purpose, may i'm
pose . specific tax upon lands, the own
ers of which, at their option, have listed
the same with county auditors for that
purpose, and no payment shall be made
of any such damages except from the
fund 50 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 fund
for the payment Of damages to growing
crops by hail or wind, or both. This fund
Is to be created and maintained by a sps.
eIf1c 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
81 any %ho dGes not t .as
iature to direct that the taxing machinery
Of the state be used to levy and collect
the tax necessary to raise such fund, and
to provide for the disbursement Of the
same by the officers Of the state, but any
payments to be, made by the state by rea'
70 be made from said fund and from no
other. The state would assume no re-.
oponstbillty beyond the amount Of such
fund, and could not further be rendered
liable.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The fourth proposed amendment Is con.
as / laaas ~
nesota for the year 1907. BY this amend.
mont It 10 sought to repeal the provisions
Of Section seven ~ Of Article seven ~
81 the Constitution, which section now
reads as follows:
Every person who by the provisions
Of this article shall be entitled to vote at
any election shall be eligible to any Office
tive by the people in tho district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
20 such election, except as otherwise pro.
vided in this Constitution, or the Const!,
tuition and laws Of the United States
and to substitute therefor the following:
Every person who by the provisions Of
this article shall % entitled to vote at
any election shall be eligible to any office
which now IT, or hereafter shall be, alec-
tive by the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to such election, except county super
intsndents OF schools, who shall be re-
CURED to have educational qualifications
to be determined by the legislature, and
except as otherwise provided in this Con.
etitutlon, or the Constitution and laws Of
the United States.
The purpose and erect OF this amend.
ment is TO authorize the legislature to re.
ouire educational qualifications, in add.
tlon to all the other qualifications now re.
outred by law, for any persen seeking the
otrce Of county superintendent Of schools.
AZ 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 (ti,e amendments pro.
Dosed for adoption at the ensuing General
Yours respectfully,
EDWARD T.. YOUNG,
Attorney General. 3