The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-14
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.


The third proposed amendment is con-
tanned in Chapter $40 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1907. BY this
amendment 1t is sought to add the follow
ing section to Article nine (9) of the Con-
stitution as new section:
Section II. The legislature may pro-
vide for the payment by the State of
Minnesota of damages to growing crops
by hail and wind, or either, and to pro-
vide fund for that purpose, may i'm
pose a specific tax upon lands, the OWL
ers of which, at their option, have listed
the same with county auditors for thai
purpose, and no payment shall be made
of any such damages except from tne
fund so provided"
The purpose ard effect Of this amend
ment Is to authorize the legislature to
permit the state to become the trustee in
the collection and isbLrsement of a fund
for the payment or damages to growing
crops by hail or wind, or both. This fund
is to be created and ma ntaned by a spe-
cffic tax upon the lands OF such persons
ONLY as shall VOLUNTARILY list the
same with their respective ccunty audit
ors for such purpose. There can be no
tax for such purpose imposed on the lands
OF any owner who Goes not consent there
to. Its adoption will authorize the legs-
lature 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 m de by the state by rea-
son of damage by hail or wind will have
to be made from said fund and from no
other. The state would assume no re-
sponsibiity beyond the amount of such
fund, and could not further be rendered
liable.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The fourth proposed amendment Is con-
taincd in Chapter 480 Of the Laws OF Min
nesota for the year 1907. BY this amend
ment it is sought to repeal the provisions
of Section seven ~ of Article seven a.
Of 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
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, cleo
tive by the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to such election except county slper-
intendents of schools, who shall be re-
quired to have educational qualifications
to be determined by the legislature and
except as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution. or the Constitution and laws of
the United States
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment Is to authorize the legislature to re-
quire educational qualifications, In addi-
tion to all the other qualifications now re-
quired by law, for any person seekino the
office of county superintendent of schools.
As the Constitution now stands any LEGAL
voter Is eligible to the office of county
superintendent of schools.
The foregoing four proposed amend
ments constitute all the amendments pro-
posed for adoption at the ensuing General
Election.
Yours respectfully.
EDWARD T. YOUNG,
Attorney General.